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A couple weeks ago, Viking West’s Vice President Kevin Reimer had the opportunity to interact with members of a community that’s near and dear to the drilling industry, but possesses its own unique elements. Literally.

I recently took a job for an old friend, and one of the best drillers I’ve ever known. He called me about a well that his company had bid, and received, but were short-handed on.

A few days ago my wife, Shirley, and I attended the 2016 Michigan Ground Water Association Convention in Battle Creek, Mich.

Think about the things that are obsolete because of the smartphone. The portable radio, video camera, alarm clock, compass and calculator, to name a few.

One challenge for many drilling contractors is disposing of drilling fluids. Many states are imposing tighter regulations on contractors regarding the disposal of this liquid waste.

A mobile generator is often the most important piece of equipment on a drilling site — after all, it’s what keeps the operation running.

Let’s talk for a minute about licensing. As the editor of a voice in the industry, it’s important for me to be informed about my readers’ experiences.

I don’t remember learning to drive.

Most drillers, large and small, drill irrigation wells, and like many other fields of drilling, the market can be cyclical.

In my last column, I took a short detour from the subject of pitless adapters and wrote about changing a pump the old fashioned way.