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John Schmitt, CWD/PI

John Schmitt, CWD/PI

John Schmitt is a Certified Well Driller/Pump Installer with decades of water well experience.
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John Schmitt

Selecting Wire Lines for a Spudder Drill Rig

What to Look for in a Drill Line for a Spudder Rig
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John Schmitt, CWD/PI
April 19, 2021
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Drilling vet and columnist John Schmitt discusses what to look for in wire rope for small, mid-size and larger spudder drill rigs.


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The Challenges of Finding, Repairing Older Cable-Tool Rigs

Spudder Short Course Continues with a Look at Availability
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John Schmitt, CWD/PI
March 22, 2021
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Columnist John Schmitt continues his spudder rig short course with a look at their availability and greasing methods.


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Mounting and Moving Larger Spudder Drilling Rigs

Bigger Cable-Tool Rigs more often Used in Oil and Gas
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John Schmitt, CWD/PI
February 24, 2021
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Columnist John Schmitt talks options for bigger cable-tool rigs, which often worked in oil and gas.


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Mounting Options for a Bucyrus-Erie 20W (or Any Spudder)

Drillers Had Options: Trucks, Trailers and even Skids
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John Schmitt, CWD/PI
January 29, 2021
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Columnist John Schmitt talks about mounting options for classic water well drilling rigs like the 20W.
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One Man's Opinion – Two Weak Points of the Bucyrus-Erie 20W

Power Unit, Mast on Old Rig Made Hole, but Could Have been Better
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December 21, 2020
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Columnist John Schmitt critiques family’s longtime Bucyrus-Erie 20W.
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In Detail: How Did the Spudder on an Old Drilling Rig Work?

Columnist John Schmitt Explains Spudding System on a Bucyrus-Erie 20W
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November 23, 2020
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Columnist John Schmitt explains the spudding system on his family’s old Bucyrus-Erie 20W.
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In Detail: How Did Reels on an Old Spudder Rig Work?

Columnist John Schmitt Discusses How His Bucyrus-Erie 20W Worked
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October 26, 2020
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Columnist John Schmitt discusses the bull, sand and casing reels of his family’s Bucyrus-Erie 20W.
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In Detail: Columnist John Schmitt’s First Bucyrus Erie 20W

Family Bought its First Steel Water Well Rig in 1968
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September 21, 2020
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Family bought its first steel-framed water well rig in the late 1960s.


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Making the Decision to Buy a Used Water Well Rig

Columnist John Schmitt Discusses the Family’s First Steel Rig
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John Schmitt, CWD/PI
August 17, 2020
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Columnist John Schmitt delves into his family’s first steel spudder rig.
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Revisiting the Family's Longtime Drilling Rig

Columnist Talks Custom Drill from the 1950s
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John Schmitt, CWD/PI
July 17, 2020
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Columnist John Schmitt reflects on the drill rig his family used in the 1950s, 1960s.
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