Here are a few ways to keep a traditional rig busy.

This column is the next in a series about the first well rig I ever had experience with or worked on.

Back in early 2000, when I first started working with mixed-metal hydroxide, very few drillers had ever heard this type of fluid and even fewer had ever seen it used.

How much does the average driller really know about wire rope? What industry standards apply?

Business is complicated. Formal training can help sort it out.

We tend to overlook half the population when recruiting for entry-level field-services roles, and that is something we can't afford to do when the labor market is this tight.

Drilling, like all professions, has pros and cons.

If you have perforated casing and the formation no longer produces enough, you must seal the open perforation with cement before you drill down to the next aquifer.

The grout serves as an integral part of a properly functioning heat loop system, and also creates a low-permeable seal through the length of the borehole. Follow these steps to ensure a good sample of grout for thermal conductivity testing.

Finding skilled and qualified labor has always been one of the most daunting recruiting challenges. However, there is an under-tapped labor pool — armed forces veterans.