"The amazing shale plays in the United States, and increasingly, the rest of the world are not new. As drillers, we have known about the Marcellus, the Braken and the Barnett Shales, as well as others, for many years."
D&D Drilling Inc. is a directional drilling company that owes its success to repeat contracts involving the installation of communications and high-voltage electrical wires and cables by way of underground conduits. To increase competitiveness, the Woodbine, Md.-based firm is using a new system to document work hours and verify fulfillment of contract terms.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issuing a new rule addressing the use of cranes and derricks in construction, which will replace a decades-old standard.
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Program recently announced a $15 million funding opportunity to research and develop innovative methods to extract heat from geothermal resources from the Earth’s crust to produce clean, renewable energy.
"In most jobs, the professional actually sees what he’s working on. The carpenter sees the nail he’s hitting, the truck driver sees the road ahead, and the doctor sees the spleen he’s venting, but as drillers, we have it a little harder."
Sizing a residential water system involves several considerations. Once you know the needed information, you can determine which type of pump best serves your application. Then, once you have determined which type of pump to use, you need to size the pump.
Even the most conscientious and careful drilled shaft installation program can be subject to incidents during construction. Bad weather, unexpected delays in concrete delivery, equipment breakdowns or unanticipated ground conditions can produce imperfections or defects in the completed drilled shaft foundation.
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. Yet, despite the similarities, there are some important differences between the two that drilling contractors must understand in order to maximize their success rate.
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