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FEATURED ARTICLES 23 What’s Fueling You?

By Mike Price

Some water well contractors are opting for alternative fuel to sidestep volatile diesel and gas prices at the pump.

29 The Seabees’ Humanitarian Water Well Teams

By Thomas G. Dolan

Global efforts bring water to nations in need.

32 2011 Rig Buyers Guide The guide provides everything you need to know about the industry’s rig manufacturers.

38 WATER WELL JOURNAL Q & A John Little, national sales manager, Schramm Inc. Page 23

DEPARTMENTS Your Feedback In This Issue Industry Newsline The Log Web Notes Coming Events Newsmakers Featured Products Taking Delivery Downhole Humor Classified Marketplace Index of Advertisers Closing Time

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Contributing Writers Ed Butts, PE, CPI; Donald W. Gregory; David T. Hanson; William J. Lynott; Michelle Nichols; Christine Reimer; Al Rickard, CAE; Jill Ross; Ron Slee; Stuart A. Smith, CGWP; Lana Straub; and Jennifer Strawn Publishing Oversight Committee Chairman Theodorosi Toskos Patricia Bobeck Richard Clarke Paul C. Johnson, Ph.D. David Larson Karen Madsen Brent Murray Deborah Post Michael Salvadore Frank Schwartz, Ph.D. Editorial, Advertising, & Publishing Offices 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081 (800) 551-7379 Fax: (614) 898-7786 Selected content from Water Well Journal is indexed on Ground Water On-Line™ at www.ngwa.org/gwonline ©Copyright 2011 by the National Ground Water Association. All rights reserved.

FEATURED COLUMNISTS 40 Engineering Your Business by Ed Butts, PE, CPI Pump Impellers: Part 4 Detailing the most fundamental—and important— element of centrifugal pumps.

46 Safety Matters by Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP A New View It is critical that companies operate with a safety culture philosophy.

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60 The After Market by Ron Slee Labor Rates and You Your price determines how you are perceived in your market.

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Preparing So There’s No Surprises am certain I drove some hotel employees crazy earlier this summer, but I couldn’t help it. It was simply the result of what I call sound preparation mixed in with a dash of fear.

I attended GeoDrilling 2011 in Peterborough, United Kingdom, last month, and in the time leading up to the event communicated with several hotel employees and workers at other businesses I would frequent, asking them questions to ensure the trip would go smoothly.

“Hello, I need to get to . . . . How close is it? Are cabs convenient to your property?”

“I will be arriving on . . . . Do you know what train station I should use?

Will I need to take the Tube? If so, what line should I take? Do I need to switch lines? Do they run all night? Do you know how much tickets run?”

I’m sure I was lucky there was an ocean between me and these people.

However, all answered quickly, politely, and thoroughly.

I know many of you are asking, “C’mon, why didn’t you take a breath?

You know they have maps in England, right?”

Yes I do. However, two things were in play. One, I’m a planner. Secondly, I have a real aversion—okay, fear—of being lost. And the thought of not knowing where I am in a nation where I know no one concerned me.

And while I am sure I overcompensated, I prefer to say I planned accordingly. I also think such planning should be done in everything we do every day.

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We’re all trying to do more with less today, making preparation critical. You should not only be planning months or weeks in detail when possible, but days and jobs within those days. Doing so and completing those plans can be the difference between hitting your revenue goals or running into a surprise that causes a delay or a loss.

I remember when my wife and I were moving into our current home. We took a legal pad months before the big day and wrote down everything we thought we needed to do before the trucks arrived.

It was an intimidating sight as the list ran several pages. Setting out to do just one a day, though, became liberating as we crossed out item after item. It also helped the move go smoothly—or at least as smooth as a move can.

Apply the same philosophy to your work life. I create project lists on Monday and am often yearning for a 25th hour in a day when I’m done. Come Friday, though, I usually feel good as projects have been achieved and deadlines met.

Sometimes I feel like jumping in a plane and heading wherever. Okay, not really, but it feels good.

Thad Plumley is the editor of WWJ and director of publications at the National Ground Water Association. He can be reached at tplumley@ngwa.org and on Twitter @WaterWellJournl.

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And as the unpredictability of diesel and gas prices continue at the pump for your rigs and trucks, Associate Editor Mike Price investigates alternative fuel options in a feature story titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fueling You?â&#x20AC;? on page 23. A variety of

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Price also interviews John Little, national sales manager for Schramm Inc., a centuryold Chester County, Pennsylvania, manufacturer and global supplier Little, to the hydraulic drill in- John national sales manager for dustry, focusing on landSchramm Inc. based applications, in the Water Well Journal Q&A on page 38.

Little joined Schramm in the mid-1970s after serving in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1972. In November 2010, Schramm was awarded a multimilliondollar contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s combat logistics support agency.

Schramm has designed and built 12 T450MIIA top head drive, truckmounted hydraulic drilling rigs for use by the U.S. Navy in the drilling of water wells. The deal is the first for Schramm with the U.S. Navy.

The U.S. Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seabees unit that drills wells around the world is highlighted in a feature story by freelance writer Thomas G. Dolan. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Seabeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Humanitarian Water Well Teamsâ&#x20AC;? on page 29, Dolan details some of the most recent jobs from Seabees teams. Included is the first known artesian well in Afghanistan. The well was drilled to 1220 feet and water flowed at more than 100 gallons per minute. Other jobs mentioned are a second artesian well in Afghanistan and a freshwater well in a village in Ethiopia.

The importance of having a safety culture at your company is the subject of the monthly Safety Matters column.

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IN THIS Columnist Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP, writes in “A New View” on page 46 that an emphasis on behavioral and value-based programs over the past few decades has resulted in important changes as well as saved lives and reductions in injuries. Today, there is a push to have a safety culture where employees are active participants. Ganson details how you can create such a place at your company.

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The People at Work column goes over the importance of having documentation of company policies in “Creating an Employee Handbook” on page 58. Columnist Alexandra Walsh points out that federal and state laws and the increasing number of employee-related Alexandra Walsh litigation cases against companies suggests that an employee handbook is necessary for a firm of any size.

Walsh points out the handbook should be written by an attorney as state laws vary and should be customized for every state in which employees work. She then lays out what to do before creating the book and what should be included in the piece.

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Diesel Takes Biggest Drop in a Year; Gasoline Falls 11.1 Cents to $3.84

Its all-time high was $4.764 per gallon, set on July 14, 2008, while gasoline’s was $4.114, set a week earlier.

Transport Topics reported on May 23 that the Department of Energy said diesel took its biggest drop in a year, declining 6.4 cents to $3.997 a gallon, while gasoline dropped by more than a dime.

Trucking’s main fuel fell four times in a span of five weeks and is 12.7 cents below the $4.124 per gallon price earlier in 2011, which had been the highest since August 2008.

Gasoline, meanwhile, fell 11.1 cents to $3.849, its second straight decline, leaving gas at its lowest level since the spring, the DOE said following its weekly surveys of filling stations.

The diesel downturn is the biggest since a 7.3-cent drop on May 24, 2010, yet it is now 97.6 cents higher than the same week a year ago, while gas is $1.063 higher year-over-year.

The diesel price on May 23 is the first in seven weeks below $4 a gallon.

Construction of Hanford’s ‘Pump and Treat’ Reaches Halfway Point

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The Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Washington, reports construction on what will be Hanford’s largest “pump and treat” plant to clean contaminated groundwater had reached the halfway point in May. The groundwater treatment facility also will be the most sophisticated at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

“The focus of this system is to keep contamination from migrating off the central plateau,” says Cameron Hardy, Department of Energy spokesman.

During the Cold War, liquids contaminated with chemicals and radioactive elements were discharged from plutonium production facilities to several soil disposal sites, resulting in a 5-squaremile area of groundwater contaminated

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above drinking water levels in central Hanford.

Leaks from large underground waste tanks also contributed to a smaller area of contamination.

Now systems are being used along the Columbia River to pump up groundwater contaminated with chromium and then treat it before injecting clean water back into the ground. In addition, a temporary plant in central Hanford has been treating water for just one contaminant: carbon tetrachloride.

But the plant being built in central Hanford will treat water for a range of contaminants: carbon tetrachloride, chromium, trichloroethene, nitrates and radioactive iodine 129, technetium 99, and tritium. The primary contaminants are carbon tetrachloride and technetium 99.

The plant will have two process buildings and five support facilities with a combined footprint of 52,000 square feet.

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Equipment placement is complete for the Radiological Building and equipment installation has begun for the Biological Process Building, the largest of the main process buildings.

Construction of the plant is expected to be complete late this year, after work began to build support facilities in the summer of 2009. Work is being paid for with $80 million in federal economic stimulus money.

The system is planned to treat 25 billion gallons of groundwater at a rate of

about 2500 gallons per minute. A resin will remove radionuclides, an air stripper will remove volatile organic compounds, and a bioreactor will remove nitrates.

FMCSA Sets New CDL Permit Standards That Require EnglishOnly Testing

Transport Topics reports the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published on May 9 a rule setting new national standards for commercial driver’s permits, and the tests drivers must

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pass to obtain a commercial driver’s license.

Many of the provisions in the rule are meant to prevent fraud, FMCSA said.

Drivers will be required to provide Social Security numbers, prove they live in the United States legally, and take the entire test in English.

All states will be required to issue driver’s permits after a driver completes a written test. The rule also sets a minimum age of 18 for the permits and prohibits drivers from using language interpreters during testing, among other regulations.

“Overall, we think that the changes are moving in the right way,” Boyd Stephenson, manager of safety and security operations at American Trucking Associations, told Transport Topics.

“Minimum standards across 51 licensing jurisdictions are very helpful for motor carriers engaged in interstate commerce.”

States must comply with the law by July 2014, FMCSA said when it published the rule May 9.

The rule requires a minimum 14-day waiting period between obtaining a learner’s permit and taking the CDL driving test. FMCSA originally had proposed that drivers be required to wait at least 30 days between receiving a permit and taking the driving portion of the test to receive a CDL. American Trucking Associations had asked that there be no required waiting period between the tests.

Federal regulations currently require commercial drivers to have a knowledge of English necessary to communicate with law enforcement officers, which means states have been able to allow drivers to use language interpreters for the written test.

“English is the language on all the signage on the road. It is the language enforcement officials use,” Stephenson said. “We support the administration of the test in English.”

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is the only state licensing agency that has opposed tougher English language requirements, which it did in comments filed with FMCSA in 2008. The department did not respond to a request for comment on the final rule.

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FMCSA also will require all state commercial learner’s permit and CDL testing to align with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators’ recommended testing methodologies.

Only about half of all states currently meet that standard, said Karen Morton, program director, driver’s licenses, AAMVA.

Layne Christensen’s Water Technologies Group Conducts Water Reuse in Marcellus Shale

Layne Christensen Co.’s Water Technologies Group commenced operations for several gas producers in northern Pennsylvania. The group will manage, filter, and provide for the reuse of frac flowback water in the Marcellus Shale.

Layne’s Water Technologies Group anticipates significant expansion of its total water management services to the oil and gas markets. To this end, Layne has established new offices in Austin, Texas, and in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

Layne Christensen deployed water management teams and their Integra Mobile Filtration System to multiple well sites in northeastern Pennsylvania last winter. The team focused on the management of receiving waste streams, filtration, and distribution of frac water from well sites through the Integra process for reuse in future frac operations and disposal. The process monitors and filters suspended solids to a 5 micron level, returning significant volumes of water for reuse.

The Integra System is an automated, backwashable disk filter capable of processing industrial waters with highsolids content. The system is well suited to handle high total dissolved solids in waters that are combined with various frac flowback constituents such as those found in the oil and gas industry. The equipment operates at high flow rates and can process over 6000 barrels of frac flowback water per day as part of integrated recycling efforts.

2014, reflecting a deepening pessimism about the real estate market,” according to a survey by Trulia Inc. and RealtyTrac Inc. The survey, conducted in April, says “54% of respondents don’t expect a recovery for at least three years, up from 34% in November” and reports “45% of respondents said the government isn’t working hard enough to prevent foreclosures. Seventeen percent said too much is being done, 16% believe the government’s response is appropriate, and 22% said they aren’t sure.”

Trulia CEO Pete Flint predicts the market’s rebound will be a “long and gradual process,” noting, “We have another 18 months until we start to see signs of price stability in the housing market.” One-third of respondents knew someone affected by foreclosure.

UL Expands Water Testing to Detect Chromium-6 Contamination

Underwriters Laboratories, a global provider in advancing safety, has begun

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offering municipalities and customers across the country access to its globally recognized testing and certification services to detect chromium-6, also known as hexavalent chromium, in drinking water supplies.

Through an investment in new, state of the art technology and advanced personnel training, UL has begun testing water samples using EPA Method 218.6 Revision 3.3, which allows for a minimum reporting limit of 0.02 ppb, or parts per billion. The company also offers a low-level testing option for total chromium to 0.1 ppb by EPA Method 200.8. Using these two analytical methods, UL is helping utilities better understand the impact of total chromium on formation of hexavalent chromium in their water system.

To assess potential hazards, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued new recommendations for monitoring the chemical, which currently has in place a total chromium limit of 100 ppb for drinking water. However, there is currently no federal testing mandate and limit for chromium-6 in drinking water,

so very few labs have capability to test for the chemical at such low levels.

UL is leveraging its safety expertise to help its customers prepare if a new limit is established later this year.

Based on new science, and as mandated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA launched a review of the effects of chromium-6 on human health to determine if a revised standard needs to be set. It is expected that the scientific assessment will be finalized before the end of 2011.

“I’m excited that UL is now one of the few trusted laboratories offering enhanced capabilities in this area,” says Hank Lambert, general manager, UL Global Food and Water Businesses.

“Our goal as a business is to bring safe, clean drinking water to people around the world and this new investment directly supports our mission.”

UL has analyzed more than two million drinking water samples for thousands of public and private entities, including the U.S. EPA. UL tests water representing more than 7000 municipalities and is certified in 49 states and Puerto Rico. The company is also ANSI accredited to certify water products and

is also an approved certifier of water products that meet the criteria of the EPA’s WaterSense program, which identifies and promotes the use of water-efficient products.

‘Unprecedented’ Colorado Water Deal Announced

The Denver Business Journal reports Denver Water will pay about $25 million to various Western Slope interests, and agree not to divert any more water across the Continental Divide to Front Range customers unless it gets prior approval from local governments, under a proposed agreement unveiled in late April in Grand County.

The proposed agreement—called “historic” and “unprecedented”—involves 34 participants, including Denver Water; Grand, Summit, and Eagle counties; the Colorado River District; local towns; water providers; and ski resorts.

The agreement must be approved by all parties involved, a goal expected by the end of 2011, says Jim Lochhead, CEO and manager of Denver Water, which serves 1.3 million customers in Denver and some surrounding suburbs.

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It’s not unusual to get blank looks from experienced students in driver safety classes when they’re asked to identify common road signs by their shape and color—and if the signs need to be read or can be ignored when driving in heavy traffic or bad weather.

The uniform sign code used in all states requires specific standardized shapes and colors for traffic signs, depending on the information they need to convey to drivers.

Signs with a red background indicate immediate danger, while red letters or red symbols (red circle with diagonal slash) indicate prohibited activity. Any sign with a red background and white letters is a “must read now” sign.

Most drivers can identify the red eight-sided (octagon shape) sign as a “Stop” sign. Only half the students in traffic offender classes can correctly identify the downward pointing triangular sign with a red border as a “Yield” sign (and definitions of what “yield” means can vary widely). A vertical white rectangular sign with black letters contains driver information such as speed limits or parking information. A similar sign with red letters shows restrictions such as “No Parking,” “Restricted Parking,” or “Loading Zone.”

A square sign with red background and white letters is a “Wrong Way—Do Not Enter” sign, usually accompanied by the red circle with a white center bar. “One Way” directional signs are distinctive by their elongated rectangular shape and black and white color scheme.

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By the same token, a big blue sign with white letters may be essential reading if the kids in the car are demanding a “Rest Stop.” Blue signs with white letters also identify hospitals and tourist services like gas and food at upcoming exits. The green background with white letters and number signs are exit markers and traffic routing signs that need to be read if you’re driving in an unfamiliar area.

Yellow diamond-shaped signs are permanent signs warning of a hazard ahead such as a curve, narrow bridge, lane closure, intersection, or a similar traffic change. The yellow diamond sign alerts drivers to slow down or be prepared to stop. These signs are installed at specified uniform distances from the hazard, depending on the posted traffic speed.

Orange diamond-shaped signs are temporary warning signs for a special or unusual hazard ahead such as construction, temporary lane closure, or road closed ahead. When you see an orange diamond sign—slow down immediately!

Another uniquely shaped yellow warning sign contains lifesaving information. The pennant-shaped sign is the only sign posted on the opposite side of the roadway so the driver can see it while passing or thinking of passing another vehicle. The sign marks the end of a passing zone, particularly where a dip in the roadway or an upcoming curve may fool the driver into thinking it is okay to continue passing another vehicle. These pennant signs are not yet in universal use, but are being posted where there is a high potential for, or a history of, head-on collisions.

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Brewer Earns Highest Certification, Becomes NGWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First 2011 MGWC

NGWA certification helps exemplify these qualities.â&#x20AC;?

To learn more about the MGWC designation, visit www.ngwa.org/cert/ contractor/conmgwc.aspx.

Chad Brewer, 33, a fifth-generation water well drilling contractor, became one of the youngest to earn NGWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Master Ground Water Contractor certification when he passed the exam earlier this year.

The designation of MGWC is the highest certification that recognizes those who have proven exceptional knowledge and dedication in water well construction and pump installation.

Brewer has worked for Central Wells & Pumps in Meskegon, Michigan, for more than 15 years. The company is owned and operated by his father, Bryan Brewer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel that a MGWC certification fits within our company philosophy of striving for excellence in our field,â&#x20AC;? Chad Brewer says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe that education and professionalism are an important part in advancing our industry and the

NGWA Seeks Nominations for Awards of Excellence: Who Inspires You? NGWA recognizes individuals and companies annually with its Awards of Excellence and Outstanding Ground Water Project Awards. Reinforce the value of your fellow groundwater colleagues who have made a difference through their leadership, accomplishments, insights, and support of the groundwater industry by nominating them for an NGWA award.

Award recipients are chosen based on their contributions of service, innovation, research, safety, and projects of scientific and technological importance affecting the growth and well-being of the groundwater industry.

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The Gus Pech easy set stabilizers and air hammer capabilities make drilling in uneven terrain and bed rock no problem. The turret style track mounting system allows the rig to drill multiple holes in a circumference utilizing its 360° rotation without moving the tracks. The Geo-Swing is a fast, clean and effificcient means of completing geothermal and core drilling operation requirements.

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Brewerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Heather, has been supportive of his efforts to become certified.

All NGWA members are eligible to submit nominations.

Award descriptions, qualifications, and nomination forms can be found at www.ngwa.org. All nominations must be received on or before August 1.

If you have questions regarding the NGWA Awards Program call NGWA Assistant to the Executive Director Rachel Jones at (800) 551-7379, ext.

504, or e-mail rjones@ngwa.org.

Chicago Course Promotes NGWA Members to Key GSHP Project Decision-Makers About 30 professionals, most of who were engineers and architects outside NGWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s membership, heard the virtues of ground source heat pump systems and the NGWA member professionals who help install and design them at an NGWA course offered April 11 in Chicago, Illinois.

The course was taught by NGWA Director Gary Shawver, MGWC, of Shawver Well Co. Inc., Fredericksburg, Iowa; David Henrich, CWD/PI, of Bergerson-Caswell Inc., Maple Plain, Minnesota; and Lee Tapper, PE, CIAQP, LEED, of MEP Associates in Rochester, Minnesota.

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NGWA Drilling Cost Calculator Designed to Make Your Company Profitable The NGWA Drilling Cost Calculator will show contractors the true cost of doing business, and help industry professionals set the profit level their business needs to succeed.

Designed to be as detailed as one wants, the calculator enables users to plug in costs to all of the categories that contribute to your overall cost of water well drilling. Users can also plug in different scenarios to see what is needed to achieve the profits you wanted for your company.

It is designed as an easy-to-use Excel workbook and comes complete with a user’s guide written by contractors for contractors.

NGWA members can download the calculator for free by visiting the NGWA Bookstore at www.ngwa.org.

Nonmembers can purchase it in the NGWA Bookstore or by calling (800) 551-7379 or (614) 898-7791.

Secure Booth Space at 63rd Annual Ground Water Expo The 2011 Ground Water Expo online booth selection database is up and running for industry manufacturers and

suppliers at www.ngwa.org. With the online process, you can request your booth space, complete the exhibit application, and pay for the space with a credit card.

The Expo gives you the opportunity to gain direct access to thousands of groundwater professionals. You can meet a year’s worth of contacts in just two days and showcase your products at the most prestigious show within the groundwater industry. Attendees at the Expo are there to inspect and compare products and equipment vital to their livelihood.

If you have questions, contact NGWA Director of Advertising and Exhibit Sales Vickie Wiles at vwiles @ngwa.org, or call (800) 551-7379, or (614) 898-7791 outside the United States, ext. 593.

NGWA Career Center Works to Connect Those in Groundwater Industry Job seekers at the NGWA Career Center can post their resume, view jobs,

create a personal job alert, and set up a job seeker account and access it.

The NGWA Career Center has been enhanced with new features to help connect members with new employment opportunities.

Employers and recruiters now have access to your specialized niche. Among other things, employers and recruiters can view resumes, post jobs, and create an employer account and access it.

Make use of the NGWA Career Center to meet all of your needs in today’s job market by visiting http://careers .ngwa.org.

Share Your Knowledge on NGWA’s ‘The Well’ An information exchange forum, NGWA’s “The Well” is designed to improve communication among likeminded members. It offers an online means for exchanging ideas and allows you to benefit from the experience, knowledge, and wisdom of your peers.

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Back in 1959, a Woodford Model Y34 Freezeless Yard Hydrant left the factory with a shiny new coat of paint, and found a home on a farm in Iowa. Fifty years later, after countless hailstorms, sleet, rain, snow, and subzero temperatures, it’s not very shiny. But it’s still working fine.

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What’s Fueling You? Some water well contractors are opting for alternative fuel to sidestep volatile diesel and gas prices at the pump.

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During the first two months this year prices were 50 cents higher than at the same time in 2010, according to Truckinginfo.com. The conflicts overseas have driven a barrel of oil above $100 and diesel prices over $4 a gallon at times this year.

The Department of Energy reported in early June that diesel will average $3.87 a gallon this year, lowering its most recent forecast by 2 cents. Trucking’s main fuel will average $3.95 at the

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pump next year, also down 2 cents, the DOE said in its monthly shortterm energy outlook.

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by GE Capital Fleet Services this spring, corRoger E. Renner, porate fleet managers MGWC rated higher and more volatile fuel prices as their top concern in 2011. More than a quarter of respondents (29%) say the spike in fuel prices in May made this issue their top concern, up from 12% a year ago.

Many analysts predict the prices will continue to climb and remain volatile— reminiscent of 2008—making the fuel of choice that much more important.

For years, some business owners in the water well industry have simply chosen an alternative to combat rising fuel prices. Here’s a look at four of those alternatives.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Liquefied petroleum gas (also called LPG, GPL, LP Gas, autogas, or liquid propane gas) is a flammable mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in vehicles and heating appliances like flamethrowers, space heaters, and bit tempering.

LPG is a by-product of gasoline refinement from crude oil. Another by-product is butane. There is a small amount (3%) of butane in LPG to give it some lubrication. It is a liquid under pressure and a vapor at atmospheric pressure.

In the United States, LPG is currently the third most commonly used transportation fuel behind gasoline and diesel. Most of the LPG use began with forklifts. Filling stations can be found in many of the breadbasket states where

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FUEL/from page 23 the farming industry burns LPG to dry corn in the fall.

Among the benefits of LPG are included its clean burning, low maintenance costs, lower federal road tax, and delayed tax payments. Interestingly, many of the taxicabs in New York City, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles run on LPG to meet the emissions requirement.

In Elk River, Minnesota, E.H. Renner & Sons Inc. has been using LPG since 1958 to run its rigs, pump trucks, welders, steamers, pressure washers,

heat, torches, and light duty trucks.

“We buy transport loads of 12,000 gallons and disburse it from an 18,000gallon storage tank at our facility,” says Roger E. Renner, MGWC, president of E.H. Renner & Sons, who wrote about the water well industry’s use of LPG in the September 1998 issue of Water Well Journal.

“Most of our rigs have 500 to 1200gallon tanks and get filled once or twice in a six-month period that it takes to drill one large municipal well. The cost of keeping the rig from running out of fuel is nonexistent.”

Inhofe Introduced the Drive America on Natural Gas Act U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma), ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, in July 2008 introduced the Drive America on Natural Gas Act to promote the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles. Inhofe also introduced the American Affordable Fuels Act to provide relief at the pump.

“The promise of natural gas as a main- U.S. Senator stream transportation James Inhofe fuel is achievable today—not 15 or 20 years from now,” Inhofe said at the time. “From compressed natural gaspowered cars, to semi-trucks running on liquefied natural gas, no other commercially viable fuel burns cleaner.”

Inhofe affirmed that natural gas cars provide the solution for high gasoline prices. According to him, the United States has abundant reserves of natural gas. He cited the latest report (September 2007) from the Potential Gas Committee at the Colorado School of Mines identified 82 years of natural gas supply at current rates of production. Canada’s reserves held an additional 40 years’ supply.

“The Drive America on Natural Gas Act will allow natural gas to compete on its own merits; it does not dictate that consumers, businesses, or states must use natural gas as a transportation fuel,” Inhofe said. “The bill encourages auto manufacturers to produce bi-fuel vehicles, streamlines the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s emissions certifications, and establishes a natural gas vehicle research program.”

The cost savings is evident for E.H. Renner & Sons, which burns approximately 50,000 gallons of LPG per year and costs $83,500. The same amount of gasoline at $4 a gallon costs $200,000.

Aside from the savings, the company pays the road tax and sales tax that creates a tax break. All fuel burned in vehicles with road tax has a $1 per gallon rebate that was instituted in 2008 by the federal Department of Internal Revenue.

That makes the price of fuel 67 cents

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per gallon, about the price to transport the LPG, Renner says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually good to see the price of gas at $4 a gallon,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only way that our culture is going to be driven to find an alternative solution to a limited resource of crude.â&#x20AC;?

Liquefied Natural Gas Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4) that has been converted temporarily to liquid form for ease of storage or transport.

LNG is principally used for transporting natural gas to markets, where it is regasified and distributed as pipeline natural gas. It is more common to design vehicles to use compressed natural gas rather than be used in natural gas vehicles.

Even though the high cost of production and the need to store it in expensive cryogenic tanks have prevented its widespread use in commercial applications, the rising cost of diesel fuel is causing fleets to look more closely at LNG. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the moment, LNG is the only suitable alternative to diesel for the really heavy, long-haul tractor-trailers you see on the highway,â&#x20AC;? Mike Britt, UPS director of vehicle engineering, says in a statement in Transport Topics. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a fuel, LNG is very dense, providing a large amount of energy for the amount of space it occupies. This makes LNG an excellent potential fuel for large trucks that need to travel a long distance before refueling.â&#x20AC;?

The development of infrastructure refueling stations is one of many hurdles for LNG to overcome for its use to become widespread. As of March 31, the Department of Energy showed 41 stations in the United States sold LNG. U.S. Representative John Sullivan (R-Oklahoma) and 178 co-sponsors introduced legislation in early April that would provide an incentive for the installation of natural gas pumps.

The legislation was referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an important step not only from an environmental standpoint but from the viewpoint of U.S. energy security,â&#x20AC;? Britt of UPS says in his statement.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Liquefied natural gas is a cheaper, cleaner-burning fuel that is better for the environment and more sustainable than conventional diesel.â&#x20AC;?

Ethanol Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol) is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid.

Since 2005, the United States is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest producer of ethanol fuel.

The U.S. produced 13.2 billion U.S. liquid gallons of ethanol fuel in 2010, and together with Brazil, both countries

accounted for nearly 90% of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production in that year.

The United States uses gasohol (maximum of 10% ethanol) and E85 (85% ethanol) ethanol/gasoline mixtures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ethanol is the bane of our existence,â&#x20AC;? writes one water well contractor in a query posted on the National Ground Water Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s information exchange forum, The Well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It cuts down the mileage on vehicles by an average of about a mile a gallon.

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FUEL/from page 25 “I have the empirical evidence from four vehicles to substantiate it. Additionally, older vehicles, such as my 1989 Firebird, have a hard time functioning with the ethanol because of the water ethanol attracts, particularly here in the humidity of south Louisiana.”

Some filling stations still sell real gasoline, even in Minnesota, the home of ethanol. Nevertheless, ethanol requires all who use gasoline with ethanol in two-stroke outboard engines to install a water filter because the ethanol attracts water, causing the engines to run rough.

Since the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires 36 billion gallons of annual renewable fuel use by 2022, of which ethanol from cellulosic feedstocks is mandated to be at 16 billion gallons a year, ethanol production is likely to continue to soar over the next several years.

Biodiesel Biodiesel is a vegetable oil-based or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting

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“It’s actually good to see the price of gas at $4 a gallon. It’s the only way that our culture is going to be driven to find an alternative solution.” of long-chain alkyl (methyl, propyl or ethyl) esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids, such as vegetable oil and animal fat or tallow, with an alcohol.

It is meant to be used in standard diesel engines and is thus distinct from the vegetable and waste oils used to fuel converted diesel engines.

Some in the water well industry have tried using biodiesel. However, one of the main issues has been since biodiesel has tremendous solvent properties, any deposits in the filters and in the delivery systems may be dissolved by biodiesel and result in the need for replacement of the filters. Petroleum diesel forms deposits in vehicular fuel systems, and because biodiesel can loosen those

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deposits, they can migrate and clog fuel lines and filters.

While there are many advantages of biodiesel, other disadvantages stand in its way of widespread use. For one, biodiesel is more expensive than other alternative fuel. It gives off more nitrogen oxide emissions. Transportation and storage of biodiesel require special management. Finally, biodiesel is less suitable for use in low temperatures than petrodiesel.

In the end, according to the Energy Information Administration, the largest market for biodiesel probably will be as a fuel additive because Energy Policy Act requirements are unlikely to increase significantly over the next 10 years. WWJ Updates on the Price of Fuel Fuel prices affect not only the water well industry but the entire U.S. economy.

The average gasoline and diesel prices are released each week by the U.S. Department of Energy. To view the most up-to-date prices and to get more information in your region, visit the DOE's Web site at www.eia.gov/oog/info/gdu/ gasdiesel.asp.

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THE SEABEES’ HUMANITARIAN WATER WELL TEAMS GLOBAL EFFORTS BRING WATER TO NATIONS IN NEED.

By Thomas G. Dolan he Seabees are well known to many as a crack fighting unit for the U.S. Navy.

Less known, though, is their building activities designed to better the lives of people in countries in crisis from war, natural disasters, or ongoing grinding poverty.

Notable among these construction projects are the drilling of water wells in remote locations around the world where it can seem nearly impossible to get water just for sanitation, much less for drinking, agriculture, or recreation.

Seabee teams have drilled water wells in such faraway places as the

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Pacific island of Pohnpei, Peru, Guatemala, Venezuela, Haiti, and the Horn of Africa. Here are some snapshots of a few of the Seabees’ recent projects.

Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 74’s Water Well Detachment reached a deployment milestone when it tapped an artesian well in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on December 31, 2009. It is the first known artesian well in the country and will provide muchneeded water to both service members and inhabitants of the region.

The U.S. Geological Survey defines an artesian aquifer as “one situation between layers of poorly permeable rock, such as clay or shale, that may be con-

Seabees from the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 74 prepare a water well drilling site in Garissa, Kenya, in 2008. fined under pressure,” and encountering such made for an interesting job.

The Seabees team began drilling operations on December 18 that year.

In just seven days the drill steel reached a depth of 1220 feet, making it the deepest Naval Construction Force water well in Afghanistan.

What came next was almost unimaginable—high pressure water sprouting out of the borehole.

“Amazing,” says Equipment Operator 1st Class Aaron Nagel, lead driller.

“There are very few places in the world which have free-flowing artesian wells.”

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SEABEES/from page 29 It is almost unbelievable that this rarity could be found in the middle of the desert. The well requires no power to operate, and because of the high pressure flow being produced, there is no pump installed. This means there is no requirement for a generator, electrical wires, or an on/off switch. Bottom line, it is virtually maintenance free. All that is required is a turn of the valve, and pristine artesian water flows out more than 100 gallons per minute.

Another successful artesian well was also completed in 2010 by NMCB 133’s Water Well Team at Toor Ghar, Afghanistan. Due to the expansion of many forward operating bases, wells are in While the Toor Ghar well has greatly improved the morale of the local people, it was not without challenges. When the Seabees arrived, the Ingersoll-Rand T2W drilling rig was broken and waiting for parts, the backhoe had a flat tire, and the Ilk Skytrak forklift was leaking hydraulic fluid.

While waiting for parts to arrive, the team improved the camp with a gym for the Marines. The gym was crafted from materials found around the camp—pullup bars made from pipe and a punching bag from a sea bag. The team also secured a tire and chains for building strength.

The camp had a drainage issue that the Seabees corrected by digging up the leach field and placing new pipes underground. The drilling process took seven days to be completed with three teams of five people working 24 hours a day.

When the well reached a depth of 1210 feet, the team developed the process of cleaning the hole and placing in filtration screens to allow the water to flow into the pipe while filtering out the debris such as sand and clay.

The well was flushed with clean water after the depth was filled with gravel, sand, and concrete to hold the piping in place.

Gravel was placed on the outside of the screens to filter large materials from the water. The team placed a concrete pad around the well and a shut-off valve was placed on the well to control the water flow. Toor Char’s well now pro-

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After 672 hours of around-the-clock operations, NMCB 7 successfully drilled its first freshwater well in the village of Adgia Falima, Ethiopia, on June 14, 2010.

The detail had been tasked with completing construction of seven handpump-operated wells in the Dire Dawa and Shinele regions of Ethiopia through the use of the mud rotary drilling technique. Each completed well will be able to pump a good 9 gallons of freshwater per minute.

The completed wells were drilled to a depth of more than 200 feet, consisting of 6-inch PVC casing, 2-inch galvanized steel draw pipe, sanitary seals, concrete base with catch basis, and a galvanized steel hand pump.

The Seabeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; success did not come without minor setbacks. Delays in getting needed equipment across the border into Ethiopia, along with drill malfunctions, were just a couple of obstacles the Seabees had to hurdle.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;An important step of the drilling process was monitoring what type of surface we were drilling through,â&#x20AC;?

Equipment Operator Justin Flowers says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes clay, then sand, but most often we had to drill through solid rock, making the operation very difficult and time consuming.â&#x20AC;?

Once completed, Seabees provided valuable training on operation and maintenance of the well to prevent misuse and mistreatment that may damage the well or cause a malfunction.

To celebrate the wellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completion the detail mission commander, ENS Craig Culbertson, coordinated with the village leader to arrange an opening ceremony, at which Culbertson said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the first well we have completed, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than just a number to us.â&#x20AC;?

So the Seabees continue their efforts not only to defeat enemy combatants, but also to win the hearts and minds of the people, working around the globe to live up to their motto: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We build, we fight.â&#x20AC;? WWJ

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Buyers Guide to New Drilling Rigs

A PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION

DRILLING METHOD

RIG MOUNTS DRILLING TYPE Company Name and Address

Acker

Acker Drill Co. Inc. P.O. Box 830 Scranton, PA 18501 (800) 752-2537 (570) 586-2659 (fax) sales@ackerdrill.com www.ackerdrill.com

POWER Dk – Deck Tk – Truck

HP min – max

AUGER

M/A

Dk / Tk

Tk / Tr ATV/Track

DIRECT CIRCULATION

M / A / DTH

Dk / Tk

21,000–28,000

Tk / Tr ATV/Track

TOP DRIVE ROTARY

M / A / DTH

Dk / Tk

21,000–28,000

Tk / Tr Track

REVERSE CIRCULATION

M / A / DTH

Dk / Tk

106–210

16,500

Tk / Track

SONIC/ CORING

Sonic Rotosonic

Dk / Tk

99–173

8000–13,000

Tk / Tr ATV/Track

AUGER

Hollowstem Auger

Dk / Tk

32–100

42,000–48,000

Tk / Tr ATV/Track

DIRECT PUSH

Direct Push

Dk / Tk

32–100

42,000–48,000

Tk / Track

TOP DRIVE ROTARY

M / A / DTH

Dk

580

TOP DRIVE ROTARY

M / A / DTH

Dk Tk

575–755 410–600

SONIC/ CORING

A

Dk

REVERSE CIRCULATION

M / A / DTH

Dk / Tk

575–600

40,000–70,000

Tk

OIL/GAS

M / A / DTH

Dk

755–950

110,000–200,000

Buckeye Drill Co. 999 Zane St. Zanesville, OH 43701 (740) 452-3641 (740) 454-3311 (fax) sam@buckeyedrill.com www.buckeyedrill.com

Tk / Tr ATV/Track

CABLE TOOL

Percussion

Dk

50–155

Central Mine Equipment Co. 4215 Rider Trail North St. Louis, MO 63045 (314) 291-7700 (314) 291-4880 (fax) info@cmeco.com www.cmeco.com

Tk / Tr ATV/Track

AUGER

M / A / DTH

Dk

59–250

Astec Underground 9600 Corporate Park Dr. Loudon, TN 37774 (865) 408-2116 (865) 458-8575 (fax) info@astecunderground.com www.astecunderground.com

Atlas Copco CMT Tk 3700 E. 68th Ave. Commerce City, CO 80022 (800) 732-6762 Tr (303) 217-2839 (fax) clark.herbst@us.atlascopco.com www.atlascopcowaterwell.com Tk

47–106

PULLBACK In lbs min – max

Tk / Tr ATV/Track

AMS Inc. 105 Harrison St. American Falls, ID 83211 (208) 226-2017 (208) 226-7280 (fax) ams@ams-samplers.com www.ams-samplers.com

AMS

M – Mud A – Air DTH – Hammer

Tk – Truck Tr – Trailer ATV/Track

11,000–23,000

0–45,000

40,000–70,000 30,000–70,000 20,200–31,000

Astec

19,600–62,830

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RIG MOUNTS DRILLING TYPE

M – Mud A – Air DTH – Hammer

Tk – Truck Tr – Trailer ATV/Track

Company Name and Address DeepRock Manufacturing 2209 Anderson Rd. Opelika, AL 36801 (334) 749-3377 (334) 749-5601 mbeasley@deeprock.com www.deeprock.com

Tk / Tr Track

AUGER

Tk / Tr Track

DIRECT CIRCULATION

Tk / Tr Track

Diedrich Drill Inc. 5 Fisher St. LaPorte, IN 46350 (800) 348-8809 (219) 326-7788 (219) 324-5962 (fax) ddijl@diedrichdrill.com www.diedrichdrill.com

POWER Dk – Deck Tk – Truck

HP min – max

PULLBACK In lbs min – max

Dk / Tk

50–80

6000–16,000

M

Dk / Tk

170–300

8800–16,000

TOP DRIVE ROTARY

M / A / DTH

Dk / Tk

170–300

8800–16,000

Tk / Tr ATV/Track

AUGER

M / A / DTH

Dk / Tk

25–115

9800–30,000

Track

SONIC/ CORING

M/A

Dk

375

Drilling Supply & Manufacturing 7301 Hwy. 183 South Austin, TX 78744 (512) 243-1986 (512) 243-1091 (fax) randy@dsm-mayhew.com www.dsm-mayhew.com

Tk / Tr ATV

TABLE DRIVE ROTARY

M / A/ DTH

Dk / Tk

250–600

Duramast Industries Inc. P.O. Box 158 Bedias, TX 77831 (936) 395-0334 (936) 395-0336 (fax) sales@duramast.com www.duramast.com

Tk / Tr Track

REVERSE CIRCULATION

M / A / DTH

30–100

138,000

Tk / Tr Track

DIRECT CIRCULATION

M / A / DTH

30–100

138,000

Track

HORIZONTAL/ DIRECTIONAL

Tr / Track

SONIC/ CORING

M / A / DTH

30–100

138,000

Tk / Tr Track

AUGER

M/A

30–100

138,000

Tk / Tr Track

TOP DRIVE ROTARY

M / A / DTH

30–100

138,000

Buckeye Drill

20,000

30,000–100,000

Central Mine

138,000

DeepRock Enid Drill Systems Inc. 4510 E. Market Enid, OK 73701 (580) 234-5971 (580) 234-5980 (fax) www.eniddrill.com

Foremost 1225 64th Ave. NE Calgary, AB Canada T2E 8P9 (800) 661-9190 (403) 295-5800 (403) 295-5834 (fax) sales@foremost.ca www.foremost.ca

Tk / Tr

AUGER

Dk / Tk

75–150

6000

Tk / Tr

REVERSE CIRCULATION

M

Dk Tk

300–600 300–450

60,000 50,000

Tk / Tr

DIRECT CIRCULATION

M/A

Dk Tk

300–600 300–450

60,000 50,000

Tk / Tr

TABLE DRIVE ROTARY

M/A

Dk Tk

300–600 300–450

60,000 50,000

Tk / Tr

TOP DRIVE ROTARY

M/A

Dk Tk

300–600 300–450

60,000 50,000

Tk / Tr Track

TOP DRIVE ROTARY

M / A / DTH

Dk

525–600

80,000

Tk / Tr

TABLE DRIVE ROTARY

Casing Rotator

Dk

525–600

40,000–60,000

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DRILLING METHOD

RIG MOUNTS DRILLING TYPE Company Name and Address Fraste SpA Via Molino Di Sopra 37054 Nogara (VR) Italy +39 0442-510233 +39 0442-88426 (fax) fraste@fraste.com www.fraste.com

Duramast

Foremost

Fraste

GEFCO 2215 S. Van Buren Enid, OK 73703 (580) 234-4141 (580) 233-6807 (fax) boswald@gefco.com www.gefco.com

Geoprobe Systems 1835 Wall St. Salina, KS 67401 (800) 436-7762 (785) 825-2097 (fax) info@geoprobe.com www.geoprobe.com

Gus Pech Mfg. Co. Inc. 1480 Lincoln St. SW P.O. Box 96 LeMars, IA 51031 (800) 383-7324 (712) 546-4145 (712) 546-8945 (fax) guspech@frontier.com www.guspech.com

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M – Mud A – Air DTH – Hammer

Tk – Truck Tr – Trailer ATV/Track

Tk / Tr / ATV

AUGER

Tk / Tr / ATV

REVERSE CIRCULATION

Tk / Tr / ATV

POWER Dk – Deck Tk – Truck

HP min – max

PULLBACK In lbs min – max

Dk / Tk

36–710

3300–132,300

M/A

Dk / Tk

68–710

6600–132,300

DIRECT CIRCULATION

M / A / DTH

Dk / Tk

36–710

3300–132,300

Tk / Tr

TOP DRIVE ROTARY

M / A / DTH

Dk / Tk

36–710

3300–132,300

Tk / Tr / ATV

SONIC/ CORING

M

Dk / Tk

36–710

3300–132,300

Tk / Tr / ATV

CABLE TOOL

Dk / Tk

36–710

3300–132,300

Tk / Tr / ATV

TABLE DRIVE ROTARY

M / A / DTH

Tk / ATV

CABLE TOOL

Percussion

Dk

50–150

20,000

Tk / Tr

REVERSE CIRCULATION

M / A / DTH

Dk

200–700

10,000–200,000

Tk / Tr

DIRECT CIRCULATION

M / A / DTH

Dk

200–700

10,000–300,000

Tk / Tr

TABLE DRIVE ROTARY

M / A / DTH

Dk

200–700

10,000–300,000

Tk / Tr

TOP DRIVE ROTARY

M / A / DTH

Dk

200–700

10,000–300,000

Tk / Tr

HORIZONTAL/ DIRECTIONAL

M / A / DTH

Dk

200–700

10,000–300,000

Tk / ATV

AUGER

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John Little Schramm Inc. ince the July issue of Water Well Journal focuses on drilling rigs, we decided to chat with John Little, national sales manager for Schramm Inc., a century-old Chester County, Pennsylvania, manufacturer and global supplier to the hydraulic drill industry, focusing on land-based applications. Little joined Schramm in the mid-1970s after serving in the U.S. Navy from 1969 to 1972.

In November 2010, Schramm was awarded a multimillion-dollar contract with the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, America’s combat logistics support agency. Schramm has designed and built 12 T450MIIA top head drive, truck-mounted hyJohn Little, national draulic drilling rigs sales manager for for use by the U.S. Schramm Inc. Navy in the drilling of water wells. The deal is the first for Schramm with the U.S. Navy.

The contract was awarded based on technical specifications and a competitive bid. Schramm competed against multiple suppliers to receive the contract. The rigs will be designed from Schramm’s T450MIIA base model, which is used by water well contractors worldwide.

Schramm’s T450MIIA is a truckmounted drill rig engineered primarily for applications using a combination of air rotary, mud rotary, and down-the-

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Schramm has designed and built 12 T450MIIA top head drive, truck-mounted hydraulic drilling rigs for use by the U.S. Navy in the drilling of water wells.

hole hammer drilling methods. The truck engine provides power for all the hydraulic, mud, and air systems.

Project criteria included drilling a 12-inch-diameter hole to depths of 1200 feet using mud rotary and a 6-inchdiameter hole to a depth of 1500 feet through rock formations. In addition, the rigs had to fit into a C-17 aircraft for worldwide transportation. As part of the agreement, Schramm will provide 12 of the following: water well drilling packages, Schramm Model T450MIIA drilling rigs, water well drilling rig support vehicles, and water well drilling rig accessory packages for the Naval Facilities Expeditionary Logistics Center in Port Hueneme, California.

“This is a significant contract for Schramm because it establishes an important new relationship with another branch of the U.S. military,” says Fred P. Slack, vice president of business development for Schramm. “We have long-standing relationships with other branches of the military, delivering drilling rigs to their demanding specifications. This contract to supply the

U.S. Navy allows us to demonstrate our capabilities in producing high-quality, rugged truck-mounted drill rigs for water well applications in demanding conditions worldwide.”

Water Well Journal: As someone who once served in the U.S. Navy, what are your thoughts on Schramm being awarded this multimillion-dollar contract?

John Little: Obviously, we’re delighted we won the contract, and as a U.S. Navy veteran, I’m especially pleased. In addition to supporting our troops in the field, the rigs will also be used for humanitarian work around the world. We are honored to be given the opportunity to do our part.

WWJ: In designing water well drilling rigs for the U.S. Navy to be used throughout the world in diverse conditions and terrain, what type of modifications did your engineers take?

John: The Navy provided very detailed equipment specifications and performance requirements. Our challenge was to meet and exceed their demands.

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WWJ: What were the biggest challenges for not only the engineers but all involved at Schramm in completing this contract?

John: Meeting specific performance, dimensional, and transportability requirements with standard rig configurations at a competitive price.

WWJ: Schramm has a history working with other branches of the military, delivering drilling rigs for their specific needs. Can you tell us how this came about and how it feels to work for a company that contributes to the goals of the U.S. military?

John: As you may know, Schramm was founded in 1900. The company won its first U.S. military contracts during and shortly after World War I. Schramm manufactured and supplied captive balloon hoists for the U.S. Signal Corps, as well as low-pressure compressors for diving and salvage work for the U.S. Navy. It’s gratifying to continue that tradition.

WWJ: This slow economy has affected everyone in the groundwater industry. What kind of advice would you give someone to survive these tough times?

John: A significant number of our customers have successfully transitioned to geothermal applications including residential, commercial, government buildings, and schools. Projects like these can keep the equipment productive while traditional well drilling applications for residential construction remain soft.

WWJ: Do you think the second quarter of 2011 has shown any signs of a recovery?

John: Housing starts have a direct impact on domestic rig sales and the outlook remains pessimistic. However, geothermal, energy, and mineral-related drilling applications are still quite active.

WWJ: Did the publicity from Schramm’s T130XD drill used in the rescue of 33 Chilean miners last fall yield any new business inquiries?

John: To borrow a phrase from Andy Warhol, the rescue afforded us our “15 minutes of fame.” Since the rescue, we’ve been approached by numerous agencies, associations, and educational institutions, foreign and domestic, to give presentations about the rescue, Twitter @WaterWellJournl

“The rigs will be used to support our troops in the field and for humanitarian work around the world. We are honored to be given the opportunity to do our part.” equipment used, and our involvement.

In several cases, these were decisionmakers who have direct responsibility for planning rescue operations.

WWJ: What are the big advancements you’ve seen in the water well drilling industry over the last few years and what do you see for the future?

John: Most advances have been small, but cumulative. Over the years rigs have become much more productive and reliable. Schramm specifically, and the industry in general, will continue to integrate reliable technologies.

WWJ: Are potential diesel regulations impacting any changes on new drill equipment?

John: Generally speaking, diesel emission regulations are impacting trucks more than the deck engines we use for most of our applications. However, several rig models require changes to meet current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency mandates. Moving forward, additional models will also be subject to these regulations and will be incorporated into our design process.

WWJ: Lastly, what do you think are the critical issues facing the water well drilling industry today?

John: It almost goes without saying: adequate supplies of clean potable water are a basic necessity. The challenge will be to continue providing access while, at the same time, remaining vigilant for anything that could impact it in a negative way. WWJ To read more about drilling rigs and drilling rig-related articles, visit WWJ’s Web page at www.waterwell journal.com.

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Pump Impellers: Part 4 Detailing the most fundamental—and important—element of centrifugal pumps.

his is it! We’re to the last part of this four-part series on centrifugal pump impellers, and I have saved the best for last.

Well, really it’s all been good, but it sounds like a better lead to the column if I say that.

We will be outlining the affinity laws in this last article and how they affect centrifugal pump performance, probably in many ways you have not previously thought about. In addition, we will discuss some various ways of improving the performance and efficiency of centrifugal pumps. So let’s get started.

The Affinity Laws

Those of you who remember the discussion of the “Law of Falling Bodies” from the first installment of this series in the April 2011 issue will recall that the relationship between the final (terminal) velocity of a falling body as it falls to and impacts the earth is dependent on the total distance in feet in which that same body falls. As a reminder, the equation is: Distance or head in feet = V2 2g

where V = velocity in feet per second, and g = acceleration due to gravity (32.2 feet/sec/sec).

This fundamental equation can also be used in the reverse mode by estabEd Butts, PE, CPI, is the chief engineer at 4B Engineering & Consulting, Salem, Oregon.

He has more than 35 years experience in the water well business, specializing in engineering and business management. He can be reached at epbpe@juno.com.

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lishing the required velocity of a fluid as it exits an impeller needed to generate a predetermined value of discharge pressure or head.

Although the flow rate of a centrifugal pump is largely determined from the impeller width and number of vanes, the head developed by the same pump is primarily dependent on the velocity of the fluid as it exits the outside edge, or periphery, of the impeller.

Refer to Figure 1 as an example.

It shows a front view of a typical type of closed impeller with a radius of 3 inches, or an outside diameter of 6 inches, and an eye diameter of 2 inches.

By using basic math, we know that the circumference, or distance around the outside of the impeller, is 3.14159 (π) × 6-inch diameter = 18.84 inches. And 18.84 inches divided by 12 yields 1.57 feet.

If this same impeller was rotating at a speed of 1800 revolutions per minute (rpm), the total travel speed of the outside edge or periphery of the impeller would be 1800 rpm × 1.57 feet = 2826 feet per minute (fpm), or 2826 fpm divided by 60 = 47.1 feet per second (fps).

If we substitute this value for the “V” in the prior equation, we yield 34.4 feet of head.

Now assume this same impeller has been trimmed to a radius of 2 inches, or a diameter of 4 inches, as also shown in Figure 1. This results in a new circumference of 4 inches × 3.14159 = 12.56 inches ÷ 12 = 1.0467 feet. If this circumference was multiplied by our original speed of 1800 rpm, the resulting peripheral velocity would now be 1800 rpm × 1.0467 feet = 1884 fpm ÷ 60 =

Figure 1.

31.4 fps. And once again, substituting this value into the previous equation yields 15.3 feet of head.

It can be seen that as a fluid enters the impeller eye, the velocity of the fluid is fairly slow and governed by what is referred to as the entrance or approach velocity. The entrance velocity within the piping on the inlet side is generally limited to between 5 to 8 fps.

However, as the fluid approaches and enters the impeller, it will generally accelerate due to the reducing area of the suction port and then the impeller eye.

Once the fluid enters the impeller eye, it is redirected and guided through the impeller vanes and begins to encounter an ever-increasing radius with proportionally increasing velocity until finally Twitter @WaterWellJournl

Figure 2.

released at the peripheral edge of the impeller to impact either a volute or diffuser, resulting in a conversion from kinetic energy (velocity) to potential energy (pressure).

This relationship forms one of the fundamental elements of the affinity laws: the relationship of changing the impeller diameter to change the developed head. However, there is still one more part to reveal. Consider for a minute the one variable factor in the earlier equation: the velocity.

Another term that can be used to equate velocity is speed.

Therefore, we now know that the total head developed by an impeller will be the result of the travel speed of the outer edge of the impeller, which combines the factors of the rotational speed and outer diameter of the impeller—the two factors of the affinity laws.

Now that we understand the relationship of an impeller diameter and speed to the head it can generate, it is time to delve into the three affinity laws themselves.

As an example, we will use a pump with an original design condition of 100 gpm at 200 feet TDH requiring 7.5 input horsepower that operates at 3000 rpm with a desired reduction to 2000 rpm.

The first affinity law states: The flow of an impeller is directly proportional to a change in speed. When we state directly proportional, we mean the change in the discharge flow rate is the same or equal to the change in the speed or diameter. This always applies to the speed and basically means that if we lower the speed of an impeller by 20%, the discharge output of that same impeller will also decline by 20%.

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The same basic relationship holds true for changing the impeller diameter, although there are minor variances with this factor which we will discuss in greater detail later. The first affinity law applies as follows: 2000 rpm (.667) = .667 × 100 gpm = 66.7 gpm = 3000 rpm (new operating flow rate)

The second affinity law states: The head of an impeller varies as the square of a change in speed. The law starts to become a little more complex at this point, but simply means that the ratio of a change in speed multiplied by itself, then multiplied by the original head will result in the modified, or new head. In this case, assume our original speed of 3000 rpm and a new speed of 2000 rpm. The modified head from the change of these two speeds is: 2000 rpm

3000 rpm

(.667)2 = .667 × .667 = .4449 × 200 feet TDH = = 89 feet TDH (new operating head)

The third and final affinity law states: The input horsepower of an impeller varies as the cube of a change in speed. As in our previous example, the relationship is now the ratio of the two speeds multiplied by itself three times, then multiplied by the original horsepower: 2000 rpm

3000 rpm

(.667)3 = .667 × .667 × .667 = .2967 × 7.5 hp = = 2.225 hp (new hp input)

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Figure 3.

ENGINEERING/from page 41 The Affinity Lawsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;A Real World Example

I have often found there is nothing better to explain a technical concept than a real world example, so here is one for your use. In this case, refer to the pump curves for identical pump models as shown in Figures 2 and 3.

Figure 2 is an actual pump curve for an end-suction centrifugal pump operating at 3540 rpm, with a service condition of 652.2 gpm at 231 feet TDH, and equipped with an 8.5-inch impeller. Figure 3 is reflective of a unit with the exact same service conditions of 652.2 gpm at 231 feet TDH, although this particular unit is equipped with a 10-inch diameter impeller and is rated for an operating speed of 2950 rpm. If we examine the variances between the two units, we find the following relationship: 2950 rpm

.833 Ă&#x2014; 10-inch impeller diameter = 8.33 inches = corrected impeller diameter < 8.5 inch 3540 rpm 3540 rpm actual diameter

A savvy individual would probably observe that while the relationship is close, the result of trim to speed is not the same; that is, the modified impeller is smaller than dictated from the other unit. Why is this?

This is not such an unusual situation and is a common factor on trimmed impellers in single-stage units. You will note from the Figure 3 curve that the 10-inch impeller represents a full diameter trim for that specific unit. This simply means 42/ July 2011 Water Well Journal

that the impeller is the maximum diameter available for that particular model and that the volute was designed to accommodate this full trim with the distance between the outside of the impeller and the inside of the volute optimized for the best performance.

Unfortunately, as impellers are trimmed or become smaller, the distance between the impeller periphery and volute becomes greater. This often results in greater turbulence and loss of kinetic energy of the fluid exiting the impeller, resulting in a potential loss of head and efficiency.

Remember the fundamental tenet that states the impeller creates the velocity and the volute converts this velocity to pressure energy? Compensation, in the form of slightly increasing the trimmed diameter in order to compensate for the losses within this gap, is necessary for the exit velocity to match the other unit in order to produce the same conditions as the pump with the 10-inch-diameter impeller. This is referred to as a trim factor.

In addition, note the difference of efficiency between the two impellers. Although the impellers are identical models, the full trimmed unit displays an efficiency that is 1.7 efficiency points (2.2%) higher than its sister unit. Once again, this is due to the relative difference associated in the hydraulic losses of trimmed impellers over those with full diameters.

This is also the first suggestion as to how to maximize the efficiency of a pumping unit. Although there are exceptions to this rule, try to select the unit with the maximum impeller

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diameter over trimming the impeller in most cases.

Improving Pump Efficiency

There are more methods to improve the efficiency of a pumping plant than I have available space to discuss. However, I will outline a few of the most obvious, and not so obvious, methods.

The first method applies mostly to impellers cast from metal, such as bronze or stainless steel, and is referred to as the finishing of impellers on new units. Polishing, or shining, of impellers is the first method and involves the application of buffering wheels or other forms of fine-grained polishing methods to smooth off and eliminate any rough surfaces on the exterior surfaces of the impeller.

This allows the exterior of the impeller to move through the water with less friction and hydraulic losses than unpolished impellers. Under the proper conditions, polishing impellers can improve the capacity and head of a unit by up to 5% and lower the horsepower draw by as much as 2% to 3%.

Another method often used to improve performance or efficiency is through backfiling or “undercutting” of impellers. This method involves the machining or grinding of the outer 1 to 2 inches of the impeller vane in order to create a sharper edge and is sometimes performed on units with trimmed impellers to compensate for the losses associated with trimming. Although this process can increase head by up to 3% to 5% and efficiency up to 1%, it should be employed with caution as removing portions of the vanes on some impellers can cause structural weakness and premature failure as well as actually lower performance if not done properly.

The above methods are often performed on multi-stage vertical turbine and submersible pumping units as the accumulated benefit over many stages is often cost-effective.

The final method of improving efficiency involves the initial selection of multi-stage pumping units, such as deep-well vertical turbine or submersible bowl assemblies. Many system designers mistakenly select a bowl assembly with the same trim on all of the

stages to meet a specific design condition rather than investigate the possibility of using full diameter impellers for the majority of stages and then applying trims to only a few stages to match the design condition.

This method will usually provide a bowl assembly with the greatest possible overall efficiency as the vast majority of impellers are matched to the original operational conditions, as the manufacturer intended.

Well, that’s it for the impeller. I hope this four-part series has been interesting and informational for all.

Until then, work safe and smart.

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By Gary Ganson, CIH, CSP

A New View It is critical that companies operate with a safety culture philosophy.

he occupational safety movement continues to improve. On the compliance side, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has existed for 40 years, and the American Society of Safety Engineers and safety professionals have been around an additional 60 years.

The momentum at times appears slow, but the decrease in lost lives, injured and ill workers, and cost of losses is real and the result of hard work by many caring individuals and groups.

The emphasis on behavioral and valuebased programs over the past couple of decades has resulted in important changes in the philosophical approach to safety.

Today, the occupational safety movement advocates for companies to establish a safety culture where employees are participants and safety is not just another person’s job. Implementing a strong safety culture focuses on the value and worth of every employee and the communication of that message regarding safety performance.

Creating a safety culture is an ongoing, never-ending process. Pioneer safety advocates contributed to changes in the perception of safety as being more than focused on compliance and numbers, and into the practice of observing and changing behaviors.

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How Safe Is Safe?

What can companies do when they are OSHA compliant—which should be viewed as a minimum standard—but accident statistics indicate people are still getting hurt?

Gary Ganson, a certified industrial hygienist and certified safety professional, is a senior consultant for Terracon in Lenexa, Kansas.

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First, make sure all the “hardware” is in place and functioning properly. This means the company is OSHA compliant, recordkeeping is up to date, guards are up on all machinery, a written safety program is in place, safety training is carried out, and safety audits are conducted. Then, if people are still having near-misses or lost-time incidents, one of the next steps is to get employees over the hurdle by helping them become more highly aware of their surroundings and how safety affects their lives, their families, and their co-workers.

How do we manage occupational safety as the social structure of our world changes? How do we keep workers safe who are rushed, distracted, frustrated, fatigued, and complacent?

One of our biggest concerns at my company is distracted drivers. We have a zero tolerance policy on texting or holding a cell phone while driving.

But what is the solution if a worker is already on their way to a job four hours away that is subsequently cancelled?

We look for options such as how to effectively use technological solutions that will allow workers to communicate in the vehicle while minimizing or eliminating distracted driving.

How do you know if your safety culture is effective in preventing injuries or illnesses? The best way to gauge your safety culture is to observe and stay engaged with your employees. Company owners and supervisors need to visit project sites at different times to observe whether workers are following the safety rules or properly using their personal protective equipment.

A simple questionnaire is a good tool to get feedback from employees without the employees feeling threatened. You may learn that employees are not fol-

lowing safety rules or they feel the rules are too restrictive or they don’t make sense.

So often, all paths to safety lead back to effective communication. Workers must understand the intent behind the rules and procedures they are asked to follow, how it benefits them, and why it is important.

Another tool to determine if your safety program is safe enough is to examine accident reports. Remember, though, that they only give you historical information about accidents that are actually reported. I think an even better method is to examine near-miss reports.

There are solid statistics that indicate the number of near-misses directly correlates to increased lost-time accidents.

Again, near-miss reporting depends on employee feedback. Workers should be encouraged to reflect about the nearmisses they might encounter every day, and be assured that when reporting these near-misses there will be no negative consequences.

Once a company has collected data that reflects how well workers are adhering to the company’s safety culture—or whether there are shortcomings in cultural attitude—the data will hopefully be used to enhance the safety program and the outcome will result in no injured workers.

Putting a Safety Culture into Action If you ask a classroom of 20 workers how many think an accident will happen to someone in the room within the next year, most likely everyone will raise their hand. If you ask if they think the accident will happen to one of them personally, no one will raise their hand.

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One of the challenges inherent in any safety program is getting workers to personalize accidents and understand this is something that can happen to them, and consequently to their families. This requires a new expectation on the part of workers. It also takes the management team’s commitment to an injury-free workplace and communicating to employees that management is serious about employees looking out for their own and their co-workers’ safety.

To get the safety culture to function effectively, a company has to get employees to see the big picture. Employees need to be able to think outside the box—not only about the impact of their actions on their health and safety today, but tomorrow as well. One method to encourage this sort of thinking is to hold a meeting and devote it to looking back at old slides or some other data that show safety practices that might have been acceptable in the past, but make workers shudder today.

Remember the photographs from the early part of the 20th century that depict the construction workers who built New York City’s skyscrapers sitting

atop steel beams, many stories high, eating their lunch without any type of safety line or fall prevention device?

Workers need to think about the risks they take today that will affect them down the road—it might not hurt me today but it will tomorrow. While this example includes obvious fall hazards, it is the unforeseen hazards that make this more difficult, such as inhalation hazards that don’t affect your health for many years.

It is not enough to offer workers the equivalent of a group hug. A sincere, unequivocal message has to be conveyed that while the company is profitfocused, the profit will not come at the expense of worker safety. Some companies are resistant to this message or offer mixed messages about safety, profit, productivity, and quality. We know that each one of these is critical and important to the ongoing business model.

For instance, I believe safety incentive programs, even with good intent, should be reevaluated to make sure they don’t reinforce workers hiding injuries or covering up incidents. Incentive programs must be carefully implemented to

eliminate the belief that the loss of the incentive will be based on finding fault with the employee’s involvement in an incident.

I also think it is important to get away from an attitude of safety first and zero accidents. This can lead employees to think it’s all about numbers. Plus, does one accident mean failure? Instead of safety first, how about safety always?

What is required to sustain a safety culture is a firm commitment from the company owner or manager who gives personal testimony as to why and how they are committed to their workers being safe on the job. The statement can be put on paper, but is most effective when it is delivered personally to a group of workers or individuals and particularly to new hires.

It is also the opportunity to engage the employee fully in the company’s safety culture and convey the message that safety is a right and a responsibility, and to ask the worker to commit to the safety culture through participation and observation of at-risk behaviors and workplace conditions. WWJ

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By John L’Espoir

In Conclusion: Formulas, Glossary, Conversions igs and components are designed by all kinds of engineers.

It is truly teamwork since no single field engineer can be up-to-date with all the other fields of engineering.

Our “chief engineer” should be the mechanical engineer. With help from others, he can design a rig to fit the customer’s specifications.

We find a number of standard engineering formulas that are used frequently. All formulas are at 100 percent efficiency. The usual loss is approximately 15 percent.

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John L’Espoir has enjoyed a 40-year career in portable drilling equipment design. He holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering and was formerly the director of engineering for the George E. Failing Co. in Enid, Oklahoma. John was born in the Netherlands and moved to Enid in 1969. He is the founder, owner, and president of Enid Drill Systems Inc. He received the 2003 NGWA Technology Award.

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Ohm = volt ÷ ampere 1 psi = 2.31 feet of water (head) 1 U.S. gallon = 231 cubic inches 1 cubic foot = 7.48 U.S. gallons Area of a circle 0.785 ⳯ D² = ____ sq inches (D in inches) 1 U.S. gallon of water = 8.33 lbs

In 1989, the author became aware that a large number of countries were switching to the metric system, at least for some parts. In our drilling world, it turned out that all diameters remained the SAE inch system while all lengths or depths were expressed in meters.

Mud pumps were still sized by U.S. gallons/minute with pressures in psi, bars, or kg/cm².

In the mid-1980s, I developed the following formulas— SAE units for the United States and a mix of SAE and metric for the rest of the world. I called it the International System. In these formulas, no units need to be converted.

Drill pipe is now 4½⬙ IF ⳯ 6 meters long. Collars are 6⬙ ⳯ 3 or 6 meters, etc.

Bit sizes remained in inches. Formulas are accurate within 2 percent.

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Volume of the hole 䡩 (D² ⳯ 5.5 ⳯ L) ÷ 1000 = _____ cubic feet 䡲 D = inches of diameter 䡲 L = depth in feet 䡩 (D² ⳯ L) ÷ 2000 = _____ cubic meters 䡲 D = inches of diameter 䡲 L = depth in meters Direct circulation mud drilling 䡩 Mud pump volume requirement

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based on uphole velocity of 50 ft/min or 15 m/min. This is minimum. We prefer 100 ft/min. 䡩 (D² – d²) ⳯ 2 = _____ gpm minimum 䡲 D = bit diameter in inches 䡲 d = drill pipe diameter in inches 䡲 gpm = U.S. gallons/minute 䡩 The same formula can be used for both the SAE and International System.

For actual uphole velocity based on an existing pump use 䡩 Actual uphole velocity = (gpm pump/gpm min) ⳯ 50 = _____ ft/min 䡩 Actual uphole velocity = (gpm pump/gpm min) ⳯ 15 = _____ m/min 䡩 Direct circulation drilling below the 50 ft/min velocity will be extremely difficult.

Volume of gravel or sand pack around the screen. 䡩 ((D² – d²) ⳯ 5.5 ⳯ L) ÷ 1000 = _____ cubic feet 䡲 D = bit diameter in inches 䡲 d = casing outside diameter in inches 䡲 L = length in feet of screen plus safety pack below and above screen 䡩 ((D² – d²) ⳯ L) ÷ 2000 = _____ cubic meters 䡲 D = bit diameter in inches 䡲 d = casing outside diameter in inches 䡲 L = length in meters of screen plus safety pack below and above screen Direct circulation air drilling 䡩 Compressor volume requirement based on uphole velocity of 3000 Twitter @WaterWellJournl

Photo 1. Having completed the Dutch HTS College for mechanical engineering, I was drafted into the Dutch Army. Pay scale at that time was $1/day. At the end, I signed up for a one-year term, volunteering to go to Oklahoma and receive training at WABCO (now GEFCO) for three months. This changed my life! In the picture above, seated in the middle next to General Kroese of the Corps of Engineers, I had just read a section of Hindi under scrutiny of the teacher on the right.

This special language training in the Dutch camp took three months. The general had asked if I could read some of the Hindi study book. Having been assured that the general could not read Hindi and spoke only a few words of Hindi, I generously told him, “Pick any page.” I then read and translated the page. Both he and the teacher were impressed. Later, the teacher asked, “What page was that?”

I replied, “Did you get a nice compliment?” The teacher grinned and said, “Forget about the page.” What I had actually read and translated were memorized phrases —not a page from the study book. We all had another round of Heineken.

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ft/min or 900 m/min. This is minimum. We prefer 5000 ft/min.

Air drilling (without foam) will be extremely difficult below this velocity. 䡩 (D² – d²) ⳯ 16.5 = _____ cubic feet/minute 䡲 D = bit diameter in inches 䡲 d = drill pipe outside diameter in inches. Note: use only flush joint externally flush drill pipe for air drilling. 䡩 (D² – d²) ÷ 2 = ___ cubic meters/ minute minimum 䡲 D = bit diameter in inches 䡲 d = drill pipe outside diameter in inches. Note: use only flush joint externally flush drill pipe for air drilling.

Actual uphole return velocity can be calculated as follows: 䡩 (compressor cfm/cfm minimum) ⳯ 3000 = ____ ft/min 䡩 (compressor m3/cubic meter/min minimum) ⳯ 900 = ____ m/min

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Photo 2. Training in Oklahoma at WABCO (the George E. Failing Co.) in 1968. It was then that I met Sally Ann Daniel, the WABCO receptionist, who became my wife upon my return from India via Holland. Correction for the write-up shown below: the state in India was Bihar, and not Bakir.

Glossary of Terms A selection of commonly used terms in the “Transfer of Technology” series, as well as some unusual ones.

Annular Space The space surrounding pipe suspended in the wellbore. The outer wall of the annular space may be open hole or it may be a string of large pipe.

Bailer A long cylindrical container, fitted with a valve at its lower end, used to remove water, sand, mud, and oil from a well.

Boomer A transient oil field worker who tends to move from one center of activity to another; a floater. Also a slang term for a device used to tighten chains on a load of pipe or other equipment on a truck to make it secure.

Break Out Refers to the act of unscrewing one section of pipe from another section,

especially in the case of drill pipe while it is being withdrawn from the wellbore.

During this operation, the breakout tongs are used to start the unscrewing operation. Also refers to promotion of a crew member to the position of driller or of a driller to become the tool pusher.

For example, “He broke out as driller at Conroe.”

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Photo 3. Meet John L’Espoir the driller on location in India with “my” WABCO 1500 rig. No easy hydraulic leveling for this unit.

Cuttings Particles of formation obtained from a well during drilling operation. These are washed out while circulating mudladen fluid in rotary drilling. They are bailed out in cable tool drilling.

Dead Line Refers to the end of the drilling line that is not reeled on the hoisting drum of the rotary rig. This end of the drilling line is usually anchored to the derrick substructure and does not move as the traveling block is hoisted, hence the term dead line.

Dead Man A buried anchor to which guy-wires are tied to steady the derrick, boiler stacks, etc.

TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY/from page 49 Bridge An obstruction in the drill hole.

A bridge is usually formed by caving of the wall of the wellbore or by the intrusion of a large boulder.

Bug Blowers A large fan installed on a drilling rig to blow insects away from the work area.

Christmas Tree A term applied to the valves and fittings assembled at the top of a well to control the flow of the oil.

Circulate To cycle drilling fluid through drill pipe and wellbore while drilling operations are temporarily suspended. This is done to condition the drilling fluid and the wellbore before hoisting the drill pipe and to obtain cuttings from the bottom of the wellbore before drilling proceeds. Circulation of the drilling fluid while drilling is suspended is usually necessary to prevent drill pipe from becoming stuck.

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Conductor Pipe A short string of casing of large diameter used in marshy locations and under certain other conditions. Its principal function is to keep the top of the wellbore open and to provide a means of conveying the upflowing drilling fluid from the wellbore to the slush pit.

Coring The act of procuring a sample of the formation being drilled for geological information purposes. Coring is done by means of a core barrel. Conventional type of core barrel is put on the bottom of the drill pipe where the bit normally operates. As the cutter head of the core barrel penetrates the formations, a continuous sample of the formation is taken in the core barrel and later withdrawn with the drill pipe. The wire line core barrel is used in many areas because it permits coring to be done without withdrawing the drill pipe from the wellbore. Instead, a core barrel is dropped inside the drill pipe and automatically locks into coring position when it reaches the bottom of the wellbore.

Derrick Man The crew member whose workstation is in the derrick while the drill pipe is being hoisted or lowered into the hole.

He attaches the elevators to the stands of drill pipe while the pipe is being lowered into the hole and detaches the elevators while the pipe is being hoisted.

Other responsibilities frequently include conditioning the drilling fluid and maintenance of the slush pumps. He is usually next in line of authority under the driller.

Dog House A small house located on the rig floor or nearby and used as an “office” for the driller and as storage space for small items.

Dog Leg Term applied to a sharp change of direction in the wellbore; an “elbow” caused by such a change in direction.

Doodlebug A slang term for the seismograph that is used in prospecting for potential oilbearing geological structures. Also applied to various devices used in searching for petroleum deposits.

Dope A lubricant for the threads of oil field tubular goods.

Double A section of drill pipe casing or tubing consisting of two joints screwed together. Single is one joint. (See also Thribble and Fourble.)

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Photo 4. Middle row, sixth from left. This picture was taken after nine months drilling in India. This hands-on drilling experience turned out to be extremely important in my career as a drilling equipment design engineer. It was indeed a school of hard knocks!

TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY/from page 50 Driller The employee directly in charge of a drilling rig and crew. Operation of the drilling and hoisting equipment constitutes his or her main duties.

Dry Hole Somewhat loosely used in oil work, but in general, any well that does not produce oil or gas in commercial quantities. A dry hole may flow water, or gas, or may even yield some oil to the pump, but not in commercial quantities.

Dutchman The portion of a stud or screw that remains in place after the head has been twisted off in an effort to remove the entire stud or screw. Also used to refer to a tool joint pin broken off in the drill pipe box or drill-collar box. (Must refer to the Northern Dutch, a.k.a. “Cheeseheads.” The author is from Limburg in the southern part of Holland.)

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Fast Line The end of the drilling line that is affixed to the drum or reel. It is so called because it apparently travels with greater velocity than any other portion of the drilling line.

Fishing Operations on the rig for the purpose of retrieving from the wellbore sections of pipe, casing, or other items that may have inadvertently been dropped in the hole or that have been twisted off.

Floorman A member of the drilling crew whose workstation is on the derrick floor. On rotary drilling rigs, normally there are two floormen on each drilling crew.

Fourble A section of drill pipe, casing, or tubing consisting of four joints screwed together.

Hole A common term that usually refers to the wellbore. Mouse holes and rat holes

are shallow bores under the derrick in which the kelly joint and joints of drill pipe are temporarily suspended while making a connection. Rat hole also refers to a hole of reduced size in the bottom of the regular wellbore. Sometimes the driller “rat holes ahead” to facilitate the taking of a drill stem test when it appears that such tests will be desirable.

Jet Bit A modified form of either a drag bit or roller bit using the principle of the hydraulic jet to increase the drilling rate.

Key Seat In drilling a well, a channel or groove cut into the side of the hole, parallel to the axis of the hole. Key seating takes place as a result of the dragging action of pipe on a dog leg.

In machine work, a groove cut in a shaft or pulley bore parallel with the axis.

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CONVERSION CHART

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Photo 5. Research in the EDSI library by John L’Espoir in July 2002 for the June 2003 article on power transmission on rigs.

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Atmosphere Atmosphere Atmosphere Atmosphere Atmosphere Atmosphere Barrel (oil field) Bar Bar Bar Bar Bar Centimeter Cubic centimeter Cubic feet Cubic feet CFM Cubic feet Cubic feet Cubic feet Cubic meter Cubic meter Cubic meter Cubic meter/hour Cubic meter Drum Feet Feet Feet/minute Feet/minute Foot lbs Foot lbs Gallons, Imperial Gallons, U.S. Gallons, U.S. Gallons, U.S.

76.0 33.9 29.92 1.033 14.7 1.013 42 0.986 14.50 33.45 1.01 10.20 0.3937 0.061 1728 0.028 0.028 6.235 7.481 28.31 220.17 264.19 1000 2119 35.319 55 30.48 0.304 0.304 0.011 0.138 12 4542 3785 3.785 0.832

Centimeter of mercury Feet of water Inches of mercury kg/sq cm psi pounds/sq in Bar Gallon, U.S. Atmosphere psi Feet of water kg/cm 2 Meter of water Inch Cubic inch Cubic inch Cubic meter Cubic meter/minute Imperial gallons U.S. gallons Liter Imperial gallons U.S. gallons Liter Cubic feet/minute Cubic feet Gallon, U.S. Centimeter Meter Meter/minute Miles per hour kg meter Inch lbs Cubic centimeter Cubic centimeter Liter Gallons, Imperial

Gallons, U.S. Gallons, U.S. Gallons, U.S. Gallons, U.S. Horsepower Horsepower Inch Inch Inch Inch pounds Kilogram Kilogram Kilogram Kilogram-meter Kilogram/sq cm Kilogram/sq cm Kilogram/sq cm Kilogram/sq cm km/hr Kilowatt Liter Liter Liters/min Meter Meter Micron Miles-highway Miles (statute) Miles (nautical) Miles/hour Newton Newton meter Pounds psi psi

4 8 16 128 33000 0.745 2.54 0.0254 25.40 0.083 9.806 0.98 2.205 7.233 0.96 32.81 28.96 14.22 0.621 1.341 0.264 1.056 0.264 3.281 39.37 0.001 1.609 5280 6080 88.0 0.101 0.737 0.453 0.070 6.89

Quart Pint Cup Ounce Ft lbs/min Kilowatt Centimeter Meter Millimeter Foot lbs Newton deca Newton Pound Foot lbs Atmosphere Feet of water Inch of mercury psi Miles/hour Horsepower U.S. Gallon U.S. Quart U.S. Gallons/min Feet Inches Millimeter Kilometer Feet Feet Ft/min Kilogram Foot lbs Kilograms kg/cm 2 Kilo Pascal

TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY/from page 52 Knowledge Box A cupboard or desk in which the driller keeps the various records that pertain to the drilling operation.

Lease Hound A land man whose duty it is to procure leases on tracts of land for exploration and development of petroleum products.

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wellbore. The addition of this joint permits deepening of the wellbore to continue for the length of the joint added to the drill stem.

Making a Trip Consists of hoisting the drill pipe to the surface and returning it to the bottom of the wellbore. This is done for the purpose of changing bits, preparing to take a core, or for other reasons.

Monkey Board A platform on which the derrick man works during the time the crew is making a trip.

Nipple Chaser A material man whose duty it is to procure and deliver to the drilling rig the necessary tools and equipment to carry on the work.

Pig Iron Slang for any piece of oil field equipment made of iron or steel.

Rock Hound A geologist.

Roughneck A driller’s helper and general allaround worker on a drilling rig.

Stacking a Rig Storing a drilling rig upon completion of a job when the rig is to be withdrawn from operation for a period of time.

Stringing-Up The act of threading the drilling line through the sheaves of the traveling block and the crown block. One end of the line is secured to the hoisting drum and the other anchored to the derrick substructure.

Suitcase Sand A formation that has been found to be nonproductive of oil and gas. It is derived from the fact that operations are suspended and the crews pack their suitcases and move to another job.

Thribble A stand of drill pipe made up of three joints, each about 30 feet in length. This is equivalent to a fourble of four joints about 22 to 23 feet in length. Setting back fourbles of 30-foot joints requires a taller derrick than is normally used in rotary drilling.

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY/from page 54 Tool Pusher A foreman in charge of strings of drilling tools. The supervisor of drilling operations.

Torque A measure of the force or effort applied to a shaft, causing it to rotate.

On a rotary rig this is applied especially to the rotation of the drill stem.

Water Table The underground level at which water is found. This term is often used in connection with underground water supplies used for irrigation and industrial plants. The term is also used to designate the top of the drilling derrick which supports the crown block.

Wildcat A well in unproven territory. With present-day exploration methods and equipment, about one wildcat of every 10 drilled proves to be commercially productive.

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27 + 2.7 = 29.7°C Centrigrade to Fahrenheit 䡩 (Temp °C ⳯ 2) – 10% + 32 = _____ °F 䡩 Example 䡲 What is the temperature in °F for 45°C? 䡲 (45 ⳯ 2) = 90. 90 – 10% = 81.

81 + 32 = 113°F

Conclusion The writing of this series has been time-consuming, and lots of companies and individuals have contributed.

Enid Drill Systems is in touch with drilling contractors worldwide and with suppliers throughout the United States.

EDSI is also in touch with nearly all U.S. manufacturers of portable drilling equipment. In this conclusion, we find that only the drilling contractor can set a standard for his own fleet and drilling arena.

Response to the series has been fantastic with many, many comments from around the world.

If we can help any drilling contractor by phone or fax, please contact us.

There will be no charge. We remain at your service with our full EDSI staff.

We have written the “Transfer of Technology” series especially for the younger generation as an educational product.

Respectfully, John L’Espoir Please, be good to your rigs.

Lube often.

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Proper Sizing ow do we get started to properly size a used or new drilling rig?

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Max Diameter and Depth When we look for 2000-foot drilling jobs with an occasional 2500-foot hole, we must size the rig for 2500 feet drilling and not 2000 feet. A rig designed to drill 12¼-inch-diameter holes will not be able to do the 24-inch-diameter job. We must know the limits of the size rig to be purchased.

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Direct flush mud rotary Reverse water flow drilling Open hole direct flush air drilling Down the hole hammer drilling Reverse air flow drilling.

If direct flush mud rotary is selected, we can size the mud pump based on a minimum uphole velocity of 50 feet per minute using (D2 – d2) × 2 = gpm. D is the bit size in inches, d is the drill pipe size tube OD in inches.

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Once we select the drill pipe and pump gpm, then we can calculate the drill pipe and drill collar friction losses.

You may need to go to a larger size drill pipe to lower the required horsepower on the mud pump.

For example, pumping 400 gpm through a 2000-foot, 3½-inch IF drill string will create 500 psi of friction, while a 4½-inch IF pipe only creates 100 psi for the same flow. The difference of 400 psi at 400 gpm equals 93 hp on the pump that does not improve the drilling whatsoever. The key issue for mud rotary is the uphole velocity based on the pump’s gpm capacity.

Once the max dry string weight has been calculated including block, swivel, kelly, drill pipes, collars, subs, and bit, divide this weight by 3 and multiply this by 4. The result shows the minimum static hook load rating or hydraulic pullback capacity required on the mast.

Divide this hook load rating by the number of lines strung directly to the hoisting block and you will get the SLP, single line pull, required by the draw works. From this, the draw works manufacturer will determine the brake size and capacity as well as the drum clutch size. More horsepower turns into faster hoisting speeds.

Unit Mounting You must select from the beginning whether to choose a truck-mounted unit with a PTO drive, a trailer-mounted unit with a single or two compound engines, or a skid-mounted unit for operations in the swamp. Each will have its own set of limitations with regard to axle load, height, width, and weight.

In Conclusion What all this shows is that all components must be sized properly. The same approach to mud rotary drilling holds true for the other types of drilling. Pump sizes, drill pipe and collar friction loss charts, and formulas relating to horsepower are all part of the addendum in the book, Transfer of Technology.

You can actually evaluate a rig size by your own calculations and be informed before you go shopping. This book also includes a 12-page section of monthly maintenance charts to keep your equipment in good, reliable working order.

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Please provide a safe working environment both on the equipment as well as in your workshops and offices.

I hope that a lot of younger employees have a chance to learn from my lifelong experience. WWJ Waiver: The views expressed in this article are the author’s opinion and are based on the engineering education, skills, and experience gained in a lifelong industry commitment. No part of this article is intended to replace or supersede any information supplied by

others. The contents of this article may not be used for any type of legal action.

Dedication This series is dedicated to the education of John L’Espoir’s two grandsons, Ethan Daniel Atwood and Elliott John Atwood (right), who are each destined to become a drilling rig engineer.

Opposing points of view or questions?

Contact us at Enid Drill Systems (580) 234-5971, fax (580) 234-5980, john@eniddrill.com.

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By Alexandra Walsh

Creating an Employee Handbook Regardless of your company’s size, make sure you have a document spelling out its policies.

n employee handbook is the most important communication tool between a company and its employees.

A well-written handbook sets forth the company’s policies and expectations for its employees and describes what they can expect from the company. It can also provide a useful source of information to new staff, give clear advice to employees, and create a culture where issues are dealt with fairly and consistently. Businesses can also use employee handbooks to avoid litigation.

Federal and state laws and the growing number of cases of employeerelated litigation against management strongly suggest that a written statement of company policy is a business necessity for firms of any size.

The handbook should be written by an attorney and, as state laws vary, customized for each state in which the company employs workers. Another important consideration for any employee handbook is that it is kept current. Also, if a company has employees who are more comfortable using Spanish than English, it is a good practice to have available a Spanish translation of the handbook.

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Before You Begin In order to have an effective employee handbook, the employer should begin by taking the time to identify

It should be written in a clear, understandable manner.

Tone is also imporant. what is important to the business, both in keeping employees informed and happy, as well as accomplishing the business objectives of the company. One of the most important things to remember is that the handbook needs to reflect the way the company does business as well as the culture at the company.

The success of an employee handbook hinges on what is included and how policies are worded. It should be written in a clear, understandable manner. Tone is also imporant. Some of the most effective manuals are written from a positive perspective rather than focusing primarily on what employees should not be doing and the repercussions flowing from that.

It’s important to point out in the handbook that it is just that, a handbook, and not a contract or a guarantee of continued employement.The handbook should also make clear that it supersedes or replaces all previous policies and that the current policies are guidelines only and may be subject to change as the company deems appropriate and also necessary.

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While it varies from business to business, areas that an employee handbook usually addresses include: ●

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its mission and how the employee can contribute to future successes can help set the tone.

Non-disclosure agreements and conflict of interest statements. Although non-disclosure agreements are not legally required, having employees sign such agreements and conflict of interest statements helps to protect the company’s proprietary information.

Anti-discrimination policies. Employers must comply with the equal employment opportunity laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and worker’s compensation policies. The employee handbook should include a section about these laws and how employees are expected to comply.

Compensation. This section should clearly explain to employees that the company will make necessary deductions for federal and state taxes, as well as voluntary deductions for the company’s benefit programs. In addition, the company’s legal obligations should be outlined regarding overtime pay, pay schedules, performance reviews and salary increases, time keeping, breaks, and bonus compensation. If the company’s policy on career advancement is spelled out, the company’s executives and managers all need to buy into that policy in advance.

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Standards of conduct. Once company management has determined which issues regarding employee conduct in the workplace are important, these expectations should be outlined. The issues may range from dress code to ethics to alcohol and drug use to blogging and text messaging on company time.

General employment information.

The handbook should include an overview of employment policies covering employment eligibility, job classifications, employee referrals, employee records, job postings, probationary periods, termination and resignation procedures, transfers and relocation, and union information if applicable.

Safety and security. This section should describe company policy for creating a safe and secure workplace, including compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s laws that require employees to report all accidents, injuries, potential safety hazards, safety suggestions, and health and safety related issues to management. Safety policies should also include company policy regarding bad weather and hazardous community conditions.

Computers and technology.

Employee misuse of information technology can have serious consequences for a company. Therefore, the employee handbook should outline policies for appropriate computer and software use and steps employees should take to secure electronic information, especially any personally identifiable information collected from customers.

Media relations. It’s a good business practice to have a single point of contact for all media inquiries. The employee handbook should include a section that discusses how employees should handle calls from reporters or other media inquiries.

Employee benefits. The handbook should detail benefit programs and eligibility requirements, including all benefits that may be required by law such as disability insurance, worker’s

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compensation insurance, and COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act). The employee benefits section should also outline plans for health insurance options, retirement, employee assistance, tuition reimbursement, business travel, and any other fringe benefits provided to attract and retain employees, criteria for eligibility, and when employees can enroll in benefit programs.

Leave policies. The company’s leave policies should be carefully documented, especially those required by law. Family medical leave, jury duty, military leave, and time off for court cases and voting should all be documented to comply with state and local laws. In addition, policies for vacation, holiday, bereavement, and sick leave should be outlined.

Employee acknowledgement page.

In order to protect the company and verify that employees are aware the company abides by these laws and company policies, it is important to

include an acknowledgement page that the employee signs and returns.

Keeping Down Costs The cost of developing an employee handbook can be considerable, especially for small business employers.

A current trend to reduce cost is the use of an employee handbook template.

Most templates cover basic policies and can be edited. This allows the employer to do the majority of the work, leaving a draft document ready for review by an attorney. Once reviewed, it can be considered company policy and presented to employees. Recurring reviews by an attorney are recommended to verify that all policies are compliant with local and federal law. WWJ

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By Ron Slee

Labor Rates and You Your price determines how you are perceived in your market. ustomer surveys and focus groups have talked about your services for many years now. And we have covered some of the headlines in several of these columns over the past year.

Convenience. Consistency. Quality.

I would like to now focus on your price.

I remember having to take an important supplier out to dinner early in my career. It came time to order wine, and I didn’t know the ins and outs of pricing a good wine, so I did what most people do—I ordered according to the price.

I mean if it was a mid to high price, then it had to be good, right? Today, I enjoy looking over a wine list to see if I can find something at a low price by mistake.

Your customers do something similar to what I used to do. They ask you for your price. And like a good supplier, you tell them. I want to suggest that is not the right thing to do. But I say that with a reason.

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Making Peanut Butter My thinking is that your labor rate is currently the same as peanut butter. You take a highly skilled, expensive designer or inspector and put a peanut into a blender for him. Then you add another peanut for a laborer, another for a welder or fitter, another for a mechanic, and so on. Finally, you blend together Ron Slee is the founder of R.J. Slee & Associates in Rancho Mirage, California, a consulting firm that specializes in dealership operations.

He also operates Quest Learning Centers, which provides training services specializing in product support, and Insight (M&R) Institute, which operates “Dealer Twenty” Groups.

He can be reached at ron@rjslee.com.

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Your customer wants to know how much it will cost before you start the work.

So why don’t you give it to them? all these skills and variable pay rates and you arrive at your version of peanut butter—a single labor rate.

It’s pretty simple and many would say logical. My approach, though, is that you’re overpricing simple work and undervaluing highly skilled work. I know it is much easier for everyone to do it your way, but I think you should reconsider.

Why don’t we provide a fixed labor price on all work we do? Yes, I know all the reasons why you shouldn’t, but let’s focus on why you should. Your customer wants to know how much it will cost before you start the work. They have been clear on this in the surveys and focus groups. So why don’t you give it to them?

So you get a customer talking to you about a job. They want to know your price. You need to respond that you will have to take a moment and work out the proper price to charge them. After all, you don’t want to charge them too much.

I remember working on the development of a flat rate system with a major manufacturer years ago. The coding

structure on those systems is critical for it to be used, as is the development of standard times. Yet a problem we also discussed a lot related to what to tell customers when they asked for the hourly rate. We decided to respond with a question or else give the nontechnical labor rate. It worked for about 20 years.

Imagine that?

Selling Your Skills So let’s get to the establishment of the labor rate according to the asset that you truly are selling—the skills of your employees. And let’s use the tried and true methodology of a wage multiple.

So let’s review. You start with the wage of the employee—no benefits or anything else, just the wage. Then you determine the level of profitability that you need to support your service operations. That means you must identify the expense level that you can accept to maintain the facilities and your mobile fleet, the wages and benefits that you want to provide to your employees, and the training and tooling you provide.

This is everything that you need to spend to maintain the cutting-edge services that you are known for in your market.

To that, you add the profit level. So let’s say for instance that your expenses supporting service run at a rate of 40% of your service department sales and that you want to obtain a 25% contribution to the profit of the business. That means your gross profit has to be equal to 65%. Got it so far? Good.

If that is the end, then you can simply multiply the wage of the technician, the laborer, the inspector, or whoever by three and have the selling price. Sell the Twitter @WaterWellJournl

hour of labor for $60 with a wage of $20 and you have a gross profit of $400 or 66.67%. Pretty simple, isn’t it?

But we are missing something, aren’t we? Of course we are, we’re missing labor efficiency. You don’t operate at 100% labor efficiency, so you have to charge more than $60 to compensate for the time the crew spends on the job that you can’t recover in the invoice.

When work is done in the field, the customer can see the effort and the time involved in the job. It is when work is done in your shop that the questions start to arise. We’ve all looked at service invoices and said, “I could have done it in less time than that.” But there is another truth lurking out there that says, “The older we get . . . the better we were.”

We will deal with labor efficiency and standard times next month. But in the meantime make sure your price represents the skills and abilities that you offer your customers—and not just simple peanut butter. WWJ

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By Michelle Nichols

It’s All About Me—Not! Apart from great deals, do you know what customers want?

To be recognized and paid attention to. So don’t make the mistake of talking about yourself.

ow many of you have sent this sort of note to a customer: “I really enjoyed meeting you.

I think I can help solve the issues /problems and needs we discussed . . .

I look forward to speaking with you soon. Sincerely . . .”

Can you spot where the note goes astray? No? Well listen up, because it has a big problem. It’s written from the salesperson’s point of view, not your customer’s.

Yes, it’s a common selling error, but that doesn’t make it any the less regrettable. No matter how committed you may be to your client, a letter like the one above makes you sound like the worst kind of party bore—the sort who frames everything in terms of I, me, and we.

The truth is that customers don’t give a fig about what sales reps enjoy, think, or happen to be looking forward to. I have a “Happy Bunny” button from the Jim Benton Co. that says, “I know how you feel. I just don’t care.”

Brusque as that sounds, from the customer’s side of the desk, it’s true. They probably understand how you feel, but they aren’t being paid to care about sales reps’ feelings. For your customers, successful communication is all about their needs, their wants, and their wishes.

Jim Benton also makes a button that says, “It’s all about me. Deal with it.”

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Michelle Nichols is a professional sales speaker, trainer, and consultant based in Reno, Nevada. Her Savvy Selling Success Pack is available through NGWA. She can be reached toll-free at (877) 352-9684 or at michelle.nichols@savvyselling.com.

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For your customers, successful communication is all about their needs, their wants, and their wishes.

I don’t dare wear that one because I don’t want customers to think of me as an egotist. However, I keep it in my office because it reminds me that no matter how great I think I am, my company is, or my products are, from my client’s perspective, our conversations need to be all about them.

Consider the lovely holiday card I received last year from a great company.

“Our relationship with you brings smiles to our faces,” it read. That sentiment, while touching, was all about the sender, not the customer.

The first step in solving a problem is identifying it. That means you should start by going through last month’s outgoing e-mails and snail mail (you do keep copies, I hope) and objectively evaluating how “I-oriented” you are.

Results not pretty? Downright ugly, even? Well, we can’t change past mistakes, so don’t go beating yourself up with too much self-criticism. Just remind yourself that tomorrow is another day, perfect for turning over a new leaf.

Review and Rewrite A fellow professional salesperson recently ran into this reality. He had a great phone conversation with a prospective customer, and then mailed his brochure as requested. However, when he called to follow up, the customer hadn’t even bothered to read the literature.

My friend had every right to be frustrated, but was too much of a professional to show it. Instead, he reminded himself that selling is all about the customer’s needs, and he would have to bide his time and accept that until his potential client got around to considering his proposal, he wasn’t going to be a top priority.

If you’ve ever made the mistake of punctuating a letter to a client with too many first-person pronouns, relax, because you’re not alone. Every day, thousands of salespeople and organizations make the same blunder.

Opening Gambits To start writing from the customer’s perspective, here are two simple guidelines. Never begin the first sentence with “I”, and try for a 2-to-1 ratio of second-person pronouns (you, yourself) to first-person ones (I, myself, me, we).

Apply those rules and you’ll likely be a little tongue-tied at first—but stay with it and the skill will come. Like any other habit, the more you work at it, the easier it gets.

Here are some suggestions for your opening sentence. “Thank you for meeting with me . . . It was so kind of you . . . You really cracked me up when you said (bonus points for using “you” twice) . . . Who could have imagined that you . . .”

These are some of my personal favorites. But you will want to develop opening lines of your own, and the best way to do that is by sitting down and Twitter @WaterWellJournl

coming up with five sentences that match your individual selling style and personality.

Why is it so hard to keep references to yourself out of correspondence?

Blame Mother Nature. We were born to talk about ourselves, as all toddlers are eager to demonstrate with their endless repetitions of “I want this,” “I need that,” or the ever-popular “Gimme!”

Rare is the little one who cares about what anyone else wants or needs.

As we grow up, most of us are taught to speak to our workmates or loved ones using “I” statements, like “I don’t like the way you do this” or “I feel uncomfortable when you do that.” The simple truth is that we can get carried away making our “I” statements and, over time, all but stop thinking about “you.”

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You First, Less of Me I have recommended starting with written communications for the simple reason that it’s easier to spot and fix mistakes on paper. The work it takes to reorient your writing will naturally carry over into verbal selling techniques. But whether writing or talking, it’s vital that

you get used to thinking of the customer in terms of “you, you, you.”

No matter how you sell, if you want to do more of it, talk more about your customer and less about yourself. This world is getting busier, louder, and less personal. Like every other human on the

planet, customers long to have their ideas and opinions valued.

Remember, selling really is all about connecting—and to close more deals, you will need to communicate from the customer’s point of view.

Happy selling! WWJ

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July 14–15/ Empire State Water Well Drillers’ Association Summer Meeting/ Batavia, New York. PH: (315) 339-8960, Web: www.nywelldriller.org July 18–19/ Groundwater Systems: Managing the Resource/ Chicago, Illinois.

PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org, Web: www.ngwa.org July 27–29/ A Field Experience for Earth Science Teachers—Learn About Groundwater and Wells/ Flagstaff, Arizona.

PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org, Web: www.ngwa.org July 30–August 1/ South Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee/ Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Web: www.welldrillers.com/jubilee.php August 8–9/ Groundwater: Cities, Suburbs, and Growth Areas—Remedying the Past and Managing for the Future/ Los Angeles, California. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org, Web: www .ngwa.org August 21–27/ World Water Week/ Stockholm, Sweden. Web: www.world waterweek.org August 23–24/ Declining Groundwater Levels: Measuring, Monitoring, and Mitigation—An NGWA Virtual Conference Online/ PH: (800) 551-7379. Fax:

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Designation Celebration—Let’s Keep It Clean: Exploring a Collaborative Approach to Groundwater Protection/ Omaha, Nebraska. Web: www.ground water.org/pe/conference.html October 7/ Empire State Water Well Drillers’ Association Fall Meeting/ Mount Morris, New York. PH: (315) 339-8960, Web: www.nywelldriller.org

September 18/ World Water Monitoring Day/ Web: www.worldwatermonitoring day.org

October 7–8/ Oregon Ground Water Association Fall Convention/ Warm Springs, Oregon. PH: (503) 390-7080, Fax: (503) 390-7088, E-mail: nancy @ogwa.org

September 19–20/ Environmental Forensics/ Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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October 13/ 6th Annual Eastern South Dakota Water Conference: Water Management in Extreme Conditions/ Brookings, South Dakota. PH: (605) 688-4910

September 21/ Road Salt in Groundwater and Environmental Impacts Webinar Online/ PH: (800) 551-7379. Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice @ngwa.org, Web: www.ngwa.org

October 13–15/ Washington State Ground Water Association Convention/ Everett, Washington. Web: www.wsgwa.org/education.asp

September 26–27/ NGWA Focus Conference on Fractured Rock and Eastern Groundwater Regional Issues/ Burlington, Vermont. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice @ngwa.org, Web: www.ngwa.org October 4–6/ 2011 Groundwater Foundation National Conference and Groundwater Guardian and Green Sites

October 21/ 2011 South Carolina Ground Water Association Fall Meeting/ Columbia, South Carolina. PH: (803) 356-6809, Fax: (803) 356-6826, E-mail: scgwa@sc .rr.com, Web: www.scgwa.org November 3–5/ California Groundwater Association 2011 Annual Convention and Trade Show/ Reno, Nevada. PH: (707) 578-4408 November 8–9/ Indiana Ground Water Association 2011 Convention/ West Lafayette, Indiana. PH: (317) 889-2382 November 11/ 2011 Ohio Water Well Association Annual Convention and Trade Show/ Columbus, Ohio. PH: (937) 278-0308 November 29–December 2/ 2011 NGWA Ground Water Expo and Annual Meeting/ Las Vegas, Nevada. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org, Web: www.ngwa.org *Dates shown in red are National Ground Water Association events. *Dates shown with are events where the National Ground Water Research and Educational Foundation’s McEllhiney Lecture will be presented.

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PROMOTIONS Atlas Copco Construction & Mining announced two promotions for two of its employees.

Bill Warfield has been appointed to the position of business development manager of geotechnical drilling and exploration. In his new role, Warfield will Bill Warfield work with Atlas Copco sales staff as well as engineering firms

and contractors around the country to promote the entire geotechnical drilling and exploration product line.

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WDC Exploration & Wells, the largest privately owned drilling company in the United States, announced several personnel changes.

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NEWSMAKERS Brian Johnson has been promoted from field operations manager to sales manager in the Las Vegas, Nevada, office. Johnson has 19 years of experience in the drilling industry, including project management and field crew oversight.

Bob Nix, field operations manager in the Montclair, California, office, has moved to the Las Vegas office. Nix has 32 years of experience in the environmental drilling industry including a background in safety, program/project management, and daily crew oversight.

BUSINESS GROWTH Hydroflo Pumps USA Inc., a manufacturer of turbines, pumps, and specialty products and based in Fairview, Tennessee, unveiled its first international assembly facility in David, Panama, and another domestic assembly facility in Grand Island, Nebraska.

These plants will assemble and distribute Hydrofloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entire line of vertical and submersible turbines, including the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest Zero Lead Pump.

The announcement marks the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sixth and seventh facilities.

ISCO Industries, a Louisville, Kentucky-based pipe distributor and custom fabricator of piping products, has relocated its Australia facility to a new larger location near Brisbane, Australia.

The new facility is larger to accommodate the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to offer custom fabrication in Australia. ISCOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s custom fabrication capabilities include fabricated fittings, complex spool pieces, manholes, and more.

AWARD A.O. Smith Corp., a global manufacturer of residential and commercial water heating equipment, announced its Fabricantes Motores Electricos plant in Mexico earned the Lloyd B. Smith Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Safety Award, the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest form of safety recognition.

The award is given annually to the A.O. Smith facility that makes the most improvement in workplace safety.

CELEBRATION Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day Drilling Co. Inc. in Rosharon, Texas, is approaching its 100-year anniversary. The company was founded by

Pat Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day and has been constructing and servicing water wells since 1912.

Mike Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day retired in 2005, allowing son Patrick Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day and daughter Amy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day Matejek to follow in their familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s footsteps. With more than 20 employees and having drilled more than 12,000 wells to date, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day Drilling drills wells within 200 miles of Houston and services wells statewide.

NEWS ON THE WEB Franklin Electric, a global provider of complete water systems and fueling systems headquartered in Bluffton, Indiana, announced it created a new blog at http://franklininthefield.wordpress.com.

Mark Reeder, director of field marketing at Franklin Electric, shares his insights from the field in regular posts. Reeder characterizes his postings as a variety of tips for water system contractors to keep in their proverbial back pockets. Topics may be business or technical-related, but hopefully crisp and practical for the reader.

Heron Instruments, a company that specializes in groundwater monitoring equipment and located in Burlington, Ontario, announced the launch of its new Web site, www.heroninstruments .com. The Web site showcases its complete line of groundwater monitoring equipment from water level indicators to groundwater data loggers, along with tools and tips of the trade for anyone working in the water industry.

Do you have any news about your company or someone at your firm?

If so, send all the necessary information to: Mike Price, Water Well Journal, 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081. E-mail: mprice@ngwa.org.

Deadline is 15th of two months preceding publication (July 15 for September issue).

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In-Line Disposable Filters from Solinst Provide Convenience and Efficiency

Solinst supplies in-line disposable filters designed specifically for the preparation of groundwater samples for dissolved metals analysis and for filtering large volumes of turbid groundwater. Excellent for sampling in silty or particulate-laden groundwater, the high capacity filter gives 700 square centimeters of effective filtration area. They are an easy way to meet filtration requirements as they incorporate a 0.45 micrometer membrane into a disposable device. These filters are efficient by reducing the need for decontamination and multiple filter changes. They also assure rapid sample filtration. They are safe and convenient with no handling of the filter element, no hazardous residue on the filter housing, and are self contained and disposable. The filters attach to a variety of tubing, pumps, and other sampling devices. Each filter has a ½-

inch barb, reducing to a ¼-inch NPT inlet connector which fits ⅜-inch by ¼-inch or ⅝-inch by ½-inch tubing.

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J&K Tool Co. Inc. announces the release of its newest Kwik Klamp. The Kwik Klamp 3 is designed for holding 6-inch PVC or HDPE pipe and will also hold 5-inch pipe with an additional jaw set. Kwik Klamps are used by water well drillers, well servicemen, environ-

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AMS Publishes New 2011 Product Catalog

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Solinst Levelogger Junior Offers Options for Nonstop Water Level and Temperature Recording The Solinst Levelogger Junior provides a solution for continuous water level and temperature recording. It combines a datalogger, temperature sensor, pressure transducer, and a five-year battery in one compact ⅞-inch-diameter waterproof, stainless steel housing. The maintenance-free design features memory for 32,000 water level and temperature data points, accuracy of 0.1% FS

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Merrill’s CVMS200 Check Valve Is Both Corrosion Resistant and Lead Free

swith lifetime calibration, and a oneyear warranty. If greater accuracy, memory, sampling options or ranges are required, the Levelogger Gold has the functionality to suit your application.

The Levelogger Junior is user friendly with user-defined linear sampling, direct read or wire line deployment, and all the features of the Levelogger Software— including self-tests and firmware upgrade utility, simple barometric compensation with the aid of a Barologger, and real-time data viewing ideal for pump and slug tests.

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Exclusive to Merrill Manufacturing is the 2-inch female by male stainless steel CVMS200 check valve. The pipe size is 2 inches FIP by 2 inches MIP and features a no-spin poppet for demanding installations directly above the submersible pump.

The 304 stainless steel check valves are corrosion resistant, strong, and lead free.

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Franklin Electric Showcases Convertible VersaJet Pro

Taking versatility to a deeper level, Franklin Electric’s Convertible VersaJet Pro fits a variety of pressure and flow needs in both shallow and deep well applications. The new series features a

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Cast Coupling Releases FPC Coupling for Line Shaft Turbine Pumps

Cast Coupling LLC introduces the Frazier Precision Combination (FPC) coupling for line shaft turbine pumps, offering well water industry customers a fully modular combination cou-

pling solution. Manufactured in the United States, the Cast Coupling FPC couplings meet any line shaft pump application and are backed by more than 25 years of innovation, proven technology, manufacturing, and reliability. The comprehensive line of FPC couplings decrease assembly time, feature a hydrodynamically tested design to minimize friction losses or pressure drops, and offer interchangeable and replaceable bearing spiders for a variety of water lube bearings and oil tube bushings. The new couplings are fully customizable for any application. Among the key features, the couplings include new two-piece close tolerance design, maintain accuracy of an integrally cast hub, and are designed to allow the change of spiders while coupling remains on column pipe.

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Rod Base Water Well Screens from Delta Screens Give LongLasting Performance

Built with the latest technology and precision manufacturing, rod base water well screens from Delta Screens Inc. provide long-lasting performance for the water well industry.

Delta’s rod base water well screens are fully tested to meet or exceed the ISO 17824 standard for burst and collapse and engineered to withstand the rigorous working conditions of downhole operations. The screens are available in 304 or 316 stainless steel and diameters ranging from 1¼ inches to 20 inches. Delta is ISO 2001 compliant and provides complete quality assurance documentation, manufacturing traceability reports, and

Submit your NGWA award nominations today.

NGWA awards honor the best of the best and cover all sectors of the groundwater industry. Submit your nomination today in one or more of the following categories.

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NGWA Awards of Excellence

NGWA Divisional Awards

s Ross L . Oliver Award s M. King Hubbert Award s Robert Storm Interdivisional Cooperation Award s Technology Award s Honorary Member Award s Life Member Award s Safety Advocate Award s Equipment Design Award

s John Hem Award for Excellence in Science & Engineering s Keith E. Anderson Award s Manufacturers Division Special Recognition Award s Supplier of the Year Award

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For details on eligibility, past recipients, and NGWA award nomination forms, visit www.NGWA.org or call customer service at 800 551.7379 (614 898.7791 outside the United States). Forms must be received at NGWA headquarters on or before August 1, 2011 for this year’s awards.

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New Micro Pro Lateral Cutter Positions for Maximum Precision Using remote-inflated air bladders, the arm of the new Micro Pro lateral cutter positions itself remotely by creeping and climbing, clamps itself for precise cutting in vertical or horizontal orientation, and feeds the cutting head a full 4 inches.

Just 0.23-foot in diameter, the arm fits through small openings and its agile joystick-controlled articulation (400째 rotation and 90째 swivel) facilitates precision cutting, as well as maneuvering through 90째 bends in 4-inch lines. The Micro Pro lateral cutter, made available

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Envirosight company focused on the pipeline rehabilitation market, employs a powerful air motor to make cuts as far as 100 feet inside pipes 3 to 6 inches (or up to 10 inches as an option). An illuminated camera with digital monitor/recorder and combined water/air cleaning presents real-time cutting footage, and a pressure alarm warns against water entering.

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Radiodetection Announces Single-Frequency Pipe and Cable Locator Kit

Radiodetection, a global designer and developer of cable and pipe locators, announces the launch of a new utility locator and transmitter with novel features that are particularly suited for use in the modern water industry. Designed for ease of use, the combination of RD5000WL locator and RD5000WLT transmitter provide a single high frequency location kit which is well matched to the task of locating jointed

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pipes. These often pose a particular challenge due to isolative seals between sections, and plastic pipes with tracer wire.

Locating specific pipes and cables in large underground networks is becoming increasingly complex. To address this, Radiodetection has developed ClearTrack, a powerful digital signal processing engine that automatically rejects other signals from adjacent conductors, leading to more accurate location of a target pipe or cable. This feature helps to ensure that operators using the RD5000WL can confidently trace their target pipe or cable through increasingly congested underground utility networks.

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Become a Certified Vertical Closed Loop Driller.

Set yourself head and shoulders above the rest.

NGWA’s Certified Vertical Closed Loop Driller—CVCLD— designation demonstrates to your customers that you’ve taken that extra step to set yourself head and shoulders above the competition, protect groundwater, and obtain optimal system performance when it comes to the construction of closed loop well systems for ground source heat pump applications.

Prove your real-world knowledge, experience, skills, and competency by passing a 75-question multiple-choice exam. Call PSI LaserGrade, the administrator of NGWA’s certification exams, at 800 211.2754 (360 896.9111 outside the United States) to schedule your exam at any one of its more than 1,000 locations.

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For more information on the CVCLD, as well as other certifications offered through NGWA, visit www.NGWA.org or call NGWA customer service at 800 551.7379 or 614 898.7791.

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Rig Source Completes Mobile B58/Morooka MST-1500 Rebuild

Foremost DR-24HD Sold to Yellow Jacket Drilling Services in Phoenix

Diedrich D-50 track drill rigs, listed a variety of units for sale on Rig Source’s online equipment showroom, and had several Vacmaster rentals.

This Mobile B-58/Morooka combination is the second rebuild machine that Rig Source Inc. has completed for Geotechnology Inc., a professional engineering and environmental services corporation located in St. Louis, Missouri.

Geotechnology has been a customer of Rig Source since 2004 and over the years has purchased a new Diedrich D-50 track drill, drilling supplies, repair parts, and rented Geoprobe and Diedrich drill rig units.

Bleyhl Irrigation Purchases from Higgins Rig

Higgins Rig Co. sold this 2002 Pulstar P12,000 to Myles Andrews of Bleyhl Irrigation in Sunnyside, Washington. The rig is mounted on a 2002 Ford F-550 4 × 4. Higgins Rig is located in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

Eichelbergers Well Drilling Receives CME-75 Drill Remount from Rig Source Eichelbergers Well Drilling Inc., a provider of water and environmental well drilling, remediation, treatment, and pump services headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, received a CME-75 drill remount from Rig Source Inc. Eichelbergers has been a customer of Rig Source for the past six years and has purchased several 76/ July 2011 Water Well Journal

Higgins Rig Delivers Bucyrus Erie 60L to DN Stover

Higgins Rig Co. sold this Bucyrus Erie 60L to DN Stover Inc./Curtis Stover of Knox, Pennsylvania. The rig is mounted on a 1991 Mack.

The Foremost DR-24HD was sold earlier this year to Yellow Jacket Drilling Services in Phoenix, Arizona.

The DR-24HD features a heavy-duty gear-driven lower drive which generates two and a half times the torque of the standard DR-24. The DR-24HD is also configured with a heavy-duty mast to withstand the additional torque and larger hoist cylinders for increased pullback capabilities. The DR-24HD is most commonly used in deep, large diameter applications such as municipal/industrial wells and mine dewatering.

Diedrich D-120 Drill on IHI IC-70 Combination Delivered to Geologic Exploration

Schroder’s Well Drilling Buys 5T Smeal Pump from United Pipe & Supply

Rig Source Inc. congratulates Geologic Exploration Inc. on the delivery of its new Diedrich D-120 drill rig mounted on IHI IC-70 Crawler Carrier. Geologic is a full-service environmental and geotechnical drilling contractor located in Statesville, North Carolina. The company has been a client of Rig Source for the last six years, including rentals of Diedrich and Geoprobe units and listing some of their equipment for sale on the online equipment showroom.

Brian Schroder of Schroder’s Well Drilling in Goldendale, Washington, purchased this 5T Smeal pump hoist from United Pipe & Supply. Schroder had it mounted on a 2004 Ford F-550 6.0L diesel truck.

Just made a deal that you’d like to see in print? Mail photos and a brief description to Water Well Journal, Mike Price, 601 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081, or e-mail mprice@ngwa.org.

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Heck of a Weekend An older man walked into a jewelry store Friday evening with a beautiful, much younger gal at his side. He told the jeweler he was looking for a special ring for his girlfriend. The jeweler looked through his stock and brought out a $5000 ring.

The old man says, “No, I’d like to see something more special.”

At that statement, the jeweler went to his special stock and brought another ring to them. ”Here’s a stunning ring at only $40,000,” the jeweler says.

The woman’s eyes sparkled and her whole body trembled with excitement.

The old man seeing this says, “We’ll take it.”

The jeweler asked how payment would be made and the old man stated, “By check. I know you need to make sure my check is good, so you can call the bank Monday to verify the funds and I’ll pick the ring up Monday afternoon.”

On Monday morning, the jeweler angrily phoned the old man and says, “There’s no money in that account.”

“I know,” says the old man, “but let me tell you about my great weekend!”

Great Idea

A preacher was completing a temperance sermon and with great expression he says, “If I had all the beer in the world, I’d take it and throw it into the river.”

With even greater emphasis he says, “And if I had all the wine in the world, I’d take it and throw it into the river.”

And then finally he says, “And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I’d take it and throw it into the river.”

He sat down.

The song leader then stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, “For our closing song, let us sing hymn number 365: “Shall We Gather at the River.”

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A kindergarten teacher gave her class a “show and tell” assignment. Each student was instructed to bring in an object to share with the class that represented their religion.

The first student got up in front of the class and says, “My name is Benjamin and I am Jewish and this is a Star of David.”

The second student got up in front of the class and says, “My name is Mary.

I’m a Catholic and this is a rosary.”

The third student got in up front of the class and says, “My name is Tommy.

I am Methodist, and this is a casserole.”

Submit your funny on-the-job story or joke to tplumley@ngwa.org and receive a genuine Rattlin’ Papala fishing lure made for Water Well Journal readers.

GeoVISION Borehole Cameras WATER LEVEL METER TM

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Dual Scan micro camera for easy switching between down and side views All GeoVISIONTM systems come with excellent support, practical advice, and repair service.

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This newly designed Powers Well Sounder is a transistorized instrument built to easily and accurately test the static or standing water level in a well with the pump idle, drawdown with the pump running, and recovery with the pump off. Unit does not have to be laboriously held in one hand to lower and raise the cable in and out of the well as required by most open reel models. New features include Hot Foil Marking System with Cable Permanently Imprinted with a 4 digit sequential number, marked in 1 foot or 500 millimeter increments. On/Off toggle switch, audible beeper and test switch.

The unit is portable, self-contained, and trouble-free. Any length of twoconductor cable is available to 2000 feet maximum. Heavy-gauge metal case with high gloss enamel finish.

Inexpensive flexible brass beaded electrode. Prompt shipment from stock on all orders, including replacement parts and repairs. Assurance of quality and satisfaction guaranteed.

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75 Electric Motors EQUIPMENT WANTED: Electric motors wanted. Vertical hollow shaft pump motors. 20 to 500 hp good or bad, will pick up.

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80 Employment HELP WANTED: Looking for an experienced pump installer. Submersible, line shaft, and well rehab a must. Send resume to craig@thepumpcompany.net.

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125 Pump Hoists 2011 models S4,000 Pump Hoist, 8,000# cap., 35 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 5T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,245 S6,000 Pump Hoist, 16,000# 3L cap., 35 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 5T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . $16,445 S8,000 Pump Hoist, 22,000# 3L cap., 36 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 7T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . $20,845 S10,000 Pump Hoist, 30,000# 3L cap., 40 telescoping mast, 30 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 9T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . $28,545 S12,000 Pump Hoist, 48,000# 4L cap., 44 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 72 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 11T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,945 S15,000 Pump Hoist, 60,000# 4L cap, 48 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 72 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 13T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,645 S20,000 Pump Hoist, 80,000# 4L cap, 40 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 72 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 13T safety hook, hydro controls and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$53,845 S25,000 Pump Hoist, 100,000# 4L cap, 40 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 100 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 15T safety hook, hydro control and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$61,545 S30,000 Pump Hoist, 120,000# 4L cap, 40 telescoping mast, 6000# tail out line, 100 gal. oil tank, hydro pump, 15T safety hook, hydro control and variable speed engine control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$76,945

New Equipment in Stock S6,000, 35 , PTO, RC, PR, 2 spd., aux., blue and white, 11 bed, toolboxes, 2011 Dodge Ram 5500, 6.7L diesel, 6 spd., automatic, 4 4, white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,598 S30,000, 56 , PTO, BO, BC outriggers, cathead, 2 spd., sandreel, AB for SR, aux., oil

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M32 Jessen, RC, PR, SB w/1992 GMC Top Kick, 3116 Cat, 5 spd. . . . . . . . . . . $19,500 M33 Monitor, 1-PR, SB, 1995 Ford F-350, gas, 5 spd., 4 2, white . . . . . . . . . $18,900

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135 Rigs Weber Group LC Contact Kelly 480-229-0748

CP T- 650 WS Water Well Drilling Rig In great condition and ready to go to work.

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FOR SALE: 1990 Drilltech T25K2W – 840/350 air 400 rod 8 casing hammer w/10 bit, 6 Rockhog w/bit, 400 extra rod, bits, 3 hammers, 3 stabilizers, extra parts on Ford chassis 1990 LTN8000, all run great.

Unmounted 5T Smeal also available. $125,000. Call (732) 748-3888.

FOR SALE: 2000 Drilltech D25KW mounted on Sterling truck w/400 drill steel; 1997 Ford L9000, 225 Bobcat Miller welder. $225,000. Call (276) 596-0001 or (276) 596-0056.

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1998 Ford F-800 diesel. 88,333 miles.

Bucyrus Erie 20W pump rig with a 353 Detroit Diesel deck engine. Truck and rig in excellent working order.

The unit was rebuilt including the main shafts and clutches. Asking $30,000.

Tooling available at extra cost.

1985 Ford F-800 diesel. 193,000 miles. Bucyrus Erie pump rig with 353 Detroit Diesel deck engine. Truck and rig in working order. Rig rebuilt including main clutches and shafts. $30,000.

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160 Trucks 6, 30-Freightliner Trucks 6 60 Series Detroit, HT740, Allison Trans., Rockwell Axle, 68KGVW, 315/80 R22.5 Michelin, Low Miles SEMCO, Inc. Phone (800) 541-1562

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178 Water Treatment Kensington Village Community Water Treatment Plant Hyde Park, NY 12538 Decommissioning of Plant for Sale

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A.Y. McDonald Mfg. 1 7 (800) 292-2737 www.aymcdonald.com AMS/Art’s Mfg. 2 16 (800) 635-7330 www.ams-samplers.com Astec Underground 3 53 (800) 527-6020 www.astecunderground .com Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions 4 37 (800) 732-6762 www.atlas-copco.com Baroid IDP 5 43 (877) 379-7412 www.baroididp.com Better Water Industries 6 64 (507) 247-5929 www.betterwaterind.com Boshart Industries 7 13 (800) 561-3164 www.boshart.com CCV Engineering & Mfg. 8 47 (800) 671-0383 www.ariesccv.com

Carmeuse Industrial Sands 9 18 (800) 947-7263 www.carmeusena.com Centennial Plastics 10 44 (402) 462-2227 www.centennialplastics.com ClimateMaster 11 51 (800) 299-9747 www.climatemaster.com Cotey Chemical 12 63 (806) 747-2096 www.coteychemical.com Eno Scientific 13 39 (910) 778- 2660 www.enoscientific.com Flexcon 67 28 (781) 986-2424 www.flexconind.com Franklin Electric 14 68 (260) 824-2900 www.franklin-electric.com GEFCO/ King Oil Tools 15 66 (800) 759-7441 www.gefco.com

Geoprobe ® Systems 16 15 (800) 436-7762 17 69 www.geoprobe.com Geothermal Supply 18 18 (270) 786-3010 www.geothermalsupply.com Grundfos Pumps 19 73 (913) 227-3400 www.us.grundfos.com Gus Pech Mfg. 20 20 (800) 383-7324 www.guspech.com Heron Instruments 21 14 (800) 331-2032 www.heroninstruments.com Hoeptner Perfected Products 22 47 (408) 847-7615 www.freezeflow.com Hydroflo Pumps 23 26 www.hydroflopumps.com IPI Well Products 24 30 (406) 446-9940 www.inflatable-packers.com Indar Pumps 25 24 (954) 563-8437 www.indarpump.com

Jet-Lube 26 2 (800) 538-5823 (713) 678-4604 (fax) Johnson Screens 27 65 (651) 636-3900 www.johnsonscreen.com kwik-ZIP USA 28 31 (866) 629-7020 www.kwikzip.com Laibe/Versa-Drill 29 55 (317) 231-2250 www.laibecorp.com LAKOS 30 17 (800) 344-7205 www.lakos.com Lorentz Solar Water Pumps 31 OBC (888) 535-4788 (866) 593-0777 www.lorentz.de Marks Products 32 77 (800) 255-1353 www.geovision.org Merrill Mfg. 33 31 (712) 732-2760 www.merrillmfg.com

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MidWestern Drill 34 IFC (417) 624-2400 www.mwdrill.com Mobile Drill 35 45 (800) 766-3744 www.mobiledrill.net Mount Sopris Instruments 36 59 (303) 279-3211 www.mountsopris.com NGWA/Awards 37 72 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/Brown Bag Webinars 38 57 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/Certification 39 61 (800) 551-7379 40 75 www.ngwa.org NGWA/NGWREF 41 90 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/Ground Water Expo 42 12 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org

NGWA/Membership 43 89 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/Profit Mastery 44 74 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org NGWA/WellGuard 45 19 (800) 551-7379 www.ngwa.org North Houston Machine 46 13 (800) 364-6973 nhmi2@earthlink.net Pentair Water 47 1 (262) 728-5551 www.pentairwater.com Phase Technologies 48 67 (866) 250-7934 www.phasetechnologies.com Powers Electric Products 49 77 (559) 275-3030 www.powerselectric.com Pullmaster Winch 50 30 (604) 594-4444 www.pullmaster.com

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Sumoto 59 63 0444/490515 www.sumoto.com Tibban Mfg. 60 3 (760) 954-5655 www.tibban.com Unitra 61 IBC (281) 240-1500 www.unitrainc.com WILO USA 62 71 (403) 276-9456 www.wilo-na.com Windmill 702 63 61 (956) 717-2900 www.windmill702.com Woodford Mfg. 64 22 (719) 574-1101 www.woodfordmfg.com Wyo-Ben 65 91 (800) 548-7055 www.wyoben.com Zilmet 66 27 01139.049.88.40.662 www.zilmet.it

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Fogle Pump & Supply Inc. drills in northeast Washington at a site approximately 30 miles south of the Canadian border. Typical drilling jobs for the company located in Colville, Washington, are alpine settings of 2000 to 4000 feet in elevation, granite and shale holes, and an average well depth of 200 to 300 feet. Photo submitted by Dave Pehl of Fogle Pump & Supply

Jetting a well in the Texas plains. This job was completed by Straub Corp., which is located in Stanton, Texas. Photo submitted by Lana Straub of Straub Corp.

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