Articles Tagged with ''well drilling''

In episode 4 of our new video series, Brock Yordy discusses the qualities to look for in a mud pump.

We make decisions every day that affect our business. We are not experts on all these things, so sometimes we need a little help.

In coastal areas and river bottoms, and most places not in hard rock country, water is often produced from sand.

In episode 3 of "Ask Brock," The Driller contributor Brock Yordy takes on topics of safety culture and near misses.

Thom Hanna literally wrote the book on water wells. As a hydrogeologist, he has worked for more than 35 years in well design and well hydraulics.

Success as a small business owner which, let's be honest, most contractors are, often relies on facing and overcoming our limiting beliefs.

Most of us in the water well industry know our areas well enough to be able to preplan a well and go to the location with the right tools and equipment. But sometimes we run into the unexpected.

Type a product into Google, and you'll get dozens, if not hundreds, of hits for individuals, third parties, rental yards and businesses looking to sell you a machine. But what might seem like a bargain deal could rack up unexpected costs down the road.

In years gone by, my father and I sold a number of cartridge-type filters to customers who had rusty water. After several years, we began to investigate other types of filters that would work on ferric or visible iron.

Ken Swarthout was born and raised in Hemet, California. His father was a farmer in the valley, and after serving in the Air Force, he and his brother turned to raising different types of crops. That's where Swarthout learned the ins and outs of machinery.