National Driller articles from February 2005

National Driller archives from February 2005

Pump hoist trends.(For Openers)
February 1, 2005... "Not that many years ago, the drilling contractors were satisfied with a basic, hard-working and dependable pump hoist," notes Virgil Hunke, president of Smeal Manufacturing Co. "Today, they're more like parade vehicles. They're getting bigger...

Tsunami relief.(For Openers)
February 1, 2005... BNP Media, publisher of National Driller magazine, has made a $25,000 donation to the American Red Cross' International Response Fund, on behalf of its proud employees. The fund is dedicated to helping those affected by the horrific devastation...

Coming events.(Calendar)
February 1, 2005... JANUARY Jan. 30-Feb. 2 Minnesota Water Well Association Convention & Trade Show St. Cloud, Minn. Phone: 651-290-6270 www.mwwa.org FEBRUARY 2-4 Montana Water Well Drillers Association Trade Show Helena, Mont. ...

Three-phase pump and motor protection: the fundamentals of pumped water systems.(Tech Topics)
February 1, 2005... Why do pump motors fail? In 1987, the publishers of the Electric Motor Manual studied 9,000 motor failures and categorized the failures into seven types: overload, single-phasing, old age, bearing failures, rotor failures, contaminants and...

Flexible work schedules may make more sense: one in six Americans qualifies as a caregiver who may benefit from flextime.(Smart Business)
February 1, 2005... Arevealing survey recently crossed my desk. It was from a human resources outsourcing organization that conducted it on behalf of a client trade association of plumbing contractors that do new construction work. The annual "Unscheduled Absence...

Hardfacing: building erosion-resistant overlays--part 1.
February 1, 2005... Hardfacing is a group of welding-related techniques, also called cladding or overlaying processes, intended to restore dimensions of worn surfaces of used implements by depositing new and improved material to extend their useful working lives....

Emergency disinfection.
February 1, 2005... In light of the recent natural disaster that hit southern Asia, the National Ground Water Association has developed an emergency well disinfection guide. The guide is a very simplified procedure designed for people who have no expertise with...

The ARPCO tradition continues.(Contractor Profile)
February 1, 2005... Even with the huge public utility infrastructure in the United States, there are many buildings outside the infrastructure grid of public water supply systems that require water service. Today there are more than 15 million household wells in...

A little water well pump history.(Contractor Profile)
February 1, 2005... Rural electrification really started in the 1930s as part of the Depression-era programs. The federal government decided that it was going to push the power lines into all of the rural areas. That's when most of the farms became electrified and...

Water well pump directory.
February 1, 2005... Pumps: What are water wells without them? Given that the pump is an essential element of an operable well, many water well drilling contractors offer pump installation in addition to their drilling services. Even contractors who don't do pump...

Research: molecular 'claws' trap arsenic; Discovery eventually could lead to improved treatments for arsenic.(NewScope)
February 1, 2005... Chemists at the University of Oregon (OU) have hit upon a way to build a molecular "claw" that grabs onto arsenic and sequesters it. The UO team has developed ways of capturing arsenic so that it cannot bond with other substances in a...

IBWA/WQA agreement: combined efforts to focus on education as well as technical/scientific issues.(NewScope)
February 1, 2005... The Water Quality Association (WQA) and the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) have announced that they have entered into an agreement to share educational resources and opportunities and work together on issues of mutual concern....

HydroFlo buys Safety Scan Technology.(NewScope)
February 1, 2005... HydroFlo Inc., an international provider of proprietary technology and equipment used for the treatment and testing of water and wastewater, and UTEK Corp., an innovative technology transfer company, announced today that HydroFlo has acquired...

A new vice president for Franklin Electric.(NewScope)
February 1, 2005... Franklin Electric Co., Bluffton, Ind., has named Michael Middleton vice president of its Western Hemisphere Water Systems division. Middleton received his B.S. in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1975 and joined Franklin...

Record-breaking NGWA show.
February 1, 2005... The buzz on the trade show floor was quite positive and that was borne out in the after-show statistics. The National Ground Water Association's (NGWA) 56th annual Expo topped its total attendance record on December 12-15, 2004 with 5,959...

Driiiing system with grouped hammer and bit design.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... The new Cluster Drill system from Halco America Inc. offers a grouped hammer and bit design. Designed for performance and Elexibility, this drilling system ranges from 20 inches to 72 inches in diameter and operates with minimal clearance....

Hole openers.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... Bit Brokers Inter-national offers tricone hole openers built to specification. The company can quote hole openers with new/unused surplus or rebuilt steel tooth or TCI, sealed or non-sealed bearing, soft-, medium- or hard-formation,...

Hydraulic casing jacks.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... Atlas Manufacturing introduced its new Atlas Yellow Jack-It hydraulic casing jacks into the drilling market at the recent NGWA Convention in Las Vegas. The Atlas Yellow Jack-its are designed to pull steel casing of all sizes used in the...

New hammer.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... Atlas Copco Secoroc's new hammer, the COP 54 Gold Express, is said to be well equipped to handle drilling 5-inch to 6-inch holes. Made of wear-resistant steel, the hammer cylinder is longer, engineered to provide greater impact strength in...

DTH drill bits.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... Mincon Rockdrills manufactures premium performance bits. DTH drill bits are available in a number of different configurations to meet specific requirements of customers, and the company stocks a wide variety of bits. Mincon Rockdrills, Card No....

PDC series bits.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... Moab Bit & Tool Inc. now is offering a line of steel body bits, tipped with polycrystalline diamond cutters (PDC). The polycrystalline cutters are designed to provide high penetration with extreme wear resistance. These bits come with four,...

Custom-sized bits.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... Tee Jay International Inc. offers custom-sized bits, such as the 9 7/8-inch with a 4 1/2-inch API pin. The company also sells many other hard-to-find sizes and pin combinations. Hole openers custom-made to the customer's specifications are...

New drag bit.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... The new Heavy Step drag bit from Palmer Bit Co. is engineered to achieve higher penetration rates in extreme drag bit drilling conditions. Cutting blades are constructed out of 3/4-inch tool steel and tipped with large pieces of 3/16-inch thick...

Range of DTH bits.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... The 8 7/8-inch IR380 pictured here is an example of one of the many DTH bits manufactured by Percussion Bit and Tool. The company's bits range in size from 3 1/2 inches to 12 1/4 inches in a variety of shanks and styles. Percussion Bit and...

New 8-inch hammer.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... Sandvik Mining and Construction now offers the new Mission 85 Down-The-Hole hammer. It offers the same capabilities as the Mission 60W, only in a size larger. The heart is the patented Mirror-Impact-Technology, and dual property drill bits...

Overburden drilling system.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... Mitsubishi Materials Corp.'s SUPER MAXBIT achieves a stable and balanced drilling system for formations such as gravel, clay, sand mixture, boulders and easy collapsing over-burden. It consists of two to three bit wings connected to the DTH...

New Rock Warrior hammer.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... Drilmaster International introduces the new Rock Warrior 6-inch percussion hammer. Designed and built in the United States, it has been engineered to be energy-efficient for faster drilling. Drillmaster International, Card No. 203 ...

New generation of carbide inserts.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... Rockmore International has introduced a new generation of carbide inserts used for button bits: MARATHON CARBIDE. This carbide grade produced from a newly developed manufacturing process is designed to achieve higher hardness properties while...

Range of bits.(Hammers & Bits)
February 1, 2005... Murphy's w/w Bits distributes new, surplus, rerun and retipped tooth and tungsten carbide rock bits, offering more than 10,000 bits. This month, Murphy's features 800 pieces of new 4 3/4-inch Walker/Mac medium formation tooth bits. All bits are...

A professional driller.(Porky's Hole Thoughts)
February 1, 2005... Afriend, Linda Cash, called me to tell me that her well was being drilled and invited me to watch. Another driller friend and I went to visit the drill site, which was a couple hours from Virginia Beach. The driller, Douglas Allen, also a...

A.O. Smith Water Products hire.(NewScope)
February 1, 2005... Steve Anderson has been appointed vice president-operations at Milwaukee-based A.O. Smith Water Products Co. In his new position, Anderson will be responsible for the company's residential and commercial water heater manufacturing operations in...

Security guidelines issued.(NewScope)
February 1, 2005... Drinking water and wastewater utilities working to incorporate enhanced security measures into facility design and operation now can benefit from three new interim voluntary security guidance documents that were funded by a grant from the U.S....

Quality pre-owned rotary drills.
February 1, 2005... 1988 IR TH60 S/N 2962 Mounted on a 1988 HME Model VT-100 powered with a 8V92T Detroit diesel, engine preheater, 13 speed Eaton transmission, locking differentials, HR2 825/350 air, std derrick, 4 motor rotary head, 4-1/2" X 20' X 2-7/8"...

Sam's Rotary buys another Flatwater Fleet.(Trading Post)
February 1, 2005... Sam's Rotary Drillers, Randolph, Wis., has acquired its 12th unit from Flatwater Fleet Inc. This 2,100-gallon RTT-Rig Tender came equipped with the standard 230-gallon divided fuel tank, air-operated fuel transfer pump, internal coating, night...

Foppe does business with Howard.(Trading Post)
February 1, 2005... Joe and Samantha Foppe of Foppe Well and Pump Service, Fenton, Mo., picked up their new rig at Howard Equipment Co., Booker, Texas, a Smeal 5T, mounted on a F450. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

A new Schramm for Niffenegger.(Trading Post)
February 1, 2005... Schramm Inc. recently delivered a new T450WS Rotadrill to Niffenegger Well and Pump Inc., Monroe, Wis. Regional sales manager Tom Wardell represented Schramm for the sale and at delivery, took this photo of Rex Niffenegger with his new rig....

Harich chooses Atlas.(Trading Post)
February 1, 2005... Atlas Manufacturing's Jody Anderson delivered an Atlas R3000 hydraulic casing driver, lifting cylinder, swing-jib and swing-out rail system to Jim Scott (rig operator) of Harich Enterprises Well Drilling, Running Springs, Calif., at the 2004...

A DeepRock rig heads to Haiti.(Trading Post)
February 1, 2005... This DeepRock DR 100 was sold to Mouvman Papay, Haiti. The rig will be used by the relief agency to drill water wells in remote areas. Capable of DTH hammer work with auxiliary air, the rig includes a development compressor. Loring Green...

New Milford Foundry visits D & L Thomas.(Trading Post)
February 1, 2005... Dan Caldwell of New Milford Foundry, New Milford, Conn., recently obtained a new Pulstar P10000HD3L pump hoist at D & L Thomas Equipment Corp. in Spofford, NH. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

North Central sells to Delsea well.(Trading Post)
February 1, 2005... Ed Mayer of Delsea Well and Pump, Mullica Hill, N.J., takes delivery of a DRSB 3000 service body from North Central Mfg., Saginaw, Minn. The unit is supplied with front vertical cabinets set up for torches and shelves, as well as a full...

Harry C. Neely obtains second Flatwater Fleet.(Trading Post)
February 1, 2005... Harry C. Neely Drilling Inc., Elburn, Ill., has purchased its second RTT-Rig Tender to replace the first RTT-Rig Tender it had bought in 1979. This 22-foot, 2,300-gallon unit, mounted on a 2004 435-HP Sterling LT9513, came equipped with...

Eat and run.(The World According to Wayne)
February 1, 2005... I was coming in from a job recently when my bride, Lottie, called to see if I wanted to stop for lunch at one of the local cafes. Yup. She already was there when I pulled up. We had a nice lunch and I only got griped at a little bit. When we...