Ready to Grow? Embrace Change in Drilling and Fluids ‘If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying,’ the Quote Goes Todd Tannehill December 13, 2023 No Comments Famous quote “If you’re not growing, you’re dying” applies well to manufacturers, distributors, contractors.Read More
The Most Important Person on an HDD Job Is it the Operator? Mud tech? Locator? Todd Tannehill February 22, 2023 No Comments In horizontal directional drilling, other construction fields, each person on site has a valuable part to play.Read More
Tips for Estimating Rod Pullback Time in HDD Start with Calculating Volume of Horizontal Bore Todd Tannehill July 21, 2022 No Comments Operators can calculate a rough time per rod once they know per-foot volume for the bore and pump speed.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
Water, Graphite and Geothermal Grouting (Take 2!) Make Your Mixes Easier by Pre-Measuring Water, Marking the Grouter Todd Tannehill August 20, 2021 No Comments Optimize thermal conductivity in graphite geothermal mixes by ensuring the correct amount of water.Read More
In HDD, It’s Soil Identification for the Win Ground Conditions Affect All Aspects of a Successful Bore Todd Tannehill June 17, 2021 No Comments In horizontal directional drilling, ground conditions unlock the keys to a successful bore.Read More
For Drillers, It’s the Balance of Power Mud Scale is Key for Grouting, Solidification, Horizontal Drilling Jobs Todd Tannehill April 16, 2021 One Comment A mud scale, also called a mud balance, is indispensable for drilling jobs like grouting and slurry solidificationRead More
How Has Covid-19 Affected Drilling Fluids Manufacturers? Video Tech Support, Training Part of a 'New Normal' Todd Tannehill October 9, 2020 No Comments Video support for drilling mud issues on the jobsite part of a "new normal."Read More
Water and Graphite: A Geothermal Game Changer For Makeup Water, Think about Quantity Todd Tannehill June 10, 2020 One Comment For makeup water, often quantity, not quality, is the issue.Read More
Tips for Productivity on HDD Mixing Systems Todd Tannehill April 6, 2020 No Comments We are coming out of our heavy horizontal directional drilling (HDD) mud school season and entering the spring start-up.Read More