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I’m involved with a number of blogs and chat rooms on the Internet. Most of them are drilling related, everything from geotechnical to water wells, directional drilling and oilfield.

Fishing is probably every driller’s least favorite activity. But it happens.

Picture yourself five years ago when selling a barrel of oil would net you a steak dinner in a nice restaurant (if you brought your own wine). Fast forward and these days it seems trading oil is only resulting in macaroni and cheap beer.

At an onshore oil drilling site, it’s not uncommon to operate around the clock and throughout the year. Fueling the mobile generators that keep oil production high can be a costly business expense.

Customized pumps bring speed and maneuverability to crawler carriers.

Deep leach cutters perform well in deeper holes thanks to high thermal resistance.

Refurbs are an option on lots of durable products, including drilling rigs.

OK, all y’all air drillers just thumb on over to Porky’s column or something.

After a five-year stint of coaching high school basketball, Randy Smith is returning to a field he’s very familiar with, oil and gas drilling.