Grouting and Sealing: Matching Products’ Properties to the Job

Presented on Tuesday, December 15, 2015

This course provides an in-depth look at the purpose for grouting and sealing wells, with an emphasis on protecting our precious aquifers along with providing safe drinking water to the masses. Sealing materials such as granular bentonite, bentonite chips, and bentonite tablets will be discussed along with well plugging and abandonment procedures and recommendations. Well grouting will also be covered with topics such as the types of grouts, including a comparison between cement and bentonite grouts, along with causes of formation loss, high solids bentonite grouts, thermally-enhanced grouts, and grout mixing and pumping procedures and tips.

Presenter:
George M. Dugan
Drilling Products Group, CETCO, Dayton, TX
George Dugan has been the Southeast Regional Manager for CETCO Drilling Products Group for more than 15 years and is based in Huffman, Texas. He has worked in drilling-related industries for more than 38 years, working with drilling fluids, drilling fluids recycling equipment, and liquids/solids separation (dewatering) equipment in a multitude of industries. Before employment with CETCO, Dugan spent four years working for a horizontal directional drilling (HDD) equipment manufacturer, providing technical support and training for a multitude of HDD services. He just received a B.S. degree in business with a major in marketing through the University of Phoenix.

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