Borehole Objectives

 

Borehole Team

Members: Rimas Gulbinas, Sheri Northcutt, Colleen Lyons, Stephen Enriquez, Brian Chung

 

Overall Goals and Objectives

• Develop a list of different drilling techniques - October 24^th

• Internet Research

• Find out how surrounding boreholes were drilled and what kind of geology is present (hopefully sand/gravel!)

 

• Outline a budget for our team - October 24^th

• Find some Nigerian Borehole companies

• Estimate standard drilling costs beyond those previously obtained

• Find out how deep and wide the hole will be, what kind of pump test will be performed, and what kind of pump (will boreline be utilized or just conventional drilling)

 

• Identify and contact borehole companies – October 31^st

  • Confirm preliminary drilling estimates

  • Create list of different pump tests offered locally

  • Collaborate with pump team; see if they have any requests while we contact the companies

 

• Select a company for drilling/testing - November 15^th

  • Compare prices, times, reputations, experience

  • Contact company and confirm selection, finalize plans

 

• Proceed with test and obtain results - November 20^th

• Analyze Data - November 30^th

  • Research how data should be interpreted

  • Contact any potentially helpful professors for advising

  • Present findings to Pump Committee

  • Complete analysis and make final recommendation to the Project Team

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• Recycle our group members back into the EWB machine - November 30^th

 

 

 

Status Report-Specific Goals (Identify what you hope to achieve by each of the status reports)

 

By October 25th (Status Report 1)

By the first status report our team will have become familiarized with the different methods of borehole drilling and will be competent enough to present its findings to other groups. We will have identified local drilling companies, and if any additional companies beyond those previously encountered exist. A cost estimate will be performed and the preliminary results handed over the appropriate party.

 

By October 31^th (Status Report 2)

A cost estimate will be confirmed by contacting and communicating with the local drilling companies. The types of tests offered by each company will be analyzed, and the varying costs compared. A final decision on the company and type of pump test will arrived at by Nov 15^th and the company will be notified. A pump test will be performed by Nov 20^th .

 

By November 30^th (Status Report 3)

As the epic saga of the borehole team approaches completion, the pump test data will be finally analyzed, hopefully in conjunction with a professor, and a final report will be prepared for the pump committee. Any recommendations arrived at over the semester, especially if they come from the pump test company, will be communicated.

 

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