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Home » Authors » Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC

Articles by Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC

Porky's Hole Thoughts: 2007 NGWA Exposition

Howard "Porky" Cutter
Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
February 1, 2008
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We just returned from the National Ground Water Association exposition in Orlando, Fla., and for those who missed it, it was a great show.
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Porky's Hole Thoughts: Low-volume Wells

Howard "Porky" Cutter
Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
January 2, 2008
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Over the years, I have drilled in areas of the world where water wells provide dependable, but very low yields. I have come up with a simple design where homeowners can get by with these low-yield wells quite well.
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Porky's Hole Thoughts: Porky Gets a Brand-new Knee

Howard "Porky" Cutter
Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
December 1, 2007
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Those of you who know me know that I’ve had a bad knee for years ...
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Porky's Hole Thoughts: Working as a Geothermal Inspector

Howard "Porky" Cutter
Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
November 1, 2007
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In year 2002, I was the drilling inspector for several community colleges.
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Porky's Hole Thoughts: A Friend Lost

Howard "Porky" Cutter
Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
October 1, 2007
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Fond memories of a friend and fellow MGWC are shared.

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Porky's Hole Thoughts: A Long-time Friend

Howard "Porky" Cutter
Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
September 1, 2007
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A friend, Julian Stetnish, turned 100 years young this past June 9 in Edmond, Okla. Julian is in excellent health, and still quite active ...
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Porky's Hole Thoughts: Being a Green Jacket

Howard "Porky" Cutter
Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
July 1, 2007
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A Master Ground Water Contractor (MGWC), known today as a “Green Jacket,” is a person who has met certain requirements and passed all of the National Ground Water Association certification examinations on drilling and pumps, as well as the Master certification examination ...
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Porky's Hole Thoughts: Removing the Clutch

Howard "Porky" Cutter
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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Porky's Hole Thoughts: Being a Kid, Porky-style

Howard "Porky" Cutter
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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Porky's Hole Thoughts: The Cutters' Early Years in Utah

Howard "Porky" Cutter
Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
April 1, 2007
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In 1958, I was hired by Ward McGinnis Oil Co. in El Dorado, Kan., to go from Chanute, Kan., to Beaver, Utah, to core drill for uranium in the mountains with an Acker drill mounted on a jeep pickup ...
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