A Drilling Mud School with a Mission Training Drillers in Drought-Parched Monterrey, Mexico George Dugan May 17, 2023 One Comment Columnist goes to drought-parched Monterrey, Mexico, to train drillers in fluids, air drilling and foam drilling.Read More
Opportunity for Drill Crews? Leaders Recognize the Right Time A Look at How Common Words Relate to Leadership Jake Fletcher May 12, 2023 No Comments From drilling jobs to construction projects, leadership looks for the right time to elevate folks who are ready.Read More
Happy Mother’s Day from Ask Brock May 11, 2023 No Comments We tip our hats to moms working in — or married to — the drilling and groundwater industries. It’s Ask Brock 212.Read More
Best Driller Found a New Job? Turnover Can be an Opportunity Exit Interview, Survey Can Help Contractors Build Retention Jessica Alexander May 5, 2023 No Comments Employee churn in the drilling industry is common. When it happens, use an exit interview or survey to ask why.Read More
Drill Bit Plugging Up? Ask Brock has Tips May 4, 2023 No Comments Host Brock Yordy goes back to fundamentals with tips for heading off plugged bits. It’s Ask Brock 211.Read More
Talking Geothermal Test Bores, Other Topics at NY-GEO April 27, 2023 No Comments Anchor Brock Yordy talks logging and sampling, gas monitors and the latest in geothermal. It’s Ask Brock 210.Read More
Episode 58 – The Driller Newscast It’s Time to Drill Geothermal April 24, 2023 No Comments Opportunities in geothermal drilling plus Workers’ Memorial Day.Read More
Building a Fluids Disposal Plan for a Large Drilling Project April 20, 2023 No Comments You bid and won that big project, but now need a drilling waste disposal plan. Start here. It’s Ask Brock 209.Read More
Drill Crews on Cruise: The Power of Positivity Project Issues Cost Time and Money, but Negativity doesn’t Help Jake Fletcher April 19, 2023 No Comments When a team — on a drill project or baseball diamond — has a bad season, change in focus can be catalyst for success.Read More
Drilling in Clay, Shale and Mudstone: How do you React? Reactive Soils Take Require a Tactical Drilling Fluids Approach Mario Brunet April 14, 2023 No Comments In reactive soils, operators risk stuck tools or strings if they don’t take a tactical approach to their drilling fluids.Read More