Drilling is experiencing a surge unlike anything seen in recent years. At the same time, new legislative momentum is emerging that aims to expand the national drilling workforce. Despite these promising signs, the gap between the industry’s needs and the available talent remains significant.
It’s been a tough year for small businesses, owner-operators, and the folks out in the field. Personally, this year challenged me too, just in a different way.
Taylor’s work at Slippery Rock may be taking place in a small university lab, but it reflects a broader trend: the critical role of student researchers in advancing the technologies and practices that will shape the future of energy.
These innovations reinforce the commitment of Dormer Pramet to providing reliable, efficient, and high-performance drilling solutions while delivering on our promise of Certainty at every turn.
A Driller’s Life returns with Jim Beath’s unforgettable first day on the rig; a story of mud, mentorship, and the kind of lessons you only learn once you’ve got your hands on the throttle.
How can we ensure drillers are being compensated to the best of the company’s ability while companies still make a profit? Rachel Bourne breaks it down.
We're looking for smart, engaging, and maybe even slightly muddy content from pros in water wells, geotech, environmental, mining, energy, foundations — you name it.
It all starts with a driller, a bowl of Kaboom cereal, and a mom in a fuzzy blue robe. Ends with prison, Pizza Hut, and a pastor with one less thumb. Yes, it’s all true — meet Jim Beath.