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The Value of Well Diagnostics for Drilling Contractors

Valerie King

April 1, 2017

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How do well diagnostics work and what should drillers know about the process?

basic components of a residential groundwater well

What Are the Basic Components of a Residential Water Well?

Get to Know the Work that Groundwater Drillers Do

Shukri Elmazi

April 1, 2017

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Wells and well water systems play a crucial role in providing affordable, quality drinking water, especially to rural communities where traditional municipal water systems aren’t readily accessible.

Planning Can Save Time, Money for Drilling Jobs

Wayne Nash

April 1, 2017

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One of the most important, yet overlooked, aspects of drilling any kind of well is the five P’s step: prior planning prevents poor performance.

Are Silica Sand Filters Required for Water Softeners?

John Schmitt

April 1, 2017

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This column is about another problem I faced with some customer dissatisfaction in my career.

First Grader’s Dream Turns into 1,166 Water Wells

Ryan’s Well Foundation Looks Forward to 20 More Years of Service

March 27, 2017

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Ryan’s Well Foundation is celebrating 20 years of water well drilling charity projects.

Variable Frequency Drive 101

Valerie King

March 20, 2017

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As director of education with Gicon Pumps and Equipment, Calvin Hale is in charge of technically training employees, vendors and customers on the pump products the company develops.

Water Week 2017 Kicks Off

A Number of Washington, D.C., Events are Scheduled for March 19-25

March 19, 2017

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Water stakeholders from across the nation unite to promote and protect water as a resource.

You Know the Drill

Longtime Civil Engineer Pursues Drilling Industry Career

Valerie King

March 1, 2017

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After more than 40 years as a builder, Joseph Potter made a career move, switching his focus to include commercial geothermal systems; well drilling, rehab, abandonment and repair; and replacement of pumps and systems.

The Basics of Drilling Mud

Wayne Nash

March 1, 2017

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I’ve had a lot of calls and emails/messages about mud lately, for some reason. The drilling kind, not the kind we get to drive in.

For Submersible Pumps, It Pays to Read the Manual

John Schmitt

March 1, 2017

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The editor of The Driller magazine, Jeremy Verdusco, has asked us older writers to write about some difficult jobs we have encountered in our careers and how we solved the difficulty.