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How Do We Deal with Drilling Jobs that Have Lots of Unknowns?

April 23, 2020

Is every tool a hammer to some of the folks on your crew? We sympathize. In today’s Ask Brock, episode 54, host Brock Yordy talks about the finesse it takes to lead crews through tough, uncertain drilling jobs.

Have a question for Brock? Send an email to brock@globaldrilltraining.com.

KEYWORDS: training and education water well drilling

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