Installing the UVM Wellfield
1996, 1997, 1999
The UVM well field was installed by Chevalier
Drilling. Costs were covered by the Arts and Sciences Deans office,
Bierman's startup funds, Rolfe Stanley and the great genorosity of Chevalier
Drilling.
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Mud from drilling wells 1, 2, and 3 covers the Fleming
lawn

Geohydro class
watching the wells go in at Fleming

Mud on the FLeming lawn. Red mud from the Monkton Quartzite
at 133' below the ground surface.

Checking grain size on the Fleming lawn

Erik cleaning up and loading mud for the first and last
geo-club mud wrestling contest

First mud trial...Aaron Hirsch

Fleming wells prior to installation

Mixing grout to set the casing at Wills well nest

Drilling wells 4 and 5 behind Williams Hall

Drilling wells 4 and 5 behind Williams Hall

Checking the texture of glacial lake fine grain sediments