Geological drilling engineering is an important technical means in geological work. The development of drilling engineering in China has gone through a peak period under the planned economy and a trough period of professional division in the 1990s. Since 2000, due to the rapid development of the country during reform and opening-up, the demand for mineral resources has continued to increase, and geological prospecting has been valued again. However, in recent years, the investment in geological prospecting has generally decreased. How to achieve sustainable and high-quality development of geological drilling has become the most concerned topic among drilling workers. This paper takes the situation of geological drilling work in Hubei Province as an example for illustration and analysis.