Installing Pipe

Installing Pipe

Since you are now ready to install pipe and have the drive shoe on, it is merely a matter of picking up the pipe, lowering it into the hole, and attaching the next joint, being sure that it is tightly joined together, if threaded, or that it is welded leakproof if you are using welded type pipe.

The total number of joints needed to reach the bottom of the hole are placed in with a record being made of the type, size and length of each joint of pipe so that in the event some trouble should occur in the future, you will have this information available.

In some areas it is necessary to cement the pipe in place, which is described in another chapter. In the areas where cement is not used, the pipe is merely driven into the top of the rock to effect a seal. Some drillers merely push the pipe as hard as possible while others use an old bit on the hammer, and hammer and push together to seat the pipe firmly into the bedrock.