If you have perforated casing and the formation no longer produces enough, you must seal the open perforation with cement before you drill down to the next aquifer.
Drillers have a special talent for grabbing what’s on hand and innovating to get the job done. Such is the case with Hefty Drilling in Anchorage, Alaska.
Just after the National Ground Water Association’s Groundwater Week 2019 event in Las Vegas, Astec Industries Inc. announced plans to sell Enid, Oklahoma-based Gefco Inc.
As drilling professionals, we should encourage consistently safe behaviors from all drill crew members, tool pushers, foremen and even the company owner. One of the most effective ways to do this is to lead by example.
Nearly 25 years ago, Luis and Nancy Salazar moved their family to a small plot of land outside San Antonio, Texas, to be closer to relatives. Like many low-income, rural Americans, access to a reliable, clean water source eluded the family.
I’m going to write about a really, really old drill rig — the first one I had any experience with. But first, I want to give readers a bit of family history about how my father and then I got involved in the well drilling and pump industry.
