The PGWA 2012 Summer Field Conference

is at a new location on June 15, 2012

How do you drill and set casing through caving overburden conditions?

Come to this field conference and see innovative air-rotary drilling technology

that advances the 6-inch steel casing with the drill bit.  We are going to drill a

60-foot deep borehole into one of the most difficult caving overburden formations.

For the details, schedule, registration form, and location map, click this link.

Testimony on House Bill 1855

submitted by the PGWA

House Bill 1855 is new legislation to set statewide construction standards

for residential water wells.  To read the text of HB 1855, click this link.

The Consumer Affairs Committee received testimony on January 10.

The testimony of William W. Reichart, II, PGWA President is at this link.

The testimony of Todd Giddings, Ph.D., P.G., PGWA Director is at this link.

        Learn How to Drill a Large-Diameter Top-Hole!

This 20-inch Cyclops™ button bit was used to drill the top-hole!

See how we constructed the large-diameter top-hole by clicking on this link.

Learn How to Make Drilling Water Clear!

The muddy drilling water in the cup on the right was treated with a Polyacrylamide polymer and became the crystal clear water in the cup on the left!

Learn how to make your drilling water clear by clicking on this link.

See how PGWA demonstrated the proper construction

of a geothermal vertical heat exchanger borehole

at the June 2009 Summer Field Conference
For a reprint of the article from the PA Driller Newsletter, click this link.

Hydrofracturing article from the 3rd quarter 2006 issue

of the Pennsylvania Driller newsletter

Click this link to open an Adobe Acrobat® pdf file of this article.

 

"Understanding Your Water Well" Fact Sheet Published by DEP.  This Fact Sheet explains how a well goes dry and what you can do if your well goes dry.  Click on this link to learn read this new Fact Sheet.  Learn how to find a good well driller.

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