Well Drilling Technologies
According to the World Health Organization, 844 million people worldwide do not have access to a safe source of drinking water. Want to be part of the solution? Join us for Equip’s Well Drilling Technologies course!
Course Overview
Well Drilling Technologies, taught by instructors trained by Living Water International, covers all aspects of providing a safe, potable water supply in remote locations. Students will learn drilling techniques utilizing a mud rotary drill and will locate an aquifer on Equip’s property, drill, ream and case the borehole, and install a hand pump. Although rotary drilling will be the primary focus of the course, students will also learn to manually drill with simple, less expensive percussion methods and hand augers.
Graduates of the course will find they are not only more adept at purchasing the right well-drilling equipment, but are capable of supervising proper well construction by contracted firms.
When you finish this course you’ll walk away with:
• A better ability to meet the need for safe water on the mission field.
• An overview of geology as it relates to water well drilling.
• An understanding of where to locate a water well.
• The ability to drill and complete a water well using the LS-100 drill.
• A broad knowledge of water well construction and hand pump installation.
• Proficiency in water testing and water disinfection.
• The ability to drill for water with hand augers.
• The ability to drill for water using percussion tools.
• Understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of drilling methods.
• Understanding of small engine maintenance and repair.
• Knowledge of how to construct a simple rig
Cost & Dates
$750
Includes course instruction & all materials. Our affordable fees are made possible by professional instructors who volunteer or raise their own support.
The course starts on Sunday evening at 5:00pm.
May 19-24, 2024
September 8-13, 2024
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Meet Our Instructor
Kieth Larrimore serves as the Appropriate Technology Coordinator. He teaches well drilling, well pump repair, and concrete dome construction. Kieth earned a B.S. in Industrial Management Technologies at Southeastern Louisiana University. It was there he met his wife, Kathy, who graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. The Larrimores served as missionaries for a year in Nicaragua and have served on the Equip staff since 1999.
Kieth Larrimore