A great mentor can coach and learn from their peer at the same time, creating a bond built on expertise and trust.

A successful project starts by finding common ground — or, better yet, common soil — between driller and scientist.

Recently, I had the excellent opportunity to interview Gary L. Hix, CWD/Pl, RG, CPG, and the 2019 McEllhiney Lecturer.

When it comes to being prepared, the right tool can turn around a bad situation. But specialty tools become useless objects when the operator is incapacitated or dead. Today, I want to drill deeper into how to properly prevent and to be prepared for serious accidents.

When unforeseen problems occur on a drilling project, I imagine myself as a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire."

Water well production is 100-percent dependent on minimizing impact to the production zone.

Rod handling is one of those elusive innovations attempted and often, after several failures, abandoned for traditional methods. Layne succeeded where many had failed by capitalizing on its strong drilling knowledge to create a solution that would be practical in the field.

The continued success of large commercial jobs and urban drilling projects requires proper site consideration to minimize and contain drilling spoils.

21st-century site evaluation starts with an online map search followed up with an interactive satellite view. The tools given to us by modern technology have become invaluable and a perfect starting point, but these technologies have still not progressed beyond physically walking the next project.

A great driller must respect the power of a drill rig and the damage it is capable of doing.