Be it vertical rotary mud drilling, horizontal directional drilling or foundation drilling, one commonly overlooked factor in maintaining borehole stability is hydrostatic head pressure.

Our elder son Randall is working for a local drilling contractor. He will be rebuilding cable tool and mud rotary drills for us in his spare time.

The past year or so has brought some stunning changes to the drilling industry.

In my last column, I wrote about a rather unique pitless adapter — actually a pitless adapter and pressure tank combined.

While it’s not advisable to run generators below their optimal workload-to-fuel-consumption level, the reality on jobsites and in emergency situations sometimes demands it.

The U.S. fossil fuel industry is under attack.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away … well, OK, maybe it was in a state not really so far away.

Safety. Regulation. Compliance. Licensing. All of these crucial aspects of the industry do their part to keep contractors up at night.

Our company, Drilling Consultants International, was formed in 1989 in Virginia Beach by Howard and Bess Cutter.

A couple weeks ago, Viking West’s Vice President Kevin Reimer had the opportunity to interact with members of a community that’s near and dear to the drilling industry, but possesses its own unique elements. Literally.