Fluids are the lifeblood of any drilling operation. Horizontal directional drilling is no exception.

Geotechnology Inc. is an engineering firm that provides geotechnical, environmental engineering, geophysics, drilling and construction materials testing services on a broad range of projects.

Drilling fluids management is a term interpreted differently depending on the drilling project and local regulations.

As I prepared to write this column I got a call from an industry friend whom you will know or know of.

It’s pretty amazing, the changes we see in the drilling industry every year.

Our son “Piglet” returned to Haiti the first part of April to evaluate an old Buckeye 22-W cable tool drill.

If you’re like a reader who wrote me the last time we had a feature about the industry practice, you think I’m a liberal stooge for making it The Driller policy to use frack and fracking in our pages.

My wife Shirley and I recently attended the annual Michigan Ground Water Association (MGWA) Convention held in Battle Creek, Mich.

Most equipment that we sell is for an individual or a company that we know, or we know the history of the specific equipment.

The oil and gas industry is a difficult business.