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New Technology Injects New Life Into Municipal Well
Author(s) -
Slone Gregory B.,
McLaughlin Matt,
Troutt James
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2007.tb08019.x
Subject(s) - flushing , independence (probability theory) , scale (ratio) , engineering , water jet , clean water , environmental science , civil engineering , mechanical engineering , waste management , geography , statistics , mathematics , cartography , medicine , nozzle , endocrinology
This article presents an effort to clean and redevelop a horizontal collector well located in Independence, Missouri, by a team of companies within Layne Christensen Company. The well had gradually declined in production over time, thus causing the city to have it cleaned and redeveloped using an innovative combination of methods that included the application of a pressure‐pulse technology called BoreBlast IIμ to rehabilitate the horizontal collector well. The article describes the design and technology of the well, including artificial gravel‐packed lateral screens, screen blockage, rotating high‐pressure water jet and a flushing sandline, and the BoreBlast technology for removing sand, scale buildup, and encrustation.