In order to comply with Florida’s increasing demands for energy while ensuring reliable supplies of natural gas, the Florida Gas Transmission Co. currently is expanding its pipeline network. The “Phase VIII Expansion” project adds 480 miles of pipeline to the network.
There are a number of reasons that drillers have the need to buy another string of drill pipe. Whatever the reason, when selecting new or used pipe, an understanding of what the pipe actually is and does can help.
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far in this series, we have examined two of the three factors to be considered
when determining the pressure requirements of a pump – household working
pressure and lift pressure. The third factor is pressure drop due to friction
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"Over the past few years, ground source heating/cooling
using vertical loop installations has taken over our industry, and has provided
a great new opportunity for many of us in the water well and drilling industry."
Located in western Washington near Tacoma, Holocene Drilling Inc. specializes in complex geotechnical subsurface investigations, including the installation of geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring wells. Earlier this year, Holocene was awarded the first phase of the Sound Transit U-220 TBM Tunnel Project at the University of Washington Campus in Seattle.