Drilling for geothermal projects offers a solid opportunity
Bland says that the allure of doing it all, and having the drilling capabilities in-house, drew him to the idea of drilling. “But, within a year's time, we learned why drilling is very specialized and takes a lot of time and investment to do effectively and efficiently. It's an art.” Bland now relies on the drilling expertise of David Harris, owner of Consolidated Testing Laboratories Inc., a full-service drilling, soils engineering and construction inspection and testing service firm with locations in Porterville and Visalia, Calif. “We sold the Beretta T-41 to David,” explained Bland, “and - for the past year - Consolidated has drilled holes for all of our direct-exchange installations.”