An important piece of maintenance advice for directional drills is to rotate the pipe throughout the drill string to extend the pipe’s service life. By not starting with same piece of drill pipe every single item, you’ll ensure every piece of pipe gets even wear.
Proactive equipment maintenance should be a no-brainer. Equipment is worked hard out in the field and breakdowns can be costly to the company bottom line.
Still, it remains something that can sometimes get overlooked, especially when a machine is humming along and there are no...
