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What exactly is a drilled well?

A drilled well consists of a hole bored into the ground, with the upper part being lined with casing. The casing prevents the collapse of the borehole walls and (with a drive shoe or grout seal) prevents surface or subsurface contaminants from entering the water supply. The casing also provides a housing for a pumping mechanism and for the pipe that moves water from the pump to the surface<br>The quality of materials used in well construction is an important factor. Casing must…

The Truth About Bottled Water That You're Not Supposed To Know

Things to know before you drill a well

Creating a well is not as easy as digging until you locate water and then installing a pump.

Brush Country Groundwater Conservation Water Well Plugging Program

Are you a landowner whose existing water well has gone bad and are thinking of hiring a water well drilling contractor to drill a new replacement well?

Why There Are Diamonds on Tape Measures

In a perfect world, you could use the red marks to identify the placement of the studs. To locate a center between the studs, simply find the black diamond.

Water Well Drilling, Pump Installation Contractors

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Subsea innovations: Building reliability into complex, high-risk world

In the high-risk subsea world, innovation has historically been driven by safety, reliability, economics and efficiency. Now operators have added a new watchword to their...

To truly improve drilling efficiency, ROP is only one among many performance qualifiers

Drilling efficiency must be improved in order to drive down operational costs. This requirement must not be viewed in isolation, considering...

Well intervention tools: Pushing back time for aging wells

Technology advances address water influx, wellbore buildup, seek innovative methods to cut pipe, set cement plugs. As fields mature around the world, innovations in well intervention services have become increasingly important...

Empowered crews enhance well control competency

To learn from the past and improve well control competency at the wellsite, the industry needs to reemphasize the...

Southwest Research Institute using drones with machine learning to automate methane leak detection

A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) methane leak detection system is taking flight as part of a US Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) project to develop automated inspections of oil and gas facilities...

Integration of knowledge, experience make for effective relief well contingency planning

When do we drill relief wells to control a blowout? If there are no other practical options, the answer is “almost always.” Relief wells are the last line of defense when surface...

Well Drilling for Residential and Commercial

Well Drilling for Residential and Commercial Drilling, Deepening, Decommissioning, Irrigation, and Geothermal

Geothermal & Well Drilling Expert

We go far beyond that with all the well services you could ever need to continue enjoying quality water for a quality life.

Cupcakes versus water well drilling

“Barriers to entry” is a marketing term that sounds sophisticated, but all it really means is, “How hard is it to get into a business?” Barriers to entry are simply those things that keep someone n…

How do you drill into a 500C volcano?

Scientists in Iceland are drilling in to a volcano to harness the energy from beneath the Earth.

Drilling Deep Holes: Things to Keep In Mind

Drilling deep holes is a complicated process. Unless you know the right methods, chances are, you will fail. Read this article to learn more. Drilling is a cutting method in which a drill is used t…

Prevent Being Dooped by Dishonest HVAC Contractors

When hiring a local air conditioning and heating company, you have to do your research in finding out what companies in your area have great reputations.

Unique drilling method used to develop water wells

Long lasting contracts are built on jobs like this.