Water Well Construction Technology

Cable Tool Drilling (Anthology) National Ground Water Information Center

Learn more about cable tool drilling. This collection of papers from the world's largest private library on ground water covers the use of cable tool or percussion drilling technology to construct water wells.

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1996/ Catalog #K691/ 18 papers. Member: $39; Nonmember: $49

Cable Tool Fishing

by Merle Decker
NGWA

Recovery of cable tools separated from the drill string during well construction and an evaluation of all necessary equipment are the topics of this publication.

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1986/ Catalog #T010/ 72 pages. Member: $3; Nonmember: $10

Drilling: The Manual of Methods, Applications, and Management

Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Ltd.
Lewis Publishers

This industry-tested manual was developed by one of the leading authorities on drilling technology. This manual is heavily illustrated and explains drilling methods, related geology, logging, machinery, management, safety issues, and much more. Offers environmentally nondestructive techniques.

Topics covered include:

  • The purpose of drilling
  • Making use of geology
  • Types of drilling
  • Drilling fundamentals
  • Plant mechanics
  • Drill strings and casing, and much more.

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1996/ Catalog #T610/ 600 pages, 8 1/2 x 11". Member: $72; Nonmember: $89

Drilling Methods (slides)

This set of slides illustrates rotary and cable tool drilling methods and equipment. No script or audiotape. Shipped in plastic sleeve.

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Catalog #A329/ 12 slides. Member: $15; Nonmember: $18.75

Factors to Consider When Selecting a Drilling Method for Monitoring Well Construction (slides)

This slide set lists the advantages and disadvantages of nine drilling techniques for monitoring well construction. No script or audiotape. Shipped in plastic sleeve.

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Catalog #A326/ 17 slides. Member: $21; Nonmember: $26.50

Ground Water Handbook

by Keith Anderson
NGWA

This book features 12 chapters on information covering common topics such as drilling, pipe and casing, hydraulics of water data, well design, irrigation, water quality, hydrogeology, and ground water flow.

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1992/ Catalog #T827/ 401 pages. Member: $20; Nonmember: $25

Handbook of Ground Water Development

by Roscoe Moss Co.

A very explicit text for the professional design of high volume commercial wells along with information on drilling, cementing, casing, and aquifer tests. The book is an interesting text with many practical tables, graphs, and illustrations. Whether you are a beginner in the ground water profession or a seasoned professional, this handbook will prove to be impressive. A must for the serious drilling contractor and engineer. Contains tables of suggested water quality tolerances for industrial use, manufacturing standards, PVC, ABS and steel casing standards, densities of drilling fluids, and much much more. With 20 chapters on topics from vertical turbine pumps to ground water models, this handbook may give Fletcher Driscoll's Groundwater and Wells some serious competition.

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1986/ Catalog #T840/ 493 pages. Member: $133; Nonmember: $156

Hydraulic Slide Rule

by Reed Tool Co.

This tool is used to calculate the pressure drops in drill strings. Information allows for proper selection of bit nozzles.

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Catalog #X774 Member: $10; Nonmember: $12.50

Iron Bacteria and Wells (Anthology)

National Ground Water Information Center

A great"how to" publication. Discover how to handle one of the most common problems in domestic wells. Case histories are presented for treatment of iron and sulfur bacterial problems in wells.

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1996/ Catalog #K692/ 15 papers. Member: $39; Nonmember: $49

Iron Bacteria, Sulfur Bacteria, and Water Well Maintenance (slides)


This is an in-depth look at the"iron bacteria" problem: what the organisms are, how they live, how they affect water wells, how they are spread, how to prevent contamination, and how to control iron bacterial infestations.

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Catalog #A108/ 60 slides/notes and handout. Member: $0; Nonmember: $0

Manual of Hydraulic Fracturing for Well Simulation and Geologic Studies

by Stuart Smith

This book presents current rock fracturing and hydraulic fracturing theory, including how hydraulic fracturing affects rock, and how fractures can develop and can be manipulated. Recommendations for use of hydrofracturing and judging candidate wells are presented, as well as useful geologic and borehole tools for evaluating wells before or after a job.

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1989/ Catalog #T431/ 66 pages. Member: $9; Nonmember: $15

Manual of Recommended Practices for the Installation of Thermoplastic Water Well Casing

by NGWA/Plastic Pipe Institute

This book is designed to assist contractors in avoiding the problems that may arise as a result of metal and plastic well casing.

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1985/ Catalog #T030/ 64 pages. Member: $5; Nonmember: $7

Manual of Water Well Maintenance and Rehabilitation Technology

by Tyler Gass, Truman Bennett, James Miller, and Robin Miller
Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Lab

This is the first complete discussion of the factors that determine the necessity, frequency, and success of well maintenance. Offers a detailed look at well maintenance techniques and methodologies.

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1980/ Catalog #T033/ 244 pages. Member: $9; Nonmember: $15

Monitoring and Remediation Wells Problem Prevention, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation

by Stuart Smith
Lewis Publishers

This book addresses the need for and the methods of environmental well maintenance and restoration. It is a guidebook to the causes of well deterioration, methods of well maintenance, and well restoration or well rehabilitation methods. This reference discusses many common problems, such as biofouling, equipment deterioration, structural failure, corrosion, safety, and the technical needs of maintaining and rehabilitating these well systems.

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1995/ Catalog #T471/ 174 pages. Member: $65; Nonmember: $81.25

Water Well Drillers Beginning Training Manual

NGWA

This is a guidebook on design, construction, and maintenance of water wells and pump installations.

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1985/ Catalog #T044/ 84 pages. Member: $8; Nonmember: $10

Well Abandonment

National Ground Water Information Center

Stay out of environmental trouble and employ these techniques for properly abandoning wells. This collection covers:

  • Sealing abandoned wells
  • Cementing off
  • Plugging
  • Redrilling
  • Impacts of abandoned wells.

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1996/ Catalog #K756/ 9 papers. Member: $19; Nonmember: $25

Well and Borehole Sealing: Importance, Materials, Methods, and Recommendations for Decommissioning

by Stuart Smith/Wisconsin Water Well Association
NGWA

This illustrated book features discussions of the differences between well abandonment and well sealing, avoiding failures and faults in borehole grout seals, choices in sealing materials, site preparation, emplacement procedures and requirements, and more. An appendix provides excellent ready-reference tables on grouts and grout use. The 30 illustrations found throughout the book clearly explain the procedures and benefits of proper abandonment and sealing.

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1994/ Catalog #T345/ 69 pages. Member: $15; Nonmember: $18

Well Drilling Manual

by Michigan Dept. of Public Health-Ground Water Quality Section
NGWA

Prepared by Speedstar Division of Koehring Company. The text contains basic information on selection of drilling equipment, types of drilling machines, including both cable tool and rotary drilling methods.

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Catalog #T047/ 72 pages. Member: $7; Nonmember: $8.75

Well Drilling Operations

by the U.S. Department of Army/Air Force
NGWA

Detailed coverage of major types of drilling methods and well completion and development in addition to outstanding pictorial illustrations make this a valuable book.

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1965/ Catalog #T048/ 249 pages. Member: $11; Nonmember: $15