Articles by Wayne Nash

Cement is a go-to, but many lost circulation materials available.

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

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.

Polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) bits have been around for years. Now, they are just getting popular in the water well industry.

Reading the signs that the bit sends you becomes crucial to telling what you are drilling in, and how to treat the bit.

Effective communication on a customer’s level is critical.

I am sure everyone has noticed that water wells have vastly different water levels, both while static and pumping. These differences are due to formation pressure.

If you have drilled for any length of time, sooner or later you are going to stick your drill pipe. Recognizing the different ways drill pipe can get stuck is the first step in prevention — and recovery.

In order to stay in business, you have to charge enough to stay in business and make a profit.

One of the biggest issues with nuclear power is waste disposal. At present, most nuclear power plants store their waste on site. This is a temporary fix at best.