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The North American oil and gas industry has experienced unparalleled growth of oil production over the last five years.

Drilling is a disruptive process in which most of the damage is created subsurface and is never seen.

Being in business for yourself, like a lot of my readers are, involves making decisions all the time to move your company forward.

After leaving Georgia Tech, we reformed Cutter and Dad Drilling Company in 1968 in Adel, Ga., and we drilled wells around the area for many years.

Being in the fishing/consulting business very often takes me to rigs that I have never seen before.

In past columns we have discussed the use of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for remediation well installations, soil sampling using HDD, and HDD drilling fluids and containment. In this article, we look at another of the unique aspects of the technology — locating and navigation.

If you have read my last several articles on pitless adapters, I hope you got the feeling that I believe in these devices strongly.

Remember 10 years ago when construction companies could buy first and ask questions later?

Once every minute, underground utilities are unintentionally damaged by utility strikes during excavation work.

I wrote the blog post recently on our website (www.thedriller.com/blog) that spoke about thankfulness and how a thankful mindset supports an increased focus on safety. I want to expand on that here and take it in a slightly different direction.