Articles Tagged with ''training and education''

Complacency can be one of the biggest hazards on a drilling jobsite. From routine equipment inspections to heat stress and near misses, the small decisions crews make every day can have the biggest impact on safety.

Brock Yordy shares practical advice for new lead drillers on earning trust, managing ego, trusting instincts, and developing the next generation of drilling professionals.

As Detroit continues its uneven but steady redevelopment, investments like this aim to ensure that the people living near long-neglected properties are not just bystanders to change, but participants in it.

In Episode 156 of The Driller Newscast, host Brock Yordy sits down with Dan Sergison, Geothermal Discipline Manager at Salas O'Brien, to explore how the geothermal industry can better bridge the critical gap between engineering design and field execution.

A cold crew is a distracted crew—and on a drilling site, distractions get expensive fast. Following are simple strategies for staying ahead of cold stress:

In the final Driller Newscast of 2025, Brock Yordy brings Festivus to the jobsite — no tinsel on the derrick, just grit, steel, and teamwork.

In a pre-Thanksgiving episode of The DRILLERcast, hosts Brock Yordy and Dave Bowers examine the American labor landscape, the drilling industry’s deep reliance on experience, and the realities of a rapidly expanding geothermal market.

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.

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