Well Drilling

summary: Inscription on another photo reads: "The Widow Long, West Union, C.C." Since Butcher identified the location as Ansley, this location will be used instead of West Union until research proves otherwise. More

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

summary: Note: "These wells were from 350 to 400 feet deep and in the early days the settlers had to haul water many miles from the muddy valley or conserve water in the lagoon, which was a great hardship." See More

original size: 6x8 Public domain photograph - historical image of Nebraska, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

This image is one of the images made by photographers working in Stryker's unit as it existed in a succession of government agencies: the Resettlement Administration (1935-1937). The photographs of the Farm Se More

A convoy carrying well-drilling equipment moves from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base where it will be cleaned be More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Fred Frizzell, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., helps guide a trailer as it hitches onto the well-dril More

Members of the U.S. Navy engineering team, Naval. Mobile Construction Battalion 25, out of Ft McCroy, Wis., work on a water well drilling project in Samaria, Nicaragua for U.S. Army South's Beyond.the Horizon 2 More

Solomon Lambebo Chinketo, Ethiopian National Defense Force water well drilling instructor, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Evanthony Stevenson, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 equipment operator, se More

170801-A-NY041-0007 BONITO ORIENTAL, Honduras (August 1, 2017) U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One (NMCB 1), conduct 24-hour water well drilling operations, to provide local c More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tyler P. Jones, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., operate a forklift at the well site in Brisas d More

A convoy carrying well-drilling equipment moves from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base where it will be cleaned be More

Naval Mobility Construction Battalion 7 members use a static water level reader to measure the depth of the newly drilled well in Legota Mirga, Ethiopia, July 15. The well, drilled by Navy Seabees assigned to C More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Evanthony Stevenson, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1 equipment operator, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class, Orlando Moore equipment operator, demonstrates the water w More

170801-A-NY041-0012 BONITO ORIENTAL, Honduras (August 1, 2017) U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One (NMCB 1), conduct 24-hour water well drilling operations, to provide local c More

Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., work to position drilling equipment at the Honduras Aguan well site near Trujillo, Honduras, June 25, 2015. The well is one o More

Master Sgt. Laura Castaneda, 12th Air Force force protection anti-terrorism officer, out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., poses for a photo near Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. Castaneda is a mem More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Lindblom, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., guides heavy equipment onto a trailer at the well si More

Petty Officer 1st Class Brad Williams, equipment operator, Naval Mobility Construction Battalion 7, greases the treads to prevent rusting on the main water line of a newly drilled well in Legota Mirga, Ethiopia More

170801-A-NY041-0025 BONITO ORIENTAL, Honduras (August 1, 2017) U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 1st Class Gary Shepard, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One, operates a drill rig during 24-hour water More

Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., work to position drilling equipment at the Honduras Aguan well site near Trujillo, Honduras, June 25, 2015. The well is one o More

A convoy carrying well-drilling equipment moves from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base where it will be cleaned be More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Charles Ballou, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., secures the hook at the end of the well-drilling r More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Chevere, Naval Mobility Construction Battalion 7, flushes water from a newly drilled well in Legota Mirga, Ethiopia, July 17. The well, drilled by Navy Seabees assigned to Combin More

170801-A-NY041-0083 BONITO ORIENTAL, Honduras (August 1, 2017) U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion One (NMCB 1), conduct 24-hour water well drilling operations, to provide local c More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Raul Perez, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron vehicle maintenance NCOIC, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Gecoma, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron well-drilling operations s More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Inman, utilitiesman, Naval Mobility Construction Battalion 7, dispenses sand around the casing of a newly drilled well as water pushes out in Legota Mirga, Ethiopia, July 15. Th More

170801-A-NY041-0117 BONITO ORIENTAL, Honduras (August 1, 2017) U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 1st Class Gary Shepard, left, and Equipment Operator 2nd Class Dylan Guy, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction B More

Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., work to position drilling equipment at the Honduras Aguan well site near Trujillo, Honduras, June 25, 2015. The well is one of More

A school child wearing a New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise backpack sits on her bicycle while talking to friends in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and More

170801-A-NY041-0155 BONITO ORIENTAL, Honduras (August 1, 2017) U.S. Navy Equipment Operator 1st Class Gary Shepard, left, and Equipment Operator 2nd Class Dylan Guy, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction B More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Malcolm Stone, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., directs vehicles at the well site in the village of More

A convoy carrying well-drilling equipment moves from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base where it will be cleaned be More

Petty Officer 1st Class Brad Williams, equipment operator, Naval Mobility Construction Battalion 7, stabilizes a well casing pipe as Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Inman, utilitiesman, pours in sand to secure More

hildren wearing New Horizons Honduras 2015 training exercise backpacks walk along a road in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian as More

Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., work to position drilling equipment at the Honduras Aguan well site near Trujillo, Honduras, June 25, 2015. The well is one o More

Ian Conley, utilities construstionman, Naval Mobility Construction Battalion 7, dispenses sand to formulate a solid wall around a well casing in Legota Mirga, Ethiopia, July 15. The well, drilled by Navy Seabee More

Well-drilling pipe sits ready to be used by Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., for the drilling or a well in the villiage of Honduras Aguan near Trujillo, Hondu More

Honduran Army Soldiers watch as well-drilling equipment is moved from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was being moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base wher More

A Honduras Aguan resident watches Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., position drilling equipment at the well site in his village near Trujillo, Honduras, June 2 More

A contractor tightens a chain holding heavy equipment used at the well site in Brisas del Mar for transport from Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Cast More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Gecoma, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron well-drilling operations superintendent, guides heavy equipment as it is loaded into to a trailer at the well site in Brisas del M More

Petty Officer 1st Class Brad Williams, equipment operator, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Inman, utilitiesman, Naval Mobility Construction Battalion 7, work together to stabilize the walls of the well in More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Elton Vance, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron well drilling craftsman, tightens a tie down chain on a trailer carrying heavy equipment used during well drilling at the well site More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kevin Conklin, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., helps direct vehicles at the Honduras Aguan well si More

Two local Afghans take a break from drilling a hole for a well in Ghazni district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2013. A new well was needed to provide an adequate water supply for a local community i More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron move well-drilling equipment from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was being moved from the well site More

Local Afghans work on drilling a hole for a well in Ghazni district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2013. A new well was needed to provide an adequate water supply for a local community in Ghazni city. More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Zacharia Blower, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., assists in the movement of equipment at the well site More

A convoy carrying well-drilling equipment moves from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base where it will be cleaned be More

Local Afghan worker pulls on a well drilling rope in Ghazni district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, April 20, 2013. A new well was needed to provide an adequate water supply for a local community in Ghazni city More

Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., work to position drilling equipment at the Honduras Aguan well site near Trujillo, Honduras, June 25, 2015. The well is one o More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Raul Perez, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron vehicle maintenance NCOIC, and Eastern Shore, Va. native, directs a truck hauling the well-drilling rig as it bypasses a bridge on it More

A convoy carrying well-drilling equipment moves from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base where it will be cleaned be More

Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., work to position drilling equipment at the Honduras Aguan well site near Trujillo, Honduras, June 25, 2015. The well is one o More

A convoy carrying well-drilling equipment moves from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base where it will be cleaned be More

A contractor tightens a chain holding heavy equipment used at the well site in Brisas del Mar for transport from Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Cast More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. David Mosley, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron vehicle maintenance journeyman, out of Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Stephens City, Va., native, directs a vehicle at the Honduras Agua More

Honduran Army Soldiers, Brisas del Mar residents and contractors watch well drilling equipment be moved and loaded onto to trailers near the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment wa More

A spider in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. New Horizons was launched in the 1980s and is an annual joint humanitarian assistance exercise that U.S. Southern Command conducts with a partner nation in Ce More

Honduras Aguan residents pose for a photo at the village of Honduras Aguan near Trujillo, Honduras, June 25, 2015. The village residents are the recipient of the new well being drilled by members of the New Hor More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Gecoma, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron well-drilling operations superintendent, guides heavy equipment as it is loaded into to a trailer at the well site in Brisas del M More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Gecoma, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron well-drilling operations superintendent, guides heavy equipment as it is loaded into to a trailer at the well site in Brisas del M More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Gecoma, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron well-drilling operations superintendent, guides heavy equipment as it is loaded into to a trailer at the well site in Brisas del M More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. James Gecoma, 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron well-drilling operations superintendent, guides heavy equipment as it is loaded into to a trailer at the well site in Brisas del M More

A Brisas del Mar resident watches as the well-drilling rig is moved from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base where i More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron move heavy equipment from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Cast More

A Brisas del Mar child watches as the well-drilling rig is moved from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base where it w More

A Brisas del Mar resident watches as the well-drilling rig is moved from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was moved from the well site to Puerto Castillo Naval Base where i More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron assist a contractor as he moves his truck into place to connect it to the well-drilling rig at the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Au More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron wind up a tube used to move well drilling fluid in preparation to move it from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron move their well-drilling equipment from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was being moved from the well More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron move their well-drilling equipment from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was being moved from the well More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron move their well-drilling equipment from the well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, Aug. 6, 2015. The equipment was being moved from the well More

Derrick used for sinking artesian wells, Charleville district, 1902-1904

Artesian bore drilling plant in Queensland, 1900 Image shows a horse team pulling a wagon which contains bore drilling equipment. The sign on the wagon says 'Houston's Artesian Well Boring Plant'. The wagon is More

Sub artesian well borers near Cloncurry, Queensland, 1908. Script under photograph reads: 'For securing water at any depth about 100ft. these bore holes are preferred to well-sinking and are put down with less More

Sinking an artesian bore on Barenya Station, near Hughenden, Queensland in 1895 Barenya No. 1 bore. Altitude 875 feet. Depth 1467 feet. Yield per 24 hours 2000,000 gallons. Pressure per square inch 60 lb. Tempe More

Sinking an artesian bore on Leichhardt Station, Queensland, 1895 Altitude 875 ft. Depth 2488 ft. Yield per 24 hours 300,000 gallons. Pressure per square inch 60 lb. Temperature 134 degrees Fah. (Description sup More

Bore on Bundaleer Plains Station, Queensland, 1891 'Bundaleer No. 5 (1891); 1862 feet deep, 116 degrees F; 3-1-1896, 296,900 g.p.d.; 14-8-1912, 126,100 g.p.d.; -10-1914, 122,000 g.p.d.' (Description supplied wi More

Staff Sgt. Fred Frizzell, an 823rd Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pavements and construction equipment operator, operates a drilling rig at a well site in Brisas del Mar, Honduras, July 30, 2015. Frizzell mon More

Nederlands: Als er een pluim zou bestaan voor tomeloze inzet, dan was 101 Waterboordetachement deze week de gelukkige. De eenheid uit Wezep begon afgelopen maandag met de aanleg van een calamiteitenput voor de More

Nederlands: Als er een pluim zou bestaan voor tomeloze inzet, dan was 101 Waterboordetachement deze week de gelukkige. De eenheid uit Wezep begon afgelopen maandag met de aanleg van een calamiteitenput voor de More

Nederlands: Als er een pluim zou bestaan voor tomeloze inzet, dan was 101 Waterboordetachement deze week de gelukkige. De eenheid uit Wezep begon afgelopen maandag met de aanleg van een calamiteitenput voor de More

Nederlands: Klazinaveen, 8 september 2020. Het 101 waterboordetachement boord in natuurgebied Baggerveen een waterput tbv de brandweer. Indien er een veen brand ontstaat, heeft de brandweer een watervoorzienin More

Irrigation with surface and subterranean waters and land drainage with special reference to the geological development and utilisation of artesian and sub-artesian supplies /

Skalborg, Aalborg, Denmark - well borer G.J. Christiansen Sr to the rigth. His son well borer G.J. Christiansen, Jr nr 4 from the left.

Deutsch: Röhrenbrunnen, Rammpumpe

Israeli geologist en:Leo Picard (white shirt) inspecting a drill of a water well in Ein Hemed, near Jerusalem (~1964)

Identifier: geologyundergrou00veat (find matches) Title: Geology and underground water resources of northern Louisiana Year: 1906 (1900s) Authors: Veatch, Arthur C. (from old catalog) Subjects: Publisher: More

Identifier: geologyundergrou00veat (find matches) Title: Geology and underground water resources of northern Louisiana Year: 1906 (1900s) Authors: Veatch, Arthur C. (from old catalog) Subjects: Publisher: More

Ever wondered about how groundwater observation wells are drilled? This photo provides a behind-the-scenes look as USGS drilled a groundwater well in California last month. This photo looks down over a mud tan More

Drilling a well in Sichuan, 1882

Français : Forage d'un puits en Argonne. Sous les hautes futaies de sapins qui couvrent les pentes de l'Argonne, nos artilleurs ont creusé un puits qui leur donne une eau saine et abondante les travaux de fora More