Nearly 25 years ago, Luis and Nancy Salazar moved their family to a small plot of land outside San Antonio, Texas, to be closer to relatives. Like many low-income, rural Americans, access to a reliable, clean water source eluded the family.

Host Brock Yordy talks troubleshooting polymers in the latest Ask Brock, episode 37.

I’m going to write about a really, really old drill rig — the first one I had any experience with. But first, I want to give readers a bit of family history about how my father and then I got involved in the well drilling and pump industry.

In Ask Brock episode 36, host Brock Yordy discussed schools out there teaching drilling and related topics.

Is your foam drilling falling flat? In Ask Brock episode 35, host Brock Yordy has some thought bubbles.

As another drilling season comes to an end and we travel to the Groundwater Week event Dec. 3-5 in Las Vegas, take time to consider how you want to improve in 2020.

Several months ago, one of my readers sent me an email asking about the details of a pipe-pulling device I used to replace a pump in December 2015.

Reading the signs that the bit sends you becomes crucial to telling what you are drilling in, and how to treat the bit.

Cresswell Drilling got its start 140 years ago when digging wells was done by hand. Five generations later, the family-run business continues to help residents of northeastern Pennsylvania with their water system needs.

Recessions are hard on the drilling industry, and while no one emerges from the fallout unscathed, there are ways to plan for the next recession (and it is coming!) and keep your head above water.