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Healing Rigs with The Rig Doctor’s Adapted from Information by The Rig Doctor’s In 1991, Fred McAninch saw an opportunity for field service as customers were losing these much-needed services, which he had provided as district sales and serv- ice manager for GEFCO. After starting The Rig Doctor’s, the service McAninch provided expanded into parts services, and has since grown into what it is today. The need for field and shop repair services turned into a great requirement, including remounts-component, rebuild repairs, and even total rig restorations at times. Providing hard-to-get parts was also a large part of the business because McAninch knew how to acquire them and wasn’t focused on any specific brand. The company aids the drilling industry by making the drill unit much safer during operation, and McAninch has also given many safety instruction seminars and demonstrations for the units over the years. McAninch has won many awards, such as the National Ground Water (NGWA) Speaker Award, Michigan Ground Water Association Distinguished Service Award, and Kentucky Ground Water Association Distinguished Service Award, as well as giving the NGWA McEllhiney lecture. The company is involved in many countries, including but not limited to the United States, Canada, all coun- tries in Africa and South America, as well as New Zealand, Australia, Russia, Fr ance , and Eng l and . Cu r r en t l y McAninch doesn’t travel to do field service repair as a whole; instead, he services, repairs, and rebuilds in his shop. He can pick up the components and return them, but working in the shop where everything is in one central location makes the servicing much eas- ier. McAninch said, “I am getting ready to turn 73. So I have actually cut back on a lot of things I used to do. Our 50- year wedding anniversary is coming up. So we are taking a long honeymoon in Hawaii. I enjoy this work I do so much, with all the wonderful people all over the world.” WWDR photo of Fred and wife Joan at a recent event. 28 SEPTEMBER 2017 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Directional drilling will be the Editorial Focus for our November issue. Have an article idea? Submit it to us today. Call Bonnie at 850-547-0102 or e-mail bonnie@ worldwidedrillingresource.com