In the midst of densely clustered apartment buildings and businesses, the yellow mast of a Bauer BG 36 H drilling rig towered more than 90 feet over the landscape in the urban enclave of Hackensack.
Over the last few years, the popularity of pre-packaged, bentonite-free liquid polymer drilling fluid products has grown in the horizontal directional drilling industry.
Much of a wire rope can be in good working order, while some sections may still be at the point of replacement or failure. This column covers a few different methods of visual inspection.