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Keeping Up in a World Zipping By
52 Water Well Personalities
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19 The Down and Dirty
By Mike Price
When it comes to the water well industry,
understanding OSHAs Focus Four hazards
is a must.
23 Avoiding Slips, Trips, and Falls
By Thomas G. Dolan
Its not as simple as it sounds.
27 Common Pump Problems
By Jennifer Strawn
Industry pump installers and suppliers weigh in
on what they see at job sites.
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34 Engineering Your Business by Ed Butts, PE, CPI
Pump Impellers: Part 3
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Keeping Up in a World Zipping By
Vickie Wiles
Shelby Fleck
On Schedule
Associate Editor Mike Price followed
up on the feature he wrote in the Novem-
ber 2009 WWJ issue, Serious About
Change, which focused on Ball State
University in Muncie, Indiana, convert-
ing its campus to what is expected to be
the nations largest ground source geo-
thermal heating and cooling system.
Ground broke on the multi-year proj-
ect on May 9, 2009 and calls for nearly
3600 boreholes distributed throughout
two separate fields as part of a closed-
loop system that will circulate water
through heat pump chillers and then
route it into two district loopsa hot
water loop and a cold water looprun-
ning throughout the 660-acre campus.
Price caught up with James W. Lowe,
PE, director of engineering and opera-
tions at Ball State.
Lowe oversees the
campus mainte-
nance, engineering,
construction, and
heat plant/chilled
water plant staff,
and provided an up-
date on the project.
The university
remains on schedule
for the start-up of phase one by the fall
of 2011. As of September 2010, the
1800 boreholes required for phase one
had been drilled.
Phase one includes several construc-
tion projects running concurrently:
The construction of District Energy
Station North will be complete by
June 2011. This project includes the
construction of the building that will
house the heat pump chillers and the
system pumps. All of the piping con-
necting the 1800 boreholes to the
heat pump chillers will enter this
building. The hot water and chilled
water distribution piping for the cam-
pus will originate from this building.
Two 2500-ton York heat pump
chillers arrived in November of 2010
and installation is nearly complete.
Building HVAC modification/inter-
faces needed to connect to the new
distribution system is under way.
Construction will be completed by
mid-summer 2011.
Installation of the new hot water
distribution system for phase one
is ongoing. Construction will be
completed by mid-summer 2011.
Ball State will begin work on phase
two of the project later this year. The
drilling of 600 of the boreholes required
for phase two will begin on the south
side of campus in late fall 2011.
To view the feature article on Ball
State, search Serious About Change
on www.ngwa.org. You will be directed
to the article in NGWAs database,
Ground Water On-Line.
M
UNCIE, IndianaUnder a gun metal sky in late Septem- ber, rain begins to slowly pick
up on the south drill site at Ball State
University, making already messy work
conditions even worse. It doesnt seem to matter though as
three drilling companies from Indiana
continue working on phase one of the
universitys ambitious plans to slash its
carbon emissions and overall long-term
energy cost. To be completed in the next
four years, Ball State is expected to
boast the nations largest ground source
geothermal heating and cooling system.
Ball States conversion to a geother-
mal-based heating and cooling system is
supported by a United States Depart-
ment of Energy study that suggests
widespread adoption of geothermal technology within the U.S. could translate into a savings of $38 billion by 2030. Ground broke on May 9 when U.S. Senator Richard Lugar from Indiana ceremoni- ally drilled the first borehole. The plan calls for nearly 4000 boreholes distributed throughout
two separate fields as part of a closed-loop system that will circulate
water through heat pump chillers and
then route it into two district loopsa
hot water loop and a cold water loop
running throughout the 660-acre campus.
The geothermal project is expected
to cost about $70 million and have the
ability to efficiently heat and cool more
than 45 buildings. It will replace Ball
States four coal-fired boilers that were
installed close to 70 years ago. This green initiative that Ball State
has boldly undertaken comes at a time
when this country is searching for new
ways to sustain itself. No coincidence then that minutes be-
fore I was taken on a tour of the south
drill site, the subject of sustainability
was raised, albeit in a roundabout way. Inside a conference room, James W.
Lowe, PE, director of engineering and
operations at Ball State who oversees
the campus maintenance, engineering,
construction, and heat plant/chilled
water plant staff, is discussing the geo-
thermal project, pointing at diagrams
Mike Price is the associate editor of Water Well Journal. He can be reached at mprice@ngwa.org.
SERIOUS
ABOUT CHANGE
SERIOUS
ABOUT CHANGE
Ball State University is undergoing a monumental transformation
by having the nations largest ground source geothermal
heating and cooling system installed on its campus.
By Mike Price
NGWA.org
Water Well Journal November 2009 23/
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YOUR FEEDBACK
Have Something to Say?
Do you want to comment on an article
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happening in the groundwater industry?
You can do so by sending your feedback
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Correction
In the article Well Cleaning and Rehab:
The Greener, More Environmentally
Friendly Way in the April 2011 issue of
Water Well Journal the contact infor-
mation for Aquifer Maintenance and
Performance Systems Inc. was incor-
rectly provided. More information about
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une marks National Safety Month and this issue of Water
Well Journal contains multiple articles dedicated to help-
ing you be safe at your job site, office, or anywhere your
profession takes you.
Associate Editor Mike Price writes about the Occupational
Safety and Health Administrations Focus Four hazards in
the cover story titled The Down and Dirty on page 19.
OSHAs inspectors work off these hazards
slips, trips, falls, electrocutions, struck-by, and
caught-in-betweenso understanding them is
key to prevent injuries, fatalities, and citations.
These hazards have been identified as the
leading causes of fatalities in the construction
industry. Price speaks with water well
contractors and a safety consultant about these
hazards, considered the greatest risk to the water well indus-
try, as well as covering the shift in how OSHAis enforcing its
standards. In an accompanying sidebar article Price highlights
Schneider Electric North America, which received the 2011
Green Cross for Safety Medal for its outstanding achievement
in workplace and off-the-job safety from the National Safety
Council.
Columnist Victor J. DAmato, CIH, CSP, covers an emerg-
ing concern in the latest installment of Safety Matters on page
30. In Naturally Occurring Asbestos, he points out the
minerals that comprise asbestos are harmless when locked up
in the earths crust, but when asbestos dust is released into the
atmosphere by mining, excavation, or construction, they be-
come dangerous and even deadly. He adds that it has been re-
ported in at least 35 states and is particularly prevalent along
the East Coast, the range of the Appalachian Mountains, and
in northern California. He then provides tips on controlling
exposures to naturally occurring asbestos and having a man-
agement plan for work sites.
Freelance writer Thomas G. Dolan also highlights the im-
portance of being safe on the job in Avoiding Slips, Trips,
and Falls on page 23. He points out it is not as easy as it
seems. Among the tips he passes on from industry profession-
als are accounting for the weather at job sites, taking extra pre-
cautions when setting up rigs and blocking in the work area,
ensuring you always have safe and easy access to your equip-
ment, and making sure you have a neat and orderly work site.
Making sure a water system will run
smoothly for years for homeowners is
addressed in an article by freelance writer
Jennifer Strawn. In Common Pump Prob-
lems on page 27, she talks with industry
installers and suppliers about what they see
when they encounter calls of Im out of
water. Among the categories Strawn covers
IN THIS ISSUE
Mike Price
Jennifer Strawn
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is improper system design or sizing, electrical problems,
check valve failure, and water quality issues. She also dis-
cusses the importance of continuing education for pump
installers.
Columnist Ed Butts, CPI, PE, provides the third install-
ment of a series on pump impellers in his latest Engineering
Your Business column. Starting on page 34, Pump Impellers:
Part 3 covers the various forces imposed on impellers during
operation. The primary forces are axial forces, or the forces
normal or parallel to the impeller eye, and radial forces, or
those forces that are exerted perpendicular to the impeller eye
and discharge. Butts states that it is important for system de-
signers to have a basic understanding of these and provides
details on how both function within pumping systems.
Price also profiles Tommy Gainey, the PGATour golf
professional who is sponsored by A. O. Smith
Corp., a global manufacturer of residential and
commercial water heating equipment, in this
months Water Well Personalities article titled
Living His Dream on page 52. Before mak-
ing golf his career, Gainey wrapped insulation
around hot water heaters for A. O. Smith at its
plant in McBee, South Carolina.
IN THIS ISSUE
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2011 NGWA
Ground Water Expo
and Annual Meeting
November 29December 2
Las Vegas, Nevada
Step Ahead
Educational offerings, an exhibit hall, networking
opportunities, and much more will be taking place
at this years leading groundwater industry event.
Stay tuned to www.NGWA.org/expo for updates.
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INDUSTRY NEWSLINE
Construction Employment
Grows in Some Metro Areas;
Gains May Not Last
Construction employment increased
in 138 out of 337 metropolitan areas
between March 2010 and March 2011,
decreased in 153, and stayed level in 46,
according to a new analysis of federal
employment data released on April 26
by the Associated General Contractors
of America. But association officials
said the industrys five-year employ-
ment slump is far from over and could
worsen as public construction winds
down.
Even with more metro areas adding
jobs than in any 12-month period since
November 2007, the fact is most areas
are far below previous construction em-
ployment peaks, says Ken Simonson,
the associations chief economist. With
federal stimulus, base realignment, and
Gulf Coast hurricane-protection projects
slated to end soon, many areas are at
serious risk of another downturn in con-
struction employment.
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas, again
added more construction jobs (9800
jobs, 10%) than any other metro area
during the past year while Bay City,
Michigan, added the highest percentage
(25%, 200 jobs). Other areas adding a
large number of jobs included Chicago-
Joliet-Naperville, Illinois (3900 jobs,
4%); Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills,
Michigan (2800 jobs, 10%); and north-
ern Virginia (2600 jobs, 4%). Large per-
centage gains also occurred in Flagstaff,
Arizona (24%, 400 jobs); Elkhart-
Goshen, Indiana (20%, 500 jobs);
and Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux,
Louisiana (18%, 900 jobs).
The largest job losses were in At-
lanta-Sandy Spring-Marietta, Georgia
(6800 jobs, 7%) and New York City
(6800 jobs, 6%), closely followed by
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale,
California (6600 jobs, 6%). Lewiston,
Idaho (38%, 500 jobs) lost the highest
percentage. Other areas experiencing
large percentage declines in construc-
tion employment included Steubenville,
OhioWeirton, West Virginia (26%,
500 jobs); Bend, Oregon (16%,
500 jobs); and Lafayette, Louisiana
(15%, 1000 jobs).
To view construction employment
figures by rank, visit www.agc.org/
galleries/news/Metro-Empl-201103
-Rank.pdf.
NGWA Member Gets Recognized
on NPR for Geothermal Drilling
Success
Michael Barlow, CWD/PI, president
of Michael Barlow Well Drilling Serv-
ices Inc. in Bel Air, Maryland, was
featured by National Public Radio on
March 30 for his companys geothermal
drilling success.
Barlow has been installing geother-
mal systems for 20 years, but he says a
30% federal tax credit is increasing the
popularity of the systems for families
with modest houses.
It used to be primarily the bigger
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homes. Now, i t s gotten down to where
i t s townhomes, smal l homes, he says
i n the NPR report. We ve done 1000-
square-f oot homes to 40,000- to 50,000-
square-f oot homes. Anybody can real l y
aff ord i t.
To read or l i sten to the f ul l story, vi si t
NPR s Web si te at www.npr.org/2011/
03/30/134602533/tapping-the-earth-for-
energy-savings-year-round.
EPA Awards Over $2.8 Million
to Oklahoma for Water
Improvement Projects
The U.S. Envi ronmental Protecti on
Agency has awarded the Okl ahoma
Off i ce of the Secretary of Envi ronment
more than $2.8 mi l l i on to support three
proj ects i n the state s Cl ean Water
Acti on Pl an. The f i rst proj ect wi l l i m-
pl ement best management practi ces
(BMPs) i n three pri ori ty watersheds
i n Okl ahoma. The second proj ect wi l l
reduce the i mpact of nonpoi nt source
pol l uti on i n Eucha Lake through the
establ i shment of f l oati ng wetl ands. The
thi rd proj ect wi l l create a vegetated wet-
l and i n the area where aquati c pl ants
grow throughout the l ake.
These BMPs are l and treatments that
prevent or mi ti gate runoff of nonpoi nt
source pol l utants f rom l and i nto water-
ways. The EPA works wi th states and
other partners to protect water f rom ex-
cessi ve pol l uti on and i denti f y pol l uti on
sources.
For more i nf ormati on, vi si t the EPA s
Web si te at www.epa.gov/region6/gandf/
index.htm.
Mid-Western Machinery Co.
Acquired by Bramko Specialty
Products
I n 2010, hydraul i c rotary dri l l manu-
f acturer Mi d-Western Machi nery Co.
I nc. experi enced f i nanci al di ff i cul ti es
stemmi ng f rom the economi c recessi on
pl agui ng the manuf acturi ng i ndustry.
Earl i er thi s year, Mi d-Western Ma-
chi nery was acqui red by Bramko Spe-
ci al ty Products LLC. The company i s
now operati ng under the name Mi d-
Western LLC. Al l manuf acturi ng
f uncti ons are now bei ng perf ormed i n
Bramko s manuf acturi ng and f abri cati on
f aci l i ty l ocated i n O Fal l on, Mi ssouri ,
j ust outsi de of St. Loui s.
The f ormer owner of Mi d-Western
Machi nery, Gregg Beechwood, sai d the
acqui si ti on woul d strengthen the com-
pany and posi ti on them to see produc-
ti on l evel s experi enced throughout the
past 20 years. Beechwood al so f el t
Bramko was a great f i t f or the f abri ca-
ti on of Mi d-Western s hydraul i c rotary
dri l l l i ne.
The now Mi d-Western LLC has been
manuf acturi ng dri l l i ng equi pment f or
more than 65 years. Mi d-Western off ers
a l i ne of hydraul i c rotary dri l l s that can
be converted to f i t j ust about any pi ece
of equi pment. They off er ri gs capabl e of
dri l l i ng up to 300 f eet, but l eave a smal l
f ootpri nt. They off er model s that can f i t
through the standard 36-i nch door f rame
al l the way to trai l er-mounted uni ts.
Mi d-Western s dri l l s can be used f or
many di ff erent types of dri l l i ng, i ncl ud-
i ng geothermal and envi ronmental
dri l l i ng.
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CertainTeed Contributes
to Energy Star Award
for Sustained Excellence
Certai nTeed Corp., through i ts parent
company Sai nt-Gobai n, shares top hon-
ors f or i ts contri buti ons to protecti ng the
envi ronment through energy eff i ci ency.
Fol l owi ng a two-year run as an
Energy Star Partner of the Year, the
company recei ved the 2011 Energy Star
Sustai ned Excel l ence Award, the hi ghest
l evel of recogni ti on f rom the U.S. Envi -
ronmental Protecti on Agency. Certai n-
Teed i s the f i rst and onl y f i bergl ass
i nsul ati on manuf acturer whose contri bu-
ti ons have been recogni zed through the
program.
At Certai nTeed, we f oster a hol i sti c
cul ture of envi ronmental responsi bi l i ty
i n every aspect of our operati ons, says
Peter Dachowski , presi dent and CEO.
Maxi mi zi ng energy eff i ci ency at
our f aci l i ti es i s a top pri ori ty and we
commend our empl oyees col l ecti ve
eff ort to hel p protect and preserve the
envi ronment.
Obama Administration Affirms
Comprehensive Commitment to
Clean Water
Recogni zi ng the i mportance of cl ean
water and heal thy watersheds to the
country s economy, envi ronment, and
communi ti es, Presi dent Barack Obama s
admi ni strati on rel eased a nati onal cl ean
water f ramework on Apri l 27 that show-
cases i ts comprehensi ve commi tment
to protecti ng the heal th of Ameri ca s
waters. The f ramework emphasi zes
the i mportance of partnershi ps and coor-
di nati on wi th states, l ocal communi ti es,
stakehol ders, and the publ i c to protect
publ i c heal th and water qual i ty, and pro-
mote the nati on s energy and economi c
securi ty.
For nearl y 40 years, the Cl ean Water
Act, al ong wi th other i mportant f ederal
measures, has been a cornerstone of the
EPA s eff ort to ensure Ameri cans have
cl ean and heal thy waters. The Obama
admi ni strati on s f ramework outl i nes a
seri es of acti ons under way and pl anned
across f ederal agenci es to assure the i n-
tegri ty of the waters Ameri cans rel y on
every day f or dri nki ng, swi mmi ng, and
f i shi ng, and that support f armi ng, recre-
ati on, touri sm, and economi c growth. I t
i ncl udes draf t f ederal gui dance to cl ari f y
whi ch waters are protected by the Cl ean
Water Act nati onwi de, partnershi ps and
programs to i mprove water qual i ty and
water eff i ci ency, and i ni ti ati ves to revi -
tal i ze communi ti es and economi es by
restori ng ri vers and cri ti cal watersheds.
To read more, vi si t www.whitehouse
.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/
clean-water.
Construction to Expand
Groundwater Replenishment
System Is Approved
The Orange County Water Di stri ct
board of di rectors i n Fountai n Val l ey,
Cal i f orni a, voted to move f orward wi th
the constructi on of the 30 mi l l i on gal l on
per day i ni ti al expansi on of the Ground-
water Repl eni shment System.
The overal l budget i s set at $156.2
mi l l i on and the proj ect wi l l create an ad-
di ti onal 31,000 acre-f eet per year of new
NEWS/continues on page 14
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The Groundwater Repl eni shment
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response to the f ederal mandate to de-
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The Groundwater Repl eni shment Sys-
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The Groundwater Repl eni shment
System, a j oi nt proj ect of the Orange
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I ndustry Water Award f or the year s
most outstandi ng i nternati onal water
proj ect.
EPA Updates Web Tool Providing
Clean Water Violations and
State Enforcement Responses
The U.S. Envi ronmental Protecti on
Agency rel eased updated data and a
mappi ng tool desi gned to hel p the pub-
l i c compare water qual i ty trends over
the l ast two years. The Web-based i nter-
acti ve map i ncl udes state dashboards
that provi de detai l ed i nf ormati on f or
each state, i ncl udi ng i nf ormati on on
f aci l i ti es that are vi ol ati ng the Cl ean
Water Act and the acti ons states are
taki ng to enf orce the l aw and protect
peopl e s heal th.
The publ i c can exami ne and compare
i nf ormati on on the i nspecti ons conducted
by both the EPA and the state i n thei r
regi on, vi ol ati ons and enf orcement ac-
ti ons i n thei r communi ti es over the past
two years, and the penal ti es l evi ed i n
response to vi ol ati ons.
I n 2009, the EPA announced the
Cl ean Water Act acti on pl an to i mprove
Cl ean Water Act permi tti ng, enf orce-
ment, i nf ormati on col l ecti on, and publ i c
access to compl i ance and moni tori ng i n-
f ormati on. The state dashboards are a
part of the acti on pl an and are desi gned
to provi de i nf ormati on on Cl ean Water
Act vi ol ators and the government s
response.
More i nf ormati on on i nteracti ve state
dashboards f or Cl ean Water Act vi ol a-
ti ons can be f ound at www.epa-echo.gov/
echo/ancr/us.
NEWS/frompage 13
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help others, visit www.NGWA.org or call 800 551.7379 (614 898.7791).
Thank you for
making a difference.
NGWA Seeks Nominations
for Awards of Excellence:
Who Inspires You?
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 nominat-
ing them to receive an NGWAAward of
Excellence.
NGWAannually recognizes individu-
als and companies with its Awards of
Excellence and Outstanding Ground
Water Project Awards. Award recipients
are chosen based on their contributions
of service, innovation, research, safety,
and projects of scientific and technolog-
ical importance affecting the growth and
well-being of the groundwater industry.
All NGWAmembers are eligible to
submit nominations. Please take a
moment to look through the list of
categories and award descriptions on
NGWAs Web site and nominate who
you think is most eligible. 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
NGWAAwards Program call NGWA
Assistant to the Executive Director
Rachel Jones at (800) 551-7379 or
(614) 898-7791, ext. 504, or e-mail
rjones@ngwa.org.
NGWREF Announces
Marvin F. Glotfelty, RG
as 2012 McEllhiney Lecturer
The National Ground Water Research
and Educational Foundation (NGWREF)
announced that Marvin F. Glotfelty, RG,
will be the 2012 McEllhiney Lecturer.
NGWREF is operated by the National
Ground Water Association as a 501(c)(3)
public foundation.
Glotfelty is the co-founder and prin-
cipal hydrogelogist with Clear Creek
Associates, a groundwater consulting
firm with offices in Arizona, California,
and Virginia. He is also a licensed well
driller in Arizona and has served as
the technical director of the Arizona
Water Well Association since 1990. His
McEllhiney presentation, Life-Cycle
Economic Analysis of Water Wells
Considerations for Design and Con-
struction, will show attendees how
seemingly more expensive initial water
well costs may actually pay for them-
selves in the early life of the well, in
addition to providing ongoing dividends
in value and economics for many subse-
quent years.
The current McEllhiney Lecturer is
Tom Christopherson, program manager
for Nebraskas Water Well Standards
and Contractors Licensing Program for
the Department of Health and Human
Services. The title of his lecture is The
Nebraska Grout Task Force Research:
Unexpected ResultsNew Solutions.
Alicensed water well drilling and
pump installation contractor, Christo-
phersons summer schedule includes
two June presentations and one at the
South Atlantic Jubilee on July 30 in
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
To see the complete schedule for
Christopherson or for more information
on the McEllhiney Lecture Series, visit
www.ngwa.org.
The McEllhiney Lecture Series in
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by a grant from Franklin Electric Co.
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Experience, Become a Certified
Vertical Closed Loop Driller
Advances in ground source heat
pump technology have emphasized
the need for a voluntary certification
designation for ground source heat
pump drillers, and NGWAis proud
to offer its newest designation, the
Certified Vertical Closed Loop Driller
(CVCLD).
This new designation reflects an
individual who has proven knowledge,
skills, and experience in the construc-
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By becoming a CVCLD, you will in-
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Exams for the CVCLD designation
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Share Your Input to Help
Develop NGWA Best
Suggested Practices
NGWAhas an ongoing need for vol-
unteers to participate in the formation of
new industry best suggested practices.
Participation includes limited review
of documents and participation in bi-
monthly online Live Meetings.
NGWAis currently looking for pro-
fessionals with expertise in the follow-
ing areas:
Perchlorate
Well and pump system operation
and maintenance.
Anyone who is interested in partici-
pating in these areas may contact
NGWAIndustry Practices Administrator
Jonathan Jenkins at jjenkins@ngwa.org,
or by phoning (800) 551-7379 or (614)
898-7791), ext. 511. Upon completion
of the best suggested practice, it will be
submitted to the NGWABoard of Direc-
tors for adoption and made available for
use in the industry.
Share Your Knowledge
on NGWAs The Well
An information exchange forum,
NGWAs The Well is designed to im-
prove communication among like-
minded members. It offers an online
means for exchanging ideas and allows
you to benefit from the experience,
knowledge, and wisdom of your peers.
The Well is where you can post your
latest groundwater industry challenge,
problem, question, or experience, and
learn from the responses shared by
others who have also subscribed to
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Sign up to join The Well today at
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THE LOG
NEWS FROM THE NATIONAL GROUND WATER ASSOCIATION
NGWA Offers Variety of
Products to Keep You Safe
at Job Site
An assortment of NGWAproducts
are available for you to make use of to
stay safe at the job site, including:
A30-minute DVDDrill Safe, Drill
Smartsold out during the 2010
NGWAGround Water Expo, and is
now available online in the NGWA
Bookstore. Produced in collaboration
with the video production company
Training Without Boredom, Drill
Safe, Drill Smart was produced in
an informative but fun fashion that
keeps those watching alert to the
important details. Suitable to the
drilling of both domestic water sup-
ply and environmental wells because
many of the same hazards apply, the
video is not just for new drill crew
employees, but also seasoned work-
ers who may need a refresher on safe
practices.
Drill Safe, Drill Smart covers the
most common causes of drill site ac-
cidents: slips, trips, and falls; materi-
als handling; chemicals; machine
guarding; and electrocution. In addi-
tion to the video, the DVD includes
printable documentsa job safety
analysis form, lighting guidelines, a
pre-trip inspection form, and a safety
assessment plan.
Detailed discussions on safety are
now easy to have with Safety Meet-
ings for the Groundwater Industry.
Aset of 52 sheets printed on two-
part carbonless paper, it is designed
to enable companies to have weekly
safety meetings on a different indus-
try-specific subject each week of the
year. Each sheet contains talking
points, areas to write down related
topics and employee recommenda-
tions, and employee and manager
signatures. Among the subjects are
safety from slips and falls, proper
blocking of drill and pump service
equipment, properly storing fiber
rope, and safety from falling objects.
NGWA Supervisors Safety Manual
is designed for use by owners of
drilling and pump installation firms,
and those who are responsible for
safe practice in those businesses. Re-
leased in December 2000, the manual
includes chapters on record keeping,
employee involvement, fleet safety,
and facility evaluations. A15-page
companion, the NGWA Safety Pro-
gram Manual, is sold separately.
To learn more or to purchase these
products, visit the NGWABookstore at
www.ngwa.org, or call (800) 551-7379
or (614) 898-7791.
Updated and Revised Lexicon of
Groundwater and Water Well
System Terms Is Now Available
from NGWA
Among the definitions of a lexicon is
a special vocabulary, and NGWAhas
created a lexicon that contains more
than 1900 terms of the groundwater
industry.
NGWAs Lexicon of Groundwater
and Water Well System Terms was
selected by a
task force of
industry pro-
fessionals and
contains terms
with the most
relevancy to
the various
groundwater
professions
and to the use,
protection, remediation, and manage-
ment of groundwater. While there are
often regional differences in the use of
some terms, the document is certainly
an ideal collection of the definitions that
relate to groundwater and professionals
who work with it.
To learn more or to purchase this
product, visit the NGWABookstore at
www.ngwa.org, or call (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 run-
ning for industry manufacturers and
suppliers at www.ngwa.org. With the on-
line 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 years 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
NGWADirector of Advertising
and Exhibit Sales Vickie Wiles at
vwiles@ngwa.org, or call (800) 551-
7379 (614 898-7791 outside the
United States), ext. 593.
WEB NOTES
FIND IT ON THE NGWA WEB SITE, NGWA.ORG
Stay Connected with NGWA
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I
ts no secret the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration is crack-
ing down harder than before when
enforcing compliance today. OSHA
issued 42,000 citations last year but is
on pace to reach 50,000 by the close of
2011.
The little guy is no longer immune
to being cited for a safety violation.
Not only are more citations being is-
sued, heftier fines come with it. What
used to be a $750 citation is now $3000.
Ashift in stricter compliance has cre-
ated smarter OSHAinspectors who may
take one citation and turn it into four,
tagging one citation onto each other.
Inspectors work off OSHAs Focus
Four hazards that have been identified
as the four leading causes of fatalities in
the construction industry:
1. slips, trips, and falls
2. electrocutions
3. struck-by
4. caught-in.
According to OSHA, 78%of all fatal-
ities are related to these hazards, while
85%of all citations and 90%of dollars
applied as fines are related to them.
These hazards, according to a safety
consultant in Hillsboro, Missouri, pose
the greatest risk to the water well indus-
try. Thus, this article will review the
four hazards in an attempt to help pre-
vent injuries, fatalities, and citations.
Slips, Trips, and Falls
The water well indus-
try is exposed to this
hazard more than other
industries due to surfaces
at job sites becoming
saturated with ground-
water, drill cuttings, and
other materials.
Maintaining an orderly job site
(housekeeping) is necessary to combat
slips and trips, which was a message pre-
sented to approximately 50 attendees at
the 2011 Missouri Water Well Associa-
tion annual meeting this past winter by
Scott Honer, president of Safety Consult-
ing Services LLC in Hillsboro, Missouri.
When you lift that rig up and start
cracking ground, make sure youre in
compliance. Thats all Im asking of
you, Honer remembers telling the
attendees.
Put the safety glasses on, put the
hard hats on, make sure the ground is
firm, make sure theres not a bunch of
trash laying all over the place and peo-
ple are busting their butts because the
inspector is not going to walk up and
address it. The inspector is going to
sit across the street and videotape you,
and it makes it really difficult for me to
argue a citation down.
Organizers of MWWAs annual meet-
ing wanted Honers overall message to
focus on being proactive when it comes
to OSHA, therefore alleviating the risk
of a citation that could raise insurance
rates.
I wanted to get a better mind-set put
out there that OSHAisnt trying to put
everyone out of business, Honer says,
but thats just the point theyve come
to right now is that theyre handing
out fines to get people to take them
seriously.
Electrocutions
For this hazard, its imperative that
the driller check with the local authority
and property owner before digging.
Its not always true what they say
about the markings when an authority
marks a location. I found that to be
wrong once before, says Gerald
Buechting, president of MWWAwho
co-owns Buechting Drilling Co. Inc.
with his wife, Jackie, in Imperial, Mis-
souri, so you still need to be careful
even if it says its marked here when
you get close to that area.
Obviously, too, watching your ca-
bles for fraying and so forth because
you are hoisting drill pipe every time
you add a drill pipe and there is a
danger of the cable.
When setting up the drill rig, com-
mon sense says know the correct dis-
tance from overhead power lines. Rigs
should be checked over thoroughly
OSHA/continues on page 20
When it comes to the water well industry, understanding OSHAs Focus Four hazards is a must.
The Down and Dirty The Down and Dirty
Mike Price is the associate
editor of Water Well Journal.
He can be reached at
mprice@ngwa.org.
By Mike Price
(COVER STORY)
Scott Honer
before use to make sure their electrical
grounding system is working. Poorly
maintained extension cords and defec-
tive power tools may seem trivial but
can pose a danger.
Honer cites an example where if
its raining at a job site, todays OSHA
inspector can have a field day with
citations.
Slips, trips, and falls because the
ground is wet. Electrical because of
lightning if the inspector wants to drag
it out. The inspector could even get you
on caught-in between or struck-by if
they found a guy in bad position.
Thats why Buechting and his small
staff discuss any potential dangers
before heading out to a job site.
Any job seems to be repetitious in
some respect, he says, but in essence
every job is just a little different.
I generally will have seen the location
before the guys go out or I even go out
with them and well talk about safety
concerns.
Tailgate talks on safety every morn-
ing are common in the water well indus-
try and are intended to address any and
all hazards like electrocutions.
Struck-By
Flying and falling objects are at the
forefront of this hazard.
OSHA is now realizing a rig could
come apart while its spinning at its
speed, Honer says, so drillers should
be wearing safety glasses and hard hats.
Just like meeting to talk about safety
concerns, wearing personal protective
equipment (PPE) should be second nature
for drillers due to the nature of the job.
Everyone needs to put safety first,
work as a team, look out for each other,
and take breaks, says Joe Neri, owner/
operator of All Star Drilling and Probing
in Laurence Harbor, New Jersey, who
sits on the National Ground Water Asso-
ciations Safety Subcommittee.
Hearing protection, although not
under the struck-by hazard category but
still PPE, has been receiving more atten-
tion recently from OSHA. Drill rigs are
loud, typically above 85 decibels, and
can cause permanent hearing damage to
workers close to them.
Even the inspectors are walking on
and walking off job sites and saying,
My gosh, my head is pounding!
Honer says.
In addition to PPE, proper training
for employees is the first thing that
comes to mind to Neri, who has more
than 25 years of drilling experience and
is the vice president of the New Jersey
Ground Water Association.
If they have the proper training,
Neri says, are they free of distractions
that particular day? This may sound
hard to do, but it really isnt. Some help-
ful ideas that I believe will help lower
the accident rates are to give employees
more frequent refreshers and have them
participate in the refresher classes, not
just sit there and listen.
Caught-In
Spacing issues are just one reason
drillers can get caught in bad positions.
Organizing the job site and ensuring
OSHA/from page 19
Schneider Electric in North America,
a global specialist in energy manage-
ment with brand names like Square D
and APC, has built a strong safety repu-
tation for itself.
The National Safety Council honored
the company with the 2011 Green Cross
for Safety Medal for its outstanding
achievement in workplace and off-the-
job safety.
Schneider Electric is also the first
Green Cross for Safety honoree to
likewise win NSCs Robert W. Campbell
Award, which recognizes organizations
that demonstrate world-class opera-
tional safety, environmental, and health
performance.
Based in Palatine, Illinois, with
26,000 employees in North America,
Schneider Electric set out to improve its
safety program and medical incident
rate after a change in leadership in the
early 2000s.
Our goal at that time was to get
to zero because we think every injury
can be prevented and one injury is too
many, says Rich Widdowson, vice presi-
dent of safety, real estate, and environ-
ment.
In 2010, Schneider Electrics injury
rate (similar to OSHAs
recordable injury rate)
was 0.9 compared to 3.6
in 2003. Industry aver-
ages were approximately
5.0 in 2003 and 3.5 in
2010.
Five key points make
up Schneider Electrics safety culture:
Safety is everyones responsibility.
All injuries and occupational illnesses
can be prevented; all exposures can
be safeguarded.
Management has a responsibility to
train all employees to work safely.
Working safely is a condition of
employment.
Preventing safety incidents and in-
juries contributes to business success.
Schneider Electric was moved to bet-
ter its safety record for its employees,
not for financial gains. Nevertheless, the
company has seen more than $10 mil-
lion a year in direct savings based on
500 injuries being prevented each year.
We didnt come up with a program
name or logo, Widdowson says. Its
part of who we are now as a culture.
Thats something that will outlive any
logo or any name.
We say safety is really part of our
DNA now. Its who we are. People like to
work here and part of the reason is we
care about our people and were going
to do everything we can to make sure
that they come to work and leave work
safely and are thinking safety at work
and at home.
Widdowson says communicating that
the company is serious about safety and
backing it up with actions was necessary
at the very outset of overhauling the
program.
Due to the results of the safety pro-
gram in North America, Schneider Elec-
tric is now incorporating these safety
practices and processes globally in all its
operations in more than 100 countries.
Were very proud to receive this
award and get the recognition, Wid-
dowson says. But really it comes down
to our people. It really makes you feel
good to work for a company that is seri-
ous about taking actions to improve
safety because they truly care about
their people.
Importance of Safety Culture Comes Naturally to Schneider Electric in North America
Rich Widdowson
equipment maintenance should be on
the to-do list.
While some call equipment on a job
site low-hanging fruit, it can either
cause a struck-by or caught-in hazard.
Improperly trained personnel can be
injured or killed by getting caught in
moving machinery.
Having a safety program in place
will help with training personnel. This
seems like a given, but according to
Buechting, many who were at the
MWWA annual meeting werent aware
of it.
Thats a big key right there, Honer
says. If you dont have a safety and
health program in place, OSHA asks,
How the heck are your employees
working safe if they do not know what
is expected of them?
There are a variety of resources, in-
cluding NGWA and the National Safety
Council, to lean on when devising a
safety and health program. NGWAs
Safety Subcommittee also develops edu-
cational materials on safety hazards and
standards for the groundwater industry.
One piece of wisdom Honer tried
to impart to those he spoke with when
it comes to OSHA is do everything
in their power to take care of their
employees and the company. WWJ
The following were the top 10 most
frequently cited standards in fiscal
year 2010:
1. Scaffolding, general requirements,
construction
2. Fall protection, construction
3. Hazard communication standard,
general industry
4. Ladders, construction
5. Respiratory protection, general
industry
6. Control of hazardous energy
(lockout/tagout), general industry
7. Electrical, wiring methods, compo-
nents and equipment, general
industry
8. Powered industrial trucks, general
industry
9. Electrical systems design, general
requirements, general industry
10. Machines, general requirements,
general industry.
Source: www.OSHA.gov
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P
reventing accidents that result
from slips, trips, and falls seems
like such elementary common
sense that it should scarcely bear any
mentioning.
Yet, overall construction fatalities are
nearly as high today as they have ever
been. There are reasons for this, but for-
tunately corrective measures that can be
taken too.
Water well drilling has its own
unique conditions that workers must be
aware of. As points out Richard Thron,
MGWC, president of Mantyla Well
Drilling Inc. in Lakeland, Minnesota,
one of the first ones that must be ac-
counted for is the weather conditions
workers will face at the job site.
Muddy rains can create hazards in
Florida as well as the Upper Midwest,
Thron says. In our area, winter poses
special problems. Taking pipes out of
the ground can be extremely hazardous
because warm water quickly freezes. We
take along 5-gallon mixtures of salt and
sand in the back of our service trucks.
Sprinkling this mixture in freezing or
other hazardous areas can do a lot to
prevent falls.
Thron adds that extra precautions
should be taken even when setting up
rigs and blockings in the work area.
They should be as stable as possi-
ble, he says. Use good timbers for
the working platforms for the drills or
individuals. Make sure any ladders are
secured so you dont have them slipping
out or falling over
In agreement is Steve Heist, a con-
struction specialist for the Washington
State Department of Labor & Industries,
which functions as the states OSHA
program. One of the first things he
pointed out was that slurry, which often
accompanies water well drilling, can
result in mounds of material that ends
up saturated with water, thus creating
potential hazards.
Heist adds that you should always
have easy, safe access to getting to the
SLIPS, TRIPS, FALLS/continues on page 24
Thomas G. Dolan is a freelance writer living in
the Pacific Northwest. He has written for sev-
eral national water and construction industry
publications.
Its not as simple as it sounds.
Avoiding Slips, Trips, and Falls
(Above photo) An organized and clean
job site is often a safe job site.
By Thomas G. Dolan
equipment. And if the equipment has
guard rails, regulations require they be
maintained as originally constructed.
If youre on a tower or piece of
equipment 10 feet or higher, you are
required to have fall equipment, Heist
says. Aworker recently fell off of a
crane that was less than 10 feet high and
still died. Falls, unfortunately, are often
serious and fatalities resulting from falls
are one of the leading causes of death in
construction.
One hazard that should never be an
issue, but often is according to Thron, is
a messy site.
Ive seen sites where its difficult
to even walk into or out of, he says.
You should keep your work area neat,
and not have tools and debris lying all
around. Use caution and common sense.
Keeping your work area orderly shows
you take pride in your work and projects
a positive image to your customers that
you are providing quality. Theyll be
happier and youll be safer. If youre
working in the middle of a desert with
no adverse weather conditions, but are
careless, youll still have accidents.
When asked why workplace acci-
dents continue to occur, even though the
causes are both well known and increas-
ingly covered by government regula-
tions, Thron is blunt in his opinion.
I think human beings are basically
lazy animals, he states. If they can
take a shortcut, they will. You have to
continually pound away at safety first,
in regular tailgate talks and other ways.
The recession has actually helped safety
a little for it has reduced workloads and
lessened the pressures on deadlines.
People are a little more relaxed, more
reflective, and have better insight. We
have to maintain this mind-set as the
economy rebounds.
Thron adds that a further motivation
for employers is lower insurance rates
for companies with good safety records.
Im in a pool with other well drill-
ers, and we recently got back more than
$7000 in our insurance rebate program,
he adds.
Increased cooperation between gov-
ernment and industry in terms of safety
measures is also a positive trend. Heist
says he believes his state of Washington
is ahead of the curve in this respect.
He indicates his states Department of
Labor & Industries got together all of
the various stakeholders involved with
cranes to fashion regulations both mean-
ingful and workable.
The result has been a greater appre-
ciation between government and indus-
try, more cooperation, and greater
safety, Heist says.
He cites some statistics that prove his
point. Labor & Industries started col-
lecting data concerning work-related
fatalities and initiating countermeasures
in 1998. There were 62 work-related
deaths in that first year. The number
dropped to seven in 2009 and six in
2010.
But that is still six too many, Heist
points out.
Still, the improvement is definitely
there. Among the reasons why is a re-
structuring of rules through an advisory
council, which brings in involvement
from industry.
We are listening more, trying to find
out what real working conditions are
like, and taking them into account,
Heist says.
Labor & Industries has created a
Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).
Some of the features of the VPP, which
motivate employers to increase their
safety efforts as well as provide various
incentives and recognitions to their em-
ployees for safety efforts, are as follows.
When a company attains VPP status,
everyone benefits because:
Employers lower their costs
Employees come home safely after
work
Labor and management work to-
gether cooperatively
Industries have a best practices
model
Communities recognize leadership in
safety and health.
Special benefits accrue to employers
for having a VPP work site, which:
Lets companies establish a positive
working relationship with Labor &
Industries Division of Occupational
Safety and Health
Helps firms avoid surprise workplace
inspections
Gives companies access to Labor &
Industries extensive safety and
health resources
Creates confidence that businesses
are in compliance with safety and
health regulations
Lets companies display the nation-
ally recognized VPP flag at work
sites.
Were trying to recognize compa-
nies that have excellent safety records,
Heist says.
That is definitely worth mentioning.
WWJ
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T
hey say an ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure, and when
it comes to designing a water
system it certainly rings true.
For pumps in particular, good-quality
materials, a correctly sized pump, and
the right tank can be the difference be-
tween a pump lasting 20 years or one
working for just five. And now more
than ever, homeowners expect the
system to last and they want to see it
repaired rather than replaced.
But it can be difficult to find and fix
the problem when the homeowners
dont know if the pump is working or
if theres even water in the well. They
only know theyre out of water.
We have a routine we go through
any time we approach a system, says
Larry LaChance, MGWC, CPG, of
Adirondack Pump & Well Service in
Ballston Lake, New York. Before you
do anything else, you have to find out
what works on the system.
He checks to see if the pumps work-
ing and checks to see if theres water in
the bowl. Based on what he sees, its eas-
ier to determine what kind of problem
hes dealing with. Although hes never
sure what to expect when he arrives on-
site, there are definitely some issues that
are more common than others.
Amix of water well contractors,
pump installers, and suppliers weighed
Industry pump installers
and suppliers weigh in
on what they see
at job sites.
By Jennifer Strawn
Common Pump
Problems
PUMP PROBLEMS/continues on page 28
Jennifer Strawn was the associate editor of
Water Well Journal from 2004
to 2007. She is currently in
the internal communications
department at Nationwide
Insurance in Columbus, Ohio.
She can be reached at strawnj2
@gmail.com.
in on the most common pump problems
they see on the job. Here are their top
four.
1. Improper system design
or pump sizing
Homeowners who take the do-it-
yourself approach are by far the most
common cause of improper system de-
sign or pump sizing, LaChance says.
Ive probably seen almost any home
brew water system you can imagine,
LaChance jokes. I love taking the new
guys out on jobs because theyre almost
guaranteed to go home with a good
story to tell.
One of the worst, he says, was when
a homeowner decided to not only re-
place the pump and tank himself with
products from the nearest big box store,
but also replumb the entire house using
garden hoses.
The water was so acidic that it just
ate right through the hoses, LaChance
remembers. It was leaking everywhere.
More commonly, says Dan Milan
of Milan Supply Co. in Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan, the tank is undersized for
the flow of the system. Hard economic
times often means contractors are forced
to compete on price and, due to market
conditions, putting in the bare operating
minimum.
But that can drive up the long-term
system cycle costs, he says. The pump
cycles too quickly when an undersized
tank is installed. Frequent starts in-
creases operational costs, deteriorates
pump relays and pressure switches while
increasing motor winding temperatures.
Anumber of peoplewhen pre-
sented with the features and benefits
decide to upgrade for premium systems
(larger tank), Milan says. Give them a
choice, not just a price.
In do-it-yourself water systems,
LaChance says tanks can be too large
for the pump on occasion. In a shallow
or low-yield well, this can cause the
well to pump dry before the tank is full.
The pump can continue to run dry until
it damages itself.
Charlie Waller, CPI, of Uvalde Pump
Service in Uvalde, Texas, says some-
times the system was designed properly
when it was put in, but now doesnt
meet the homeowners needs.
An older couple might have put in
the well, and they didnt need to use
much water. Then a younger couple will
move in, have a few kids, and like to
water their lawn, Waller says. And
suddenly, the pump and tank dont fit
their usage.
Although its usually as simple as
replacing the parts of the system that
arent working, LaChance admits some-
times its necessary and more cost effec-
tive to pull the whole thing apart and
start from scratch.
In designing a good water system,
Milan suggests you really look at
the specific details, adjust for special
needs, and size the installation for those
conditions.
Look at how much, how far, how
high, when, and why, he says. And in
that review, you take a look at possible
applications of the current technologies
such as variable frequency drives and
pump control valves.
2. Electrical problems
Nearly 60% of pumps Milan sees
have some electrical problemusually
due to an on-site condition.
Well get new and used pumps back
to bench test both hydraulically and elec-
trically, Milan says. Theres a percent-
age of time that theres nothing wrong
with the pump. Testing gives the installer
either confidence in the product or direc-
tion to look for trouble at the job site.
To find electrical problems on-site,
LaChance starts at the pressure switch
to see if theres voltage on the line ter-
minals and then checks across the points
to see if power is getting past the pres-
sure switch and getting to the pump. If
the voltage isnt right, he pulls the cir-
cuit breaker and does a resistance check
from line to line and line to ground to
check the integrity of the circuit.
All of this is pretty quick and easy,
and its a good place to start, LaChance
says.
If the power supply looks like its
correct, the next step is to put an amme-
ter on the motor leads to see if its
pulling a proper current.
Usually by this time you have some
kind of handle on what the problem is,
he says.
Common causes of electrical prob-
lems on-site include low or high volt-
age, broken wires, skinned cable, or
even damage to electrical components
caused by operating conditions.
Aging wires are a common cause,
Waller says. Newer high-end wire last
much longer than cheap wire.
Waller says well conditions can also
cause wire damage. In limestone forma-
tions with uncased wells, for example,
if you dont have the proper torque ar-
restors or guards, the wire hits the sides
of the casing during startup or shutdown
and wears out.
LaChance adds that crooked well-
bores are a big cause in his area too.
Torque arrestors, guards, and tape for
in-well use are used.
Storms can also cause electrical
problems in pumps, says Sam Tyler,
CPI, of Tyler Well & Pump in Carver,
Massachusetts.
Submersible pumps are always sub-
ject to lightning strikes, he says. The
well takes on a lightning strike and it
burns out the motor.
3. Check valve failure
Malfunctioning check valves are an-
other common cause of problems. The
check valves can get stuck in the open
position or wont open at all, Tyler says.
When a check valve down the hole or
at the top of the pump goes out, it can
cause air in the line or short cycling of
the pump, Waller adds. When a broken
check valve is suspected, he pulls the
plug out of the top of the discharge tank
to see if there is water in there. If its
holding water, then you know the check
valve is holding.
Sometimes we have more than one
check valve down the hole. If you have
a deep set, for example, we try to put a
check valve every 150 to 200 feet on the
drop, Waller says. So if the waters
standing, that means the last check
valve or more than one check valve is
holding.
When you turn on the pump the
water should come out immediately,
he says. If it takes the water a while to
flow, if the water goes back to its own
water level, and the pump is starting up
under a no-load situation, it means there
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ter monitoring should also be conducted
to make sure asbestos dust is not drift-
ing to neighbors. The employer can take
a sample upwind and downwind from
the drilling site for analysis.
Asbestos Management Plan
On any construction site, an em-
ployer needs to designate a competent
person who can recognize the hazards
present on site, including asbestos. The
designated person must have the knowl-
edge and skills to reduce the hazard (in
this case understanding and complying
with the asbestos standard) and the
authority to implement the hazard con-
trols. This person should be designated
in the asbestos management plan.
The standard that must be complied
with is the Occupational Safety and
Health Administrations asbestos
standard for the construction industry
(29 CFR 1926.1101).
This requires employers to assess
exposures and implement controls that
are appropriate for those exposures.
To assess employee exposures, per-
sonal breathing zone air sampling is
conducted. Appendix Aof the OSHA
standard specifies how these samples
are collected and analyzed. The samples
Victor J. DAmato, a certified industrial
hygienist and certified safety professional, is
the director of Atrium Environmental Health
and Safety Services in Reston, Virginia.
What Asbestos Can Do
All asbestos minerals are elongated
crystals. Some varieties are needle-like.
When dust-size particles are inhaled,
the crystals penetrate into the lung tis-
sue by piercing the walls of the alveoli.
Once the particles penetrate the lung
tissue, they stay in the lungs perma-
nently. There is no way to remove them.
Eventually these crystals will cause a
scarring of the lungs, called asbestosis,
or cause a cancer of the lining of the
lung, called mesothelioma. Both of
these diseases are currently incurable
and both are terminal. Mesothelioma is
almost exclusively linked to exposure to
asbestos dust.
By Victor J. DAmato, CIH, CSP
Naturally Occurring Asbestos
U.S. EPAs first public health emergency can put drillers at risk.
An employer needs to designate
a competent person who can
recognize the hazards present
on site, including asbestos.
are sent to an accredited laboratory for
analysis. The results will typically deter-
mine what controls have to go into place
and measure how effective those con-
trols are.
Workers should use personal protec-
tive equipment consistent with likely
exposure, and those exposures should be
recorded to document that the controls
are effective. Documentation is impor-
tant because it is required to be com-
pliant with the OSHAstandard and be-
cause certain airborne concentrations
will trigger specific elements of the
standard, such as training and medical
monitoring.
OSHAdoes not have any training
requirements that specifically relate to
naturally occurring asbestos and water
well drilling, but there is an OSHA
instruction (CPL 2-2.63) that specifies
wetting, or using water to control dust,
is a sufficient engineering control to
manage asbestos dust. Minimum train-
ing would require an awareness of the
hazards associated with asbestos, the en-
gineering controls required by the site,
and two hours of hands-on training in
good work practices. Training records
must be maintained at least until train-
ing is no longer needed or the employee
has been through a refresher course.
Also, the work area needs to be
posted with a warning if airborne expo-
sures exceed permissible exposure lim-
its for asbestos, which is 0.1 fiber per
cubic centimeter of air averaged over an
eight-hour day. OSHAalso requires the
area be posted if exposures exceed 1.0
fiber per cubic centimeter over a 30-
minute period, or the OSHAexcursion
limit.
Personal Protective Equipment
There are usually categories of
exposure that determine what personal
protective equipment is appropriate.
Here in Fairfax County, there are four
categories.
It is typically recommended that
drillers begin work in Category 3 PPE
triggered if clothing might come into
contact with naturally occurring as-
bestos, but no airborne exposure is
anticipated. For this level of exposure,
Tyvek or other disposable clothing is re-
Additional Information
The U.S. Geological Survey has an
ongoing project to map the locations of
historical asbestos mines, former asbes-
tos exploration prospects, and natural
asbestos occurrences. To locate natu-
rally occurring asbestos areas in a
specific part of the country, begin by
consulting the USGS reports below and
then contacting a state geologist.
U.S. Geological Survey
Eastern United States
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2005/1189
Central United States
Rocky Mountain States
Southwestern United States
California Geological Survey
Asbestos Reports, Maps, and Guidelines
for Geologic Investigations:
www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/minerals/
hazardous_minerals/asbestos/Pages/
Index.aspx
SAFETY/continues on page 32
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s Chemical exposure
s Machine guarding
s Electrocution
s And everything in
between . . .
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quired, including rubber boots.
In Category 4, where rock drilling or hammering raises the
risk of airborne exposure, or if there is documented airborne
exposure from these activities, a full-face or half-face nega-
tive air-purifying respirator equipped with P100 filter car-
tridges should be used. In Category 4, everything should be
washed down and cleaned before leaving the site and portable
showers should be available for the workers.
If a respirator is required, so is a written respirator protec-
tion program that should include medical surveillance. Em-
ployees who have to wear respirators must have a physical
exam that includes having a medical history taken, pulmonary
function testing, and possibly a chest X-ray. Medical records
must be retained for the term of employment plus 30 years.
The respirator protection program should also designate a pro-
gram administrator who is responsible for training employees
in how to wear the respirator and its limitations, as well as
testing the respirator to make certain it fits properly.
The asbestos management plan is important for compliance
reasons, but also because you dont want to expose your
highly skilled workers to hazards. Such a plan documents
your commitment to the safety of your employees. If imple-
mented properly, this plan protects you from compliance
violations and future claims.
Its the right thing to do. WWJ
First EPA Public Health Emergency
What put naturally occurring asbestos on the public and
the government radars was a series of investigative articles
in 1999 documenting extensive deaths and illnesses that
resulted from exposure to vermiculite contaminated with
asbestos generated from a mine owned by W.R. Grace in
Libby, Montana.
Federal investigators subsequently found that air sam-
ples from the area had high levels of fibrous tremolite as-
bestos, which is suspected to have caused asbestos-related
ailments among former mine employees, their family mem-
bers, and other town residents. More than 274 deaths in
the Libby area are suspected to have been caused by asbes-
tos-related diseases, and 17% of the residents who took
part in a screening study were found to have lung abnor-
malities, which may be related to exposure to asbestos.
The U.S. EPA has been overseeing the removal of
asbestos-contaminated soils and other suspect materials in
and near Libby since May 2000, and has spent $120 million
in Superfund money on cleanup. In 2008, the EPA and the
Department of Health and Human Services launched an $8
million investigation into the effects of asbestos exposure
on the people of Libby. In 2009, the EPA declared its first
public health emergency covering the town of Libby and
nearby Troy, Montana.
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I
began to realize as I was develop-
ing Part 3 of this series on the
many aspects of the impeller that
I could not adequately outline all of
the basic concepts of this topic in only
three parts. Therefore, I will expand this
series to four articles.
I will discuss this month the elements
of the various forces imposed on im-
pellers during operation and conclude
the series next month with an explana-
tion of the impact on an impeller from
speed and diameter changes, the appli-
cation of the affinity laws, the effects
of staging, and a few tricks of the trade
used to increase the performance and
efficiency of impellers.
Typical Forces on Impellers
The principal forces on impellers are
primarily exerted during operation when
the impeller or group of impellers is
turning within the volute at the design
speed. Although other forces, such as
pressure or head, can be imposed on
the interior and exterior surfaces of
impellers, these forces are generally
imposed equally to all of the surfaces
of the impeller during a static or non-
operating state.
The primary forces exerted on im-
pellers during operation are axial forces
(the forces normal or parallel to the
impeller eye) and radial forces (those
forces that are exerted perpendicular to
the impeller eye like suction). The appli-
cation of these two common forces for a
typical end-suction centrifugal pump is
shown in Figure 1.
Although each of these applied
forces is generally provided for by the
pump manufacturer in the original de-
sign of the pumping unit, it is important
for system designers to have a basic
understanding of the forces nonetheless.
Axial Force
The axial force, also known as thrust,
on an impeller is the sum of the unbal-
anced forces acting on the impeller in
the axial direction, or parallel to the
pump shaft. Although the maximum
axial force is typically applied only to
one side of the impeller, it can reverse
direction or even alternate should a
change in the pumps operating condi-
tions occur.
Axial forces are the result of one or
more of the following conditions:
pressure distribution at the mechani-
cal seal or packing leakage zone
pressure distribution within the leak-
age zone of the hub
pressure difference at opposite ends
of the shaft
momentum of the incoming or out-
going fluid flow
pressure distribution at the hub in the
fluid passages (between vanes)
pressure difference between both
sides of the vanes (in the axial
direction).
Depending on the origin of the
source, each of these forces is further
defined as mechanical or fluid-induced.
Mechanical forces are those resulting
from a mechanical influence, such as
rotor imbalance or vibrations. Fluid-
By Ed Butts, PE, CPI
Pump Impellers: Part 3
Detailing the most fundamentaland importantelement of centrifugal pumps.
Figure 1.
Ed 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 engineer-
ing and business management. He can be
reached at epbpe@juno.com.
induced forces result due to the direct
influence from the working fluid.
Most axial forces imposed in a
horizontal centrifugal pump are fluid-
induced forces. Axial forces also act in
vertical turbine and submersible pumps.
However, in these cases it is usually re-
ferred to as downthrust or upthrust with
the combined effect of hydraulic and
mechanical forces due to the weight of
the rotating impeller stack and drive
shaft. This will be covered in greater
detail later.
As seen in Figure 1, the application
of axial thrust on a rotating impeller is
generally unbalanced, with the resulting
value dependent on the lower pressure
region within the suction eye versus
the higher pressure resulting from the
impeller discharge exerted on the outer
surfaces of the impeller. To prevent lat-
eral movement of the rotating assembly,
this force differential is typically resis-
ted in a single thrust bearing or multiple
thrust bearings if the load is too high for
a single bearing to withstand. The thrust
bearing is usually located in either
the pump frame or the driver (electric
motor, for example).
In many high head or capacity end-
suction centrifugal pumps, the differ-
ential of axial forces between the dis-
charge and suction components of the
impeller can cause high loading and pre-
mature failure of the thrust bearing. In
these cases remediation methods, such
as a hydraulic balance line as shown in
Figure 2, are often used to provide a
path for circulating water from the
higher pressure region of the impeller
discharge back to the suction port. In
addition to lowering the axial forces, a
hydraulic balance line also offers inher-
ent advantages for installations with
sandy or silty conditions, as these con-
taminants are continuously flushed out
of the packing or mechanical seal zone
to avoid abrasive wear on the running
surfaces of the seal/packing and the
shaft sleeve.
Another method commonly used to
reduce axial thrust loads on high head
centrifugal pumps is through the drilling
of small bypass holes through the im-
peller, providing a path of recirculating
fluid between the suction eye and the
higher pressure region of pressure be-
hind the impeller. This method should
be used with extreme care, as decreased
efficiency and performance is often a
penalty paid for this fix.
Afinal method involves the installa-
tion of wear rings on the back side and
front side of the impeller, shown in
Figure 1 as a rear and front wear ring.
Should a system designer wish to pro-
vide an installation with reduced axial
thrust, use of a double-suction pump
may also be considered. Although not
an automatic solution, a double-suction
pump properly configured and installed
provides an alternative to the typical
single-suction centrifugal pump for
applications with projected high axial
force loads and may be a valid consider-
ation for installations using existing
drivers with limited thrust bearing
capacities.
Figure 2.
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Radial Force
In addition to the axial forces within
an operating pump, most centrifugal
pumps also work with a component of
radial force, or thrust, which is also
shown in Figure 1 as a force exerting
perpendicular to the shaft and acting on
the periphery of the impeller from the
discharge water impacting the volute.
Radial forces that exist around the edge
of a single impeller are proportional to
the pumps total head (in feet), the im-
peller diameter, and the vane width of
the impeller. For those interested in such
things, the following formula is used to
determine the radial thrust in a volute
style of pump:
T = (Kq Kt D2 B2 H SG)
2.31
where:
T = hydraulic radial thrust load, in
pounds of force
Kq = empirical capacity factor =
Q = observed gallons per minute during
the test
Qn = gallons per minute at the BEP
(best efficiency point of the pump)
Kt = empirical radial thrust factor
(ranges from .30.35)
D2 = outer diameter of impeller, in
inches
B2 = width of impeller opening at D2,
in inches*
H = developed head at BEP, in feet
SG = specific gravity of liquid (1.0 for
water)
2.31 = conversion factor used to convert
1 psi to 1 foot of head
*The value for B2 is obtained from the
manufacturer for the specific unit.
Radial forces are typically more
of a concern for high head and high
speed volute type centrifugal pumps,
especially those with large diameter
impellers, and are not generally as much
of a concern with vertical turbine or
submersible pumps due to the difference
of design and construction between the
respective units.
As shown in Figure 3, an impeller
within a volute type of centrifugal pump
is surrounded by a volute with unequal
distances around the periphery between
the edge of the impeller and the volute
casing. This differential of space results
in differing values of radial forces as
well, while the diffuser type of pump is
encircled with a bowl and diffuser pro-
viding a relatively uniform spacing
between the impeller discharge and the
diffuser, resulting in a more uniform
value of the radial force surrounding the
impeller.
Unbalanced radial force usually re-
sults in increased shaft deflection, which
in turn can lead to premature seal or
packing failure, bearing and wear ring
damage and failure, and premature
motor bearing failure for those units
with direct driven electric motors.
In extreme cases, prolonged operation
with extreme unbalanced radial forces
can result in shaft breakage.
In response to the problems associ-
ated with radial forces on high head vo-
lute pumps, many manufacturers have
developed a modified volute pattern,
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Figure 3.
Figure 5. Thrust components for VTPs.
Figure 4.
Q
2
Q
2
n
2
Table 1.
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called a double volute, as shown in Fig-
ure 4. Adouble volute style of pumps
includes an added internal discharge
vane to a standard volute pump, thus
providing a reasonably uniform distance
between the impeller periphery and the
volute around the impellers entire cir-
cumference. This added feature greatly
lowers the unbalanced radial forces
within the pump and extends the life of
all rotating components.
Forces on Deep Well Pumps
As previously outlined, radial forces
on diffuser pumps, such as vertical tur-
bine or submersible pumps, are typically
balanced due to the uniform construc-
tion features of the diffuser encircling
the impeller. However, the force of pri-
mary concern with this class of pumps
is the axial force, mostly referred to as
downthrust or upthrust in this class of
pumps.
As shown in Figure 5, impeller
downthrust is due to the unbalanced dis-
charge pressure or head across the eye
of the impeller. Countering this load is
an upward force that is developed pri-
marily due to the change of direction of
the liquid passing through the impeller.
The effect of these two forces results
in the impeller thrust. Every deep well
pump manufacturer now has published
values of the maximum end-play, or
lateral movement value for each bowl
assembly they build. This value repre-
sents the maximum internal movement
of the group of impellers allowed within
the bowl assembly from the top to the
bottom of the assembly.
Most deep well pump manufacturers
have also developed another value for
each individual bowl assembly, referred
to as the K value of the developed
thrust for each foot of pump head. The
K value is multiplied by the design
total dynamic head (TDH) of the spe-
cific installation to find the hydraulic
thrust in pounds.
Depending on the manufacturer, vari-
ous charts or nomographs are then refer-
enced to find the total shaft elongation
of the installation based on the hydraulic
thrust, the shaft size, and the setting
depthas the sum of all of these factors
creates the total thrust on the unit. In no
case can the total shaft elongation ex-
ceed the maximum end-play for the
selected bowl assembly, as this result
would most likely cause the lower
shroud of the impellers to contact the
bowl assembly during operation, caus-
ing a rapid failure. Here is an example:
Total dynamic head = 250 feet
Pump K factor = 4.0
(from pump data sheet)
Setting depth = 300 feet
Shaft size = 1 inch
Maximum bowl end-play = .250 inch
(from pump data sheet)
Total hydraulic thrust = 4.0 250 feet
TDH = 1000 pounds.
Referring to Table 1, 1000 pounds of
hydraulic thrust at 1 inch line shaft =
.053 inch of elongation per hundred feet
of shaft 3.00 (300 feet of shaft) = .159
inch of total shaft elongation < .250 inch
maximum allowed.
The combined value of the hydraulic
thrust combined with the weight of the
line shaft and all impellers is the total
thrust that must be handled by the thrust
bearing in the driver, be it an electric
motor, gear drive, or other device.
Electric motors have various ratings
of thrust capacity for their thrust bear-
ings, usually starting at a low value of
a few thousand pounds of thrust up to
more than 20,000 pounds of thrust.
Submersible pump units must carry
all thrust values from the thrust bearing,
usually located within and at the bottom
of the motor. Although the hydraulic
thrust value is usually similar or even
higher to that found in vertical turbine
pumps, the total thrust is generally
much lower as the submersible motor
does not need to handle any long length
of external line shaft weight.
Please note that this is a simplistic
explanation of this topic. For installa-
tions greater than 300 feet, the relative
shaft elongation must be calculated,
which is the shaft elongation as opposed
to the column, or drop pipe elongation,
a more precise engineering value.
Next month in Part 4, I will conclude
this series with a discussion of the affin-
ity laws and various methods to improve
impeller efficiency and performance.
Until then, work safe and smart.WWJ
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contractor classroom, getting started, troubleshooting pumps, rehabilitation,
business basics, and tricks of the trade. Visit NGWAs online bookstore at
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I
f you are already a contractor, you
will know the market conditions and
what type of drill to buy.
If you are just now wanting to be-
come a drilling contractor (you noted
that all drillers in your area are driving
new pickups and operating new equip-
ment), you must take the time to study
the market. Ask yourself, what types of
holes are being drilled?
Make a list of the major parts of the
program:
1. Depth and diameter of holes
2. Type of formation top to bottom
3. Area conditions where holes
will be located
4. Special contract conditions;
are licenses required?
5. Purpose of hole; type of drilling
6. Casing program
7. Job wrap-up requirements.
Depth and Diameter
These are quite critical. Look into the
future and try to determine the maxi-
mum depth to which this drill may be
used. The hole diameter will determine
the size of drill pipe and collars and bit
size.
Always try to use as large a drill pipe
as possible, resulting in low pump pres-
sure and high uphole velocity for either
mud or air. Alarge diameter through the
tool joints may allow you to drill with a
centrifugal pump in lieu of a duplex pis-
ton pump. Advantages of a centrifugal
pump are light weight, long life, and
easy maintenance at a reasonable cost.
Look around and see what type
of pump is used in your drilling area.
Once you determine what size string
you plan to use, calculate the maximum
dry weight of the string. This weight
will determine the hook load capacity of
the mast. The dry string weight should
not exceed 75% of the hook load capac-
ity of the mast. The reserve 25% will be
the reserve pullback capacity in an air or
foam drilled hole. In a mud hole, this
automatically increases by 13% due to
buoyancy, creating a one-third reserve
on back pull. Divide the hook load by
the number of lines strung to the travel-
ing block and you get the single line
pull requirement of the draw works.
With a spec on the mast and draw
works, the class of the rig is usually
selected.
Type of Formation
From alluvial to hard rock: If your
area has all of this, it may be wise to
purchase two rigs, one for mud and one
for air drilling. Combination rigs will
always hamper the efficiency of the
secondary function.
Amud rotary uses rotary speeds from
60 to 150 rpm with a large opening
through the swivel. An air rig typically
has from 10 to 60 rpm and only a small
diameter through a special swivel with
high temperature seals. Aholdback/pull-
down system is a must on an air drill,
whereas a mud rig can get by with just
adding a few drill collars.
Try to find out as much as you can
from the county or state divisions of the
U.S. Geological Survey office. Also, ob-
tain copies of existing well logs for your
own interpretation.
John LEspoir 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 Nether-
lands 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.
Writing Specs for a New Rig
This is no time to pretend or lie to yourself. Know your full drilling and casing program before you start to write.
By John LEspoir
Figure 1. Driller George is pleased with his rig, designed to fit the Canfield drilling
program. It was a cool day here in Colorado when drilling direct circulation with a
hydrostat-powered centrifugal pump.
Area Conditions
The most important question is, can
you get to it and get back out? One of
the Ewbank rigs was stuck on location
for a couple of years and had to be cut
into three pieces to be removed.
The unit mounting for the rig is an
important selection. There are many
options available, including:
Conventional truck
All-wheel-drive truck
ATV or buggy with flotation tires
Track mounting
Tracks with flotation tanks
Barge or sled mounting
Trailer mounting
Pallet type mounting.
Many a conventional truck will over-
load the PTO (power take off) when try-
ing to leave a muddy drill site. The rear
axles sink as the jacks are pulled up.
Jumping the clutch to frog out of a
hole are terms commonly heard just be-
fore a phone call to the manufacturer to
get a new PTO lower shaft. The answer
to the parts departments question
When do you need this? is always
Right now!
An all-wheel-drive unit may have
pulled out of this mess. Carefully select
TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY/continues on page 42
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Figure 2. Raymer Drilling from Michi-
gan can switch and select from (a) di-
rect drilling 10-inch diameter to 3500
feet, or (b) reverse drilling 36-inch di-
ameter to 1500 feet by switching the
drill stem. The Ewbank M-100-RD was
custom-built for a drilling contractor
who knew his program. Specs were
written by the late Gerry Neubecker,
and his knowledge pays off today for
his sons and future generations.
Figure 3. The M-51 rig is palletized and mounted on top of a swamp vehicle con-
sisting of two pontoons with tracks. It will float and the tracks will power and
steer the unit. A sling is connected to the pipe sled carrying 2000 feet of drill pipe
and collars, and this assembly will float as well. The unit was custom-designed to
drill in the swamps of South America.
Figure 4. This 1973 ATV (all-terrain vehicle) got a new air-cooled 128 hp diesel
engine to increase its performance. The rig became all-hydraulic. Currently operat-
ing in Mississippi and drilling with flight augers, hollow stem augers, and doing
some direct mud rotary as well. After seven years in the pasture, it is performing
once again.
the unit mounting and consider a pallet-
type rig that can be easily transferred to
a truck, trailer, barge, or swamp vehicle.
Consider climate conditionsmaximum
temperatures will dictate extra cooling
or heating for hydraulics and other com-
ponents. Keep personnel where they can
still perform all functions comfortably.
Special Contract Conditions
Read all contract conditions and
especially the fine print. If you are not
sure that you understand it, spend some
money with your lawyer. Some things
to look for:
Is the contract tied to a specific time
frame?
What about any environmental
conditions?
What about noise and limited operat-
ing times?
What happens when you lose the
hole due to equipment malfunctions?
Are you and all your rig employees
required to sign a secrecy contract?
What happens to those visitors who
are injured on your job site?
Purpose of the Hole
and the Type of Drilling
Lets take a look at the various types
of drilling the author is aware of:
1. Mud rotary direct circulation
2. Air rotary direct circulation
3. Mud reverse circulation
Airlift reverse
Vacuum type
4. Air reverse dual wall pipe
5. Concorde reverse drilling
6. Tubex or Odex drilling
7. Dual rotary drilling (table plus top
drive)
8. Conventional or wire line core
drilling
9. Flight auger drilling
10. Hollow stem auger drilling
11. Cable tool drilling
12. Bucket-type drilling
13. Directional drilling
14. Horizontal drilling.
Likewise, the purpose of a borehole
can be just as varied:
1. Water supply, oil, or gas
2. Water table lowering for mines
3. Exploration for minerals
4. Pump sewer down into caves
5. Miner rescue operations
6. Heat pump energy wells
7. Blastholes to blow up formations
8. Soil type investigation
9. Soil contamination investigation
10. Construction anchor bolt holes.
The typical purpose of a borehole
will determine the type of drill to be
used. Combining a number of different
applications will make the drill larger,
heavier, and of course, more expensive.
The one drill that can do it all could
be designed by EDSI and we estimate
that it would take 22 trucks and about
$12 million USD. (Make sure to send
that purchase order number to John!)
Casing Program
Steel or PVC, stepped diameter cas-
ing, or same diameter top to bottom.
Type of screen, gravel pack, bottom
hole, and top hole design. All of these
must be evaluated by the contractor to
determine specs for his new drill.
Pulling your rig forward and tipping
the mast back to set that larger casing is
not recommended. Operating rear jacks
to pull stuck casing loose is also not
recommended. Make sure the mast has
internal space for the casing plus the
casing clamp, grippers, sling, etc.
Record the capacities of lifting items
and calculate the dry weight of the cas-
ing string. This can easily exceed the
drill string. Remember to limit this to
75% of the mast hook load.
At times, a driller may have to
float the casing in. Lets take a look at
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Table 1
Rig Engineering Chart
Surface Hole Diameter in Depth ft
Surface Casing Size lbs/ft Weight lbs
Production Hole Diameter in Depth ft
Production Casing Size lbs/ft Weight lbs
Drill Collars OD-ID lbs/ft Weight lbs
Drill Pipe Size Weight lbs/ft
Tool Joint OD-ID in Thread
Surf. Equip-Kelly/Swivel/Block/Subs Total Weight lbs
Max String Weight lbs Max Casing Weight lbs
Mud Rotary
Pump Capacity psi gpm
Actual Performance SPM Piston Size in Actual gpm
Calculated Backpressure Friction Loss psi
Uphole Velocity Surface Hole fpm Production Hole fpm
Inside Surface Casing fpm
Air Drilling
Compressor Capacity psi cfm Actual cfm
Uphole Velocity Surface Hole fpm Production Hole fpm
Inside Surface Casing fpm
DTH Operating Pressure psi
Mast
Length ft Hook Load lbs with ______ lines
Casing Clearance OD in Length ft
__ Single Block System __ Two Block System Working Space ft
Draw Works
Max Single Line Pull First Layer lbs
Drum Barrel Diameter in Length in
Top Drive or Rotary Table
Torque ft-lbs rpm Table rpm Opening in
the hydraulic upward force onto a float-
ing shoe installed inside an 18-inch I.D.
casing at a 750-foot depth. Area of 18
inches diameter is 254 square inches;
750 feet of water column equals 325 psi.
A9-pound mud will increase that by
9.00 8.33 = 1.08, making the pressure
351 psi. Load on shoe will then be 351
254 = 89,190 pounds. Will the shoe
hold? That is definitely the question
on the drillers mind if his mast and
clutches and brakes and wire lines and
blocks are all rated at 60,000 pounds
static hook load.
Are these types of operations done in
the field? You bet! Does the shoe hold
the load? Most of the time, yes, but
sometimes a crane will be needed in this
situation.
Casing Support
Will the casing slide through your
table or do you have to slide, tilt, or re-
move the table? Design a good, strong
casing-holding mechanism. Air drilling
rigs are designed for small-diameter
holes. Please check if a larger opening
can be cut in the base of the mast to
handle large casing. Many other items
like top-drive size and stroke must be
known before you can take on a job
with a large diameter casing using your
air drill.
Job Wrap-Up Requirements
Will a pitless adapter be used to run
the supply line below ground, or does
the casing come up above the ground?
What are your area requirements for
gravel pack around the screenfill ma-
terial above and concrete for top hole
and pad? Be sure to comply with all of
these; do not invent your own standards
since they are usually not approved
by the inspector. Fines and legal costs
will be very high with no return on
investment.
What about the topsoil conditions
will you be required to bring this back
to the way it was? BLM management
wants to retain all desert growth as it is
in a natural state. Drilling superinten-
dent John S. from Kansas can write a
book about drill site cleanup on govern-
ment lands in the deserts of Nevada.
With a big grin, hell tell you that the
money was good! I had never even
heard of self-cleaning porta-potties.
Writing the Specs
Properly size all components of the
rig with information available from this
series. Remember that the rig must also
fit your pocketbook, so do not oversize.
In a competitive low bid gets the
order situation, you can avoid cheap
designs by specifying exactly what you
want; that is, specify a stainless steel
tank, specify a hydraulic stroker on the
hydrostat pump, and eliminate the rusty
tank and troublesome mechanical link-
age to the pump. Use Table 1 for the
basic rig design.
Before placing the order, review the
specs with the actual hands-on driller
and listen to what he brings to the table.
Maybe he prefers a mechanical clutch
on the bailing line to get that feel for
the bailer. Also, request a scaled draw-
ing from the manufacturer so you can
actually see your proposed rig on
paper (Figure 5).
Service and Operation
Suggestions
Inspect your drill rigs
Inspect your vehicles
Inspect your heavy equipment.
Resolutions to Make Today
1. Make an in-depth study to write
technical specs for your existing
equipment.
2. Review if an upgrade in specs is
needed, and involve the actual
drillers.
3. Establish a policy to get rid of the
one-line purchase descriptions,
such as 1500 foot rig with pump:
$_____.
4. Eliminate the restrictions such as:
Must be current production model
with five units in the field. How can
you take advantage of new and re-
cent technological breakthroughs?
5. Work only with qualified rig engi-
neers who can talk real spec numbers
to establish capacities of equipment.
Coming next month: In conclusion.
Formulas, glossary, conversions.
Unless otherwise noted, all photos
taken by John LEspoir.
Figure 5. Typical proposal scaled drawing.
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S
o what about writing specs for a
new rig, the new standard for your
company. What a challenge for the
spec writerand what a dream job or
nightmare.
I was recently involved in such a
project. I reviewed with the client what I
call a wish list because a customer has
a right to get exactly what he needs to
get the job done in an efficient, afford-
able way.
The wish list (partial):
Depth: 2000 feet
Type of drilling: mud rotary, direct
flush air rotary, and direct flush down
the hole hammer drilling
5 6 mud pump or pump of ade-
quate size
Compressor of adequate size
One deck engine to power the rig
plus the air compressor.
Lets take a look at the above specs.
Drilling a 12-inch-diameter hole
with 4-inch drill pipe determines
a medium size rig with a hook load
rating of about 50,000 pounds.
All types of drilling depend 100% on
the selection of a properly sized mud
pump and compressor.
The mud pump: bit size 12 inches
(D), drill pipe size 4 inches (d).
Based on a minimum 50 feet per
minute uphole velocity, we can use
the formula (D
2
d
2
) 2 = gpm to
get the gallons per minute required.
So (12
2
4
2
) 2 = 260 gpm.
For this, we would recommend a 5-
inch 10-inch stroke with 5-inch
liners running at 65 strokes per
minute. Thats a drastic increase on
size, weight, and required hp from
the 5 inches 6 inches. Pressure loss
in 2000 feet of 4-inch FJ drill pipe
is less than 100 psi.
The compressor: bit size 12 inches
(D), drill pipe size 4 inches (d).
Based on 3000 feet per minute up-
hole velocity, we can use the formula
(D
2
d
2
) 16.5 = cfm to get the cfm
required for open hole air drilling or
DTHH drilling. So (12
2
4.5
2
)
16.5 = 2042 cfm.
A2000-foot hole filled with water
has a bottom hole hydrostatic pres-
sure of 2000 2.3 = 870 psi. As a
minimum, we will need two Sullair
screw compressors rated at 900 cfm
and 500 psi. Then we need a booster
to get up to 900 psi pressure. Each
compressor requires 540 hp.
The one deck-mounted engine should
now have enough horsepower for the
two compressors plus the booster
plus hydraulics for the top-drive
rotary plus hoisting horsepower.
Estimated required power will top
1500 hp.
As you can see, the wish list has now
become a nightmare and the industry
has declined to make a bid on this
project.
When writing specs, we must know
the limits placed on portable drilling
equipment such as size and weight regu-
lations. Of course, the cost of the equip-
ment increases when the customer says,
Yes, but I want it my way. It is al-
ways best to specify proven designs
with a good performance record that
can be modified to better fit special
requirements. WWJ
Waiver: The views expressed in this
article are the authors opinion and are
based on the engineering education,
skills, and experience gained in a life-
long 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.
Writing Specs
Dedication
This series is dedicated to the educa-
tion of John LEspoirs two grandsons,
Ethan Daniel Atwood and Elliott John
Atwood (right), who are each destined
to become a drilling rig engineer.
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I
t has been quite a while since we
were confronted by the grim
prospect of inflation. The 1970s
seemed to be the last serious time. Ever
since Paul Volcker raised interest rates
up to stratospheric ranges more than
20% for loans we have not had to think
about it at all.
All that is changingand its not a
good change.
Like you, I have seen the struggles of
the economy over the past three to four
years. We have seen government inter-
vention in the economy as never before
and are experiencing deficits beyond
belief. I dont want this to be misunder-
stood as some political statement; I am
just stating the facts.
There are doubts with Quantitative
Easing (QE II) ending this month that
the benefits intended were achieved.
One thing that has certainly been
achieved is a much lower dollar. That is
contributing to our impending inflation.
Another item to consider is the world
of commodities. Rarely have we had
the confluence of an extremely large
increase in demand such as what we see
in the Asia Pacific region and China
right nowor for that matter in Russia,
Brazil, and India. Couple that with un-
employment and a lethargic housing
market at home, and you have quite a
situation.
Inflation is a two-edged sword. On
the one hand it will increase the value of
assets like a home, but on the other, it
will erode the value of your earnings by
making those things you purchase more
expensive.
This brings me to my focus this
month. Prime product and parts prices
will rise. Steel prices in 2009 and 2010
ranged between $575 and $754 a ton.
The experts are saying we will be mov-
ing to $970 a ton in 2011. That is an in-
crease of just under 70% in two years!
Amazing! Just look around the grocery
store and you will see the impact on
your purchases.
Dealing With It
So how do we deal with inflation
in our business? Many of you provide
quotations to your customers for your
products. Sometimes those quotes are
outstanding for a while before they
come to fruition.
Prices are subject to change without
notice is an expression you will have to
get used to again.
If you have the products on hand in
inventory, you have a bit of a cushion.
You know how much you paid for
things. But you dont know necessarily
how much you will pay for replenish-
ment of inventory. So the first thing:
Prices are subject to change without
notice.
The next thing is the frequency of
price changes from your vendors. With
the just in time inventory philosophy
in place for most of our supply chains,
the reaction time to price adjustments
will be fast.
If we look back at the 1970s, we used
to have an annual price adjustment from
most vendors. Then it went to twice a
year, then quarterly, and finally, as nec-
essary. Many vendors today download
over a communications network parts
prices each night. This puts a large bur-
den on the parts department or parts
professional trying to understand what
is happening so they can decide on their
approach to the changes. Its no easy
task.
The administrative costs to managing
the parts inventory and the prime prod-
uct inventories are going to increase.
There is just no way to be able to evalu-
ate pricing without additional resources.
By knowing this, however, you can
make adjustments to compensate for
these additional costs.
So lets sit back a moment. For those
of you who agree with my assessment
of impending inflation greater than that
which we have experienced over the
past 20 years, you can prepare yourself
with a 1% increase on all your parts
retail prices and quotations.
Prime product is a different subject
and can be approached from a different
angle. Each unit you order will have a
price attached to it. Thus, you can be
able to price from a cost base if that was
not your method already. It is less risky
on the prime product side with price
changes than it is on parts.
For those of you who either dont
agree or are unsure, please watch the
Ron Slee is the founder of R.J. Slee & Associ-
ates 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.
By Ron Slee
Prepare yourself with a 1%
increase on all your parts
retail prices and quotations.
Dont Look Now, But Its Coming Back
Inflation is raising its ugly head.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the
Producer Price Index (PPI) over the
coming months. Remember though that
the measures we use today were
changed in 1983, so that the inflation
perspective is less dramatic now than it
was in the 1970s.
Having Inventory Ready
The final comment here relates to the
inventory valuation method you use. We
have replacement cost, average cost,
first in first out, last in first out, and var-
ious other structures in use in American
business. If we use a 6% inflation rate
evenly spaced through the year and an
inventory turnover of four times a year,
we will have a 1.5% price change on 90
days of parts sales on hand in inventory
each quarter. I think you should be pro-
tected against that.
My suggestion is the methods I used
back in the late 1970s when inflation
was between 12% and 18% annually on
the products we were selling and stock-
ing. I think you should push your prices
up by the average increase in inflation
on the products you carry, based on the
inventory turnover. For example, if your
turnover is two times a year and infla-
tion is 6%, then an increase in price of
3% would be appropriately applied.
Understand that this is not to make addi-
tional profit, but is about recovering
the appropriate cost based on the infla-
tionary price increases.
I am sure that you understand I am
not rooting for inflation to be with us,
but I am seeing too many signals that in-
dicate it is coming on quickly. And in
this case, being prepared is the best an-
swer. Good luck. WWJ
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By Michelle Nichols
Y
ou can learn more from failure
than success.
I was reminded of this recently
when I was looking to buy some Web
services. I always try to buy services
from local vendors, so I can meet them
in person and get a gut-check before I
invest my time and money. I located a
local specialized provider, called him to
briefly discuss my situation, and set a
time to meet for coffee.
Afew hours later, he surprised me by
e-mailing me some research results re-
garding my site. He went on to describe
additional services he could do for me
and quoted me one price for all the work
rolled together.
Then the absurdity began.
If you choose not to go with me on
this job, you can pay my usual consult-
ant fee of $500 and use the info con-
tained in this e-mail any way you want.
To top it off, he gave me his PayPal
account information and his personal
bank routing details!
Red Flags
I admit this is an extreme example,
but it is a true one, and you can learn
from it. This guy made several classic
selling mistakes. He tried to blackmail
me into sending him $500, upsold me
by adding additional services without
my approval, and attempted to close the
sale way too early in the process.
Naturally, I cancelled our meeting.
But instead of learning from his over-
eagerness, he defended it.
He argued, You must have misun-
derstood my e-mail. On my Web site I
have my fees clearly posted. . . . I ask
people not to call me unless they are
serious. I thought you were serious,
not window shopping. . . . You said you
read my Web site. I expect to be paid for
my work. Sorry you do not agree. . . .
Asking you for a consultation fee is not
out of line. If you think it is, you are
mistaken.
This time, he made a few more sell-
ing mistakes. He assumed that since he
posted his prices on his Web site, I had
agreed to them. In addition, he implied
I was stupid, not a serious customer,
wanted him to work without paying
him, and was mistaken about current
business practices. Frankly, it boggles
my mind to think this guy stays in
business.
His error-filled selling style reminded
me of some important sales lessons.
Money precedes work.
If qualified potential customers ask
for a meeting, dont do any customized
work on their behalf before the meeting.
Of course, you should do some back-
ground research on their needs and
buying styles. However, dont do any
billable work until you have a signed
agreement in your hand and their
deposit check in your bank account.
Doing work before contracts and
money were exchanged gave that guy I
was telling you about a martyr complex.
It wasnt my fault he did some research.
Now he was trying to make it my prob-
lem. Who needs that aggravation?
Dont be greedy.
Upselling customers to buy more
than they asked for is a great way to in-
crease your sales, but quote those prices
separately and only after theyve agreed
to buy what they came to you for in the
first place.
Lets say you sell pump installation
services. Narrow down exactly which
kind of pump system would fit your
customers needs best and agree to a
price. Then you can sell him a mainte-
nance contract or even a fake rock to
cover the well cap. Otherwise, you risk
losing the sale of the well over the sale
of the add-ons.
Dont resort to high pressure.
You cant badger intelligent cus-
tomers into paying for something they
didnt order. You might win the selling-
through-intimidation game occasionally,
but its not worth the stress, bad reputa-
tion, and lawsuits. Forget about it!
Beware of assumptions.
Theres a classic sales technique
called Assume the close. It suggests at
the end of your sales presentation you
act as if your client has agreed to pur-
chase. You say something like Would
you like it in red or blue? or Would
you like us to deliver your first pallet of
products on next Tuesday or the follow-
ing Wednesday? If your customer says
yes to your question, theyve said yes to
the entire sale.
While this is still an excellent closing
technique, it is only appropriate at the
close of the salenot, as was in my
case, before you even sit down for the
first sip of java. In my example, giving
me his financial account information
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.
Classic Selling Mistakes
A surreal, error-ridden exchange with a surly vendor is a case study
on how to avoid common sales slip-ups.
was not only inappropriate and unprofessional, it was down-
right risky. This information should only be exchanged over a
secure site, not in an introductory sales letter.
Make pricing relevant to value.
The main purpose of most Web sites and sales flyers is to
get customers to talk to you about their specific needs and sit-
uation. Then you can establish the value of your offering and
talk about your pricing. Notice that price comes last in the
sales process. Thats because price alone is meaningless, its
what your customers get for their money that they really care
about.
You be the fall guy or gal.
When communication errors occur, take responsibility for
them. Apologize and move on. Never imply your customers
were wrong or they will get defensive and your sale will be
over. You probably dont like being told youre wrong by your
own mother. Youll like it even less from a total stranger.
The most important lesson you can take from this crazy
and misguided sales exchange is that selling is much more
than just telling the facts. Selling starts with building connec-
tions to your customers, understanding their needs, and walk-
ing them through your sales process.
At the end of this path is your pot of goldmore money in
the bank and more happy customersand theres nothing at
all crazy about that.
Happy selling! WWJ
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ncome is income to many of us.
In truth, though, there are two types
of income and they differ sharply in
their effect on investors.
Many investors, especially retirees,
depend on their portfolios to provide
day-to-day living expenses. In other
words, they need to draw spendable
income from their savings.
For any investor with that need, there
are plenty of income products available
in the marketplace, many of which tout
attractive dividend or interest payments.
The trouble is, income-seeking investors
dont need that kind of income. They
need cash in hand, and there is a big
difference.
Uncle Sam is the wild card here.
Whether youre at or near retirement or
just getting started in your business ca-
reer, you need to know the difference
between income and cash in hand.
Lets say you are a conservative
investor with a portfolio totaling
$500,000, all in blue-chip corporate
bonds. With an average return of 4%,
you could withdraw $20,000 per year
without touching your principal.
While you now have $20,000 in
income, the trouble is you wont have
$20,000 cash in hand to spend after
Uncle Sam grabs his share. And keep in
mind that todays lowered tax rate on
dividends and interest are scheduled to
expire in a couple of years when your
share will get even smaller.
So then what is the income-seeking
investor to do?
Lets consider another hypothetical
example. In this case, you have a more
conventional portfolio made up of an
assortment of equities, bonds, and cash
equivalents appreciating at the rate of
6% a year. Now you can withdraw as
much as $30,000 (6% of $500,000)
without touching your principal, and if
you do it right, you can wind up with all
or most of that $30,000 cash in hand.
In your hypothetical portfolio return-
ing 6% per year, not all of the stocks
will appreciate in value. Unless you
have a talent for picking only winners,
some will go up and some will go down.
By selling only those equities that have
gone down in price, youll accomplish a
couple of important objectives.
Those sales will produce no income as
far as the IRS is concerned. Not only will
you have no tax to pay on the cash from
your sales, you will have tax write-offs
that will allow you to deduct up to $3000
a year from any other taxable income you
may have. This tax-sensitive approach to
garnering income from a portfolio pro-
duces dramatically different results than
the first hypothetical example.
Of course, both of these examples are
hypothetical. Still, they demonstrate the
importance of tax-sensitive investing.
Uncle Sam wants to take a bite out of
your income pie and hell take as big a
bite as you allow.
Arespected judge pointed out many
years ago, Anyone may so arrange his
affairs that his taxes shall be as low as
possible. He is not bound to choose that
pattern which will best pay the Treasury.
There is not even a patriotic duty to in-
crease ones taxes.
To paraphrase the judge: While tax
evasion is illegal, using tax-minimizing
strategies is not only legal, its common
sense. The road to improving after-tax
returns is not always as obvious as the
hypothetical examples suggest, but there
are strategies commonly recommended
by financial professionals to help.
The buy and hold approach
One way to improve tax efficiency
is to avoid frequent buying and selling.
Not only can this help to minimize capi-
tal gains taxes, it also helps to reduce
the burden of costly brokers commis-
sions. In general, seeking long-term
gains instead of a steady series of costly
short-term gains is a more tax-wise
approach.
The wise use of tax losses
Youre probably familiar with the
IRS provision that allows you to offset
capital gains with capital losses. So if
you sell a stock that has a long-term
capital gain of $4000, it might be worth
your while to sell a poorly performing
stock to offset that gain. If your loss is
$3500, you can deduct up to $3000 of
that loss against your capital gain and
carry forward to future tax years the re-
maining $500 to offset either gains or
ordinary income. If the poorly perform-
ing stock you sold is from a company
that you have faith in, you can always
buy it back after 31 days. If not, youre
most likely better off without it.
Bill Lynott is a management consultant,
author, and lecturer who writes on business
and financial topics for a number of publica-
tions. His book, Money: How to Make the Most
of What Youve Got, is available through any
bookstore. You can reach him at wlynott@
cs.com or through his Web site: www.blynott.
com.
By William J. Lynott
Tax-Sensitive Investing
Investors need to know strategies to minimize the taxes on their portfolio.
The important difference between taxable and
tax-deferred accounts
One of the most fundamental strategies for tax-wise invest-
ing is the proper placement of investments in taxable vs. tax-
deferred accounts. In general, its best to place tax-efficient
investments in taxable accounts, while less tax-efficient in-
vestments should be placed in tax-deferred accounts. For ex-
ample, if your portfolio consists of some tax-free municipal
bonds, tax-wise strategy would call for placing them in tax-
able accounts, while taxable corporate bonds are best held in
tax-deferred accounts.
Weigh long-term vs. short-term
If you have a stock that has appreciated significantly and
you want to take your profit, it may be worthwhile to post-
pone selling it until youve had it for a full year, especially if
youre not too far away from that date. If you hold on to a
stock for at least a full year, any gain realized on that holding
will be taxed at the long-term capital gains rate (currently
15%).
Shorter holding periods will be taxed at ordinary
income tax rates
From time to time, you may want to examine your entire
portfolio from a tax perspective. Although tax considerations
shouldnt rule your portfolio management decisions, tax-wise
investing can help reduce income taxes while maximizing
gains in the future. WWJ
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I
n his soft, yes sir, no sir, Im
country as it gets South Carolina
drawl, Tommy Gaineys personal-
ity and game screams unconven-
tional PGATour golf professional.
The distinct twang in his accent to
his baseball-like golf swing to play-
ing with two gloves that led to his
Two Gloves nickname, Gainey is
living proof that being different works
in professional golf. Yes, you cant
knock a man for staying true to form.
God gave me this ability and this
talent to put it to good use and do great
things, and thats my plan, says the
35-year-old whose playing career is
continuing to ascend.
Humility makes up a large part of
this 6-foot, 180-pound professional
golfer. It was born from his struggles to
make it on the PGATour and his blue-
collar upbringing in
small-town Bishopville,
South Carolina, 50 miles
east of Columbia. His
humblenessnot typi-
cally seen in todays
ego-driven, look-at-me
sports worldis both
honest and refreshing. Its yet another
trait of Gaineys that runs against the
grain.
He is steadfast in saying money and
fame will never change him, admitting
If that happens, Ive lost. I just try to
have fun with it. Thats what its all
about.
It was never about huge paychecks
or being seen by millions of viewers
on television. No, what drove the fun-
loving but determined Gainey ever since
he was 15 was simple: to become a pro-
fessional golfer.
They say one needs talent and luck
to do so. Gainey can attest to that, but
when it came to making his dream a
reality, he preferred the tried and true
saying that anything in life worth
having is worth working for, a lesson
ingrained by parents who labored in the
textile mill industry.
He deserves every accolade that he
ever achieves because nobody works
harder than him, says Tommys
younger brother and best friend, Allen.
Outside of talent, luck, or hard work,
a circle of supporters composed of fam-
ily and friends is critical to the success
of a professional golfer. Many have
backed Gainey financially, including
his father, Tommy Sr., who dipped into
his 401(k) savings to keep his son inch-
ing closer to reaching the PGATour.
And now that he has arrived, Gainey
wants more.
Sponsored by former employer A. O.
Smith Corp., a global manufacturer of
residential and commercial water heat-
ing equipment, Gainey is vying to win
his first PGATour event and qualify for
The Masters Tournament.
Hopefully one day hell get his
dream because life is about dreams,
Tommy Sr. says.

Its the mid-1990s, and Gainey is
working at A. O. Smiths engineering
lab, testing hot water heaters at the com-
panys plant in McBee, South Carolina.
He soon moves to wrapping insula-
tion around the tanks on the assembly
Mike Price is the associate
editor of Water Well Journal.
In addition to his WWJ respon-
sibilities, Price produces NGWAs
newsletters and contributes
to the Associations quarterly
scientific publication. He can be reached at
mprice@ngwa.org.
Living His Dream
Sponsored by former employer A. O. Smith Corp., Tommy Gainey is fulfilling a goal of playing professional golf.
BY MIKE PRICE
line, a no-frill, no-nonsense, $9.15 per
hour position. He appreciates the work
ethic required and gets more responsi-
bility installing electrical parts. Golf is
pushed to after work where he tees it up
in the summer or on weekends.
In case his dream doesnt come true,
Gainey receives a degree in industrial
maintenance from Central Carolina
Technical College just outside of
Darlington.
Living with his parents, trying to
make a living, and shooting a round on
occasion, life intrudes. Gaineys friend,
Cliff Wilson, pays most of his $750
entrance fee at the 1997 TearDrop Tour
event in Columbia. With no paid time
off, Gainey uses a couple of sick days
and winds up winning his first pro
start and $15,000. Wilson tells him he
doesnt want any of the winnings, just
for Gainey to try golf full-time.
Two years of chasing a career on
the mini-tour throughout the Southeast
ensue. When his parents begin having
health problems, he returns to Bishop-
ville. Back to the 9-to-5 grind, Gainey
moves furniture until an opening at
A. O. Smiths plant opens.
I think the two stints at A. O. Smith
were the difference in Tommys life,
says Tommy Sr., because it showed him
the difference of what most people have
to do. That you have to get out there and
work your tail off for a living.
In late 2002, friends chip in enough
money for Gainey to play a Gateway
Tour event in Myrtle Beach. He loses
the title on the first playoff hole, but
more importantly thinks I can play
with these guys.
After playing in Monday After The
Masters, an annual charity function,
Gainey gets an invitation to appear on
the Golf Channels reality competition,
Big Break.
The competition is held in historic
St. Andrews, Scotland, with Gainey
known as a small-town golfer from
small-town USA.
His grip and unorthodox swing, with
a flatter takeaway than most, causes him
to stand out. His swing came from his
days as a promising high school base-
ball player; the two-glove look how his
father played golf.
When they saw him with the swing,
the two gloves, there was a little bit of
laughing, Dan Higgins, the Golf Chan-
nel spokesman who was at St. Andrews
with Gainey, tells the Associated Press.
That changes when they see Gaineys
towering drives and accurate irons.
Needing birdies on his final two
holes to guarantee his first trip to the
final stage, he gets them.
The transformation of Gainey during
the competition is evident to Higgins,
who says he didnt see a PGATour
player when he arrived. He began
picking things up and taking things
seriously.
But not too serious where fans didnt
see the real Tommy Gainey, a good ol
country boy who endears himself to
fans.
I thought he was a great fit because
he appealed to the common man from
his background and appealed to the
common golfer with his golf swing,
his brother Allen says.

Fondly remembered as the BMW
story, Tommy Sr. labels it his proudest
moment as Tommys father.
Allen is caddying for Tommy at his
first Nationwide Tour event, the BMW
Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs in May
2007 in Greenville, South Carolina.
One shot off the lead heading into
the final round, Tommy cards a 77 and
misses the top 25 cutoff that wouldve
qualified him for the following week.
Walking the last hole, he begins handing
out a dozen or so golf balls and three to
four gloves to fans lining the fairway.
Just his way of giving back to those who
came out to the event.
As Allen and Tommy exit the scoring
tent, a father and his 3-year-old son
approach them.
Al, do you have anything else I can
sign for this kid? Tommy asks. No,
Tommy Allen says.
The father and son begin to walk
away when Tommy says, Wait a
minute, removes his hat, signs it, and
gives it to the boy.
That shows a little about the person-
ality and character of my brother, Allen
says.
Its also Allens proudest moment of
his brother. The two talk every day, and
Tommy says no one knows my game
better than him.
In December 2008, Gainey reached
his lifelong ambition, earning his tour
card by finishing tied for 19th at the
PGAQ-School and finishing in second
place to Davis Love III at the Childrens
Miracle Network Classic at Disney.
Once A. O. Smith saw Tommy turn-
ing golf into a career, the company
elected to sponsor him in 2009, which
was later extended through 2011. Even
his sponsorship is unique in that its not
a golf brand, allowing him to play with
golf clubs of his choice.
Tommys going to be Tommy no
matter if he makes millions of dollars
on tour or if hes working at the A. O.
Smith plant, says David Chisolm, mar-
keting brand manager for A. O. Smith.
He lives in Camden to remain close
to his family. Still likes to practice by
playing a round rather than work on his
game at the range. Still likes barbeque
and steak and potatoes. Still the playful
but persistent dream chaser.
I owe a lot of thanks and credit
and support to all of the people at A. O.
Smith for giving me the opportunity to
work there, Tommy says.
The career of Tommy Two Gloves
Gainey is beginning to pick up steam.
He has blossomed on the PGATour in
2011, making the cut more times than he
ever has in a season and had back-to-
back third-place finishes in a pair of
tournaments this yearone of which
was The Heritage in his native South
Carolina.
Whether he wins a PGATour event
or plays The Masters Tournament, one
thing is certain.
He treats the other guys like you
want to be treated, Tommy Sr. says.
He did it on the mini-tour. Its just in
his blood. Hes made himself into the
man that every father would be proud
of. WWJ
God gave me this ability and
this talent to put it to good
use and do great things,
and thats my plan.
As of May 2, in 14 events this season,
Tommy Gainey has made nine cuts,
finished in the top 10 four times,
and banked $1.25 million, enough to
secure his playing privileges for 2012.
To follow Gainey, visit his Web site
at www.twogloves.com.
June 610/ 16th Annual Contaminated
and Hazardous Waste Site Management
Course: Theory, Practice and Outdoor
Field Demonstrations/ Toronto, Ontario.
Web: www.contaminatedsite.com
June 1216/ American Water Works
Associations 130th Annual Conference
& Exposition: ACE11/ Washington, D.C.
Web: www.awwa.org
June 1417/ Hydrogeology Field
Methods Course: What You Didnt Learn
in School/ Andover, Minnesota. PH: (800)
551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786, E-mail:
customerservice@ngwa.org, Web: www
.ngwa.org
July 1819/ Groundwater Systems: Man-
aging the Resource/ Chicago, Illinois.
PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786,
E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org,
Web: www.ngwa.org
July 2729/ A Field Experience for Earth
Science TeachersLearn About Ground-
water and Wells/ Flagstaff, Arizona.
PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786,
E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org,
Web: www.ngwa.org
July 30August 1/ South
Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee/ Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina. Web: www.well-
drillers.com/jubilee.php
August 89/ Groundwater: Cities,
Suburbs, and Growth AreasRemedying
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 2127/ World Water Week/
Stockholm, Sweden. Web: www.world
waterweek.org
August 2324/ Declining Groundwater
Levels: Measuring, Monitoring, and
MitigationAn NGWA Virtual Confer-
ence Online/ PH: (800) 551-7379. Fax:
(614) 898-7786, E-mail: customerservice
@ngwa.org, Web: www.ngwa.org
September 13/ Protect Your Groundwater
Day/ PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-
7786, E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org,
Web: www.ngwa.org
September 18/ World Water Monitoring
Day/ Web: www.worldwatermonitoring
day.org
September 1920/ Environmental
Forensics/ Albuquerque, New Mexico.
PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614) 898-7786,
E-mail: customerservice@ngwa.org, Web:
www.ngwa.org
September 21/ Road Salt in Groundwater
and Environmental Impacts Webinar
Online/ PH: (800) 551-7379. Fax: (614)
898-7786, E-mail: customerservice
September 2627/ NGWA Focus Confer-
ence on Fractured Rock and Eastern
Groundwater Regional Issues/ Burlington,
Vermont. PH: (800) 551-7379, Fax: (614)
898-7786, E-mail: customerservice
October 46/ 2011 Groundwater
Foundation National Conference and
Groundwater Guardian and Green Sites
Designation CelebrationLets Keep
It Clean: Exploring a Collaborative
Approach to Groundwater Protection/
Omaha, Nebraska. Web: www.ground
water.org/pe/conference.html
October 1315/ Washington
State Ground Water Association
Convention/ Everett, Washington. Web:
www.wsgwa.org/education.asp
October 21/ 2011 South Carolina Ground
Water Association Fall Meeting/ Colum-
bia, South Carolina. PH: (803) 356-6809,
Fax: (803) 356-6826, E-mail: scgwa@sc
.rr.com, Web: www.scgwa.org
November 35/ California
Groundwater Association 2011 Annual
Convention and Trade Show/ Reno,
Nevada. PH: (707) 578-4408
November 89/ 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/ Location TBA. PH: (937)
278-0308
November 29December 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.
COMING EVENTS
*Dates shown with are events
where the National Ground Water
Research and Educational Foundations
McEllhiney Lecture will be presented.
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your customers that youve
taken that extra step to set
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Prove your real-world
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NEW ADDITION
Aries Industries Inc., a water well
video inspection sys-
tems manufacturer
headquartered in
Waukesha, Wisconsin,
has added Nick Kroll
as president and CEO
to lead the organiza-
tion toward continued
growth domestically
and globally. Kroll joins Aries Industries
with a background in business develop-
ment, strategic planning, acquisitions,
organizational development, and cus-
tomer service focused primarily on the
industrial marketplace.
AWARDS
Boart Longyears Diamond Drillers
were nominated for the De Beers
Canada 2010 CEOAward for Safety,
Health, and Environment for their im-
peccable safety record at the Snap Lake
Mine for not only 2010, but the life of
the mine. Boart Longyear drilling teams
have been working underground at Snap
Lake Mine, which is located about 140
miles northeast of Yellowknife, North-
west Territories, for five years and have
never had a lost time injury.
The National Safety Council honored
Schneider Electric North America with
the 2011 Green Cross for Safety Medal
for its outstanding achievement in work-
place and off-the-job safety. Schneider
Electric, a global specialist in energy
management, is the first Green Cross
for Safety honoree to also win NSCs
Robert W. Campbell Award, which rec-
ognizes organizations that demonstrate
world-class operational safety, environ-
mental, and health performance.
Water For People and CEO Ned
Breslin were recipients of the 2011 Skoll
Award for Social Entrepreneurship by
the Skoll Foundation. Water For People
and Breslin were honored for their work
to create sustainable, locally-maintained
drinking water and sanitation solutions
in developing countries. The Skoll
Foundation chooses each year a select
group of social entrepreneurs and their
organizations working around the world
in the areas of tolerance and human
rights, health, environmental sustain-
ability, peace and security, and eco-
nomic and social equity.
BUSINESS GROWTH
Grundfos Pumps Corp., one of the
worlds largest pump manufacturers
with companies in more than 50 coun-
tries throughout the world including the
United States, announced that 2010
yielded the best results for the company,
which is headquartered in Denmark.
The 2010 sales reached $3.7 billion,
compared to $3.2 billion in 2009.
Godwin Pumps, manufacturer of the
Dri-Prime automatic self-priming, dry-
running pump, has announced the open-
ing of a new branch office in Dallas,
Texas. The office is co-located with ITT
Flowtronics. The new facility provides
sales, rentals, and service of the Dri-
Prime, hydraulic submersible Heidra,
and gasoline-powered Wet-Prime
pumps. Also available are pipe, hose,
and other accessories.
NEWSMAKERS
Nick Kroll
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McElroy Manufacturing, a designer,
manufacturer, and marketer of fusion
equipment, announced the addition of
two new international distributors. The
authorized distributors are OPD Solu-
tions of Norway and Gulf Services and
Industrial Supplies Co. LLC of Oman.
The Connecticut Water Co., a
wholly owned subsidiary of Connecticut
Water Service Inc., announced that it
has completed the acquisition of the
Green Springs Water Co. in Madison,
Connecticut.
NSF International, an independent
public health and safety organization,
has opened a new chlorine resistance
testing laboratory at its headquarters in
Ann Arbor, Michigan. NSFs engineers
work directly with companies to meet
their needs for chlorine resistance test-
ing, research and development projects,
and pre-production testing.
CHARITY
Abanaki Corp., which has specialized
in oil skimming technology for more
than 40 years, acknowledged Earth Day
2011 by donating $1 per oil skimmer
and oil skimmer belt sold through the
end of May to Charity: Water, a non-
profit organization working to bring
clean and safe drinking water to people
in developing nations.
Hach Co., a developer of solutions
used to test the quality of water, liquids,
and air based in Loveland, Colorado,
donated $35,000 in cash and products to
support Water For Peoples sustainable
clean water and sanitation projects in
Honduras and a country in Africa.
APPOINTMENT
Geothermal Exchange Organization
announced that Douglas A. Dougherty
has accepted the posi-
tion of president. Prior
to accepting his new
position with GEO,
Dougherty was presi-
dent of the Illinois
Telecommunications
Association.
NEW LOGO
Dynasonics, a division of Racine
Federated Inc., unveiled a new divi-
sional logo. This has been a critical year
in Dynasonics growth and development
with the introduction of new products,
including an ultrasonic hybrid portable
flowmeter and new market expansion.
NEWSMAKERS
Gain military guidance on
drilling without enlisting.
The Procedures for Well Drilling Operations CD is an
invaluable guide for those who plan, design, and drill
water wells, as well as an excellent resource for those
studying for NGWA contractor certification testing.
Taken from a manual put together by the U.S. Air Force,
Army, and Navy, this CD focuses on techniques and
procedures for installing wells. Topics covered range
from drilling methods and alternative well construction
to pumps and well performance testing procedures.
To order your copy of Procedures for Well Drilling
Operations, visit the NGWA bookstore at www.NGWA.org
or call 800 551.7379 (614 898.7791).
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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 publica-
tion (June 15 for August issue).
Doug Dougherty
Circle card no. 26
Solinst Offers Flexible Multilevel
Monitoring System
Obtain quality subsurface data using
a Solinst CMT Multilevel System. CMT
systems monitor multiple depth discrete
zones within a single borehole. Ideal
for direct push installations, Solinst 3-
Channel CMT Multilevel Systems
provide assessors with soil gas and
groundwater data in narrow applica-
tions. Bentonite cartridges fit conve-
niently over the 1.1-inch tubing to
reliably seal monitoring zones, while ac-
companying sand cartridges complete
the installations. CMT systems work
well for shallow applications to 150 feet
and are ideal for vertical profiling. Mon-
itor up to seven discrete zones in the
1.7-inch system. The single tube offers
effective sealing. Monitoring zones
packed off using bentonite eliminate
vertical contamination between sand-
packed sampling ports. The design
makes it efficient and easy to drill and
install in one day. The system flexibility
allows port locations and monitoring
strategy to be finalized right on site.
Circle card no. 50
Boart Longyear Releases New
Safety Tooling to Combat
Hand Injuries
Boart Longyear, a global integrated
drilling products and services provider,
has developed two new products to
combat hand injuries on the job: the
Rod Lifter and the Split Tube Loader.
The Boart Longyear Rod Lifter is a
handheld and lightweight solution that
is ergonomically designed to allow
proper lifting techniques, keep the wrist
and hand in a neutral position to elimi-
nate strain, and protect fingers from
pinch points and sharp surfaces. The
Rod Lifter also prevents thread damage
and eliminates pipe slippage through the
use of a specially designed carbide rod
grip. Split tubes and outer casing can
become sharp and often contain metal
burrs, and drillers often suffer hand lac-
erations and other injuries due to these
conditions, even when wearing proper
protective gloves. The Boart Longyear
Split Tube Loader is designed to elimi-
nate hand contact with these sharp,
jagged edges. Designed to fit multiple
split tube diameters, the Split Tube
Loader fits comfortably in the hand and
keeps fingers away from dangerous con-
tact points.
Circle card no. 51
Pentair Launches a Heavyweight
in AquaMatic Stager Controllers
The newAquaMatic NXT Stager
Controller from Pentair Residential Fil-
tration can be described as a heavy-
weight in the water industrys stager
controllers for its ability to fine-tune
stager operation for almost every appli-
cation. It features a new intuitive inter-
FEATURED PRODUCTS
Circle card no. 16
InstaIIed in 4", 5", 6" or
Iarger weII casing
Easy instaIIation
StainIess SteeI or PVC tank
Consistent water pressure
EIiminates freezing probIems
EIiminates tank and
pump noise
Saves vaIuabIe house space
EIiminates tank condensation
Can be instaIIed with either
a variabIe or constant
speed pump
5 year Iimited warranty
7391 South Porcupine Lake Rd. Lena, WI 54139
TOLL FREE: 866-560-2867 Fax: 920-829-5535
www.inweIItech.com EMAIL: info@inweIItech.com
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an enhanced 216 full-text backlit dis-
play, detailed intuitive readouts, and
user-friendly programming. The con-
troller also features diagnostic feedback,
power backup, and a number of other
options designed to meet the customers
needs. Under the Pentair Water brand,
the newAquaMatic NXT Stager Con-
troller is available in the 48ES and 51ES
Series configurations.
Circle card no. 52
Rovver X Crawler Inspects
Farther into Pipes
Steerable six-wheel drive, adaptable
architecture, and portability have made
Rovver, created by Envirosight LLC, a
respected brand
in pipe inspec-
tion. The new
Rovver X en-
hances them
with an ex-
tended crawl
range (1000 feet
with options up
to 1650 feet),
ultra-portable
three-piece layout, and a powerful Win-
Can-compatible touchscreen control
pendant with digital recording. Abolt-
on carriage broadens Rovver Xs stance
and raises its height, letting you inspect
six 48-inch pipes with the camera cen-
tered using just a single crawler. The
new pendant captures MPEG video and
JPEG images, and logs observations for
direct upload to WinCan. Twin multi-
function joysticks keep operation simple
and natural, while handy macros auto-
mate everyday inspection routines. The
pendant accepts USB media and con-
nects via Rovver-Link for remote diag-
nostics and firmware updates. Rovver X
also delivers several other firsts for a
mid-size Rovver crawler: a detachable
remote-operated camera lift, three illu-
minated onboard cameras (forward
pan/tilt/zoom, cable view, and elevated
rear-view), integrated sensor package
(sonde, dual lasers, inclination, roll),
and concurrent control for all system
functions.
Circle card no. 53
WorldWide Electric Becomes
Exclusive Distributor of
Hyundais Low-Voltage
Electric Motor Line
WorldWide Electric announced that it
has reached a long-term agreement with
Hyundai Heavy Industries to be the ex-
clusive master distributor and represen-
tative for Hyundais low-voltage electric
motor line for North America. The prod-
uct line includes Premium Efficient
TEFC, IEEE-841, IEC aluminum frame,
IEC cast iron, marine duty, and explo-
sion proof motors.
Circle card no. 54
High Quality Double Valve
Pumps from Solinst Provide
Consistent Samples
Solinst Model 408 double valve
pumps are positive displacement gas
drive pumps providing consistent sam-
ples and excellent VOC sample results.
Pumps are available in stainless steel
-inch diameter, and in either stainless
steel or PVC 1.66-inch diameter. PVC
pumps operate to 100 feet while stain-
less steel pumps can operate to 500 feet.
Double valve pumps are ideal for low-
flow sampling as well as for higher
purge rates. They can be fitted with
packers to control groundwater flow
and limit purge requirements. Portable
pumps come with tubing on a free-
standing reel, while dedicated versions
come with tubing and well caps ideal
for long-term monitoring. Pumps can
be disassembled in minutes for easy
decontamination.
Circle card no. 55
Flexi-Drive Remote Valve
Operator for Power and Process
Industries
Allowing remote operation of valves
located in hard-to-reach or dangerous
areas, Smith Flow Control offers the
Flexi-Drive valve actuator. Flexi-Drive
has proven effective for use in the
power industry and chemical, petro-
chemical, and oil processing industries.
Flexi-Drive attaches to the host valve
with no modifications required. A
patented flexible linear drive cable con-
nects the valve to a handwheel up to 200
feet away, accommodating 540 degrees
of bends in the cable run. The system
can be passed around and through walls,
bulkheads, and floors and is completely
sealed and permanently lubricated for
maintenance-free operation. Flexi-Drive
is completely submersible, operating in
water up to 50 feet. It is constructed
from corrosion-resistant 316 stainless
steel, and designed to withstand temper-
atures from 65 to 400F. The Flexi-
Drives clutching system replaces the
sheer pins used by similar products,
ensuring reliable operation throughout
its 20,000 valve cycle service life.
Circle card no. 56
FEATURED PRODUCTS
75 Electric Motors
EQUIPMENT WANTED: Electric mo-
tors wanted. Vertical hollowshaft pump mo-
tors. 20 to 500 hp good or bad, will pick up.
PH: (800) 541-1562.
57 Direct Push Supplies
Manufacturer of Pre-Pack Screens
i Standard Pre-Pack
When You Would Set A Traditional Well
i Economy Pre-Pack
When Cost Is A Factor
i 20% Open Area High Yield Pre-Pack
For Use In Low Yield Wells
i All Stainless Steel Pre-Pack
For Aggressive Groundwater Environments
i Non-Metal Pre-Pack
When Metal Components Are Not Compatible
iAnnular Seals
Foam Bridges, Bentonite & Quick-Sleeves
i Multiple Sizes Available
1/2-in, 3/4-in, 1-in, 1.25-in, 1.5-in, 2-in
Toll Free 1-888-240-4328
Phone: 1-609-631-8939 i Fax: 1-609-631-0993
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HELP WANTED: Looking for an experi-
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HELP WANTED: Estimator/service man-
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well drilling company located in central
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REPAIRS: Eastman deviation survey
clocks (mechanical drift indicators)
repaired. We also have three, six, and
twelve degree angle units, charts, and other
accessories in stock. Call Downhole Clock
Repair, (325) 660-2184.
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105 Injection Pumps
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115 Mud Pumps
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small and lightweight
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903-725-6978
www.centerlinemanufacturing.com
Fits in the place of a 56
Pumps 300 GPM at up to
800 PSI
Weighs 1000 lbs. less
than a 56
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models also available
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116 Mud Systems
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800-541-1562
Fax 719-336-2402
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S4,000 Pump Hoist, 8,000# cap., 35 tele-
scoping 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
S10,000 Pump Hoist, 30,000# 3L cap., 40
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
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40,645
S20,000 Pump Hoist, 80,000# 4L cap, 40
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$53,845
S25,000 Pump Hoist, 100,000# 4L cap, 40
control and variable speed engine control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$61,545
S30,000 Pump Hoist, 120,000# 4L cap, 40
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,
44, white . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,598
S30,000, 56, PTO, BO, BC outriggers, cat-
head, 2 spd., sandreel, AB for SR, aux., oil
cooler, light kit, power arm, power tong hook-
up, bed, toolboxes, 2009 Sterling L8500,
Cummins 10 spd., AB, AC . . . . . . $224,388
Used Equipment in Stock
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., 42, white . . . . . . . . . $18,900
5T Smeal, 1-PR, flatbed, toolboxes, 2004
Ford F-650, Cummins, 42, white . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34,950
S12,000H SEMCO, 44, SR, 2 spd., aux.,
light kit, steel bed, toolboxes, 2006 Intl. 4300,
DT466, 6 spd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $92,107
S12,000H SEMCO, 48, 2 spd., SR, oil
cooler, aux., PR, light kit, 16 bed, toolbox,
power tong hookup, 2004 Intl. 4300, DT
466E, D, 6 spd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75,344
S15,000 SEMCO, 48, PTO, SR, 3-aux., 2
spd., oil cooler, light kit, power arm, power
tong hookup, toolbox, 16 bed, 2002 Sterling
M7500, Acterra, MBE 200, 6 spd., diesel,
black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $76,391
S25,000 SEMCO, 52, BO, 2 spd., SR, oil
cooler, light kit, power arm, 20 bed, toolbox,
2005 Freightliner M2 . . . . . . . . . . $138,702
2007 Freightliner MBE 4000, 10 spd. . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$170,446
2005 Intl. 8600 ext. cab, Cat C13, 10 spd. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $178,995
S30,000 SEMCO, 56, 2 spd., SR, BO, BC
outriggers, cathead, aux., oil cooler, light kit,
power arm, power tong hookup, 22 bed, tool-
box, 2009 Sterling L8500, Cummins 10 spd.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $224,388
SEMCO Inc.
P.O. Box 1216
7695 U.S. Highway 287 North
Lamar, CO 81052
(719) 336-9006 / (800) 541-1562
Fax (719) 336-2402
semcopumphoist@yahoo.com
www.SEMCOoflamar.com
See our ad on page 29.
125 Pump Hoists
Pump Hoists For Sale
These two rigs are in immaculate condition and ready to
work.
Jessen type 12 ton rig on a 1996 GMC Topkick with Cat
diesel, only 51k miles, like new. Loaded with welder, air,
torch, and lots of tool storage. Asking $85,000.
Jessen M33 on a 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 diesel with 165k
miles and a utility box. Rig is refurbished to like new.
Asking $35,000.
Rick Dreiling Dreiling Pump and Supply Inc. Fort Collins, CO
(970) 686-7676 dreilingpumpandsupplyinc@gmail.com
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Enid Drill Systems Inc
www.eniddrill.com
580-234-5971
Fax 580-234-5980
4510 E Market,
Enid, OK
73701
USA
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135 Rigs
Weber Group LC
Contact Kelly 480-229-0748
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 includ-
ing main clutches and shafts. $30,000.
Weber Group LC
128 Pump Pullers
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: Failing Jed-A. Detroit 3-53
engine on the draw works and rotary table.
5.9L Cummins engine on the mud pump.
380 of 8 flanged drill pipe. 260 of 5
flanged drill pipe. 24, 30, and 36 drag and
roller bits. Also rock trap, stabilizers, heavy
drill collar, and kelley hose. Asking
$150,000 for rig, spare parts, extra tooling.
Call (765) 459-4125. Ask Mark for more
information if interested.
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.
FOR SALE: 1977 Gus Pech boring rig
with all additions and CAT deck engine.
Extensive tools. Excellent condition. Call
(515) 547-2575.
860-651-3141 fax 860-658-4288
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is either a check valve problem or a hole
in the pipe somewhere below the last
check valve. Once you find the check
valve thats failed, pull the pump and
replace it, Waller adds.
4. Water quality issues
For LaChance, the rock formation
and water quality causes most of the
pump problems he comes across.
The rock in this area is black shale
and is 450 million years old, so we have
weird geology and water chemistry, he
says. We have high iron in the water,
for example, that causes mineral buildup
on the inside surfaces of pumps.
Nodules form and rattle around like
pebbles, which wear out or clog the
pump, LaChance explains.
Minerals also clog intake screens and
clogs up pressure switchesespecially
in shallow well jet pumpsleading to
low water pressure or no water at all.
Over time, if a wells production
slows down due to a high mineral
buildup in the water-bearing fractures,
the well can be hydrofraced. In doing so
you get rid of the obstruction, and allow
the water to come through at a quicker
rate, Tyler says.
Iron bacteria can also plug fractures
and the well can be treated with chemi-
cals to get rid of the bacteria. But for the
most part, theres not much that can be
done in the well to prevent mineral
buildup, LaChance says.
The iron is so high in some areas
that homeowners who water their lawns
have pumpkin-colored sidewalks, he
says. For the most part, we can remove
the iron and set up a system to treat the
water, but when youre dealing with
multiple water contaminants, there isnt
always a whole lot we can do.
When you have high iron, colloidal
clay, and high pH, for example, thats a
money pit. Sometimes you cant treat it.
Sometimes you just have to deal with it
or live on bottled water. It stinks, but
some of these just dont have solutions.
Not many, but some.
Continued Education
Knowledge is power when it comes
to troubleshooting pumps, Waller says.
Every pump installer should, if they
have the opportunity, go to a pump
school run by a manufacturerespe-
cially if its held at a factory rather than
a distribution center.
That way you can see the complete
process of how the equipment they sell
and install is constructed, Waller says.
You learn the correct way to work on
the pump from the engineers who de-
signed it. Ive never been to one where
I havent learned a lot.
Tyler says industry events and semi-
nars are another great way to find out
what kinds of problems are common
regionally.
You get an opportunity to talk with
guys around the state or outside the
state, and you pass knowledge back and
forth, Tyler says. You can learn a lot
just by talking with other contractors
and pump installers. WWJ
Experienced pump installers should
consider being a part of NGWAs
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found at www.ngwa.org/cert/index.aspx.
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Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions 2 33
(800) 732-6762
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B&B Chlorination 3 49
tbehr76355@bellsouth.net
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Baker Mfg., Water Systems
Division 4 44
(800) 523-0224
www.bakermfg.com
Baroid IDP 5 39
(877) 379-7412
www.baroididp.com
Better Water Industries 6 47
(507) 247-5929
www.betterwaterind.com
CCV Engineering & Mfg. 7 32
(800) 671-0383
www.ariesccv.com
Central Mine Equipment 8 IBC
(800) 325-8827
www.cmeco.com
Cotey Chemical 9 38
(806) 747-2096
www.coteychemical.com
Eno Scientic 10 7
(910) 778-2660
www.enoscientic.com
GEFCO/King Oil Tools 11 10
(800) 759-7441
www.gefco.com
GeoPro 12 9
(877) 580-9348
www.geoproinc.com
Geoprobe
Systems 13 26
(800) 436-7762
www.geoprobe.com
Grundfos Pumps 14 11
(913) 227-3400
www.us.grundfos.com
Hoeptner Perfected Products 15 47
(408) 847-7615
www.freezeow.com
In-Well Technologies 16 58
(920) 829-5690
www.in-welltech.com
ISCO Industries 17 12
(800) 345-4726
www.isco-pipe.com
Laibe/Versa-Drill 18 22
(317) 231-2250
www.laibecorp.com
Laval Underground Surveys 19 45
(800) 344-7205
www.lavalunderground.com
Lorentz Solar Water Pumps 20 OBC
(888) 535-4788
(866) 593-0777
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Marks Products 21 56
(800) 255-1353
www.geovision.org
Mobile Drill 22 IFC
(800) 766-3744
www.mobiledrill.net
Mount Sopris Instruments 23 54
(303) 279-3211
www.mountsopris.com
NGWA/Awards 24 49
(800) 551-7379
www.ngwa.org
NGWA/Bookstore 25 70
(800) 551-7379 26 57
www.ngwa.org
NGWA/Certication 27 32
(800) 551-7379 28 55
www.ngwa.org
NGWA/ConsensusDOCS 29 51
(800) 551-7379
www.ngwa.org
NGWA/Ground Water Expo 30 9
(800) 551-7379
www.ngwa.org
NGWA/NGWREF 31 14
(800) 551-7379
www.ngwa.org
NGWA/Safety DVD 32 31
(800) 551-7379
www.ngwa.org
NGWA/WellGuard 33 17
(800) 551-7379
www.ngwa.org
North Houston Machine 35 47
(800) 364-6973
nhmi2@earthlink.net
Pentair Water 36 2
(262) 728-5551
www.pentairwater.com
Phase Technologies 37 21
(866) 250-7934
www.phasetechnologies.com
Powers Electric Products 38 51
(559) 275-3030
www.powerselectric.com
RigKits 39 35
(888) 364-5891
www.rigkits.com
Robertson Geologging USA 40 51
(281) 807-6209
www.geologging.com
South Atlantic Well
Drillers JUBILEE 41 56
(540) 740-3329
(540) 740-3393 (fax)
SEMCO 42 29
(719) 336-9006
www.semcooamar.com
Solinst Canada 43 13
(800) 661-2023
www.solinst.com
Southwire 44 18
(770) 832-4590
www.southwire.com
Star Iron Works 45 25
(814) 427-2555
www.starironworks.com
Tibban Mfg. 46 1
(760) 954-5655
www.tibban.com
WellProbe.com 47 24
(303) 443-9609
www.wellprobe.com
Windmill 702 48 21
(956) 717-2900
www.windmill702.com
Wyo-Ben 49 8
(800) 548-7055
www.wyoben.com
Closing Time is the page of Water Well
Journal that showcasesyou! It will always
feature a few pictures of people at work at
job sites around the world. Please send in
photos and brief descriptions and you just
may be the subject on the last page of an
issue of WWJ.
And remember, if your photo is selected as
the cover image of WWJ, you receive $250.
If your photos are selected, you will be
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grants the National Ground Water Association
the royalty-free right to display the photos.
Please send high-resolution digital photos to
tplumley@ngwa.org.
B.W. Smith Well Drilling Inc. of Springfield, West Virginia,
drills a 6-inch rock well for a hand pump in Hampshire County,
West Virginia.
The well and pump is used as a
back-up well for the home owner
in case the home ever loses its
electricity. All photos submitted
by Benjamin M. Smith of B.W. Smith
Well Drilling Inc.
The well was drilled 140 feet deep and had a flow rate of
15 gallons per minute and a static water level of 30 feet.
It is a Monitor hand pump.
CLOSING TIME
Circle card no. 8
Sometimes
Tight Spots
call for
Tracks
Instead of
Trucks
When mounted on our CME-300
remote controlled tracked carrier, the CME-
55 can get into tight locations not accessible
to a truck mounted rig.. The rugged plane-
tary drives and triple walking beam suspen-
sion also allow this machine to climb hills,
traverse mud, sand, rocks, and snowall
while your operators feet are planted firmly
on the ground.
Of course the rubber tracks will not
damage most pavement, so you can also
use this rig anywhere you might use a
truck mounted drill.
We designed the CME-300 tracked carri-
er specifically for carrying drill rigs, so there
are no compromises. It has the best center of
gravity for both driving and drilling. And you
wont find a more rugged carrier in its class.
Once you get to the site, the CME-55
can give you up to 9,400 foot pounds of
torque and 28,275 pounds of retract force.
Its available with all the features you
need to get the job done as efficiently as
possible. Like in/out and sideways slide
bases, angle drilling, automatic SPT ham-
mer, auger racks, tool boxes and more.
And for low clearance jobs, the CME-
55LC can also be mounted on this carrier.
Give us a call and find out how the
CME-55 on the CME-300 carrier can get
you in (and out) of a tight spot.
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EQUIP MENT COMPANY
4215 Rider Trail North, Earth City (St. Louis), MO. 63045
1-314-291-7700 1-800-325-8827 FAX: 314-291-4880
E-mail: info@cmeco.com Website: www.cmeco.com
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