Drilling is a skill set that continues to develop with each project completion. There are days when the mast is lowered, jacks are raised and we all high five as we celebrate another completed water well. Other days we climb into the truck at 9:30 p.m., exhausted and covered in mud as we realize that we missed dinner with the family by three hours.
Regardless of how the day ends, we take ownership of the success or failure. It is ingrained on every great driller that project success depends 100 percent on being at the controls or in control. This foundational belief in the drilling industry now holds us back from developing and leading the next generation of great drillers.