A perspective on drilling for shale gas.

"Our industry has shown a concern for and a dedication to the environment as long as there have been drillers ..."

"The purpose of proper well abandonment goes far beyond just covering it up so your horse won’t trip in it."

"At various times in our careers, we have to make equipment purchases to grow our business or due to changes in the business environment. "

A  tremendous amount of controversy has been generated about the issue of global warming.

I’ve been involved with the drilling industry for many years, and have seen booms and busts come and go. The present economic situation reminds me of the Great Depression of ‘83, and while I think it might get worse before it gets better, so far, it still is better than what I’ve seen in other countries.

When bidding earth-coupled heat pumps, heat-exchanger design usually is one of the first steps.

Recently, we had an occasion to need a permit to discharge some produced ground water in a swamp. There were a pile of tests and standards we had to meet to get the permit. Since we were discharging pure, unpolluted ground water into swamp that was so turbid you couldn’t see a 12-foot ‘gator at 1 foot, I figured we’d have no problem.

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Casing can be “floated” into the hole, relieving much of the weight on the rig. This is done with a float shoe, which acts as a check valve at the bottom of the casing, and allows the volume inside to displace enough fluid to balance part of the weight.