Developing Countries Are Geothermal HotspotsI sat in on a webinar this morning on the global future of major geothermal projects. The webinar, hosted by the website for the event GeoPower Europe, talked a lot about why the U.S. is growing when it comes to geothermal, but not nearly as fast as other areas.
Hear from Three Geothermal ExpertsNational Driller readers fall into a number of categories, from water well folks to foundations engineers. This is a tip for the geothermal guys (and gals) out there.
Know someone who's a visionary in the the groundwater field? Know someone who came up with an innovating solution to a difficult project? Don't just pat him or her on the back. Submit a nomination for an NGWA award. Now that's recognition.
Wolf Creek Dam Project Delivers Peace of Mind Ahead of Schedule Repairing Wolf Creek Dam, which was build in the 1940s, would have been a big job under any circumstances. But new technology and help from Treviicos-Soletanche helped the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers complete the work with confidence.
Colleagues Reflect on Life of Sonic Drilling Pioneer Tom Oothoudt Considered a mentor by those who worked with him, Tom Oothoudt is fondly remembered as a visionary in the sonic drilling industry. The former head of North Star Drilling passed away last November, but his legacy will live on for years to come.
by LoriLovely
Dependable Tools Key to Seismic Line Clearing Remember that teacher from your early school years that always encouraged you to stay between the lines when coloring? Well, Lindsay Wadsworth never thought much of staying between the lines. So it is ironic that many years later, he earns his living not just by staying within the lines, but by creating them.
Drilling Fluids: Geology Dictates Success of Drilling Projects While on a recent drilling project, I was unfortunate enough to pick up a virus that made me sick enough that I ended up in the hospital. Fortunately, between the doctors, lab technicians and radiologists, they were able to find out exactly what it was that made me sick. These experts had the information that they needed, so that they could use the proper medications to kill it off and get me on the road to a full recovery. In the drilling industry, we work in much the same way.
by KimStevens
Editor’s Notes: Charity Turns Shoes into Water for Developing Countries You probably don’t give shoes a second thought. I know I usually don’t. I slip them on in the morning, walk around in them all day and shuffle them off by the door when I get home. I bet you do the same. Lace them up, stomp around the jobsite, kick off the dust and call it a day.
