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Patent Inventor Names
David T. Snow0
Date of Patent
February 2, 2010
0Patent Application Number
116868090
Date Filed
March 15, 2007
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
Method for drilling horizontal or deviated fresh water wells through such volcanics as occur in Hawaii, including hard lavas and fragmented interbeds that are prone to caving. The method provides effective means to drill into basal aquifers directly underlain by salt water, or into compartmented or confined aquifers or perched aquifers. The method uses deviated drilling and may use formation grouting, casing or drill-stem drilling, percussion or rotary drilling and all combinations thereof.
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