Drilling is one of the only construction industries that openly accepts jobsite injuries as part of the job. Our safety culture needs improvement.

With costs of materials, labor and fuel going up, it seems that a good look at what we charge might be a smart idea.

Not many industries “do” family better than the drilling industry.

For many out there, 85 is an age that equals wisdom, experience and change. Frontz Drilling Inc., of Wooster, Ohio, knows what that feels like.

The increasing age gap is an epidemic that, as an industry, we have to solve by defining and fixing faults in promoting the drilling industry, recruiting and the onboarding process.

Any kind of water is treatable. However, there are times when it makes more sense to repair potential issues with a well, and other times that call for drilling a well in a new location.

Bill Pearson, president of Pearson Drilling Company in Lake City, Mich., has seen everything the drilling industry has to offer from every angle.

Sadly, I must start this column with news that the groundwater industry in Michigan recently lost two good and longtime members: Robert Larson from L’Anse and Harry Kleiman from Iron Mountain.