Manufacturer - Persons, firms, and/or corporations who manufacture products for the drilling industry.
Contractor - Persons, firms, and/or corporations who own and operate one or more drill rigs and contract for services.
Non-Contractor - Company that owns rigs and provides their own drilling, e.g. – engineering or mining company.
Supplier/Distributor - Company that does not manufacture its own products, but sells new/used products made by other companies.
Consultant - Self-employed consulting individual and/or consulting firm.
Associate - Interested Companies or Associations Not Eligible for Regular Membership.
Government - A government agency or organization providing ancillary services to the drilling industry.
Individual - Any person, interested in the welfare and success of the subsurface exploration industry and not eligible for any other category.
Retired - Any person retired from the industry.
Student - Students pursuing a course of study as a graduate or undergraduate student on a full-time basis leading to a career in the profession.
Membership is valid January 1 - December 31.
All new member applications must be approved by the NDA Board during the next board meeting. Until final approval your membership will be in a preliminary period, which will still allow you member rate for products and registrations.