You Know the Drill: Customer Courtesy Valerie King August 1, 2016 No Comments Clay Myers is vice president of KM Drilling Inc., located in Camp Verde, Ariz.Read More
Reflections on the 2016 South Atlantic Jubilee Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC August 1, 2016 No Comments The exposition was great for those of you that missed the recent South Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee in Myrtle Beach, S.C.Read More
How to Keep a Mud Pump Running Well on a Drilling Job Wayne Nash August 1, 2016 No Comments If you run a mud rig, you have probably figured out that the mud pump is the heart of the rig.Read More
A Detour to a Drilling Demo John Schmitt August 1, 2016 No Comments Those of you who are regular readers of this column are aware that I sometimes get on a multi-issue subject and then take a detour.Read More
Notable Drilling Industry Inventor Carl Back Dies at 91 Valerie King August 1, 2016 No Comments “He just had a mind that would never quit when it came to the design of drilling rigs,” says Mark Laibe, chairman of Laibe Corporation, remembering Carl Back, who passed away on June 9 at age 91.Read More
Overhead Wires a Danger on Drilling Jobs Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC July 1, 2016 No Comments In the ’50s, my dad and I traveled from Enid, Okla., to Cabot, Ark., to drill 3,000 post holes 16 inches in diameter and 3 feet deep.Read More
How Do Drilling Fluids Affect Casing Cement on a Drilling Job? Wayne Nash July 1, 2016 No Comments I’ve been involved with a number of wells that required that the casing be properly cemented.Read More
What Are the Advantages, Disadvantages of Pitless Adapter Tanks? John Schmitt July 1, 2016 No Comments I’ve written several columns on these unique pitlesses known as pitless adapter tanks.Read More
You Know the Drill: 'Know Your Product' Valerie King July 1, 2016 No Comments Joe Large, water well and horizontal directional drilling (HDD) manager at Jet-Lube Inc., has been with the company just short of 20 years.Read More
How Do I Become a Driller? Brock Yordy July 1, 2016 No Comments My advice is to buy your own drill and support equipment; there, you are now a driller.Read More
