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The World Resource Institute states that more than 1 billion people live in water-scarce regions, with that number projected to reach 3.5 billion within a decade.

Wire rope is, in fact, a dynamic machine and, like all machines, requires a little knowledge to get optimal performance and safety.

Here are a few ways to keep a traditional rig busy.

This column is the next in a series about the first well rig I ever had experience with or worked on.

How much does the average driller really know about wire rope? What industry standards apply?

More than 50 years passed before sonic drilling came back to one of its earliest uses as a pile driver. Today, the technology is far superior and set to revolutionize the piling industry with a just-patented method.

Rotary bits can handle soft to medium soil formations. But when you find yourself between a rock and a hard place, you need specialized equipment designed to power through rock formations.

After all the years I have attended NGWA, I found myself in an uncharted drilling community of drillers from all around the world. I had to seek out the team that brought drillers together from multiple continents.

If you have perforated casing and the formation no longer produces enough, you must seal the open perforation with cement before you drill down to the next aquifer.

This will be the first of a few columns on the first well rig I ever had experience with.