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Regardless of whether one is drilling a foundation drilled shaft, vertical well or doing a horizontal directional drilling project, contractors require a lot out of a drilling fluid or slurry.

An exploration core driller’s success depends on the productivity and performance of their drilling equipment.

Welcome to January. It’s the New Year — a time of renewal and fresh starts.

Well drilling has been my life. We don’t usually think of it as exciting. However, we do run into some jobs that are unusual and memorable.

In my last column I wrote that, on occasion, painted steel bladder tanks will rust from the outside in.

I was asked a question that I thought might be timely for the December (end of the year) issue.

The Engineer’s Handbook states the torque for a 5⁄16-18 NC Grade 8 cap screw is 29 foot pounds, and a 5⁄8-11 NC Grade 8 cap screw is 230 foot pounds.

Another year, another Groundwater Expo — this time returning to Las Vegas.

On June 5, our son, “Piglet,” flew to Tanzania to teach cable tool drilling.

Over the past few years, since I’ve been working out of the Northern Rockies in the oilfield, running fishing tools, a lot of my friends have asked me what, exactly, do I do.