I do water well drilling in western Washington state so this is cool to see. There’s not a lot out there on what we do and most people have hard time understanding it without seeing it. Great work.
Awesome Video. Been around the trades and work HVAC for almost 25 years. I never knew all the steps that go into making a well produce water. Really appreciate how well the operator explained each step, great teacher. Looks like a top shelf company. Thanks to TekamoHD for the video series. Looking forward to what’s next. Great way to introduce new people to different aspects of the trades.
Really cool video. I was a helper on an old cable rig for a year when I was a kid. While the technology has improved, it still comes down to operator finding that sweet spot. Nice work guys.
I drilled water wells for 15 years here in Pennsylvania pretty cool to see it done up in Canada. I recognize that style support truck looks like a rose wall manufacturing with the internal bladder under the flatbed . We used a Schramm TWS 450 drilling rig
How did you get started with well drilling? Where abuts are you working in WA? I ask because I was working for a company that did a lot of drilling back in the day. This was before I joined and the old blokes mentioned that they used to have a huge number of rigs all across Australia. Retired now.
I just applied online and got snapped up straight away, been with the same company the last 4 years. About 2 hrs north of Newman. Currently work for Ventia which was formally Easternwell
This is really interesting, I live in downtown Tokyo, but I still enjoy this content 😊 This Jordan guy is a real hand, knows his business. That drilling rig is something, the refinement of these special rigs is certainly interesting as well, I’m sure these rigs have come a long way in the last 50 years. Thanks for taking us along for the ride. Jordan sure did a good job talking us through the whole process, I’m sure he’s out of his comfort zone doing all this explaining etc, but he really did it well.
Ya know... there is not a single video on tekamo's channel that I do not like! Every video is awesome in its own way and I love what tekamo is doing and what they stand for. Yall keep up the excellent work!! 😎😎👌
I did foundation investigations both on land and in the ocean. We used casing and a water swivel to wash bore to remove all the fines so your rods wont bind and get stuck in sand. You can wash down to the exact depths, however, you must stay inside the casing. Sand is the worst working in those depths. If we find the casing starts to bind, we use bentonite powder and pump through the swivel to end up between the casing and the soil/ sand. Very nice work!
Love the way you inform us of every step. Have the tiniest bit of background but am well versed ( see what I did there) in water treatment and drilling has always fascinated me. Nicely done!!! Are your welds MIG?
So that clipboard @17:43 is my newest favorite thing at work. Spotted a North American pipeline integrity contractor with one when signing off his work permit. Ordered a box of them in for myself and the rest of the operators in the gas plant I work in on the North West Shelf of Western Australia. I have already modified mine with an additional clip on the front side from an old lifeboat manual. Sometimes it's the little things that make a days work so much easier 😂 EDIT: One day it will be blessed with a Tekamo sticker pack :P
Excellent video! I thought I was going to watch a typical TH-cam video with a shallow pool of information. Now that I watched this video I think I am ready to start working.
It’s probably a pain as a driller to explain to the world how your job unfolds. I can tell you personally.. I appreciate your telling us how intricate drilling wells is. So a big Thankyou for doing this.
The funnel depositor rig is amazing! I've been behind rigs that lost wells because the water came up at the borehole and we weren't ready to set a casing or cement.
Awesome video, guys were great, always can tell when someone knows their trade and can articulate step by step process as they work, it’s like hearing them think, working with this driller would be an easy learning experience for sure, if you listen and pay attention, thanks for the video, great work!!!!
Excellent video and really great work! I learned a whole lot about what it takes to create a water well and enjoyed every minute of it. There's so much that can go wrong and all those tricks that you've learned over many years all make sense. I especially appreciated how something could accidentally get dropped down inside during the process and what a total bummer that would be. Thanks for sharing in such detail how you do the great work you do every day.
Man times have changed….. back when I was drilling (early 90’s) we ran an offset cab Mack w a 35’derrick, the water truck was also the pipe truck, was a flat deck GMC 7000, the pipe was drawn straight off the truck by a winch from the derrick, we had individual slips that were inserted directly into the top of the turntable as she was goin, n you needed to know your shixx, because as fast as you could throw em in( after skidding along w the pipe as it was goin up, the pipe was coming down as fast as you could line it up. The reamers were fun, you literally just rode across the ground w em, cuz there was no actual way of turning em back lol, we had a tank that sat around the casing hole, to catch all the shixx coming out. The rig ran on manual tongs, you had to be ready to chuck that chain, then whip the tongs , cus she’d be spinning coming down, tong handle in one hand n the dope swab in the other, after you threw your slips in….. deepest well I drilled was 590'….. the front of the rig was about 4’ off the ground, she was rated for about 450’🤣👍🏼 ( was a dairy farm emergency in Alberta) local fracking lost their existing wells. Then came the casing, she was hammered in w a thumper on the back of the rig, we did it though….. some days longer than others, the great days were when we hit the blue at 140’…. The bad days took much longer…. Then you had to take allll that shixx apart as it was coming back up, manual tongs, jump w the pipe over to the water truck ( was a flatbed water truck) and slide the pipe into the racks as it was coming down, then jump back over to the rig to screw the next length up. The rig held 140’ then the rest was on the water truck…..then there was the fun of pulling sucker rods w the service truck in the old wells🤣👍🏼…. Anyone who says water well drilling is sissy drilling….. has obviously never drilled a water well….good job✌🏼😎👍🏼
I can really appreciate how much pressure the camera adds to doing a complex task. It's worse than your boss looking over your shoulder, Just waiting for you to f-up. Thanks guys!
1. Boilermaker, specifically: - waterwall repair (unlikely to get access for filming though) - storage tank build (more likely to have a client which will give film access) 2. Elevator mechanic (what a cable inspection or replacement looks like) 3. Wind turbine blade repair technician (suspended platform access would make the best show, and easily filmed) 4. Wind turbine technician, specifically the guys who replace major components. Filming a gear box swap would be awesome. :)
I watched the guys drill my well and i learned 200% more watching this. If it was easy everybody would be doing it. Was fun. Elvis impersonator dowser saved the day. Hydraulic leak all over my wifes organic garden. Everyone got a ham and the crew was great.
At Flo Components we do automated greasing systems. Installation and repair or Service. CAT, Toronto TTC, Underground Mines, are some of our bigger contracts. We see some cool stuff.
@@repaircollc been watching for ages never once have a seen them promoting snap on they’ve filmed cam and Tyler on the snap on trucks talking about tools the like and use and buying stuff far from the snap on channel
@@repaircollc filming the inside of a snap on truck and promoting there tools are two different things but your obviously one of them people that hates snap on
Looks good, ran a old cable tool for years, lucky if you could get 50’ a day. Never got a chance to run a rotary, bad economy owner sold off everything expensive
in Hope B.C. Canada, , my step father had a well done with 6 inch steel casing in 1957 and instead of a rotary drill bit they used a bit like miners used where it impacts then turn 1/4 then turn on and on.. They lost the bit several times. They went down about 200 feet. The cost he used tell others was $1 a hit those were 1957 dollars. The well cost him $7500. 1957 dollars.according to SIRI $1 957 dollar to 2024 equals $1072.00. 1957 = $7500 TODAY COST $8,040,000 2024. The well is still there with water in it but house is gone.
Great idea... nice way to introduce trades to young people
Appreciate it, man! It's all about inspiring the next generation!
Is it a obex hammer used on the drill @TekamoHD
More of this and service calls, pls
This is one of the best episodes yet... getting a good understanding of well drilling and going through each step is just spot on!
I do water well drilling in western Washington state so this is cool to see. There’s not a lot out there on what we do and most people have hard time understanding it without seeing it. Great work.
Awesome Video. Been around the trades and work HVAC for almost 25 years. I never knew all the steps that go into making a well produce water. Really appreciate how well the operator explained each step, great teacher. Looks like a top shelf company. Thanks to TekamoHD for the video series. Looking forward to what’s next. Great way to introduce new people to different aspects of the trades.
We definitely want to make the trades more accessible and desirable to the younger folk!
Really cool video. I was a helper on an old cable rig for a year when I was a kid. While the technology has improved, it still comes down to operator finding that sweet spot. Nice work guys.
I drilled water wells for 15 years here in Pennsylvania pretty cool to see it done up in Canada.
I recognize that style support truck looks like a rose wall manufacturing with the internal bladder under the flatbed .
We used a Schramm TWS 450 drilling rig
I drill water wells in Western Australia with a much older Formost DR24, its awesome to see how its done across the world
How did you get started with well drilling? Where abuts are you working in WA? I ask because I was working for a company that did a lot of drilling back in the day. This was before I joined and the old blokes mentioned that they used to have a huge number of rigs all across Australia. Retired now.
I just applied online and got snapped up straight away, been with the same company the last 4 years. About 2 hrs north of Newman. Currently work for Ventia which was formally Easternwell
great video Jordan and our team did a good job explaining how everything works
This series is a great idea. My 5 year old loves your videos, but for what it’s worth- this is his favorite video.
Glad you and your 5 year old are enjoying the series!
@ each night after farm chores and reading a book he asks- “is there a red dot on mechanic”. Keep em coming.
This is really interesting, I live in downtown Tokyo, but I still enjoy this content 😊
This Jordan guy is a real hand, knows his business.
That drilling rig is something, the refinement of these special rigs is certainly interesting as well, I’m sure these rigs have come a long way in the last 50 years.
Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Jordan sure did a good job talking us through the whole process, I’m sure he’s out of his comfort zone doing all this explaining etc, but he really did it well.
Appreciate you taking the time to watch, glad you enjoyed it!
Ya know... there is not a single video on tekamo's channel that I do not like! Every video is awesome in its own way and I love what tekamo is doing and what they stand for. Yall keep up the excellent work!! 😎😎👌
Thanks so much man, that means a lot! 🙏
It would be really sick if we could get another day in the life video. Love your content!
Appreciate you watching, we'll get you some more day in the life content! 👍
Brilliant, this video series is gonna be amazing 👌👌👌👌👌
The employee was excellent at explaining the process. Great video
Appreciate the feedback, we try to make our content educational!
I did foundation investigations both on land and in the ocean. We used casing and a water swivel to wash bore to remove all the fines so your rods wont bind and get stuck in sand. You can wash down to the exact depths, however, you must stay inside the casing. Sand is the worst working in those depths. If we find the casing starts to bind, we use bentonite powder and pump through the swivel to end up between the casing and the soil/ sand. Very nice work!
This was an awesome idea!! Love what you guys put out but seeing the different trades was the best idea you guys have come up with
Appreciate it, we are always looking for new ways to bring you guys along for the ride!
I like all the stuff
The truck tours the tool reviews the service calls
All in all its a good channel filled with something for everyone
Glad to hear you're enjoying it, we'll keep the variety coming!
This will be an awesome series
Got any suggestions on what trade you want to see next?
Love the way you inform us of every step. Have the tiniest bit of background but am well versed ( see what I did there) in water treatment and drilling has always fascinated me. Nicely done!!!
Are your welds MIG?
So that clipboard @17:43 is my newest favorite thing at work. Spotted a North American pipeline integrity contractor with one when signing off his work permit. Ordered a box of them in for myself and the rest of the operators in the gas plant I work in on the North West Shelf of Western Australia. I have already modified mine with an additional clip on the front side from an old lifeboat manual. Sometimes it's the little things that make a days work so much easier 😂
EDIT: One day it will be blessed with a Tekamo sticker pack :P
NSW here and its so true indeed.
Excellent video! I thought I was going to watch a typical TH-cam video with a shallow pool of information. Now that I watched this video I think I am ready to start working.
It’s probably a pain as a driller to explain to the world how your job unfolds. I can tell you personally.. I appreciate your telling us how intricate drilling wells is. So a big Thankyou for doing this.
It's all about sharing the knowledge and showing people what's involved, thanks for watching!
Loved this, really well filmed, explained, produced. Well done Tekamo.
Great job Jordan and Chris for showing us the process. Thank you. Well earned molson :)
Thanks for watching, we always appreciate the support!
I consider fellas like these are the professionals!🇨🇦👍
The funnel depositor rig is amazing! I've been behind rigs that lost wells because the water came up at the borehole and we weren't ready to set a casing or cement.
This is a cool video I've never seen well drilling explained let the guy know he did a great job explaining his job.
Loving this new series, keen to see more! Would love to see some guys who work out in the oil patch of Alberta! Those are some serious machines!
Thanks, man! We'll definitely look into that.
Awesome video, guys were great, always can tell when someone knows their trade and can articulate step by step process as they work, it’s like hearing them think, working with this driller would be an easy learning experience for sure, if you listen and pay attention, thanks for the video, great work!!!!
Thank you for all the videos showing how equipment is used and repaired correctly and the tooling needed to do it.
The tablet is a Reagent. Great job boys!
Excellent video and really great work! I learned a whole lot about what it takes to create a water well and enjoyed every minute of it. There's so much that can go wrong and all those tricks that you've learned over many years all make sense. I especially appreciated how something could accidentally get dropped down inside during the process and what a total bummer that would be. Thanks for sharing in such detail how you do the great work you do every day.
Glad you enjoyed it, we appreciate you taking the time to watch and learn.
Please make more of these!!!
Absolutely brilliant content, have yet to see such a in depth dual rotary video. Good work b'ys, heaving sands suck...
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! Heaving sands are always a pain.
Do Millwrights! Underappreciated and much needed a great way of introducing trades! Nice vid
Great suggestion!
Man times have changed….. back when I was drilling (early 90’s) we ran an offset cab Mack w a 35’derrick, the water truck was also the pipe truck, was a flat deck GMC 7000, the pipe was drawn straight off the truck by a winch from the derrick, we had individual slips that were inserted directly into the top of the turntable as she was goin, n you needed to know your shixx, because as fast as you could throw em in( after skidding along w the pipe as it was goin up, the pipe was coming down as fast as you could line it up. The reamers were fun, you literally just rode across the ground w em, cuz there was no actual way of turning em back lol, we had a tank that sat around the casing hole, to catch all the shixx coming out. The rig ran on manual tongs, you had to be ready to chuck that chain, then whip the tongs , cus she’d be spinning coming down, tong handle in one hand n the dope swab in the other, after you threw your slips in….. deepest well I drilled was 590'….. the front of the rig was about 4’ off the ground, she was rated for about 450’🤣👍🏼 ( was a dairy farm emergency in Alberta) local fracking lost their existing wells. Then came the casing, she was hammered in w a thumper on the back of the rig, we did it though….. some days longer than others, the great days were when we hit the blue at 140’…. The bad days took much longer…. Then you had to take allll that shixx apart as it was coming back up, manual tongs, jump w the pipe over to the water truck ( was a flatbed water truck) and slide the pipe into the racks as it was coming down, then jump back over to the rig to screw the next length up. The rig held 140’ then the rest was on the water truck…..then there was the fun of pulling sucker rods w the service truck in the old wells🤣👍🏼…. Anyone who says water well drilling is sissy drilling….. has obviously never drilled a water well….good job✌🏼😎👍🏼
I appreciate your story brings back memories for me too drilled in the early 70s
I appreciate your story brings back memories for me too,I was a rock driller’s helper in the early 70s
Appreciate the insight from the old days! It’s good to see how the tech has evolved, and it sounds like you had a tough but rewarding career.
I can really appreciate how much pressure the camera adds to doing a complex task.
It's worse than your boss looking over your shoulder, Just waiting for you to f-up. Thanks guys!
Yeah, that camera can be pretty intimidating! We try to be as unobtrusive as possible.
How stuff really gets done, love it
Interesting for sure guys!! Good job.
Nice explanation! Good job colleagues.
Very interesting. 🎉🎉🎉😊
Thank you!
Thanks guys.
Great vid. Keep em coming
Thanks for watching, we will!
Do more of this series please!
Definitely have more coming. What other trades would you like to see?
1. Boilermaker, specifically:
- waterwall repair (unlikely to get access for filming though)
- storage tank build (more likely to have a client which will give film access)
2. Elevator mechanic (what a cable inspection or replacement looks like)
3. Wind turbine blade repair technician (suspended platform access would make the best show, and easily filmed)
4. Wind turbine technician, specifically the guys who replace major components. Filming a gear box swap would be awesome.
:)
Insightful content on behind the scenes of well drilling.
so cool, hope to see more of these videos
Awesome video keep them coming
blue collar hits different over the pond. i mean, we've got our guys in uk but must be about five of them left.
I watched the guys drill my well and i learned 200% more watching this. If it was easy everybody would be doing it. Was fun. Elvis impersonator dowser saved the day. Hydraulic leak all over my wifes organic garden. Everyone got a ham and the crew was great.
This is what ppl want to see, not truck reviews not tool reviews. Great idea.
I enjoy seeing the truck reviews, and tool reviews and so do lots of others. This is a great idea though.
Please keep this comment up top!!!
I don’t mind it. Gives field service guys like me ideas on what is efficient and not efficient.
I like the truck reviews a lot, but this is very cool too
Idk im a sucker for an old work truck.
I recommend putting A&H Drilling in the description. It took a long time to find the video by word searching for the wrong terms
Awesome video 👍🏻
I wonder who makes more the man who runs this magnificent beast or the man who has to fix it🤔both work their ass off
My new neighbour was waiting for the driller, a no show (that's the Okanagan for you). He was quoted $35k for 200-240ft well.
GREAT STUFF 👍 👌 KIND REGARDS 🇦🇺
Glad you enjoyed the video!
Should do a ride-along with Snap-on one of these days.
More of this please
More coming! What other trades would you want to see?
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industrial electrical
Lineman
Plumbing
Dirt work
Forestry
Carpentry
Concrete
Maritime
Oil rig
awesome videography!!
Thanks, we’re glad you enjoyed it!
Sequence and proceedure to get to water. It works and works well, good clean clear water. Marty Robbins - Cool Water (Western music)
Nice Rig 😎
Appreciate it! Those rigs are serious machines.
Love this idea love this channel
U guys should do a cam and Tyler service call
Tubinity? Did I spell that right?
Sorry, Jordan.
😊. Nice to See this Process. Thank You🙂
The way Jordan talks, I'm pretty sure he's Kyle the fabricator's twin brother!
Does he wear sunglasses on a cloudy day?
Pretty cool you use veg oil to be environmentally friendly. Is that a common practice in the whole well drilling industry or something you guys do?
This is very cool I do hope they do a roughnecks trade
What planet are these guys coming from? Amazing.
Cool video!
Great content, pls do more
Great idea!
At Flo Components we do automated greasing systems. Installation and repair or Service.
CAT, Toronto TTC, Underground Mines, are some of our bigger contracts. We see some cool stuff.
Very nice i love it
excellent idea!
awesome!
The bucket covering the hole is smart. Theres some vice grips and a pipe wrench at the bottom of my 300ft well. 😬🤦
Interesting video ..
Great !
Appreciate that, thanks for watching!
That's close to where I used to live
52:15 might need another beep or two lol
2:56 where's Bubbles and Julian boys?!? Better watch out, Layhey and Bo-Bandy are watching for any work infractions!
Hey, the Snap-On channel Finally has something interesting!
The snap on channel that promotes muller&kupps and koken tools makes a lot of sense that does 😂
@gregshearer423
Been watching long?
@@repaircollc been watching for ages never once have a seen them promoting snap on they’ve filmed cam and Tyler on the snap on trucks talking about tools the like and use and buying stuff far from the snap on channel
@gregshearer423
🤦
@@repaircollc filming the inside of a snap on truck and promoting there tools are two different things but your obviously one of them people that hates snap on
Tkzz for sharing.,.,.,.,.peace
Bro this is better then the Tyson Paul fight nice Saturday morning bacon eggs michelada well holes 🕳️ nice 👌
Do you guys at tekamo do oil and gass industry aswell?
We will highlight all the blue-collar trades! If you have a company or industry contact, email us at media@tekamohd.com
What’s crazy is that these guys are touching dirt that was last touch by dinosaurs!
I want to study philosophy like the driller to be smarter in BC. Good job too wet but no dust..
Looks good, ran a old cable tool for years, lucky if you could get 50’ a day. Never got a chance to run a rotary, bad economy owner sold off everything expensive
Their good at their job.
I think with the amount of sand and mud rotary rig would of been the better choice here.
Nice
How much to drill 100 feet in northern bc
Can you please do more tool content
Why do they use steel casing vs pvc? Way different then how we do it here in the US
drastically different than well drilling in America
in Hope B.C. Canada, , my step father had a well done with 6 inch steel casing in 1957 and instead of a rotary drill bit they used a bit like miners used where it impacts then turn 1/4 then turn on and on.. They lost the bit several times. They went down about 200 feet. The cost he used tell others was $1 a hit those were 1957 dollars. The well cost him $7500. 1957 dollars.according to SIRI $1 957 dollar to 2024 equals $1072.00. 1957 = $7500 TODAY COST $8,040,000 2024. The well is still there with water in it but house is gone.
Bless the brilliant engineers who designed the rig to make it so simple for these "well diggers 🙄🤣"
A good driller keeps improvising. Becoming more efficient and making the job easier.
Note: I.D.- stands for inside diameter or internal diameter.
Not inside dimensions.
Where I drill it’s all rock and we don’t have to deal with the sand
This guy has poked some holes in Alberta before.
Cool