Water Well Journal

Profit leaks lurk deep inside almost every small business, silently draining off hard-earned dollars. Nowhere is this truer than in a highly specialized business such as water well drilling. William Lynott in "Bottom Line Thinking", page 29 The more advancements you put in your drill rig, one, you make more money; but two, it's easier to train people. Stephen Gessner in "Next Gen's Drilling Rig", page 24 PUNCH LIST The March 2020 issue of Water Well Journal is the annual pumps issue and will feature the pumps directory containing details from all of the major pump manufacturers in the industry. The sales and the service aren't over once the drilling is done. In fact, it has just begun. People trust you with their water; without it they can't live in their home. That means you have an opportunity to build a long-term relationship. Carole Mahoney in "Grow Revenue Without Leaving Your Office", page 40 waterwelljournal.com 56 n February 2020 WWJ There are more than 50,000 "struck by falling object" OSHA recordable incidents every year in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's one injury caused by a dropped object every 10 minutes. Alexandra Walsh in "Protecting Workers from Falling Objects", page 32 Water and air by themselves do not qualify as engineered muds. Additions must be incorporated to fresh water, changing the initial properties to create an engineered fluid. Yes, the mud costs will increase, but not as much as operating costs will decrease. Douglass Keller in "We Mix Properties, Not Mud", page 20 Because I taught one class on at least 20 occasions last year and because I learned 10 times what I taught each time, I feel I am now 200 times better informed because of my tenure as the McEllhiney Lecturer! Gary L. Hix, RG, CWD/PI in "Continuing to Learn", page 10

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