Elon's Boring Co. Fined Nearly $500K for Illicit Drilling Fluid Dumping Clark County regulators say the company repeatedly dumped drilling fluids into manholes The Driller Staff November 17, 2025 No Comments Elon Musk’s Boring Company is facing nearly half a million dollars in fines after Clark County regulators say the tunneling firm repeatedly dumped drilling fluids into manholes 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
Managing Viscosity Connecting the dots between thick drilling fluids, thick high-density returns, and high annular pressures Mario Brunet March 6, 2024 No Comments From the mix tank to the return flow, managing viscosity controls inadvertent returns and is critical to a successful bore.Read More
Ready to Grow? Embrace Change in Drilling and Fluids ‘If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying,’ the Quote Goes Todd Tannehill December 13, 2023 No Comments Famous quote “If you’re not growing, you’re dying” applies well to manufacturers, distributors, contractors.Read More
Contractor Tips: Polymer Selection for Drilling Fluids Finding the Right Fluids Recipe for your Ground Conditions Brian Vance November 28, 2023 No Comments We try to simplify the decision-making for contractors matching fluids and polymers to ground conditions.Read More
My Hydrocyclones Keep Plugging while Drilling. Help! Brock Yordy October 19, 2023 No Comments Roping, plugging and other four-letter words when it comes to cones in a drilling program. It’s Ask Brock 233.Read More
Looking at a Geothermal Grouting System? Hear Us Out Brock Yordy September 7, 2023 No Comments This week, our host talks considerations for geothermal grout plants. It’s Ask Brock 227. Read More
Can I Still ‘Land Farm’ Drilling Fluids and Cuttings? August 17, 2023 No Comments Spreading cuttings on the surface used to be more acceptable. Today, it depends. It’s Ask Brock 224.Read More
When Logging a Drilled Hole, What’s a ‘Significant’ Change? August 10, 2023 No Comments Log significant changes we’re told, but what does “significant” mean when logging a hole? It’s Ask Brock 223.Read More
Drilling for Soil Chemistry in Geotech Reports, Part 2 What Can Drillers Get out of All Those Data Tables? Greg Plutko July 19, 2023 No Comments We delve deeper into geotechnical reports with a look at how data tables offer tips for keyword searches.Read More