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Tech Topics: Sizing a Residential Water System - Part 1: Flow

Bob Pelikan
June 1, 2007
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Sizing a residential water system involves several considerations. You will need to know the amount of water required, the vertical distance the water must be lifted, how much pressure is needed to overcome friction and more.
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Porky's Hole Thoughts: Removing the Clutch

Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
June 1, 2007
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My father, Porky Sr., was a tool pusher – a drill supervisor – when I was young, and I went with him almost everywhere. Where you saw him, usually you would see me ...
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Smart Business: Strangers at the Door

Jim Olsztynski
June 1, 2007
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Background scrutiny is a must when hiring people who work in customers’ homes and businesses - and as bookkeepers.
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For Openers: From Over the Transom

Greg Ettling
June 1, 2007
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Industry happenings heard from here and there ...
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Smart Business: How to Find and Keep Good People - Part 3

Jim Olsztynski
May 1, 2007
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Rock-solid, clearly defined “golden rules” help determine your company’s culture.
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Tech Topics: Jet Pump Control Valves - Part 2

Bob Pelikan
May 1, 2007
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This is the second part of our jet pump series. Last month, we said that a jet pump was a centrifugal pump with a jet assembly ...
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For Openers: News and Notes at Press Time

Greg Ettling
May 1, 2007
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Recent industry events are detailed.
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Porky's Hole Thoughts: Being a Kid, Porky-style

Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
May 1, 2007
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Even as a child, I loved digging in the dirt. In our hometown of Covington, Okla., my best boyhood friends, Calvin Redwine and Joe Rouser, and myself loved to dig tunnels ...
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The World According to Wayne: Spring Finally Has Sprung

Wayne Nash
May 1, 2007
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It looks like one of the strangest winters I remember finally is coming to an end. It started late, and we all hoped it wouldn’t interfere with drilling too much ...
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Effects of High Sand Content in Drill Mud

The Trick? Get Solids Out Before Recirculating
Wayne Nash
April 1, 2007
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In normal mud rotary drilling, it is not unusual for solids content to approach 20 percent of returns during fast-hole drilling. This is good; it means fast penetration and thus, a quicker, more profitable hole. The trick is to get the solids out of the mud before it is returned to the hole.
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