Water Well Industry Continuing Education Courses

Advancements in technology provides the well drilling industry with numerous opportunitiess and advantages. Drillers University was established to serve the needs of the water well and environmental sectors of the drilling industry

Explore our well drilling training and get the courses you need to meet your license requirements

Drilling Basics - Career Entry

Groundwater 101

Discuss actions to preserve, protect and restore this essential resource

Geology / Hydrogeology

Discuss geological events in the past that have resulted in the formation of Earth's water resourses

General Workplace Safety

Discuss the most common dangers involved in well drilling, along with safety precautions and practices

Drilling Rig Safety

This continuing education class discusses the most common dangers involved in well drilling,along with safety practices

Grouting

This continuing education class is an introduction to the use of cement and bentonite along with insertion methods

Well Development

This continuing education class is an introduction to the importance of correct well development. It's what makes a hole... a well!

Well Abandonment

This continuing education class is a course to raise awareness along with instructing on proper well abandonment

Well Rehabilitation

This continuing education class discusses the most common causes of well deterioration along with methods of addressing this problem

Professional - Training For The Groundwater Industry

Pumps

This continuing education class is an introduction to pumps and pump types along with basic troubleshooting

Air Rotary Drilling

This continuing education class discusses techniques used for drilling into rock formations utilizing air as the circulating medium.

Fracking

This continuing education class discusses techniques used to enable extraction from shale and other forms of "tight" rock

Directional Drilling

This continuing education class discusses the fastest growing type of drilling for utilities, municipalities

Geothermal

This continuing education class discusses geothermal heating and cooling systems and ground loop installations

Sonic Drilling

This continuing education class discusses an advanced form of drilling using high frequency resonant energy

Caisson Drilling

This continuing education class discusses how to safely and successfully operate a foundation drilling rig for industrial and commercial projects

Casing Hammer

This continuing education class discusses techniques used for this particular drilling application