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For Drilling Contractors, Business Success Shouldn’t Be a Secret

Jeremy Verdusco
April 1, 2017
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Tell me, readers, what’s the secret to your success?


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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.


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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.
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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.
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Richard Heskett

How Can Drilling Spoils Pass the Paint Filter Liquid Test?

Richard Heskett
April 1, 2017
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As a technical sales manager, I get asked with more and more frequency about problems associated with drilling spoils disposal.
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How Can Geothermal Installers Solve the ‘First Cost’ Problem?

Jeremy Verdusco
March 1, 2017
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Government stepping in almost always distorts things. Whether that distortion bends toward your advantage or disadvantage often makes the difference in how you feel about it.
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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.
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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.
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Tips for Better Drilling Fluids Management

Bob Oliver
March 1, 2017
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Managing drilling fluids is not a small task and is a very important part of the drilling project.
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What Are the Advantages of Telematics in the Oil Field?

Todd Howe
March 1, 2017
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A mobile generator is arguably one of the most important pieces of equipment at an oil site — necessary for keeping operations running in areas where electrical grid power is nonexistent.


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