NGWA - STUDY QUESTIONS -
AUGERING & MONITORING WELL
/ NGWA (K) – WATER SYSTEMS
100 GPM | QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ |
INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD 2026
UPDATE
The primary item which dictates the type of drilling equipment to be used on a site is... -
answer-... geology.
The commonly used hollow-stem auger system for monitoring well installations... -
answer-... should include an auger head than can be machined to accent a plate that
facilitates well installation below the ground water level.
Which is NOT a component of a monitoring well rig? - answer-Mud pump.
What is the minimum size hollow-stem auger, casing, or borehole used for installation
of a typical 2-inch well? - answer-4.25 in.
The best drilling method to use in a highly toxic contaminated limestone formation that
would produce the least fluid management would be? - answer-Cable tool
Monitoring wells are commonly installed... - answer-... downgradient of a landfill to
determine ground water contamination.
Which of the following is not an impermeable material? - answer-Sand
, Due to the advanced technology, today's monitoring equipment and material... -
answer-...
Glacial drift is defined as... - answer-Unconsolidated sediment transported by glaciers
and disposed and deposited directly on land or sea.
What type of material(s) is(are) typically on monitor wells for a seal above the filter
packs? - answer-Bentonite pellets.
The most efficient method of drilling a bedrock monitoring well would be... - answer-...
air rotary with a down-hole hammer.
The difference between the flight OD and the ID of a hollow-stem auger is generally... -
answer-4-5 inches.
The safety of operation of a hollow-stem auger drill rig is compromised when... -
answer-... drilling operations occur closer than the 100' safety zone from an electrical
line.
Daily inspection of drilling equipment should include, but is not limited to... - answer-
Inspection of cable, hoses, etc.
All fluid levels
First aid kit available
The drilling method used to construct a monitoring well should... - answer-... minimize
disturbance of subsurface materials
The "auger fork" is a device that slips through the flights of the auger column and... -
answer-... keeps the augers from "sliding" back into the borehole when removing the
augers from the borehole.
AUGERING & MONITORING WELL
/ NGWA (K) – WATER SYSTEMS
100 GPM | QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ |
INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD 2026
UPDATE
The primary item which dictates the type of drilling equipment to be used on a site is... -
answer-... geology.
The commonly used hollow-stem auger system for monitoring well installations... -
answer-... should include an auger head than can be machined to accent a plate that
facilitates well installation below the ground water level.
Which is NOT a component of a monitoring well rig? - answer-Mud pump.
What is the minimum size hollow-stem auger, casing, or borehole used for installation
of a typical 2-inch well? - answer-4.25 in.
The best drilling method to use in a highly toxic contaminated limestone formation that
would produce the least fluid management would be? - answer-Cable tool
Monitoring wells are commonly installed... - answer-... downgradient of a landfill to
determine ground water contamination.
Which of the following is not an impermeable material? - answer-Sand
, Due to the advanced technology, today's monitoring equipment and material... -
answer-...
Glacial drift is defined as... - answer-Unconsolidated sediment transported by glaciers
and disposed and deposited directly on land or sea.
What type of material(s) is(are) typically on monitor wells for a seal above the filter
packs? - answer-Bentonite pellets.
The most efficient method of drilling a bedrock monitoring well would be... - answer-...
air rotary with a down-hole hammer.
The difference between the flight OD and the ID of a hollow-stem auger is generally... -
answer-4-5 inches.
The safety of operation of a hollow-stem auger drill rig is compromised when... -
answer-... drilling operations occur closer than the 100' safety zone from an electrical
line.
Daily inspection of drilling equipment should include, but is not limited to... - answer-
Inspection of cable, hoses, etc.
All fluid levels
First aid kit available
The drilling method used to construct a monitoring well should... - answer-... minimize
disturbance of subsurface materials
The "auger fork" is a device that slips through the flights of the auger column and... -
answer-... keeps the augers from "sliding" back into the borehole when removing the
augers from the borehole.
