On Some Drilling Jobs, the Customer Really is Right John Schmitt July 20, 2017 No Comments In my last column, I wrote about some customers who thought they knew more about well repair than we, as professionals, did.Read More
On Drilling Jobs, Customers Can Be 'Light' on Being Right John Schmitt June 14, 2017 No Comments I know that one of the so-called principles of being in business is that the customer is always right.Read More
Worth the Trip: 2017 MGWA Convention John Schmitt May 1, 2017 No Comments My wife, Shirley, and I recently returned from the 2017 Michigan Ground Water Association Convention (MGWA).Read More
Are Silica Sand Filters Required for Water Softeners? John Schmitt April 1, 2017 No Comments This column is about another problem I faced with some customer dissatisfaction in my career.Read More
For Submersible Pumps, It Pays to Read the Manual John Schmitt March 1, 2017 No Comments The editor of The Driller magazine, Jeremy Verdusco, has asked us older writers to write about some difficult jobs we have encountered in our careers and how we solved the difficulty.Read More
What Do Those Colored Jackets Mean at NGWA? John Schmitt February 1, 2017 No Comments A few days ago my wife, Shirley, and I returned from Las Vegas and the 2016 Groundwater Week.Read More
Finally, the Last Column on Pitless Adapters John Schmitt January 1, 2017 No Comments You readers have probably been saying, “Ol’ Schmitt must have a fixation with pitless adapters.”Read More
Insects Finding Their Way Through Water Well Caps John Schmitt December 1, 2016 No Comments If you are a regular reader of this column, you have probably noted that I have been writing about pitless adapters for some time.Read More
Safety Has to Be a Lifestyle on Drilling Jobs John Schmitt November 1, 2016 No Comments Those of you who are regular readers of this column know that I usually write about “what I know.”Read More
Remembering Noted Drilling Industry Innovator Carl Back John Schmitt October 1, 2016 No Comments I was deeply saddened to belatedly learn of the passing of my friend, Carl Back.Read More