History & Experience

Colonel Edwin Drake discovers oil near Titusville, PA and launches the modern petroleum industry.

James Moody gets a steam-driven drilling rig as payment for an old debt, and his son Kay begins drilling water wells in Crawford County, PA.

The Wright brothers complete their historic first flight and Moody completes their 12th year in the water well drilling business.

World War I ends as the Central Powers surrender and Moody has been drilling water wells for 27 years.

The US enters World War II and Moody drills 119 high capacity water wells at the U.S Army's Ordinance Works in Geneva, PA (Crawford County).

Dwight Moody returns after WW II from service in the U. S. Navy in the Pacific Theater and takes over the family business.

Moody becomes the first Pennsylvania firm to use the fracture trace method developed by two Penn State professors to locate high capacity groundwater supply wells.

Moody opens an office in Harrisburg, PA to branch into geological and groundwater studies and the environmental market.

The first man walks on the moon as the US completes a historic lunar landing, and Moody completes 78 years in business.

Moody constructs a new corporate headquarters building in Meadville and the overall geological staff increases to five.

America celebrates its bicentenial anniversary and Dwight's son, Jeffrey L. Moody, joins the firm and is active in development of new markets and all company operations.

Federal hazardous waste regulations are adopted and Moody geologists complete dozens of groundwater investigations in response to the new environmental guidance.

Jeff Moody becomes President and fourth generation owner of Moody and Associates, Inc. Moody further expands their geological consulting services and continues to locate, drill, develop and service high capacity municipal, industrial and commercial water wells throughout the region.

A gas well drilling boom hits western PA and eastern OH with the Medina sandstone exploration and Moody conducts thousands of sampling events of water sources.

Moody celebrates its 100th anniversary, as it continues to service water supply, environmental, coal and oil/gas clients.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge establishes the Land Recycling Program (Act 2) to encourage the reuse of contaminated commercial and industrial sites.

Moody opens a satellite technical sales and marketing office in Rochester, NY.

Moody opens an office in Washington, PA with three employees to better serve the coal industry located in the area.

Moody's Washington office expands to seven employees and moves to Houston, PA to accommodate staff and coal industry growth.

Moody opens a new office in Sayre, PA to better serve the natural gas industry driven by the development of Marcellus Shale.

Moody's Sayre office relocates to Waverly, NY and grows to a dedicated staff of 35, while the corporate and Houston offices each expand to a staff of 40.