National Driller back issues from May 2006:
Drill rig seminar this fall.(Cleaning Out the Inbox)
May 01, 2006; ... Schramm Inc. has scheduled a seminar focusing on top head drill rig operation, troubleshooting, maintenance and service to be held Nov. 13-15, 2006, at the company's West Chester, Pa., factory headquarters. The seminar is offered free of charge to qualified industry ...
Three lucky winners.(Cleaning Out the Inbox)
May 01, 2006; ... Congratulations are in order for the winners of the drawings held in conjunction with National Driller's recent Brand Awareness surveys. All respondents to any of our three surveys on drill rigs, pumps and hammers were eligible for the drawings for ...
A.Y. McDonald buys foundry.(Cleaning Out the Inbox)
May 01, 2006; ... Dubuque, Iowa-based-A.Y. McDonald has acquired Cambridge Brass of Cambridge, Ontario. The transaction was completed just last month between McDonald and Masco Corp. of Taylor, Mich., parent company of Cambridge Brass. Cambridge Brass is a manufacturer of water works service brass valves ...
Personnel notes.(Cleaning Out the Inbox)
May 01, 2006; ... Neil Desmond of Pentair in Sheboygan, Wis., has been elected to a one-year term as president of the Water Quality Association. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Water-related legislative matters making the news.(Cleaning Out the Inbox)
May 01, 2006; ... Space being tight this issue, we won't be giving you the regular "Legislative Update" department. In order to preempt any mass uproar of protest, we're presenting a condensed, "Readers Digest"-type version here, compiled and edited by the versatile Caroline Mims of our Florida office. ...
New water treatment invention.
May 01, 2006; ... Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have invented a simple, scalable machine that can help create clean drinking water more effectively and efficiently than conventional systems. As its name implies, the Supersaturated Dissolved Oxygen or Ozone Injector shoots a stream of ...
Using multiple pressure tanks for larger systems: the fundamentals of pumped water systems.(Tech Topics)
May 01, 2006; ... The primary function of the pressure tank in a pumped water system is to protect the pump motor. This is accomplished by storing water under pressure so the pump does not have to come on every time there is a small, intermittent demand for water. The amount of usable water stored in a ...
Certified clay and shale stabilizer offered.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: DRILLING FLUIDS)
May 01, 2006 ... Baroid Industrial Drilling Products' EZ-MUD GOLD clay and shale stabilizer is NSF/ANSI Standard 60-certified. EZ-MUD GOLD beaded polymer, when added to a QUIK-GEL or BORE-GEL slurry, is said to yield an inhibitive drilling fluid ...
Environmentally safe polymer.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: DRILLING FLUIDS)
May 01, 2006 ... PDSCo Inc.'s Super Mud is an environmentally safe (NSF-certified) liquid polymer for use as a viscosifier and soil stabilizer to prevent sloughing or borehole collapse. Super Mud can be used in fresh or saltwater; it is designed to eliminate swelling in most clays ...
Bentonite clay with additives.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: DRILLING FLUIDS)
May 01, 2006 ... Cetco's Hydraul-EZ is high-yield 200-mesh bentonite clay with additives designed to maintain borehole integrity in unstable, poorly consolidated geological formations. These additives are said to enhance the quality of the makeup water, making mixing quick and easy. Special formulation and ...
A high-yield bentonite formula.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: DRILLING FLUIDS)
May 01, 2006 ... EXTRA HIGH-YIELD BENTONITE from Wyo-Ben Inc. features a new, higher performance formula. It is designed for use in mineral exploration, water well and directional drilling operations. Intended to mix easily and quickly, EXTRA HIGH YIELD BENTONITE is a viscosifier that should perform well ...
Organic polymer drilling fluid.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: DRILLING FLUIDS)
May 01, 2006 ... Revert is an organic polymer drilling fluid--a food-grade product--from Johnson Screens. It is intended to minimize the impact of drilling fluid on the formation. Engineered to be easily removed in developing the well with ...
On-line continuing education: the International School of Well Drilling offers an alternative means to completing continuing education requirements.
May 01, 2006; ... Some contractors look forward to the continuing education seminars that they have to attend every year or two to fulfill their state requirements; for them, it's one of the perks of attending industry trade shows. For others, however, continuing ed. is a necessary evil, one they'd gladly ...
Traveling with a GPS.(Porky's Hole Thoughts)
May 01, 2006; ... Men usually don't like to ask directions or pay attention to their wives' directions. For those men, I say, "Get a GPS." GPS is short for global positioning system. For those who haven't heard of a GPS, it's a worldwide radio-navigation system that was developed by the U.S ....
Selling to the four temperament styles.
May 01, 2006; ... Have you ever wondered why you seem to hit it off right away with some customers, while with others it's more like oil and water? That's because we respond intuitively to the natural chemistry, or lack thereof, between temperament styles. Our temperament style not only ...
Geotechnical construction drilling--Part 2.
May 01, 2006; ... The specialty geotechnical construction processes of routing, anchoring, micropiling, soil nailing and ground freezing all require the drilling of holes through overburden and rock. Part 1 of the article series focused on rock drilling; here, we look at overburden drilling. ...
Compact directional drilling.
May 01, 2006 ... The market for compact directional drills continues to expand. With a surge of last-mile projects, as well as street-to-home sewer, water and gas projects, compact directional drills are getting a lot of attention from a wide variety of contractors. Badger State Plumbing, Menomonee Falls, ...
Hollow-stem auger drilling of monitoring wells.
May 01, 2006 ... Drilling and sampling of boreholes represents important components of virtually all hydrogeologic investigations and ground water monitoring programs. Drilling should cause as little disturbance of the subsurface as possible. Methods should be incorporated for identification of saturated ...
Social marketing and water conservation.
May 01, 2006; ... Since the 1970s, the environmental issues and education field has been rapidly changing from dependence on top-down marketing methods such as public service announcements (PSAs) to a more sophisticated approach borrowed from commercial marketers termed, "social marketing." Rather than ...
Pacific Northwest show.
May 01, 2006 ... Typical winter weather conditions couldn't dampen the spirits of those attending the 2006 Pacific Northwest Ground Water Exposition, Feb. 3-4, in Portland, Ore. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Things got started on the first day with a full-day's slate of education workshops, ...
From the NEWWA show.
May 01, 2006; ... The annual New England Water Well Association Expo took place Mar. 24-25 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, Mass. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Sandvik Mining and Construction expansion.(BULLETIN BOARD)
May 01, 2006 ... Sandvik Mining and Construction announces that an agreement has been reached with U.S.-based Smith International Inc., Houston, to acquire its 50 percent interest in Sandvik Smith AB--expanding Sandvik drilling product lines. Since 2001, Sandvik Smith has been jointly owned by ...
Crater drilling declared major success.(BULLETIN BOARD)
May 01, 2006 ... Following three months of around-the-clock work, the Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater Deep Drilling Project successfully completed its operations, extracting more than a mile-long segment of rocks and sediments from the Earth. On Dec. 4, the drill bit reached a final depth of 5,795 feet (1.1 ...
Compact rig for coring.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: CORE DRILLING)
May 01, 2006 ... The SIMCO 2800 HS (HT) is a compact rig that features the new multiple RPM drill head. With high torque (7,500 ft.-lbs.) for augering and high speeds (0 rpm to 670 rpm) for coring, the hydrostatic drill head is engineered to provide smooth fingertip control. The 11-foot stroke mast with a ...
Coring equipment.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: CORE DRILLING)
May 01, 2006 ... Engineered to be tough and durable, Diaset's coring equipment is designed to withstand the worst in-hole conditions. Custom diamond tools are the company's specialty: OD/ID size, matrix type, waterway design and thread design. With long-life matrices, suitable for any rock type, these core ...
Coring bits.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: CORE DRILLING)
May 01, 2006 ... Hobic Torpedo Bits from Atlas Copco are designed to be more productive and longer lasting in medium and very hard rock ....
Single-tube core barrels.(PRODUCT SHOWCASE: CORE DRILLING)
May 01, 2006 ... Acker Drill Co.'s single-tube "W" Design core barrels are rugged and consist of a head section, core recovery tube, reamer shell and cutting bit with core lifter. All head connections are "W" Design drill rod threads. In operation, water flows through the head, around the core and directly ...
Lone star convention.
May 01, 2006 ... The Texas Ground Water Association (TGWA) held its 59th annual convention and trade show Jan. 24-27 at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, Texas, a destination designed for the whole family. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As usual, the convention and trade show included a ...
Trust, but verify--Part 2: "shrinkage" doesn't have to be a fact of construction life.(Smart Business)
May 01, 2006; ... In last month's article, I dealt with the white-collar segment of construction industry theft represented by embezzlement. Now, let's turn our attention to the more common problems associated with the theft of tools, equipment and materials, which can be thought of as construction's "blue ...
Coming events.(Calendar)
May 01, 2006 ... MAY 6 Maine Groundwater Association Demonstration--Grout Mixing Presented by Baroid IDP Orrington, Maine 207-654-2771 14-17 Canadian Institute of Mining Conference & Expo Vancouver, British Columbia 514-939-2710 ...
The Web master and nursemaid.(The World According to Wayne)
May 01, 2006; ... Several of my friends in the drilling business have Web sites, and they encouraged me to do the same. I always figured that my drilling business was pretty small and not worth the effort or expense, but when I got into manufacturing solids-control equipment for other drillers, I realized ...
Watson Purchases a Pulstar.(TRADING POST)
May 01, 2006 ... Mitch and Eddie Watson, Watson Well Drilling, Red Cloud, Neb., recently purchased a new Pulstar 8000E pump hoist from Pulstar Mfg. Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Please send Trading ...
Tri County receives a DeepRock.(TRADING POST)
May 01, 2006 ... Tri-Country Irrigation, Goodfield, Ill., takes delivery of its second DeepRick DR 150 mounted on a Ford F550. The rig is equipped with a Rupe piston ...
Site Blauvelt Engineers acquires an Acker.(TRADING POST)
May 01, 2006 ... Michael Williamson, Site Blauvelt Engineers, Mount Laurel, N.J., picks up an XLS track drill from Tom Miller of ...
SIMCO ships to Leuck's.(TRADING POST)
May 01, 2006 ... Leuck's Drilling Co., Papillion, Neb., accepts delivery of its second SIMCO 2800 HS(HT). Mounted on a F-550 4-by-4 and equipped with a 2-by-3 centrifugal mud pump, the rig is ...
Watson delivers to Longfellow Drilling.(TRADING POST)
May 01, 2006 ... Watson Inc. recently delivered a model 3110CM crawler-based drill rig to Longfellow Drilling Inc., Clearfield, Iowa. The rig features a short mast--28 1/2 feet ...
Robinson gets a SIMCO.(TRADING POST)
May 01, 2006 ... Robinson Contracting Inc., Grainger, Iowa, receives a SIMCO 2400 SK-1 mounted on a SIMCO 3800 trailer with hydraulic leveling ...
Stout's works with Higgins.(TRADING POST)
May 01, 2006 ... Mike Stout, Stout's Production Inc., Mt. Sterling, Ill., has purchased this 1972 Ingersoll-Rand T4W from Higgins Rig Co., Hodgenville, Ky ....
Hay and Higgins do business.(TRADING POST)
May 01, 2006 ... Higgins Rig Co., Hodgenville, Ky., has sold this Bucyrus Erie 60L to Monty Hay of Hay Exploration, Ashland, Ky. This unit is ...