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Robert Pelikan takes a closer look at the causes of water hammer and considers some remedies.

Jim Piasecki recently oversaw the drilling fluid requirements for a horizontal directional drilling project at Mission Bay in San Diego.

Howard "Porky" Cutter tells how his crew's pipe truck managed to disappear in southeastern Kansas.

Most of you have one, but need help in defining it, explains columnist Jim Olsztynski.

You need to think like a business owner, not a craftsman, explains Jim Olsztynski.

In this month's column, Robert Pelikan covers how to use Boyle's Law to calculate the amount of usable water in a captive air tank.

Columnist Maurice Maio explains a technique that, he says, will improve your chances of accomplishing more of what you want to with your business.

While the term "normal" remains difficult to gauge precisely these days, it's something that many people look forward to going back to -- even if they can't explain exactly what they mean by it right now, says editor Greg Ettling.

Thomas Kwader reminds us that monitoring well data are only important if the wells are in the proper locations and the data are being analyzed to assess the progress toward the goals of the program.

Wayne Nash tells how "intense negotiations" eventually resulted in a used rig transaction.