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Articles Tagged with ''drilling tools''

Drill Talks episode 5: Thrive in the Matrix: Sharing Knowledge to Advance the Industry
Drill Talks | Brought to you by Matrix Drilling Products

Thrive in the Matrix: Sharing Knowledge to Advance the Industry

National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
December 1, 2023
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Industry veterans at Matrix Drilling Products talk getting started in drilling and the importance of people.


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Drill Talks episode 4: Down the Matrix - A Century of Drilling Experience to Advance DTH Tooling
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Down the Matrix: A Century of Drilling Experience to Advance DTH Tooling

National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
October 17, 2023
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We welcome back Matrix Drilling Products to talk tooling 101, the “right” string and the future of drilling.


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Drill Talks: Welcome to The Matrix, Drilling Passion for Solving Problems
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Welcome to The Matrix, Drilling Passion for Solving Problems

National Driller staff
The Driller Staff
June 29, 2023
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With Matrix Drilling Products, brothers say they bring knowledge, leadership and legacy to customer service.


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An Explanation of Fishing Tools for a Cable-Tool Drill Rig

All About Latch Jacks, Wireline Spears and Friction Sockets
John Schmitt is a former Certified Well Driller and Pump Installer with decades of experience in the groundwater industry.
John Schmitt
April 28, 2023
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Columnist John Schmitt walks readers through his early experiences with pump hoists in water well drilling.


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Sandvik tungsten carbide drill bit recycling

Sandvik Announces 'Opt-Out' Carbide Drill Bit Recycling

Company Goal is 90% of Own Bits by 2025
March 14, 2023
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Tungsten is finite, so recycling drilling bits helps lower carbon emissions and ultimately makes mining more sustainable.


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Ask Brock video series

Winged or Smooth-Bore Stabilizer? Ask Brock Weighs In

January 5, 2023
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Geology is, of course, a factor, but drilling jobs often demand a little structure on top of the bit.


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Mincon DTH hammer

Mincon’s MP Series DTH Hammers

Company says updated range available in 2023
October 31, 2022
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The company recently unveiled the updated range and said it would be available to customers in 2023.


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Fishing Tools for a Spudder Operation: the Jar Bumper

Drilling Tools Stuck? We Start with the Jar Bumper
John Schmitt is a former Certified Well Driller and Pump Installer with decades of experience in the groundwater industry.
John Schmitt
October 28, 2022
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Columnist John Schmitt walks us through fishing tools for cable-tool drilling starting with the jar bumper.


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Bucyrus-Erie 20W cable tool drilling rig

Beyond the Tool String: Pulling Casing Using Brute Force

This Month, We Break out the Jacks and Casing Rings
John Schmitt is a former Certified Well Driller and Pump Installer with decades of experience in the groundwater industry.
John Schmitt
September 28, 2022
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Columnist John Schmitt builds on his cable-tool discussion. This month, he gets into using jacks and casing rings.



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Beyond the Tool String: Using a Casing Spear on a Spudder

This Month, We Pull Really Stuck Pipe with a Casing Spear
John Schmitt is a former Certified Well Driller and Pump Installer with decades of experience in the groundwater industry.
John Schmitt
September 6, 2022
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Columnist John Schmitt builds on his cable-tool string discussion. This month, he talks about casing spears.


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