Pinpointing a gas leak isn’t complicated—drill a hole through the pavement, drive the rod through the soil, insert a tester and move to the next spot until you detect the highest level of gas. But determining exactly how you’re going to dig the hole—or, more precisely, with what—can be more complicated. Wrapped into the decision is everything from efficiency to response times to workers’ compensation.
In last month’s The Driller, we touched on geotechnical and environmental field work. This month, I discuss safety in a wrap-up to a three-part series on limited access drilling.
Enbridge Gas Distribution recently announced the donation of $450,000 in equipment to central Ontario’s Fleming College. The equipment, including a directional drill system, goes to the college’s Resources Drilling and Blasting program.
Water-quality engineering firm Panton McLeod Americas has announced the first partnership distribution deal for its Pantonite cleaning products in the United States. The Denver-based firm has signed an agreement with
This article in our special "Security" section reports that cities and states are reassessing the safety of their drinking water, probing for weaknesses and shoring up defenses in the unlikely event of a terrorist attack on water supplies.
