well drilling
Sinking water holes
Well drilling is the process of boring a hole into the ground to access water, oil, gas, or other underground resources.
The term most often refers to creating water wells for drinking, irrigation, or industrial use.
Well drilling requires specialized equipment—drill rigs, casings, and pumps—and knowledge of local geology: The well drilling company hit water at 200 feet.
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- confined aquiferGroundwater layer between impermeable strata
- pumpFluid-moving machine
- roughneckOil platform laborer
- augerSpiral hole-maker
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- water managementwater supply, dam, water district, water authority, water allocation
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
- outdoor worklandscaping, roofing, construction, road work, paving
- water supplydrinking water, potable water, tap water, municipal water, water tanks
- oil industrypetroleum, oil fields, oil rig, oil production, oil field
- drought responsewater rationing, water trucks, water storage, water tanks, emergency relief
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