The fortunate "accident" occurred in 1971 when Martin Cherrington owned a utility drilling business and was asked to look at a project that would ultimately shape his future business career.
"Pacific Gas and Electric called me to look at a project outside Watsonville, CA at a highway crossing in the area. They have a river there called the Pajaro. While I was there, the engineer asked me to take a look at the river and see if I could figure out a way to drill across the river," Cherrington said