Drilling Consumables - Articles - Page 32

Pressure Tanks a Key Part of Water Well Systems

John Schmitt

May 29, 2014

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Over the years I have written about many aspects of water well drilling and water systems.

Solinst Canada Announces Levelogger App

iOS software designed to ease groundwater monitoring

May 25, 2014

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Users can view and manage data from well logs on an iPhone or iPad.

HammerHead Unveils Roughneck R500 Rock Hammer

The R500 handles directional drilling an a range of rock conditions

May 24, 2014

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Rock hammer system is a larger cousin to R400 introduced in 2013.

New Hammers for Conventional Drilling, Reverse Circulation Drilling

Boart Longyear releases BLH series of DTH hammers, bits

May 13, 2014

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The company says the new line answers customer demand and increases productivity.

Flomatic Releases Special Submersible Pump Check Valve

These valves are designed to minimize flow losses and hydraulic shocks in the pumping system.

May 5, 2014

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Flomatic Corporation introduced the Model 80DICL-VFD special patent-pending submersible pump check valve for use with variable-frequency drive (VFD) control submersible pumps.

Flomatic Releases 2014 Valve Catalog

Products designed for water well installers, irrigation, municipal

April 11, 2014

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Company offers check valves, foot valves, butterfly valves and other products for water well drilling industry, other water professionals.

Vermeer Offers DECKHAND Drill Pipe Handling Systems

Line now includes lighter DHS model and a new arm attachment.

April 9, 2014

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Vermeer released two products for its pipeline portfolio, the DECKHAND pipe handling systems.

A good clamping system can significantly cut time to trip out, as well as increase operator safety.

Hands-Free Clamping Boosts Drilling Safety

Brandon Wronski

April 1, 2014

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Tripping out drill rods can range from being somewhat tedious to seriously dangerous; not to mention it is also hard, physical work. While sharing the same basic principles of water well, geothermal, foundation and other drilling industries, the processes used for tripping the drilling rods in the oil and gas industries are a different animal altogether.

Certa-Lok PVC Well Casing Helps on Well Project

Following NASP’s addition of 24-inch-diameter well casing to the Certa-Lok line, the project’s hydraulic engineer specified the product for the wells.

March 31, 2014

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North American Specialty Products’ (NASP) 24-inch Certa-Lok PVC well casing provided the South Island Public Service District (SIPSD) of Hilton Head Island, S.C. with a non-corrosive casing solution for three aquifer storage recovery (ASR) wells.