If drillers are to become truly professional, the time has come not only to embrace continuing education, but also to encourage it among our entire labor force, asserts South Atlantic Well Drillers executive director Jane Cain.
In recent years, however, many state governments have begun requiring continuing education credits in order to maintain a driller/contractor's license. All of the Jubilee states, except Virginia (which has a voluntary program through the association), soon will have state-mandated programs in place.