August 4, 2009

CHEKU WATER PROJECT DAILY REPORT, ON 4 AUGAST 2009.

The drilling started at 08:30a.m, everything was moving very fast soon the drilling work reached 63 meters deep, the 3 meters was not yet cleaned by then. Exactly 61 meters was cleaned.

At 11:00a.m once again break down happened, this time corn Bering of the Mud pump, so the drilling stopped.

On 5 July’09 a driller- Mr. Beda traveled to Dodoma especial for repair the corn bearing.

I called him the next day, on 6 July’09 he told me that, he succeeded to repair the problem, and he was looking for the spear of corn bearing, soon he will find it, he might take a late bus back to Kondoa.

Moshi R. Changai

PROJECT MANAGER

CHEKU WATER PROJECT

(In Country Representatives)

August 3, 2009

CHEKU WATER PROJECT DAILY REPORT, ON 3 AUGAST 2009.

This day the drilling started very late in the evening, at 16:38hrs, this because of the driller arrived at afternoon from Kondoa town where he had been fixing the piston shaft.

He took them several hours to replace the tool to the mad pump and then drilling started by the time mentioned above.

Only 1 meter drilled, now our WELL is 57 meters down. Technical the well has not any problem for the moment. The only problem for drilling is moving very slow, especial the happen down of the break down, in case no more break down the work will move very fast, and the work get finish soon.

Since the mad pump has no any problem, I hope the drilling will start early tomorrow on 4thJuly 2009.

I talked to a driller the time we had been at site,he told me that, no doubt that the water will be found due to the symptoms by the drilling.

Moshi R. Changai

PROJECT MANAGER

CHEKU WATER PROJECT

(In Country Representatives

August 2, 2009

CHEKU WATER PROJECT DAILY REPORT, ON 2 AUGAST 2009.

The drilling started at 08:48a.m, the drilling performance was very good, from the previous 50 meters; they drilled more 6 meters deep. At 14:30hrs, they had break down to piston shaft, a driller took it to Kondoa town where it will be fixed.

The drilling was moving very fast, in case was no this break down they should drill more deep down by the evening.

The Cheku community brought water; at the site the car hired by the Hydro tech also collected water. The way drilling going deep down, it seem the more water stream was found this because, mad pump was performed easy, the water poured into the WELL was not needed much any more, and clay rubbish came out easily of the well.

We hoping the drilling to continue tomorrow-0n 3 Augast’09 will depend on the time of fixing the spear to the mad pump.

I questioned a driller, how does he think the drilling will go deep to 120 meters, he answered me that they wont go deep down to 120 meters, the symptoms showing before reaching 100 meters big water stream can be reached.

About water testing, at the site they have got AC METER this only can check either the water having salt or no salt.

After water availability the hydro tech pump testing department will come to the site, they will check for the water quantity by that time water will be taken to the Dodoma Region water laboratory, we will have the results of the water quality.

Moshi R. Changai

PROJECT MANAGER

CHEKU WATER PROJECT

(In Country Representatives)

JuLY 31, 2009.

CHEKU WATER PROJECT DAILY REPORT, ON 31 ST JULY 2009.

The Village Executive Officer called a village meeting, the village meeting should be held on 26thJuly 2009, I asked the Cheku village Officer to move forward the meeting due to my absent by that date. The village meeting forwarded to on 28 July 2009 by this day I attended but the village meeting didn’t happen due to a woman in the village passed away big numbers of villagers went for the funeral. The village meeting named to be on 31 July 2009.

On 31 July 2009 the village meeting held the main TOPIC was WATER PROJECT- WHY THE DRILLING TAKES MONTHS? INSTEAD OF VERY FEW DAYS?

Individual’s villagers contributed their ideas, talked much about the break down of the Rigs and drilling tools, the drilling company not better, the company were not prepared for the drilling, gods didn’t apses. Other talked about the villagers who are from the water source are not happy.

Mr. Beda, a driller from hydro tech company explained about his company, that is a better company drilled so many wells in various part of Tanzania, the break down it normal situation sometime happen, and promised by the mad pump drilling method very few days the well drilling will complete.

The village elders promised to slaughter a he and she lamb to apses the gods.

As a project manager, I asked the community living far distance from the water source should not be unhappy if is it true are angry with that matter. I reminded them and explain the water project going phase to phase, after the water available the engine will be installed, the water reservoirs will be building and water will be supplied to the sub-village where they can walk a very short distance to collect water.

Since the mad pump method drilling need water to be poured into the well, by this day the drilling didn’t performed due to lucky of water. I mobilized the community to bring water to the site even though going to be very hard work because will need to walk very far to collect water, now it’s dry everywhere so finding water it’s real very hard work. Almost all at the meeting was very happy and promised to bring water to the site in order the drilling to continue. Final the village chairman closed the meeting; I witnessed community’s faces happy after the meeting.

No doubt the drilling will performed tomorrow on 1 August 2009, since communities going to participate hardly collecting the water to the project site.

Moshi R. Changai

PROJECT MANAGER

CHEKU WATER PROJECT

(In Country Representatives)

JULY 14, 2009.

CHEKU WATER PROJECT REPORTS

 

 On 14^th July’09 the hemmer bit arrived from Dar-es-Salaam, late in the evening.

 

On 15^th July’09 the hemmer bit sub member didn’t fit to the drilling pipes, so Mr. Beda took it to Kondoa town for repair in order to fit with the drilling pipes. He came back by the day evening.

 

On 16^th July’09 using hemmer method the drilling continue, real this day the work didn’t merit due to walls of the well keeping falling into the well, very few clay brought out the big quantity remaining into the well. I asked a driller slow of the work he explained to me problems was wall of the well behind of the fitted cases collapsed since being very soft meanwhile mixing with water, so far he told me that the better method to be used is MAD PUMP.  He phoned in Dar-es-Salaam office to bring the mad pump.

 

On 17^th and 18thJuly’09 no drilling since the mad pump didn’t arrived yet.

 

 On 18^th July’09 I left at project site, I traveled to Arusha to meet my clients. My intention was to be back by the next day soon after complete the safari arrangements.

 

On 18^th July’09 the MAD PUMP arrived by evening. On 19thJuly’09 again the mad pump sub connection member didn’t fit with drilling pipes. Again the day went for fixing the problems, at site the drilling team worked by fixing the cements to the holes beside the drilling point, there the big hole beside the drilling point prepared for stored of the water, the mad pump method need water and special clay to be fixed to an early water streams.

On 20^th July’09, only 2 meters drilling by using mad pump method. The exercise was not so good.

 

0n 21thJuly and 22nd July’09 by using mad pump method drilling done from 42 meters to 50 meters.

 

On 23rdJuly’09 break down happened, a tool knows as copper ring at French shaft connection to the hydraulic pump. The drilling exercise stopped.

 

On 24^th July’09 Mr. Beda a driller traveled to Dodoma especial for fixing a problem with a drilling tool, in Dodoma industrial didn’t be able to fix the problem. Then he traveled to Dar-es- Salaam. I called him and gave me explanation that the tool will be take couple od days to be fixed.

 

On 27^th July’ 09 again I called Mr. Beda and confirmed to me that tomorrow on 28^thJuly’09 he will be given the tool and next day, on 29thJuly’09 he will travel back to the water project. He told me that no doubt on 29^th July’09 the drilling going to start again.

 

Today on 27^th July’09 I overnight in small town know as Babati, tomorrow on 28^thJuly’09 I will proceed to Kondoa town then by motor bike to Cheku village for the attending a village meeting concerning with water project. Cheku village Executive called this meeting which will be held at 02:30p.m.

 

Moshi R. Changai

PROJECT MANAGER

CHEKU WATER PROJECT

(In Country Representatives)

JULY 13, 2009.

CHEKU WATER PROJECT DAILY REPORT ON 13 JULY 2009.

 

From morning at 09:00a.m the drilling started by cleaning the WELL, the exercise was so hard due to the well being stopped for many days, walls of the well falling into the well so caused the work to be more hard.

 

By using drug bit the well cleaned deep to 39 meters, zone of 20 meters to 36 meters seems was been falling down. Walls of the well protected with cases down to 39 meters.

 

Since the exercise being harder, the hemmer bit was to be implemented, there was so hard due to the clay falling into the well, real cleaning the well was very hard, Final the exercise went in a proper way.

 

The Rig has no problems, driller as well worked very hard on this day.

 

My comments the work was excellent, and the local community was so much exited with work too.

 

Moshi R. Changai

PROJECT MANAGER

CHEKU WATER PROJECT

(In Country Representatives)