Author Archives: Jacob Gallagher
Horizontal Soil Sampling
Volume 8, Issue #5 – May 2022 One question we hear frequently: Can you soil sample using HDD? Unlike with…
Changing Direction Mid-Bore
Volume 8, Issue #4 – April 2022 The “directional” in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) means the driller can steer the…
Air Force Base Gets Horizontal Wells
Ellingson crews recently completed the installation of two horizontal injection wells underneath the active flight line area of an eastern…
Cold Weather and Hard Ground
It’s hard to imagine anyone more ready for the onset of warm spring weather than folks working in the field….
How to “Develop” an SVE Well
Volume 8, Issue #3 – March 2022 If you’ve ever installed a vertical soil vapor extraction (SVE) well, you enjoyed…
Limited Access – Not Always About Space
Generally, when we think of the term “limited access” as it pertains to a drilling project we think of “tight…
Pilot Study to Full Scale – SVE System
Ellingson crews recently had the opportunity to install a “full-scale” soil vapor exctraction (SVE) system at a site where we’d…
Horizontal Well Geometry 101
Volume 8, Issue #2 – February 2022 In this month’s newsletter we’re going to cover some basic principles of horizontal…
Conductor Casing at an Angle – Part 2
Last month we shared a post about a project where our crews installed a horizontal gravity drain. The construction included…
2022 EnviroWorkshops – CEU Opportunities
As 2022 gets into full swing, don’t forget to set aside time to earn the necessary continuing education units (CEUs)…