Articles Tagged with ''well drilling''

Notice anything different? A different feel, maybe? A brighter, glossier look to the magazine you’re holding? Welcome to the new The Driller.

In the ’70s, Bess and I were in the well drilling business as “Cutter and Dad Drilling Company.”

Over the years I have written about many aspects of water well drilling and water systems.

Two of the more expensive components of your portable drill rig are the diesel engine and the air compressor. 

Several years ago, Franklin Electric Co. became aware that thousands of children die every day in Africa from diseases caused by drinking dirty surface water. 

Daniel Ortuño pulled a small piece of Texas history from a shelf in a building at the University of Texas at Austin. The yellowing piece of paper said that on Dec. 19, 1951, John L. Boyd began drilling a 1,350-foot-deep oil well through 17 layers of shale and limestone in Crockett County in southwest Texas.

In her 25-year medical career, occupational health nurse Shirley Galloway has seen more than her fair share of worksite injuries.

Edward Everett has the kind of breadth and depth of industry perspective that can only be gained through years of experience.

Here’s a simple fact that everyone knows: We need to drink water in order to survive.