Plugging your drill bits? Consider the following... From tricone to PDCs, today's bits are impressive and powerful as they've ever been. But they’re only as effective as how they’re utilized. The Driller Staff May 13, 2026 No Comments From tricone to PDCs, today's bits are impressive and powerful as they've ever been. But they’re only as effective as how they’re utilized.Read More
Ask Brock: How to Keep Clean in an Urban Drilling Environment Urban drilling doesn’t have to mean chaos, ruts, or a clean-up nightmare. John Oldani Brock Yordy August 27, 2025 No Comments Got a question for the next installment of Ask Brock? And stay tuned for more - every week.Read More
Wednesdays with Wayne Avoid the Stick: Strategies to Prevent and Resolve Pipe Stuck Events in 2024 Let's take a look at Wayne Nash's general rules for troubleshooting stuck pipe issues on drilling jobs. Brock Yordy May 1, 2024 No Comments "Every stuck pipe job is a little different, and you are going to have to think “outside the box” to be successful."Read More
What’s the Minimum PSI for Borehole Stability in Mud Rotary? Brock Yordy October 5, 2023 No Comments Mud rotary drillers want a good, stable borehole, but what’s a good psi to accomplish that? It’s Ask Brock 231.Read More
How Do I Convince a Drilling Engineer that Mud is OK? August 19, 2021 No Comments Host Brock Yordy talks about situations where “mud” is a dirty word. It’s Ask Brock, episode 123. Read More
In HDD, It’s Soil Identification for the Win Ground Conditions Affect All Aspects of a Successful Bore Todd Tannehill June 17, 2021 No Comments In horizontal directional drilling, ground conditions unlock the keys to a successful bore.Read More
The 1-2-3 Approach to Drilling Fluids Gel Strength, Fluid Loss and Controlling Clay all Play a Role George Dugan May 14, 2021 No Comments Mud techs, operators can ask a few simple questions to optimize their fluids to the drilling project.Read More
For Drillers, It’s the Balance of Power Mud Scale is Key for Grouting, Solidification, Horizontal Drilling Jobs Todd Tannehill April 16, 2021 One Comment A mud scale, also called a mud balance, is indispensable for drilling jobs like grouting and slurry solidificationRead More
What is the Science behind Drilling Fluids? Drillers Benefit from Understanding Physics of Mud, Uphole Velocity Brock Yordy February 22, 2021 No Comments Drillers can design better fluids by keeping it simple, understand the physics of mud and uphole velocity.Read More
What is a Good Go-To Mud Recipe for Drilling Jobs? December 17, 2020 No Comments On episode 88 of Ask Brock, host Brock Yordy breaks out his drilling mud recipe book.Read More