NGWA - Study Questions - Augering & Monitoring Well
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1. The primary item which dictates the type of ... geology.
drilling equipment to be used on a site is...
2. The commonly used hollow-stem auger sys- ... should include an auger head than can
tem for monitoring well installations... be machined to accent a plate that facil-
itates well installation below the ground
water level.
3. Which is NOT a component of a monitoring Mud pump.
well rig?
4. What is the minimum size hollow-stem auger, 4.25 in.
casing, or borehole used for installation of a
typical 2-inch well?
5. The best drilling method to use in a highly Cable tool
toxic contaminated limestone formation that
would produce the least fluid management
would be?
6. Monitoring wells are commonly installed... ... downgradient of a landfill to determine
ground water contamination.
7. Which of the following is not an impermeable Sand
material?
8. Due to the advanced technology, today's ...
monitoring equipment and material...
9. Glacial drift is defined as... Unconsolidated sediment transported by
glaciers and disposed and deposited di-
rectly on land or sea.
10. Bentonite pellets.
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NGWA - Study Questions - Augering & Monitoring Well
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What type of material(s) is(are) typically on
monitor wells for a seal above the filter
packs?
11. The most efficient method of drilling a ... air rotary with a down-hole hammer.
bedrock monitoring well would be...
12. The difference between the flight OD and the 4-5 inches.
ID of a hollow-stem auger is generally...
13. The safety of operation of a hollow-stem ... drilling operations occur closer than
auger drill rig is compromised when... the 100' safety zone from an electrical
line.
14. Daily inspection of drilling equipment should Inspection of cable, hoses, etc.
include, but is not limited to... All fluid levels
First aid kit available
15. The drilling method used to construct a mon- ... minimize disturbance of subsurface
itoring well should... materials
16. The "auger fork" is a device that slips through ... keeps the augers from "sliding" back
the flights of the auger column and... into the borehole when removing the
augers from the borehole.
17. For drilling operations at a hazardous waste ... the area on-site that is potentially
site, the exclusion zone is... contaminated and where workers must
wear PPE as stipulated in the site specific
health and safety plan.
18. An advantage of using hollow-stem augers ... no drilling fluid is used, eliminating
is... contamination by drilling fluid additives.
19.
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