Water bore drilling is a critical activity for accessing groundwater in many regions, where surface water is scarce. Understand the factors that contribute to the success of such operations for higher ...

Four people could potentially drill a 250-foot hole in days. The rig is small and portable enough to be moved among hard-to-reach villages. Supplying a means for clean water will save villagers hours ...

Reporting from TERRA BELLA, Calif. — On a dusty clearing between a fallow wheat field and wilting orange groves, Steve Arthur’s crew of two mud-splattered well drillers worked furiously to deliver a ...

Steve Smith of Siloam Springs, who owned and operated Steve Smith Country Buick and GMC dealership in Springdale for 29 years, is putting his salesman skills to a more philanthropic use these days.

A new drill that uses super-hot water to cut through rock could help make geothermal energy a viable alternative to fossil fuels. Made by Redwood City, Calif.-based Potter Drilling with funding by ...

Environmental Geologist Fidelis Adigwe has called on the Nigerian government to quickly implement and enforce tougher rules on borehole drilling to protect the groundwater reserve. With over eight ...

Johannesburg residents and businesses, weary of persistent water cuts and infrastructure woes, have increasingly turned to boreholes as a solution. But before you drill, it’s crucial to understand the ...

The illegal drilling of boreholes within the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) could have dire impacts. This was brought to light after recent illegal borehole drilling on a private property in Killarney ...

Some residents of Vandiver, a small, mountainous community just east of Birmingham, are now without water, after a project to install fiber cable underground hit the aquifer supplying their wells.

FOLLOWING the recent media coverage surrounding a borehole that damaged the Gautrain tunnel in Johannesburg, the Borehole Water Association (BWA) of Southern Africa (BWA) is setting the record ...

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is preparing to drill into a Red Planet rock for the first time and delve deeper into a site that was exposed to liquid water long ago, scientists announced today (Jan. 15) ...