It was mid July of 2011 when I received a phone call from Jeff Stoffel, owner of Stoffel Bros. Drilling in Enterprise, Ore. Work for him, like all drilling contractors in the West, had been a little on the lean side, so I was happy for him when he told me he had gotten a job drilling a well for the Minam River Lodge.

Fred McAninch, the "Rig Doctor," spoke at the recent Michigan Ground Water Association convention. The Driller sat for an interview with him before his presentation to get his tips on getting the most out of a rig.

For Schroepfer family, drilling is hereditary

Indiana's Dilden Borthers Drilling helps Atlas Copco improve its T2W.

Western Kentucky is known for its ample supply of coal. 

There are many small, portable drilling machines manufactured all over the world that I would classify as wannabe drills-drills that are purchased by well-meaning nonprofit charities, church groups and others to drill water wells in developing countries.