In
the 1950s, at the age of 16, I was drilling water wells in Oklahoma. Our well
casing for screened wells was commercially made from 22-gauge galvanized tin.
A few years back, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) began testing all of the water supply wells across Nebraska to be sure they were in compliance with the new uranium mass regulation promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This new regulation established a maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 30 ug/L for uranium in drinking water, but the old public water supply wells in the small farming community of Clarks in central Nebraska were contaminated with uranium at concentrations between 100 ug/L to 200 ug/L.
Stocks have fallen, banks have failed, projects are being delayed and cancelled at an unprecedented rate, and bailouts have come. Most sectors of the construction industry are facing their most severe downturn in more than 25 years. All of this begs the question, how is the industry responding?
Saipan is an island located in the western Pacific and is part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Here, the Commonwealth Utilities Corp., in association with the United States Geological Survey, has been busy developing a plentiful and sustainable water supply for its inhabitants.
Nine research projects aimed at increasing U.S. supplies of natural gas and other petroleum resources have been selected for funding by the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA).
The Arbuckle formation produces oil and gas in Kansas. It also is a strong aquifer, which, in the past, has been a stopping point for hammer drilling, at least in
Last
month’s feature on air compressors addressed pressure, flow and environmental
concerns; this month, we continue our compressor discussion with Devin Biehler,
Arkoma (Arkansas/Oklahoma) region manager for Keystone Drill Services LLC.
When it comes to his customers’ off-grid domestic water or irrigation needs, Jeff Williams, vice president of Spafford & Sons Inc., with headquarters in Jericho, Vt., has a novel solution that’s been proven in several applications.
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