We have all been told at some point in our life that good things come to those who wait. In well rehabilitation projects, chemical contact time is one part of a successful program.
Thousands of water supply wells are drilled every year. Some of these wells are drilled for individual homeowners, new subdivisions or municipalities. The wells may also be drilled for a water source for industrial use or irrigation.
There are many different methods for installing drilled shafts, including: conventional auger drilling, slurry displaced drilled shafts, oscillation and reverse circulation, just to name a few.
Happy New Year! Another year has ended and a new year begins. What a great time to take a look at your life and take an inventory of things that are important to you and your family, and your business or occupation. What will your goals be this year?
The bentonite used for drilling fluids, grout and sealants is primarily mined in the area encompassing Wyoming and surrounding areas in the western United States. This sodium-based bentonite is an ore whose major constituent is the clay mineral, sodium montmorillonite. Montmorillonite is a three-layer mineral consisting of two tetrahedral silicate layers sandwiched around a central octahedral aluminate layer.