Selecting More Tools for Our Cable-Tool Drilling Program Wrenches, Jacks Ensure Tight Tool Joints for Lasting Connections John Schmitt February 28, 2022 No Comments Once you’ve chosen tool string components, you put them all together with wrenches or jacks.Read More
Upping the Drilling Industry’s Training Game February 24, 2022 No Comments On episode 150 of Ask Brock, host Brock Yordy talks about his passion: engaging training for drillers.Read More
What One Thing Can All Drillers Do Better? February 17, 2022 No Comments On episode 149 of Ask Brock, host Brock Yordy talks about getting communication right on and off the drilling jobs. Read More
Taking Calculated Risks as a Drilling Industry Leader As in Football, Victory Sometimes Follows Out-of-the-Box Choices Jake Fletcher February 11, 2022 No Comments Company and jobsite leaders can often benefit from considering non-traditional candidates.Read More
Tips for Chlorinating Drilling Fluids to Fight Bacteria February 10, 2022 No Comments On episode 148 of Ask Brock, host Brock Yordy talks about fluids and the value of a sanitary drilling project. Read More
Tackling a Big Drilling Project after Losing a Family Mentor February 3, 2022 No Comments On episode 147 of Ask Brock, host Brock Yordy discusses a sensitive issue for family businesses: death. Read More
Deploying Phosphate-Free Dispersants in Air Development January 27, 2022 No Comments On episode 146 of Ask Brock, host and drill trainer Brock Yordy gets into tips for breaking down filter cake. Read More
Is it Time for Drilling to Retire the Term ‘Helper’? Industry May Benefit from a New View of This Critical Role Brock Yordy January 26, 2022 No Comments We benefit as an industry if we treat assistant drillers as teammates, and train them that way.Read More
Specialty Cable-Tool Drill Bits for Underdigging, Reaming Bits, Reamers Serve Specialized Downhole Roles John Schmitt January 24, 2022 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt rounds out his discussion of specialized cable-tool bits for particular drilling challenges.Read More
Troubleshooting a Water Well that Pumps Sand January 13, 2022 No Comments On episode 144 of Ask Brock, drilling expert Brock Yordy discusses tactics for wells that pump sand.Read More