Drilling is a disruptive process requiring equipment that has the capability to smash, grind, tear and destroy all types of geologic formations. Our drill bits utilize different cutter heads, varying from a traditional tricone to advanced diamond-tooth technology that allows for fast penetration rates in dense formations. We implement this equipment all over the world in challenging terrain and geological formations.
We, as an industry, have come to accept that location and drilling methods will present some amount of danger. However, if we know what is dangerous and respect it, we can minimize the possibility for failure that leads to injury or death. Reducing risk or tragedy depends on situational awareness of the entire job. Situational awareness is the employee’s full comprehension of the jobsite’s location and the job tasks, and the anticipation of what can go wrong when an unknown variable or unwarranted risk is introduced.