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When an unsafe shortcut gets the job done, it can quickly start to feel like experience. Instead of asking, “What were you thinking?” after something goes wrong, ask why the decision made sense in the first place, and what could make the safer choice easier next time.

Diamond drillers and geotechnical drillers may work in distinct specialties today, but their histories are closely connected. A look back at early soil sampling, the rise of the Standard Penetration Test and the development of combination rigs shows how one drilling tradition eventually branched into two.

What happens when engineers, scientists and GCs step into the natural habitat of Homo Sapiens Drillerus? Mud flies, field instincts take over and engineered plans meet what the ground is actually willing to give you. Take a humorous trip inside drill crew culture and discover why respecting the experience at the controls can help keep projects moving.

The SCGWA "set precedent" when it comes to other associations fighting for a right to own a private water well. Here's how they did it.

New DOE-backed survey asks contractors and drillers to share project costs.

The "Geothermal Decade" is no longer a forward-looking prediction; it is an active drilling and construction site.  

An examination into stopping developers from isolating landowners, one dry borehole at a time with proactive blueprints to protect water lifelines.

When planes hit the twin towers of the World Trade Center on 9/11, the moment became a lasting memory. But another big piece was the aftermath