One trasaction cures many problems and may be the solution for you. That transaction is the often neglected, and little understood, sale-leaseback.
Are you concerned about getting the profits out of your drilling or drilling equipment business without paying the double-taxation dividends are subjected to, once at the corporate level and again when included on your personal tax return? Afraid of incurring the penalty tax underpaid Internal Revenue Service auditors often impose on the "excessive compensation" of many drilling-related business owners?
Or, perhaps your drilling business could profit from an infusion of badly-needed cash. Are you reluctant to invest additional money in your business? Are the tax benefits from the business wasted because of the operation's low or nonexistent profits - and its low tax bracket?