Field notes
Well construction
Casing, screen, gravel pack and grout: how a water well is built, why the construction record matters decades later, and what to keep from the driller.
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How to read a well completion report and driller’s log
The well completion report is a water well’s birth certificate. How to read every box on a DWR 188, and the five mistakes that…
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Casing, screen and gravel pack: how a water well’s construction decides how long it lives
Casing, screen and slot size, filter pack, seal depth and development set a water well’s yield, sanding and plugging rate for forty years. What…