Contractors who expect and plan for the unexpected — who plan from day one for extended periods of business hardship — are the ones who make it past that critical five-year mark.

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.

Is Facebook a waste of time? In Ask Brock episode 34, host Brock Yordy talks the value of social media.

If you are interested in creating a safer work environment for your team in 2020, it might be time to develop your company’s safety resolutions for the new year.

When I think about drilling at a gas station, the first thing that comes to mind is Murphy’s law: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

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.

If you participate in a mud school, try these tips to get the most out of it.