About AirBurst® Technology

AirBurst® Technology was patented in 1996 by William C. Frazier, John R. Jansen and Robert W. Taylor. The genesis for AirBurst® was a project for the City of Madison, Wisconsin. The City did not want to use chemicals or explosives to rehabilitate an eight hundred foot deep, 29” diameter sandstone well. The well was located in a city park and in a residential neighborhood. Using a Bolt Technology 500 cubic inch air gun, with the energy equivalent of one pound of dynamite, the well was restored to full production. Since that time AirBurst® has dramatically enhanced the production rates for over one thousand water wells throughout the USA, Europe and the UAE.

Before AirBurst



After AirBurst
Louvered Screen Well

Well Applications

  • Effluent Injection
  • Commercial
  • Dewatering
  • Farm
  • Residential
  • Municipal
  • Radial Collectors
  • Industrial
  • Irrigation
  • Aquifer Storage and Recovery
  • Environmental

Questions & Answers

Q. Can AirBurst® harm my well structure?

A. AirBurst® energy output is infinitely adjustable… read more

Q. Can AirBurst® be used on PVC well screens?

A. Yes it can, the thickness of the PVC dictates… read more

Q. Will the bottom of the well need to be bailed or airlifted after AirBursting?

A. If the well does not have a sump below the screen… read more

Latest News

The Threat from Hydrofracking September 2010

Drilling for natural gas using high-volume hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, is all over the news... read more

NGWA: Bill Frazier - AirBurst Technology LLC April 2010

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