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Refurbs are an option on lots of durable products, including drilling rigs. Well, Elburn, 111., drilling equipment supplier Rig Source Inc. recently contacted National Driller about an extensive refurb project [...]

ATV CME/Central Mine Equipment Co. Diedrich Drill Inc Inland Tracked Equipment, Acheson Bros. Ltd. (D) Malone Equipment Inc. (D) SJB Services Inc. Appraisals Ed Livingston Sales Co. Higgins Rig Co. [...]

All too often, Michael Schnieders, PG, PH-GW, sees water well drillers go into projects assuming that a problem well should be diagnosed and treated the same as other problem wells [...]

Geothermal drilling is a messy business. Jobsites get taken over by mud and managing it is an important step to conquer. At the 2017 International Ground Source Heat Pump Association [...]

There is nothing more rewarding than making water flow out of the ground. Water is a necessary component of life and, as water well drillers, we get to help sustain [...]

ATV * CME/Central Mine Equipment Co. Diedrich Drill Inc Inland Tracked Equipment, Acheson Bros. Ltd. M & R Soil Investigation Malone Equipment Inc SJB Services Inc. USExploration Equipment Co. Appraisals [...]

Bestma CS Power Hammers Bestma has sold more than 5,000 hammers since 1998. CS Power hammers available, and new customers can receive a 20-percent introductory discount on their first hammer. [...]

The 2019 South Atlantic Jubilee was held in late July in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The family event attracted drilling industry pros from around the country. Counter-clockwise from top: Crowds gather [...]

For many professionals, including water well drillers, 'policy involvement' sounds complicated and time consuming. Finding motivation to keep up with legislation can be tough amidst a busy schedule, especially when [...]

Higgins Rig Co. has been dedicated to the drilling, industrial, construction and agricultural industries for over 30 years. Proud to be internationally known for top quality, previously owned well drilling [...]

This unit is ideal for soil and rock exploration using auger, rotary or core drilling tools. Rated from 125- to 250-foot depth with hollow-stem or continuous-flight augers up to 14-inch [...]

Rauch Manufacturing specializes in building pipe spinners for rigs and pump trucks. Make your operation faster and safer with a pipe spinner. Models available from 1 inch to 20 inches [...]

It's time to take out pen and paper and make a wish list. Manufacturers sent us their newest products, and this month, the Product Showcase winds up 2004 with a [...]

Recently, buried in thought, I fidgeted with the cap of a bottle of water, twisting the cap on and off. (Yes, even us well owners sometimes drink bottled water.) I [...]

Metal fatigue is the process by which a material is slowly and progressively damaged by stresses and strains not strong enough to cause immediate breakage. In HDD drilling where the [...]

Center Rock and Hutte Drilling Equipment have joined forces, with Center Rock taking on distribution for the eastern United States for the hydraulic drilling rig manufacturer. Center Rock will manage [...]

Meet the Multidrill XL Max. A compact, tough, multipurpose drill, perfect for medium-size water wells and geother-mal drilling. The built-in famed Fraste Automatic Drill Pipes Manipulator provides maximum performance from [...]

Once, I worked with Givens International and we sold some drill pipe to a good customer in Turkey. The pipe would go on a new Driltech rig that our customer [...]

Grundfos, a global leader in water technology, today announced the release of WellConnect, an app that enables water well contractors to more efficiently manage their pump or well business by [...]

Center Rock Inc. is known worldwide as the leader in canister drill technology, but we also manufacture and distribute a complete line of air drilling tools and specialty drilling products. [...]

For new or rehabilitated water wells, adequate development is essential if the disinfection process is to be successful. During the construction of a well, drill cuttings and drilling fluids may [...]

SourceBook 2020 Alberta Water Well Drilling Assn. P.O. Box 236, Edgerton, AB T0B 1K0 Canada (780) 386-2335 awwda2019@gmail.com https://www.awwda.ca Arizona Water Well Assn. 4802 E. Ray Rd., Ste. 23-500, Phoenix, [...]

A new mine, Troilus, opened outside of Chibougamau, Quebec, several years ago. They had purchased several Atlas Copco DM45 rigs and the drilling conditions were difficult. They were having a [...]

The new Fraste MITO 100 TB powerful foundation rig works with all drilling techniques: tie rods, anchors, micropiles. On-board innovative drill pipes loader to advance simultaneously with DP and casings. [...]

If you have drilled for any length of time, sooner or later you are going to stick your drill pipe. It's one of the hazards of the job. Recognizing the [...]

A laboratory experimental program has been undertaken to develop a better quantitative understanding of the performance of polymer-based slurries for geotechnical drilling applications in shale. The Department of Civil and [...]

Bulk displacement is the recommended method of introducing a prepared chlorine solution into a well. It involves preparing a predetermined volume of disinfectant solution and pouring or pumping the solution [...]

In the El Pantanal Barrio in Nicaragua, life is much better for Juanita and little Maria, now that they have good, safe drinking water only a few hundred yards from [...]

The usual role of a deep foundation is to transfer vertical load through weak, near-surface soils to rock or strong soil at depth. Shallow foundations, on the other hand, frequently [...]

The function of drill pipe is to transmit rotational torque and thrust from the drill rig to downhole drilling tools, transport the drilling fluid to the downhole tools, and to [...]

How do we transfer knowledge and valuable experience to new people in the industry? The better question is, what are you doing to help transfer knowledge to the next generation [...]

The drilling industry is a 'whole new world' today, compared to what it was around 60 years ago, according to David Haupt, MGWC. The co-owner and vice president of Haupt [...]

This month's issue of National Driller focuses on rig maintenance and mud pumps. An important step in maintaining and protecting drilling tools and mud pumps is having a good mud [...]

Rig Source provides drilling equipment solutions to customers worldwide by offering new and used drill rigs for sale and rent, as well as customized service. Our inventory includes rubber track, [...]

Terramac is an innovative manufacturer of rubber tracked crawler carriers catering to the drilling industry. Our line of crawler carriers includes: the Terramac mid-sized RT9 and larger RT14 models designed [...]

David Leiper started his professional career in marketing and communications in 1983. His clients were retail, medical, education and industrial customers. After a few years, he started servicing oil and [...]

2016 saw Mobile Drill International (MDI) acquire USExploration Equipment in a move that further strengthens MDI's market position in the drill tooling industry. The acquisition, coupled with MDI's internal expansion [...]

Central Mine Equipment Company was founded in St. Louis, Mo., in 1928. The initial product line included augers, cutters and related accessories for the coal mining industry. In 1962, the [...]

Water treatment for well drillers working in residential, commercial and industrial settings can be a whole lot easier with the right filtration media. One good filtration media water professionals might [...]

The Engineer's Handbook states the torque for a 5/16-18 NC Grade 8 cap screw is 29 foot pounds, and a 5/8-ll NC Grade 8 cap screw is 230 foot pounds. [...]

Fairly inaccessible drill site, mountain area, obstructing trees, electric wires or fully landscaped property giving you headaches? The Hardab hand-free pipe-handling system (patented) with the 660-foot drill pipe on board [...]

Geothermal energy has the potential to play an important role in increasing the production of energy from renewable sources in the U.S. and a new drilling tool could help the [...]

Center Rock Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures and distributes a complete line of air drilling tools and products. At our two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Berlin, Pa., we manufacture and stock [...]

Atlas Copco has launced its new Powerbit range of top hammers, a series it says is designed to last longer in any type of rock formation. 'Our power bit testing [...]

We are an ISO 9001:2008-certified U.S. manufacturer of DTH drilling equipment for water wells, mining, oil, gas and construction. We offer DTH percussive hammers (2 to 30 inches in diameter), [...]

Numa, the world's leading designer of rock drilling equipment, offers several different 6-inch hammer models to suit specific drilling needs. We offer this flexibility so you can have the best [...]

Rod Guest, founder and owner of Guest Well Drilling in Sarasota, Fla., passed away April 6. He founded the company in 1956 and started off with one Bucyrus Erie 20 [...]

Center Rock's new HDD-LP Pull Reamer drills the hardest rock formations. Powered by individual LP hammers packaged within the reamer canister, each hammer is pneumatically powered by compressed air supplied [...]

There are a number of reasons that drillers have the need to buy another string of drill pipe. It may be a new rig, or a used one that didn't [...]

Atlas Copco drilling customers are receiving orders faster thanks to a new Rock Drilling Tools (RDT) distribution center in Chambersburg, Pa. The 18,000-square-foot warehouse optimizes the U.S. delivery system, serving [...]