A & A Pump Company & Shallow Well Drilling

What exactly is a drilled well?

A drilled well consists of a hole bored into the ground, with the upper part being lined with casing. The casing prevents the collapse of the borehole walls and (with a drive shoe or grout seal) prevents surface or subsurface contaminants from entering the water supply. The casing also provides a housing for a pumping mechanism and for the pipe that moves water from the pump to the surfaceThe quality of materials used in well construction is an important factor. Casing must…

How to Test Well Water

If you live off well water, you obviously want to make sure it's safe for drinking. The best way to test your water is to send samples to a laboratory for testing, as this method provides the most accurate results. You can buy home testing...

How To Choose A Water Testing Laboratory For Your Water Well

Annual water testing will help you know what is in your well water. learn how to evaluate a well water testing laboratory.

An overview of Water Well Real Estate Transfer Inspections.

Everything you need to know about Water Well Real Estate Transfer Inspections.

Rise in horizontal drilling brings challenge of addressing slug flow

For all its bounty of crude oil and natural gas, the Permian Basin can offer significant challenges to efforts to produce those resources.

Developing link between downhole systems, rig enables automation

Within the last decade, technology has significantly surpassed implementation, making available new technologies that are not being readily received...

Pump Selection may have Impact on Water Conservation and Consuption

Selecting some types of pumps will improve water conservation, infrastructure size, energy and chemical consumption.

Drill: How To Create a Shallow Angle of Attack

One of the most common issues amateur golfers suffer from is the steepening of the shaft in the downswing, causing a swing direction to the left with a steeper angle of attack. This can cause a slew of problems, ranging from thins to tops to fats. In the video, I share a practice drill that’s […]

Don't believe offshore drilling advocates’ hype

I have listened to most pro-oil and gas exploration and drilling arguments and find then to be hype or just plain scams probably created by public relations experts and other

A Mashup of Three Well-Known Drills

The BFM Drill is a mash-up of three drills: The Bill Drill, the FAST and the Mozambique. Give the BFM drill a try and put a few of your skills to the test.

Relief well being drilled to control emissions from erupted Diamond well

The Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) has to drill a relief well to control the emissions from the well that was illegally dug in Diamond Housing Scheme by a resident, its Senior Petroleum Te

Science & Technology: Innovative Drilling Company Provides an Update

Choosing Replacement Well Pumps for Your Water Well

Choosing the correct replacement well pump with enough power to keep the water flowing is important. Learn more.

Interviewing the "Well-Read, Well-Drilled" Applicant

In an earlier Hiring Tip, I mentioned being in a Barnes and Nobles bookstore. I was checking out the "hiring" section and I noticed there were 80-100 different books on this important subject.

Optimized Oil Recovery and Automation Converge

Efficiency strategies from oil and gas producers are using nimble SCADA platforms and communication technologies to control remote oil wells and...