Water Well Drilling Company in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Wolverine Drilling Inc. is a water well drilling company serving Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. We work for clients. Meaning we run modern drill methods that include large 600 gal fluid recycling, de-silting and de-sanding in conjunction with modern e-logging with SP, SPR and GAMA. We prefer good quality …
Water Well Drilling Company in Pathlow, Saskatchewan
Wolverine Drilling Inc. is a year-round water well drilling company in Pathlow, Saskatchewan. Established in 2003, we proudly serve residents and municipalities all over Saskatchewan. Wolverine Drilling Inc. is the trusted water well driller providing water well drilling repair and installation services for all styles and types of water wells in Pathlow, Saskatchewan….
High Production Water Well Drilling Company in Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Wolverine Drilling Inc. is a year-round high production water well drilling company serving Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Established in 2003, we proudly serve residents, companies and municipalities all over Saskatchewan. Wolverine Drilling Inc. is the trusted high production water well driller providing…
Why Do I Have No Water At My Tap?
I get this type of call surprisingly often and more often in the past three years. Large diameter wells rely on shallower surface aquifers and are more dependent on precipitation. Problems can be complex, but in general, we try to determine specifics and narrow things down. We talk about current water needs and establish static water levels in the well. A reoccurring problem is …
Cabin and Lake Lot Water Wells
Water wells rely on sand and gravel seems. Saskatchewan has regulations that are loosely followed by many contractors. Every water well should be tremie line grouted and pressurized grout pumping into the annulus above the stainless-steel screens to the surface. Red Deer is an excellent example of what NOT to do…
Ground Water - A Quick Guide
The cheapest route is often a Sand Point. It is generally an augured hole no deeper than 25ft and is usually very slim casing around 2 inches to 4 inches (outside diameter) t. The intake beneath the ground is slotted plastic casing. Auger and flighted stem is the most common install and drilling muds are generally not required for such shallow depths. If the hole collapses…
Water-Borne Outbreak
There is no national surveillance system for collection of water born out break data for Canadians. Investigations of water-borne disease outbreaks are challenging because gastrointestinal illness are frequently underreported and come from multiple routes (person/ person, food-born, water-borne). Canadian trends documented in…
Screen Size Does Matter
Size of screens and casing does matter in a Small Diameter well. In physics and engineering, in particular fluid dynamics and hydrometry, the volumetric flow rate (also known as volume flow rate, rate of fluid flow or volume velocity) is the volume of fluid which passes…
Water Well Repair Honesty Breeds Integrity
We were called to repair yet another 4 1/2-inch ID well. (We did not drill this well, we repaired another company’s well after the originally driller would not return calls.) Client was told by driller and reported 5inch on drillers report, he was getting 5-inch casing …..
Our Clients Are The BEST!
I send my driller out to see what he could do, as he was in the area already. When we got there, we discovered that she had a new osmosis system installed the previous year. Strangely when she called the local guy to assist with a failing well, he sold her a 10,000 system that was unusable…
Climate Change and Domestic Wells
According to Maclean’s in a 2018, Canada is in a vulnerable spot from ageing infrastructure climate change, floods/droughts, cyber-attacks, transboundary conflicts with the United States, contamination and the sale of water to foreign markets. ..
Water Well Contamination
The reality is, many drilling companies currently operating in Saskatchewan are unable or not interested in grouting properly. Pressurized grouting is an important and key part of water well drilling…
Clean and Reliable Water Source in Saskatchewan
Reliable water is an important resource that Saskatchewan requires to continue to develop and grow. Water allows for new industry, greater herd numbers, farm expansions and is needed to build the “Heart of Saskatchewan”, our small towns that many call home….
Dug Out Water in Saskatchewan
As a child I recall our dug-out water was yellow in spring, brown and even black in the cold months. It required massive amounts of chlorination or a product called bluestone to attempt to manage it. Yet I also clearly remember times in my youth where the water …
Does Equipment Really Matter When Drilling a Water Well?
When hiring a water well drilling company - Does the equipment really matter when drilling a water well? It is important to use new modern methods such as modern electronic logging with spontaneous potential Resistivity and Gama. Newer models take measurements every inch so areas with clay lenses can be avoided and better areas with increased flow utilized more. We are then able to…
Water Well Drillers
Not all water well drillers are equal. The basic water well drilling methods have not changed for decades. Many drillers in Saskatchewan today still use older methods of driller and old technology. Wolverine Drilling Inc works for clients, so we run modern drill methods that include large 600 gal fluid recycling, de-silting and de-sanding and modern e-logging with SP, SPR and GAMA…
Slow Well - Now What?
Water wells are unique, like people. The world is a big place and with a wide variety of water wells and a vast array of pump rates and hydraulic pressures. When a well is drilled and the pump rate is not as predicted, our best advice is to utilize water management practices for the water it does produce within healthy parameters for the aquifer. So now you have a slow well - now what?
Water Testing Kits - A Cautionary Note
The Saskatchewan Water Agency is warning the public that water testing kits are being left on doorsteps. These kits are questionable as the bottles do not appear to be sterilized. The main purpose of these kits is to have a private agency/business test the water and …
Drilling in Saskatchewan
Drilling in Saskatchewan can be many things. It can be successful, and a disappointment based on what your intention, the requirement is. For some a well producing at 3 gal per minute is a monumental success for others it is a complete failure. For some …
Water Well Failure
A significant number of aging wells tend to have problems at Christmas when the family is over and an already aging system that is under stress. It usually starts with a day or two of heavy water use, then the water turns silty and dark. The well does not recharge as it had previously and with continued use, the casing finally cracks, and water slows to a stop. This often leaves little to no water for toilets and often not enough for …