Drillers, Are Your Facilities Holding You Back? Whether a Manufacturer or a Drilling Contractor, Space has its Limits David King January 22, 2021 No Comments As you think about a “big” decision like a new rig or a larger facility, think of potential gains and efficiencies.Read More
A Drilling Industry Supplier's Perspective on Unforeseen Problems You Mean to Tell Me I've been Selling Radioactive Drill Pipe? David King December 9, 2020 No Comments Mill alarm on “hot” scrap iron sets off bells up, down supply chain.Read More
How Can Drilling Jobs be more 'Sustainable'? Going 'Green' can Cost Operators, but Save Money in Better Efficiency David King November 20, 2020 No Comments Operators may worry about the cost of going “greener,” but better efficiency brings savings.Read More
Drillers, What are You Learning Right Now? From Summer Jobs to the Drilling Jobsite, Soak it All In David King October 19, 2020 No Comments Summer jobs, college, trade shows can all help in a jack-of-all-trades trade like drilling.Read More
Drill Pipe Threads 101: The Basics of Good Connections Drilling Jobs Depend on a Solid Grip from Pin to Box David King September 18, 2020 No Comments Bevels, leads and shoulders, what drillers need to know about threads.Read More
How Can Drilling Contractors Manage Ambitious Employees? Don't Let Employees Moving on Take Parts of Your Company with Them David King August 14, 2020 No Comments Employees move on. Don’t let them take your best customers with them.Read More
Drilling Contractors, What is Your Management Style? Blunt or Lax, Having Employees Means Managing Employees David King July 6, 2020 No Comments A lot of drillers stumble into business, managing employees.Read More
Metal Fatigue: The Silent Killer for Drill Pipe What is Metal Fatigue, and How can Drillers Minimize it? David King June 26, 2020 No Comments Tips for how drillers can minimize metal fatigue.Read More
Thread Damage Difficult to Assess on Drill Pipe Project in Turkey Traced to Top Sub, Pipe Mismatch David King May 20, 2020 No Comments Incorrect top sub led to damage throughout string's threads.Read More
Troubleshooting Drill Pipe for a Remote Canadian Mine David King April 3, 2020 No Comments A new mine, Troilus, opened outside of Chibougamau, Quebec, several years ago.Read More