“NGWA: Industry Connected” is a video series that provides National Ground Water Association members with information and strategies to deal with the ever-evolving business climate. Principal Hydrogeologist and Co-Founder Marvin Glotfelty, PG, regularly presents on the topic of water well design and construction technology in the series. View the videos on YouTube.”
Presentations include:
- How Annulus Width Impacts Well Performance
- Availability and Quality of Silica Sand for Water Well Filter Packs
- Doing an 8-hour OSHA refresher course
- Importance of Technical Specification Verbiage for Installing a Water Well
- How to Operate Safely and Efficiently on a Postage Stamp Jobsite
- How do we Navigate Communication Challenges?
- Appropriateness of Using PVC Casing for ASR Wells
- Filter Pack Sand Selection and Design
- Assessing a Water Well System Following a Wildfire
- Well Development Techniques and Concepts
- Project Coordination and client communication during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Depth-Specific Sampling in Open Boreholes
- Tools and Techniques for Evaluating a Well’s Structure
- Evaluating a Well’s Flow Profile
- Overview of Drilling Fluids
- Keys to Properly Decommissioning a Well
- How Annular Voids can Impact Well Installation
- Well Design from a Water Quality Perspective
- Managing Unrealistic Expectations from a Client
- How Life-Cycle Economic Analysis can be Applied Today
- Basic Concepts of Mud and Air Rotary drilling
- How to Maintain Health & Safety at a Drilling Site
- Flooded Reverse Drilling
- Logical Progression for Well Design
- Steel Type Attributes for Well Casing Selection
- Properties of Steel Casing
- Cable Tool Drilling
- Dual Rotary Drilling