22nd Annual Directional Drilling Survey years old, and 25.9 percent of all rigs in use today were purchased within the past two years. Used rigs remain a major factor for contractors, especially those needing to augment their existing fleets, and for new contractor entrants into the market. For 2020, 66 percent of the respondents have bought used units at one time or another. About 55 percent of used rig purchases are anticipated to be in the smaller rig market rigs (under 40,000 pounds of pullback force). Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the HDD tooling and drill pipe sectors play a vital role with many contractors. About 43.5 percent of downhole tooling is purchased from OEMs and 48.3 percent of drill pipe. The survey also asked about the most important qualities contractors seek from their manufacturer and supplier partners. As it has been for several years, "service" is the most coveted attribute and was cited by 44.1 percent of respondents, followed by "quality" at 30.9 percent. The most common pipe installed via HDD remains HDPE, with a 49-percent market share, while PVC continues to be strongly entrenched in second place at 26.3 percent. * Important qualities contractors seek from vendors (% of respondents citing only one characteristic) 50 43.2% 40 30.6% 30 20 9.9% 10 8.9% 6.1% 1.2% Service Quality Availability Cost of service/equipment Technical knowledge Location UConOnline.com | JUNE 2020 25https://www.wyoben.com/ http://www.UConOnline.com