Conventional borehole drilling

Target audience

NGO field staff involved in conventional drilling.
Conventional drilling companies.
Trainers, coaches and monitors of conventional drilling companies.

Summary

These are not SMART Techs but we built a lot of knowledge on conventional drilling and have documented it in a 136 pages manual with a wealth of conventional drilling related information (still in draft and parts have not been fully completed, but the information is comprehensive and worth reading). We have also added a SKAT manual here which we feel is also providing a proper overview of conventional drilling techniques for boreholes equipped with hand pumps.

Subjects covered by the Connect International manual:

Selection of methods and technology
Contracting companies
Geophysical surveys
Contract with the community
Training masons
Preparation of the project committee
Collection and transport of local materials
Drilling and hand pump installation (preparations, drilling, insertion of casings, screens and gravel pack, well development, finalization, test pumping, hand pump installation, caretaker training
Construction of above ground facilities
Borehole functioning and use assessment
Hand-over meeting, election of O&M committee, opening ceremony
Financial training of treasurers, technical training, constitution, management plan
Coaching the O&M committee
Project monitoring
ToR for borehole drilling
Assessing the suitability of drilling and geophysical survey companies
Borehole drilling contract
Designs of above ground facilities
Financial bookkeeping for community organizations