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Publisher's Note: Innovation Versus Fear

December 10, 2012
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Recently, marketing guru Seth Godin wrote about the contrasting problems of “this is the best I can do” and “it’s not good enough.”
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Porky's Hole Thoughts: Wannabe Drills

Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
December 10, 2012
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There are many small, portable drilling machines manufactured all over the world that I would classify as wannabe drills-drills that are purchased by well-meaning nonprofit charities, church groups and others to drill water wells in developing countries.
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Tech Topics: Soft Start Controls for Three-Phase Motors

Bob Pelikan
December 10, 2012
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The simplest method of starting a three-phase pump motor is by closing a contactor and allowing the motor to start at full voltage, or “across-the-line,” as it is called.
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Parting Shot: December 2012

December 10, 2012
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Walt Gomolka, of Sano Drilling in Pennsylvania, conducts coring for coal exploration to depths of 1,500 feet, using NQ wireline with a Mobile Drill B37.
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HDD Makes Cents

Randy Happel
December 10, 2012
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Equipment save Atlanta homeowner from costly repairs for installation of replacement geothermal systems.
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New Tool for Sampling Groundwater Quality

Sarah Flanagan Philip Harte
December 10, 2012
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Vertical profiling system alleviates disadvantages of using screen auger.
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The Next Generation Of Business

December 10, 2012
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Family-owned drilling company uses versatile equipment to extend its legacy of success.
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Drilling Fluids: How Much Clay is Actually Left in Wyoming?

Randy Strickland
December 10, 2012
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I can remember asking this column’s title question long before I started working for a bentonite company.
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A Parting Shot

November 29, 2012
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Drilling water wells at Camp Lemonnier, a United States Naval Expeditionary Base, situated at Djibouti International Airport in northeast Africa, and home to the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa of the U.S. Africa Command.
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Back to Drop Pipe for a Moment, And More about Casing

John Schmitt
November 29, 2012
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In my July 2012 column, I wrote about a new-to-me type of PVC drop pipe that has both male and female ends.
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