Safety is key in the drilling business, according to Benjamin Wright, safety director at Dig-It Inc., a telecommunications, power and utility contractor that specializes in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) and foundation drilling.

Are we dooming our drill pipe because of issues that we are just not aware of? These notes will help.

Earlier this week, no further than 30 miles from where I am writing this article, an excavation company working on a utility construction project had a trench collapse on two of their workers with one of those crew members losing their life.

Vermeer had been a minority owner since 2012.

The biggest difference between drilling fluids for vertical rotary mud drilling and horizontal directional drilling (HDD) applications is in the requirements for gel strength.

The International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) tears up the field at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., each fall.

Contractors, inspectors and all others need to be aware of the surroundings and remember that we work in a dangerous environment.