Water and Graphite: A Geothermal Game Changer For Makeup Water, Think about Quantity Todd Tannehill June 10, 2020 One Comment For makeup water, often quantity, not quality, is the issue.Read More
Tips on Bentonite Drilling Fluids and Well Completion Walking through Products for Drilling Jobs, Start to Finish Mario Brunet June 5, 2020 No Comments Columnist walks through products for drilling jobs, start to finish.Read More
Water Wells and World War II: Rationing and Scrap Metal Drives Columnist Remembers Another Difficult, Unusual Time John Schmitt June 3, 2020 No Comments Columnist puts rig series on hold for WWII recollections.Read More
National Driller and the Media Future Brand Growing Beyond Print, Expanding Digital and Video Jeremy Verdusco June 1, 2020 No Comments Brand leaves print magazine in the past, expands digital and video.Read More
Help! My Best Driller Just Got a Job Offer Money May Not Be the Pain Point for Crews Jessica Alexander May 29, 2020 No Comments Money is nice. Crews also like challenges and promotions.Read More
A Driller’s Primer on Wire Rope Connections, Rigging Often When It Fails, it’s the Connection not the Rope Itself Dave Bowers May 27, 2020 No Comments Know the strengths, weaknesses of different connecting technologies.Read More
More on that Custom-Built 1950s Water Well Drilling Rig John Schmitt May 25, 2020 No Comments In about 1950, my dad found a well-used 1935 Ford truck chassis and decided that would be a great basis for his new and improved shop-built rig.Read More
Thread Damage Difficult to Assess on Drill Pipe Project in Turkey Traced to Top Sub, Pipe Mismatch David King May 20, 2020 No Comments Incorrect top sub led to damage throughout string's threads.Read More
How Do I Use Bentonite-Free Polymer HDD Drilling Fluids? George Dugan May 15, 2020 No Comments Over the last few years, the popularity of pre-packaged, bentonite-free liquid polymer drilling fluid products has grown in the horizontal directional drilling industry.Read More
How to Handle Lost Circulation on Drilling Jobs Tips for Plugging the Voids, Getting to Completion Wayne Nash May 13, 2020 No Comments Cement is a go-to, but many lost circulation materials available.Read More