Water Well Journal
Issue link: https://read.dmtmag.com/i/629532
First UP VIEW NEVER GETS OLD S ullivan Water Wells drills an 8-inch cased well into a sand and gravel aquifer to 447 feet in December 2015. The tallest mountain in the background (left) is Pioneer Peak, a 6398-foot mountain in the Chugach Mountains of Alaska, located beside the Knik River about six miles outside the Municipality of Anchorage limits. It is the first production well for a 200-home subdivision. Sullivan Water Wells in- stalled 25 feet of screen and the well produces 300-plus gpm. "Being outside is one of my favorite parts of the job," says Cole Sullivan. "We are a highly mobile drilling and pump service company. We see new views almost daily, and as you can tell, many of them are breathtaking. It never gets old." Sullivan grew up working with his father when he wasn't in school. He has been running a drill rig since 2002. His grandfather started the com- pany in the early 1960s. Photo courtesy Sullivan Water Wells in Chugiak, Alaska. First Up is a page of Water Well Journal that showcases—you! Please send in photos and brief descriptions and you just may be "first up" in an issue of WWJ ! And remember, if your photo is selected for the cover of WWJ, you'll receive $250. If your photos are selected, you will be asked to fill out a photo disclaimer form that grants the National Ground Water Association the royalty-free right to display the photos. Please send high resolution digital photos to tplumley@ngwa.org. 4 February 2016 WWJ waterwelljournal.com