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The simplest method of starting a three-phase pump motor is by closing a contactor and allowing the motor to start at full voltage, or “across-the-line,” as it is called.

Walt Gomolka, of Sano Drilling in Pennsylvania, conducts coring for coal exploration to depths of 1,500 feet, using NQ wireline with a Mobile Drill B37.

I can remember asking this column’s title question long before I started working for a bentonite company.

In my July 2012 column, I wrote about a new-to-me type of PVC drop pipe that has both male and female ends.

Remember the classic movie, "The Long, Long Trailer," by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Jr.?

Consider this scenario: You go to a flea market, and spot an electric motor that looks similar to the one on the wash-down pump in your barn that is starting to make noise.

I recently was talking with a driller about a job he had just completed.

A look at welded casing.

Stories from the Bakken.

Consider a new approach to your drilling operations.