Geosciences
Water Well Drilling: Techniques and Requirements
Water well drilling techniques and their hydrogeological advantages and disadvantages, industry standards and best practice, and regulatory considerations in selecting drilling contractors and supervising the works.
Overview
About the programme
Water well drilling techniques and their hydrogeological advantages and disadvantages, industry standards and best practice, and regulatory considerations in selecting drilling contractors and supervising the works.
Duration
2.5 days
Training hours
17 hours
Delivery
Training hall · Virtual · At your premises
Language
Arabic or English
Objectives
What trainees will gain
- Plan a water well drilling site.
- Draft specifications for drilling works.
- Monitor compliance with industry standards and regulations on the construction, operation and protection of water wells.
Content
What the programme covers
Fundamentals
- Aquifer deposits, and the physical units commonly encountered in the drilling environment.
- Definition of a well and its components, and performance criteria.
Drilling techniques
- Rotary drilling, down-the-hole hammer, micro-drilling and other methods.
- Well equipment: casing, screens, cementing and gravel pack, and installation and sizing methods.
- Well development: cleaning and completion, and the pumping test — its importance and execution.
- Logs: their role in water wells, and in abstraction, maintenance, rehabilitation and decommissioning.
Structuring the drilling project
- Project management, the roles of the owner and the drilling company, specifications, and financial aspects.
- Regulatory, normative and legal considerations: administrative steps and contractual issues.
- A full practical exercise: designing a drilling project.
Who for
Target audience
Groundwater managers, engineers and technicians in public bodies, water companies and consultancies.
Method
How it is delivered
Presentations, a full practical exercise, and a visit to a drilling rig where available.
A programme tailored to your organisation
The duration and topics of the programme are adjusted to the organisation's needs, and it is delivered at its site, in a training hall arranged by the Center, or virtually.