Atlas Copco Construction Mining Technique USA and Hütte Bohrtechnik are introducting Hütte’s new HBR 202 hydraulic crawler drill rig to the United States market.
Australian company Downhole Surveys says its new Azimuth Aligner can cut the time aligning a drilling rig from an hour and a half to just five minutes.
It was mid July of 2011 when I received a phone call from Jeff Stoffel, owner of Stoffel Bros. Drilling in Enterprise, Ore. Work for him, like all drilling contractors in the West, had been a little on the lean side, so I was happy for him when he told me he had gotten a job drilling a well for the Minam River Lodge.
Fred McAninch, the "Rig Doctor," spoke at the recent Michigan Ground Water Association convention. The Driller sat for an interview with him before his presentation to get his tips on getting the most out of a rig.