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Four environmental drilling executives share how hidden downtime, owner burnout, rapid expansion and changing workforce expectations are redefining what it takes to build a resilient, professional drilling company.

An in-house detection of PFAS in water, air, and solids is increasing. 

The former Secretary of Interior and New Mexico gubernatorial candidate talks all things water and its conservation in an exclusive sitdown with The Driller.

Noise comes with the job, permanent hearing loss does not have to. Modern PPE can help drillers communicate clearly, work safely and protect their hearing for the long haul.

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.