Tit-for-tat tariffs will have wide-ranging effects on the drilling industry, regardless of opinions on the current resident of the White House.

In blasthole applications, UHV is important not only in the design process, but as a factor in everyday monitoring of drill pipe life.

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.

This time next year, citizens of Michigan will likely have the legal right to smoke marijuana. Employers here and in other states that haven’t already legalized it need to get ready.

How do drilling contractors get the most from an air compressor, and what are the options when an aging air compressor reaches the end of its lifecycle?

Between conventional mud drilling and straight air drilling, there is another method that is well adapted to many parts of the country: reverse circulation drilling.

If we know what is dangerous and respect it, we can minimize the possibility for failure that leads to injury or death.

A few years ago, I received a call from a contractor asking for help mitigating a situation with a governmental transport agency in regards to monitoring downhole pressures as they were drilling under a six-lane highway crossing.

Regardless of whether the project is small or large, the five steps to a successful bore covered here are a basic list of considerations for every project.

I am of the opinion that if you really go to one of these things, you can’t fail to meet someone new who it will be in your best interest to know, see a new product that you might want to use or learn a new process, especially in drilling, that can be valuable to you.