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
A $2M Drill Pipe Deal: Talking Numbers and Lead Time A Trip to Western China Comes Down to Brass Tacks David King February 18, 2022 No Comments Columnist David King, in China’s oil-rich Xinjiang Province, arrives at a negotiation, not a contract signing.Read More
A $2M Drill Pipe Deal: Getting to Western China Contract Signing Trip Plagued by Travel Delays, Language Barriers David King January 17, 2022 No Comments Columnist David King recounts 6,000-plus mile trip to oilfields of Xinjiang Province.Read More
A $2M Drill Pipe Deal: My China Adventure Columnist Recounts 6,000 Mile Trip for Contract Signing David King December 22, 2021 No Comments Columnist David King, with some nervousness, sets out on the 6,000-plus mile trip just to sign a contract.Read More
Mental Health Should be Part of Safety Training at Drilling Companies Suicide More Common in U.S. than Jobsite Fatalities Industry Focuses On David King November 8, 2021 No Comments Employers focus on jobsite injuries and fatalities, but more people die by suicide each year.Read More
How Do Drillers Learn to be Drillers? From Other Drillers At Smaller Industry Events, not Uncommon to Learn from Competitors David King August 31, 2021 No Comments Drilling is one of those rare industries where, at training events, you can learn new skills from a competitor.Read More
Not Wearing PPE on Drilling Jobs? It’ll Sting You Eventually Protective Gear Helps, whether and Injuries Takes a Second or 25 Years David King June 29, 2021 No Comments Employees, employers have a responsibility to one another to lower jobsite risks.Read More
Troubleshooting Drill Pipe: What You Don’t Know On Drilling Jobsite, Solutions Only as Broad as Your Expertise David King May 17, 2021 No Comments Broad expertise solves drilling jobsite problems, so if you lack in one area, bring in an expert.Read More
Drill Pipe Manufacturers, Sometimes It’s Our Fault Own and Correct Mistakes, but also Build Processes to Prevent Repeats David King April 13, 2021 No Comments Flawed pipe? A good manufacturer owns the mistakes and builds processes to prevent repeats.Read More
Seeing Geology — and Drilling — Lessons along the Highway Drillers Can See Their Work Everywhere, if They Look David King March 9, 2021 No Comments We don’t necessarily look at what we see every day. But, if drillers look, they can see their work everywhere.Read More