Water well drilling - Articles - Page 90

You Know the Drill: Jack of All Trades

July 1, 2015

About 13 years ago, Matthew Muffley left his career of 15 years as a diesel technician and joined Jake Kocher’s Water Pumps & Tanks to work as what he calls “a jack of all trades,” and sums up as a well driller.

Training Drillers, Troubleshooting Drilling Jobs in Haiti

Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC

July 1, 2015

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On May 7, Piglet went to an island off Haiti to meet with some people and view a piece of broken equipment to evaluate the possibility of getting it back into service.

Residential Well Houses – A Step Forward from Well Pits – Maybe

John Schmitt

July 1, 2015

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My last four articles have been on well pits and basement offsets.

EPA Seeks Feedback on Draft Assessment of Fracking Impacts

Industry has one last chance to weigh in

Jeremy Verdusco

June 15, 2015

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The final assessment will potentially guide U.S. energy, groundwater policy.

New NUMA Enviro Lube

Offers Long-Lasting Lubrication

June 4, 2015

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One 10-ounce tube of NUMA Enviro Lube applied multiple times is said to achieve 1,000 to 1,500 feet of drilling.

The Differences Between Horizontal Drilling, Vertical Drilling Fluids

George Dugan

June 1, 2015

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When it comes to drilling fluids for horizontal directional drilling and vertical drilling, such as geothermal loop installation or water well drilling, there are a lot of similarities.

Containing, Disposing of Drilling Mud and Drilling Cuttings

David S. Bardsley

June 1, 2015

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Drilling mud — a mixture of water and bentonite clay (usually) we use to advance a borehole into the subsurface.

NGWA Official Joins Federal Panel Promoting U.S. Exports

Rachel Beavins Tracy

May 6, 2015

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The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) recently announced the appointment of Chief Executive Officer Kevin McCray, CAE, to the federal Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee (ETTAC).

You Know the Drill: Driller Returns to Water Well Business After Two Decades

Valerie King

May 5, 2015

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Robert Carvalho, co-owner of Hanford, Calif.-based West Valley Drilling, started drilling water wells in the mid ‘80s and says he gave up the gig after just three or four years.