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WorldWide Drilling Resource ® is proud to be a member of these international associations. New Zealand Drillers Federation, Inc. +03.324 2040 Ontario Groundwater Association Tel: 519-245-7194 Fax: 519-245-7196 ogwa@ogwa.ca www.ogwa.ca Australian Drilling Industry Association adia@adia.com.au British Colmubia Ground Water Assn. Tel: 604-530-8934 Fax: 604-530-8934 isecretary@bcgwa.org • www.bcgwa.org Alberta Water Well Drilling Association Tel: 780-386-2335 awwda@xplornet.com Atlantic Water Well Association Tel: 888-242-4440 Fax: 902-435-0089 nsgwa@ns.aliantzinc.ca • www.nsgwa.ca 45 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® OCTOBER 2013 Water for Life International by Jon Hansen submitted by Tim Rasmussen Usually, when we come to Guatemala to drill wells, we work in rural villages to provide water for the people. The villages are typically far away from electricity, water systems, and mini-marts. This year when I arrived with my helper and niece Erica, I was directed to take over for Dave Rutledge, a fellow Washingtonian who was drilling a well near San Benito. This is a fairly populated town in that it actually has traffic lights and stores just like home. The drill was set up about five miles out of town, about 100 feet from a main highway. This was an advan- tage because there would be no dusty dirt roads. The property owner put us up in a cute little motel in downtown San Benito. On February 28, when Erica and I arrived on the drill site, Dave and the ranch owner, Lili Orellana met us. Dave had gotten the well down to about 125 feet. He had also done most of the hard work getting the hole sealed to over 40 feet, and 6-inch casing down to 96 feet. After five days of hard and soft lime- stone drilling, we reached 265 feet in depth. Most of the water was trickling in between 100 and 150 feet. We test pumped it and got about 2 gallons per minute for 4 hours with 80 feet of draw- down. The static water level was near 86 feet. Not knowing if there was any water deeper, and not having much more good cable on the drum, we decided to call it good. The last day on-site we installed a 4-inch slotted PVC liner to help hold the hole open. Lili had a 7500-gallon reservoir sitting on a hill waiting for the well to pump water. (I received an e-mail from her recently, and she and the well are doing fine in Guatemala.) Lili made sure we were provided with a good, freshly prepared lunch every day. As we ate together, we began to learn her story. Her husband died sev- eral years ago, and she has been rais- ing her three children herself. They had owned a construction company, which she managed after his death for sever- al years, but she recently sold most of the equipment and the business. On her ranch, she is striving to produce agricultural jobs for several families by raising cattle and a chicken and egg production facility - very small by our standards but not so in Guatemala. Lili has a beautiful smile and a lov- ing heart, which you pick up on the first time you meet her. She will open the well and give water to local people with a need. She also has a 3000-gallon tank truck leftover from her contracting days, and they are hauling water to remote villages with it. Lili has been successful in Guatemala due to her honesty, kindness, and, as she will tell you, her faith in God. If you would like to help, please contact Gary Bartholomew at 509-466-5075 or 509-939-1941 Tim admin@ worldwidedrillingresource.com Agua por Vida Internacional por Jon Hansen enviado por Tim Rasmussen U s u a l m e n t e , cuando venimos a Guatemala a perfo- rar pozos, trabajamos en villas rurales para proveer agua a la gente. Las villas típicamente están alejadas de electri- cidad, sistemas de agua y tiendas de autoservicio. Este año cuando llegue con mi ayudante y sobrina Érica, fui instruido a tomar el cargo de Dave Rutledge, un amigo de Washington quien estaba per- forando un pozo en San Benito. Este es un pueblo apenas poblado y de hecho tiene luces de tráfico y tiendas tal y como en aquí casa. La perforadora esta- ba situada casi cinco millas fuera del pueblo, y como a cien pies de una au- topista principal. Esto era una ventaja porque no habría caminos terrosos. La dueña de la propiedad nos puso en un pequeño motel muy bonito en el centro de San Benito. En Febrero 28, cuando Érica y yo llegamos al sitio de perforación, Dave y la dueña del rancho, Lili Orellana nos recibieron. Dave había logrado excavar el poso hasta 125 pies de profundidad. El había hecho la parte Hector Leos Translator Rasmussen trans. cont’d on page 46. "0",-" - 0 &' '" "0",-" - 0 &' '" &) (*-. -&2"- )! -&2"- )! )/( ", *# ' !"- "1 -"! &.- *'" +")",- , $ &.- &)$- ((",- ((", &.- &0",.",- " .&++&)$ . &'&2",- ' 1 &.- &+" &+"- *'. *) "".% / - * &'" &. *&) ,*! %*.( &' *( 111 &. *&) *(