In 1971, one man, Frank Raimonde and the support of his wife, Lucille Raimonde started the corporation of Raimonde Drilling. Frank and Lucille dedicated themselves to hard work and perseverance to enter in the competitive subsurface drilling industry. Frank, with minimal equipment and tooling sought after many drilling projects across the country. Frank traveled many miles to provide for his wife and seven children. Lucille maintained the bookkeeping while holding up the household. Financially it was a struggle, modern technology was unaffordable, opportunity was scarce, but faith and commitment brought them along. Frank and Lucille went from a one drill rig corporation to a six drill rig corporation by the end 2004 when they retired. Together they worked for some of the best geologists and engineers in the country, gained much support from drilling supply vendors across the country, employed many hard working employees, and accomplished a prominent faith-filled life in the drilling industry.