Ellie, Ananya, Bhabani, Nano and Humayun in Meghalaya, India.
A fisherman riding rapids on bamboo along the Bagra River.
Nano Seeber observing one of the deeply incised valleys that cut through the Shillong Plateau in Meghalaya, India
Installation of compaction meters (nests of 6 wells and a GPS pillar)
Michael Steckler and Scott Nooner survey from the GPS monument to the compaction wells at Jamalganj, Sylhet.
One geologist illustrates that mud comes with the territory as he slips into the pool of bentonite mud that is used as drilling lubricant. Fortunately, no injuries!
Movie of drilling team in
Bangladesh pulling the steel drill pipe out
of 300 m deep well at Khulna
compaction meter site at the end of drilling.
The accomplish this by having 15 people jump off the bamboo drill rig
onto a rope attached to drill pipe by pulley.
An additional team member prevents
the pipe from slipping back using a
chain wrench. Two others use a hand pump
to keep circulation going in the well. The chanting helps coordinate the
team.
They continued this for ~4 hours
until they had removed all 50 of the 20 foot-long pipes.