As I said in my last column, after years, indeed, of trying to keep air in pressure tanks, our industry figured out that the air was being eaten by the water.
Drilling a well may seem at first glance to be a simple undertaking, but those of us in the drilling industry have come to know that it can be fairly complicated.
During a discussion of the great value that top hole specialists like Transcend Drilling of Odessa, Texas, bring to today’s major oil and gas operators, Transcend’s Vice President Mark Franklin said, “Spudder services used to be the first to get cut when prices dropped, companies hoping to save money by doing it themselves.
The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) has announced W. Richard Laton, Ph.D., PG, CHG, CPG, as the recipient of the organization’s highest honor, the Ross L. Oliver Award for outstanding contributions to the groundwater industry.
Last month, we discussed “nominal diameter” as the term (incorrectly used by drillers) relates to augers, sonic pipe, casing, bits and borehole diameters.
