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WEBSITE I BLOG I PARTNERS I DRILL CHANNEL I EVENTS I EDITORIAL SOURCEBOOK I DIGITAL EDITION I RENEWALS Caisson Drilling Begins at Manhattan's Hudson Yards Foundation drilling project is basis of huge New York development. By Jeremy Verdusco Acker RENEGADE Now working on four continents, the Acker RENEGADE has quickly built a reputation worldwide as a versatile, high-performance drill unit with top-notch American workmanship. www.ackerdrill.com Doosan Portable Power A market leader of mobile compressors with more than 100 years of manufacturing expertise and application experience focused on providing the highest quality machines with unrivaled customer service. www.DoosanPortablePower.com and portablepowersales@doosan.com Geoprobe Systems Geoprobe® 7822DT - Compact drill head for torquing-in hollow stem augers to high-speed rock coring. Direct push sampling to hollow stem augering, air/mud rotary to concrete and rock coring. 800-436-7762. www.geoprobe.com Hole Products Hole Products is the leading global provider of drilling supplies, tools and equipment to the environmental, geotechnical, geothermal, HDD, exploration, rotary and sonic drilling industries. www.holeproducts.com / marketing@holeproducts.com Infinity Tool Mfg. The PDC bit comes in a variety of sizes from 3-7/8" to 32". Many formation choices avilable. Other customizations include a selection of cutter sizes, from 9mm to 19mm. www.infinitytoolmfg.com / sales@infinitytoolmfg.com Keller America Keller is a leading manufacturer of high quality level and pressure transmitters, autonomous level loggers, and digital pressure gauges. For more information, visit www.kelleramerica.com or email sales@kelleramerica.com. Mobile Drill Intl. Introducing the Mobile Drill X-Series drill rigs with our new 8-speed multi-purpose Rotary Drive System. The head has a 5-1/8" open spindle and a maximum 1,020 rpm and 10,100 ft-lb torque. www.mobiledrill.net / sales@mobiledrill.net N&N Drilling Supply Manufacturer N&N uses highly specialized machinery to make the broadest range of "in hole" drilling equipment supplying drilling industries worldwide. www.nndrilling.com SEMCO, Inc. S6,000 - S30,000 SEMCO pump hoists used for installation of large submersible pumps, line shaft turbines, and well completion. 800-541-1562 www.semcooflamar.com / semcopumphoist@yahoo.com SIMCO Drilling Equipment, Inc. The 7000 is definitely the workhorse of the SIMCO drilling rigs stable. With an auto indexing drill rod carousel (10 or 16 drill rod), the SIMCO 7000 makes the ideal drill rig. 800-338-9925 www.simcodrill.com 3/28/14 2014 Pacific Northwest Ground Water Exposition In the late 1950s members of the water well industry came together to create a trade show specifically for the Pacific Northwest. As the event grew in popularity... Sponsored Webinar: AquaVIS™ ETD Polymers A Better Solution For Drilling Available On-Demand: This webinar is designed to demonstrate the benefits of the Ashland Specialty Ingredients family of AquaVIS ETD easy to disperse water soluble polymers. Keller Group Awarded Seattle Seawall Contract Keller Group, an international ground engineering specialist, announced that it has been awarded a contract worth $41 million in connection with... Bauer Completes Foundation Work of World's Tallest Building In 2013, Saudi Bauer Foundation Contractors – a subsidiary of Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH, a specialist foundation engineering company based in... Allegheny Instruments GeoVISION Heavy Duty Borehole Video System Allegheny Instruments has updated the control panel for the GeoVISION Heavy Duty borehole video system. Franklin Electric Names New CEO Franklin Electric announced that Gregg C. Sengstack will take over the reins as CEO of the company after the retirement of R. Scott Trumbull. Hayward Baker Receives Keystone Award from AGC-St. Louis Geotechnical construction contractor Hayward Baker (HB) received the Keystone Award from the Associated General Contractors of St. Louis (AGC).

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Fwd: Drilling for News from California to the South China Sea

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Drilling and drilling issues affect everyone.

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2014-3 Drilling for News from California to the South China Sea by Jeremy Verdusco | March 13, 2014 Drilling and drilling issues affect everyone. I have a stream of news sites I check regularly, so wanted to share some of the recent interesting news my digital drill bits have carried to the surface. File the first item under "ain't that cool?": A team of scientists made an interesting find that they say means oceans of water hide far under the Earth's surface. They turned up a tiny bit of a mineral called ringwoodite in a volcanic rock found in a riverbed in Brazil. Now, ringwoodite found on Earth usually comes from meteorites. This find was different. The rock was ... Read more

Product of the Week Eno Scientific's Well Watch 660 The Well Watch 660 is the newest addition to Eno Scientific's line of sonic water level indicators. These small units are perfect for home owners, and are designed to easily install at a well site. Industry News Atlas Copco Introduces WEDA Small Pump Range in USA Atlas Copco's WEDA electric submersible pumps will make their debut on the American market with a new range for professional users. Boart Longyear Releases LM110 Diamond Coring Drill Rig Boart Longyear expanded their line of underground LM modular diamond drill rigs to include the new LM110. Schramm Appoints Oil & Gas Business Development Manager Schramm appointed Kelly Shideler to the newly created position of Oil & Gas Business Development Manager based in Houston.  Water Tech Company Xylem Picks New President and CEO Water technology company Xylem named Patrick K. Decker president and chief executive officer. Geothermal Heat Pump Industry Battles Tax Reform The geothermal heat pump industry has been buzzing about tax reform since the House Ways and Means Committee released a proposal by Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI).		Click here to join!
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Space station moves away from space junk

The International Space Station had to sidestep a piece of space junk. / AFP/Getty Images

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MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL — The International Space Station had to sidestep a piece of space junk.

NASA said Monday the space station had to dodge part of an old satellite. Sunday night's firing of on-board thrusters pushed the orbiting lab up a half-mile.

Experts aren't sure how big the junk is. It's from a Russian weather satellite launched in 1979.

After the maneuver, it was determined the debris would have posed no threat. NASA says it preferred playing it safe.

Mission Control says the change in space station altitude will not affect next week's launch of a new three-man crew from Kazakhstan.

A SpaceX resupply mission from Cape Canaveral, meanwhile, has been delayed until the end of the month. The unmanned Falcon rocket was supposed to blast off Sunday.

 

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Fwd: This Week in The Space Review - 2014 March 17

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Welcome to this week's issue of The Space Review:


Through a glass, darkly: Chinese, American, and Russian anti-satellite testing in space
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In May of last year, China launched what it said was a high-altitude sounding rocket for research purposes, but what many in the US believe was an ASAT test. In a comprehensive report, Brian Weeden examines the evidence that the launch was an ASAT test, the historical record of such tests by other countries, and its implications for space security.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2473/1

Aborted takeoff
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After nearly two decades of development, the SOFIA airborne observatory is about to formally enter its operational phase. However, Jeff Foust reports, the future of SOFIA is in jeopardy after NASA proposed cutting funding for it in its 2015 budget proposal, a move that could significant scientific and even geopolitical implications.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2472/1

India's 2014-15 space budget: an assessment
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Last month, the Indian government released its proposed budget for its next fiscal year, including more than $1 billion for the Indian space agency ISRO. Ajey Lele examines the budget and the priorities it assigns to efforts ranging from space science to human spaceflight.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2471/1

Regulatory effects of the International Code of Conduct on commercial space
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Discussions about a potential International Code of Conduct for space activities have focused on its effects on national governments. Michael Listner examines how it could affect commercial space activities, particularly those regulated by the US, depending on how the code is interpreted.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2470/1


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A time of danger and opportunity for US-Russian space relations
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Tensions between Russia and Ukraine could imperil US-Russian cooperation in space, some fear, including access to the ISS. Jeff Foust reports on the potential threats an intensified crisis could pose, but also the opportunities it could provide.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2469/1

Uwingu: making an impact
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Last month, Uwingu rolled out a new program to allow people to name craters on a Mars map for a fee. Alan Stern and Mark Sykes discuss the benefits this initiative promises for funding space science efforts, and how some have misunderstood it.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2468/1

Protecting critical space capabilities from physical and fiscal threats
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Space has become congested, contested, and competitive, officials have warned in recent years. Now, Thomas "Tav" Taverney argues, military space systems are facing fiscal threats that could imperil plans to protect those systems from other threats.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2467/1

Rocket reusability: a driver of economic growth
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On Sunday, SpaceX will launch its latest Falcon 9 rocket on another ISS resupply mission, but this time attempt to recover the first stage. Rick Boozer explains how this step towards reusability can change the economics of spaceflight.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2466/1

Rebooting "Cosmos"
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Last night the highly anticipated first episode of the remake of "Cosmos" broadcast on Fox. Jeff Foust checks out the show and examines how it and its host, Neil deGrasse Tyson, compare to the legacy of the original "Cosmos" and Carl Sagan.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/2465/1


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Meggers

Megaohmmeters for preventative maintenance

Figure 1. Megohmmeters (meggers) are electrical meters used to check the resistance and condition of the motor windings and the condition of the refrigeration and oil environment around the motor windings. A megger is nothing but a giant ohmmeter that creates a very large dc voltage (usually 500 volts dc) from its internal battery. The meter will read out in megohms (millions of ohms). Any motor winding or electrical coil can be checked with a megger. A megohmmeter's main function is to detect weak motor winding insulation and to detect moisture accumulation and acid formations from the motor windings to ground before they can cause more damage to motor winding insulation. When dealing with HVACR hermetic and semi-hermetic compressor motors, as contaminants in the refrigerant and oil mixture increases, the electrical resistance from the motor windings to ground will decrease. Because of this, regular preventative maintenance checks can be made with a megohmmeter and can signal early motor winding breakdown from a contaminated system when accurate records are kept. One probe of the megger is connected to one of the motor winding terminals, and the other probe to the shell of the compressor (ground). Note: Make sure metal is exposed at the shell of the compressor where the probe is attached so that the compressor's shell paint is not acting as an insulator to ground. When a button is pushed and held on the megger, it will apply a high dc voltage between its probes and measure all electrical paths to ground. It is important to disconnect all wires from the compressor motor terminals when megging a compressor motor. Also, read the instructions that come with the meter to determine what time interval to energize the megger when checking winding or coils. If possible, it is a good idea to run the motor for at least one hour, disconnect power, disconnect all electrical leads, and then quickly connect the megger to the motor. This will give a more meaningful comparison between readings for the same compressor on different days, because of the approximate same winding temperatures. Good motor winding readings should have a resistance value of a minimum of 100 megohms relative to ground. In fact, good motor winding resistance should be between 100 megohms and infinity. Figure 1 lists megohm readings with varying degrees of contamination and motor winding breakdown. Because of the very high resistance of the motor winding insulation, a regular ohmmeter cannot be used in place of the megger. A regular ohmmeter does not generate enough voltage from its internal battery to detect high resistance problems like deteriorated winding insulation, moisture, or other system contamination. Listed below are some other important tips service technicians should know about the use of a megohmmeter: • Never use a megger if the motor windings are under a vacuum. • Meggers can be used for other electrical devices other than electric motors. • Always consult with the meter manufacturer or user's manual for detailed instructions on megging other electrical devices like coils. • Meggers are often used in preventive maintenance programs, especially before a contractor signs a preventive maintenance contract to determine condition of the electrical devices. • Any megger with a higher voltage output than 500 volts DC should be used by an experienced technician. A high voltage for too long of a time may further weaken or fail motor windings and the winding insulation could be damaged by the testing procedure. Publication date: 12/05/2011

Timers

Many stock wells in this area utilize timers. 99.9 percent are the rotating wheel with clips which activate a lever operated switch driven by a 220 vac or 115 vac motor. Generally,  the motor fails within 4 years, many in 2 years. Switches occasionally fail and must be replaced. Solid state timers when they fail are normally replaced completely.

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Drillers Make More than a Bit of Difference | 2013-11-05 | National Driller

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