Smartphones qualify as this generation’s pocketknife — except pocketknives have a set number of tools, and the tools a smartphone has are limited only by our imagination.

In Ask Brock episode 24, drill trainer and The Driller contributor Brock Yordy discusses what contractors need to think about as they consider updating a company’s drilling rig.

Looking back on your life, were there instances where you were almost killed or almost seriously injured?

In Ask Brock episode 23, Brock Yordy discusses how to design a drilling fluid for big gravel and aggressive sand downhole conditions.

Drillers are expected to be proficient with boom trucks, bulldozers, skid steers, fork trucks, and myriad other equipment. So what does proficiency mean?

I am sure everyone has noticed that water wells have vastly different water levels, both while static and pumping. These differences are due to formation pressure.

In Ask Brock episode 22, drill trainer and The Driller contributor Brock Yordy talks about the pros and cons of different types of shakers.

If you have drilled for any length of time, sooner or later you are going to stick your drill pipe. Recognizing the different ways drill pipe can get stuck is the first step in prevention — and recovery.

Having the proper training and understanding of drilling fluids to know if a drilling fluid is capable of performing the task at hand can save contractors a lot of grief and money.

In Ask Brock episode 21, drill trainer and The Driller contributor Brock Yordy takes a question from a regulator who wants to know that the most significant safety concern on a drilling jobsite is.