If you’re thinking about drilling a well, you’ll want to choose the right drilling technology in order to cause the least amount of damage to your property and to yield the highest amount of a fresh, clean water supply.
Most drillers identify themselves according to their method of drilling. There are cable drillers, auger drillers, mud rotary drillers, and environmental geotechnical drillers. Each method requires a unique set of tools, techniques and a specialized knowledge base. While many drillers adopt a singular method of drilling and become experts in that field, other drillers perform multiple methods of drilling, and can operate a variety of well drilling technologies.
Conscientious Drilling
As people become more aware of environmental issues, greater care is taken to develop well drilling technologies that will minimize damage to the earth. For example, an increasing number of companies are manufacturing “small footprint rigs” and power sources that require less fuel to operate and produce fewer emissions. These state-of-the-art eco-conscious technologies also tend to be more efficient and produce less noise, and have been proven to be safer to operate than other more traditional technologies.
Before you start drilling, it’s important that you do your research to get a sense of the history and geography of the area. Has a well even existed on the property before? Did it produce a clean and sustainable water source? What types of rock or sediments will you have to drill through?
Doing your research will not only help you decide which drilling technique to use, but it will also prevent you from drilling a well on land unlikely to yield a fresh and clean water source. This will save you time and money, and will also save on unnecessary damage and pollution to the environment. To know where the water is before you drill, and therefore save yourself time, money and hassles, contact American Water Surveyors.
New Advances
There are a number of new and amazing well drilling technologies out there today. Multiple researchers are finding ways to develop the coolest, most efficient, and most environmentally-friendly well-drilling technologies. Drillers now use lasers, plasma and even water jet rock cutting. A technology called hydropthermal spallation allows drillers to use a large, downhole burner, similar to a jet engine, to apply high heat to the rock face. Electrical plasma techniques are based on crushing rocks and other hard materials by the irradiation of plasma with – get this – temperatures up to 2,000 degrees Celsius! Many researchers and manufacturers are developing new and exciting well drilling technologies by mirroring the natural processes of the earth.
Our water locating equipment is just as technology-focused as these new and exciting drilling methods. No matter how great the method is, if you don’t know where the water is before you drill, you will waste money and time. Before you drill for water, contact us. For more information about American Water Surveyors, email [email protected]. You can also visit our website at www.wefindwater.com or call us at 877-SEISMOI (734-7661). We are more than happy to respond to all of your inquiries and look forward to hearing from you! Happy drilling!
