Technology is everywhere, progressing by leaps and bounds each and every year. With smart phones and smart houses, voice command remote controls and even self-driving cars, it can be difficult to not get caught up in the electronics game. At SIMCO, our drilling equipment still relies on solid engineering to provide the best in operator-friendly […]
The drilling profession involves dangerous situations and the potential for catastrophic accidents and injuries. Consistent safety practices should be expected from every member of the crew, from the owner to the foreman, the tool pushers to the rig operators. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done. Here are some ways to ensure good choices from […]
Hydraulic fracturing has become a prevalent drilling practice in recent years, growing oil and natural gas output. But as mentioned in our last “In The Field” feature, there are several myths surrounding the method, it hasn’t been embraced and isn’t used to its full potential. There has been concern that hydraulic fracturing pollutes the air, […]
Losing circulation during the drilling procedure can not only be inconvenient, but dangerous. Most drillers use fluids such as mud because it makes drilling larger-diameter and deeper holes easier without worrying about a collapse. But it’s imperative to use the proper drilling fluid. The correct drilling fluid helps to lift cuttings out of the borehole […]
Inadequate well development is one of the biggest problems facing the water well drilling industry. Whether it’s outright well failure or that the well isn’t performing to expectations, the cause can often be traced back to problems during well development. Here are some problems to watch for: Insufficient Time: if significant amounts of mud are […]
As the practice of hydraulic fracturing has become more prevalent, so have concerns about the safety of the practice as it applies to water wells and water well drilling. This method of drilling is used to extract natural gas and oil that lies several miles under the surface of the earth. Through hydraulic fracturing, oil […]
The ease of information access in today’s day and age has opened the door to outside attacks on all manner of businesses. It doesn’t matter if you are a grocery store, a hospital, or a water well drilling company, there are criminals out there who want to steal your information. What many companies don’t realize, […]
Creating a water well isn’t as simple as drilling a hole until you reach water. Many factors go into building a successful water well and, unfortunately, there are some common themes that lead to water well failures, with design and construction at the top of the list. Here are six prominent areas of concern that […]
The headlines are filled with residential water quality stories and consumers are more aware than ever of potential household water contamination. People with private wells, especially in the Midwest, are sensitive to the idea of nitrates and contaminants in their well water. We’d like to share some information found in a recent newsletter from the […]
As businesses start looking into the future and thinking about tax preparation, it becomes increasingly obvious that keeping good records is imperative for tax savings. Ensuring an accurate tax bill can keep IRS auditors from your door and protect against fines and fees. The IRS doesn’t specify what types of records drilling businesses need to […]
Drilling sites, whether geotechnical, geothermal, or water well drilling, pose many hazards to the onsite crew. Lost-time injuries are costly to both the employee and the employer, and hand and finger injuries top the list of LTIs in any division of the drilling industry. Being careless, nonchalant, or uneducated about the things that could go […]
The drilling crews of Bee Cave Drilling of Dripping Springs, Texas are all set to start pulling the levers on their new SIMCO 2800 wet rotary rig. Check out a couple shots of the team working through orientation on their new SIMCO 2800: (Click the images to view larger.) The team at SIMCO delivered the […]
