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Foundation Drilling Industry is the Support Underneath It All

Jeremy Verdusco
March 1, 2015
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A foundation, according to Merriam-Webster, is “a usually stone or concrete structure that supports a building from underneath.”


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Ask Yourselves, Drilling Contractors, Are You That Guy?

Jeremy Verdusco
February 2, 2015
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Raise your hand if you know that guy. You know the one.


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Spreading the Know-How of Water Well Drilling

Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
February 2, 2015
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I grew up on a well drilling rig with my dad.


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Road Trip a Break from Bakken Oil Drilling

Wayne Nash
February 2, 2015
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A few weeks ago, I decided to make the road trip from Williston, N.D., to Brunswick, Ga., a distance of about 2,100 miles.


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Email Tips for Drilling Contractors

David S. Bardsley
February 2, 2015
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You gotta like email. Let’s face it, email is a fast, easy way to communicate in our current business atmosphere of instant everything.


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Final Comments on Bladder Tanks

John Schmitt
February 2, 2015
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Two months ago I wrote that in my next column I would write about something a bladder tank won’t do, in my opinion, and that is make up for a weak well or slow pump.


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How to Properly Size a Generator

Todd Howe
February 2, 2015
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Power. Without it, it’s nearly impossible to keep a project on time and on budget.


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How to Optimize Drilling Solids Control

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
February 2, 2015
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Often research and design in the water well drilling industry is driven by necessity.


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Drilling Contractors Can Be Burned by Credit Card, Wire Payments

Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
January 1, 2015
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I thought I was quite business savvy. However, I soon learned that I don’t have a clue when it comes to unscrupulous schemers.


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Fluids Handling, Safety in Horizontal Drilling Have Evolved

David S. Bardsley
January 1, 2015
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Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) methods have been utilized to install utilities under obstructions for the last 40 years.


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