Tips for Productivity on HDD Mixing Systems Todd Tannehill April 6, 2020 No Comments We are coming out of our heavy horizontal directional drilling (HDD) mud school season and entering the spring start-up.Read More
Troubleshooting Drill Pipe for a Remote Canadian Mine David King April 3, 2020 No Comments A new mine, Troilus, opened outside of Chibougamau, Quebec, several years ago.Read More
Amid Widespread Shutdown, Are You Working a Plan? Jeremy Verdusco March 30, 2020 One Comment As we sit here going into the third week of an unprecedented shutdown of the United States economy, did you plan for the unexpected?Read More
Upgrading an Early Water Well Drilling Rig John Schmitt March 23, 2020 No Comments This column continues the tale of the ancient rig that I cut my teeth on in drilling.Read More
Tips to Evaluate a Mixed-Metal Fluid System on Drilling Jobs Greg Plutko March 13, 2020 One Comment This column goes over a few more ways to evaluate mixed-metal hydroxide (MMH) fluids, and touches on troubleshooting when contractors don't get the results they want.Read More
National Driller Welcomes New Drill Pipe Columnist David King March 11, 2020 No Comments Starting this month, I have graduated from guest columnist to staff columnist.Read More
Cores to Strands: More Basics on Wire Rope for Drillers Dave Bowers March 9, 2020 No Comments Wire rope is, in fact, a dynamic machine and, like all machines, requires a little knowledge to get optimal performance and safety.Read More
Important Events, Inventions in Drilling History Jeremy Verdusco March 5, 2020 One Comment History fascinates me. That fascination led me several years ago to develop a timeline of drilling history for our website.Read More
From Piling to Dewatering, There's Work Out There Wayne Nash February 24, 2020 No Comments Here are a few ways to keep a traditional rig busy.Read More
How Did Early Water Well Rigs Work? John Schmitt February 20, 2020 No Comments This column is the next in a series about the first well rig I ever had experience with or worked on.Read More
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