A Better Way to Insulate Your WellHouse
Fiberglass batt or roll insulation is the most common winter protection we see in wellhouses. It is cheap, easy-to-install, and it's layers of fluff are well-known for their insulating properties.…
Matt at his Desk
Meet our Staff: Matt Seabolt, Hometown Hero
Working at the local Rent A Center; Matt enjoyed his assistant manager position, and enjoyed meeting new people every day in retail, but the temporary layoffs and day-to-day sameness of the work…
Project of the Week| 11/19/14: Seal Up Your Wellhouse!
Oh yeah, there's a super-cute baby frog in the video... see below! We've said it before, and we're saying it again: winter can be rough on well equipment. Although heat…
Frack Log showing where packer is set, and documenting presures
Interview with a Fracker | Part II in our Series on Hydrofracture
This weekend, I had a chance to talk with Russel Ware of Mountain Hydrofracture. This is a follow-up to last week's story about why we sometimes recommend hydrofracture to our…
Project of the Week 11/13/14 | Jet to Submersible Conversion
Jet pumps are notoriously troublesome: They are noisy, inefficient, and unreliable. Their only redeeming qualities are that they are relatively cheap and easy to work on. Still, even for shallow…
When We Frack| Part I in a Series on Hydrofracture of Water Wells
At Miller Well Drilling, we only drill cased deep water wells. For the vast majority of our clients, these wells are the only source of potable water for their house or…
Robbinsville Replacement Well | Project of the Week 11/5/14
30 years ago, Miller Well Drilling constructed a water well for this Robbinsville client. It served them well for many years, but it finally started to decline in production about…
Kara at her desk
Meet our Staff: Kara Kelso
Kara Kelso has been a member of the Miller Well Drilling family since February of this year, when she was referred by another employee for the job. Since she came…
“What’s That You Say About ‘Guaranteed Water’?”
Well construction is risky. There are a whole host of things that can go wrong with the hole: muddy or sandy overburden requiring foam, shoring, or steel casing, vertical cracks…
b0nUs cReEPy wELL (2014)
We were called out today to look at a possible well abandonment at a Dunwoody, GA bank-owned new construction homesite. The builder is having some trouble with a neighbor, who…