The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announced that the keynote address at this year’s 38th annual Conference in Phoenix will be given by Jerry A. DiMaggio.
In summer 2011, I had been involved in the drilling of a water well at a remote, fly-in-only hunting lodge in northeast Oregon and subsequently put together an article on the project for the various state association bulletins.
Water is essential to all living and many non-living operations. Over half of the human body is comprised of water, and if the total amount of water in a human body decreases too much, it ceases to function properly.
Nearly three years later, you have to know what to look for. It takes a hard look at the flood plains over the banks of the Kalamazoo River to see the effects of an incident that covered the southwest Michigan area with oil.
In the days following a bombing in Boston and severe weather across the country, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a ceremony to unveil the completion of one of their largest endeavors.
Once the site is prepared and the rig is on location, it gets interesting. While the rig is rigging up, additional supplies such as fuel, mud, chemicals, water, bits, mud motors and sometimes housing must be brought in. Also, additional service companies must be coordinated to arrive when needed. Mud engineers, mud loggers, cementers and directional drillers are part of most modern wells.
Considered a mentor by those who worked with him, Tom Oothoudt is fondly remembered as a visionary in the sonic drilling industry. The former head of North Star Drilling passed away last November, but his legacy will live on for years to come.
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