Inflation, Gas Prices and Contractors in Construction and Drilling Diesel Price Hikes Hit Drillers, Heavy Equipment Operators Hard Jeremy Verdusco March 28, 2022 No Comments Tips for drillers, heavy equipment operators as gas, diesel have gone up about 50% in the last year.Read More
Tips for Selecting a Quality Water Well Drill On Portable Drill Rigs, Check Engines, Pump and Construction Joe Haynes March 26, 2022 No Comments In the market for a portable drill rig? Look at the engines, pump and construction to get a quality water drill.Read More
Beyond the Tool String: Stem Guides and Wire-Line Savers This Month, We Get into Other Cable-Tool Components John Schmitt March 22, 2022 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt goes beyond the cable-tool string to discuss other components of a well operation.Read More
A $2M Drill Pipe Deal: A Lead Time Impasse Western China Adventure Comes to a Conclusion David King March 18, 2022 No Comments Columnist David King wraps up 6,000-plus mile trip to oilfields of China’s Xinjiang Province.Read More
‘Don’t Put Your Hand There’: Pinch Point Tips for Drillers Discussing Job Safety, Risk Mitigation for Pinch, Nip Points Dave Bowers March 18, 2022 No Comments Newbies, experienced drillers alike can use a reminder on lockout/tagout, paying attention to potential risks.Read More
A Total Company Understanding of HDD Fluids Tricky Geologies, Sticky Clays Often Call for More Todd Tannehill March 16, 2022 No Comments It helps if the whole company, from drillers to owners, knows the value of a good fluid for tricky, sticky geologies.Read More
Establishing a Mentoring Culture in the Drilling Industry Being a Mentor for Drillers More than Just a Forced Chore Jake Fletcher March 14, 2022 No Comments In today’s column, we explore how mentorship can relate to professional, personal leadership.Read More
Compensation Conversations: Talking Money with Drillers Talk Rewards Regularly, not Just When Hiring Drilling Crews Jessica Alexander March 11, 2022 No Comments Drilling companies can boost retention by regularly talking to drilling crews about total compensation.Read More
Selecting More Tools for Our Cable-Tool Drilling Program Wrenches, Jacks Ensure Tight Tool Joints for Lasting Connections John Schmitt February 28, 2022 No Comments Once you’ve chosen tool string components, you put them all together with wrenches or jacks.Read More
Balancing the Employees’ Market in Drilling Trades Training, Recruiting Work Together to Bridge Skills Gap Jeremy Verdusco February 25, 2022 No Comments Demand for workers in drilling, construction likely to go up with Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.Read More