I have to take turns speaking to different subsets of the *The Driller* audience. Sometimes, it's foundation people. Other times, it's geothermal. Today's post is for the rotary folks, whatever market they might work in.
In last month’s The Driller, we touched on geotechnical and environmental field work. This month, I discuss safety in a wrap-up to a three-part series on limited access drilling.
The National Drilling Association expects more than 100 drillers, drilling managers, company owners and manufacturers at the 2012 NDA Convention this fall.
Considered a mentor by those who worked with him, Tom Oothoudt is fondly remembered as a visionary in the sonic drilling industry. The former head of North Star Drilling passed away last November, but his legacy will live on for years to come.
Whenever I read an issue of The Driller magazine and see an article about limited-access drilling, I get a little excited. But then I usually feel a bit disappointed when I realize that it’s about limited access for foundation drilling. While it certainly is important to have buildings with a properly designed and built foundation, that’s not the only type of limited access drilling. In my case, the discipline is geotechnical and environmental drilling.