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For Drilling Jobs, Bit Selection and Mud Flow Can Head Off Balling

Wayne Nash
June 21, 2017
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I don’t know why things come in cycles, but they sure seem to.


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On Drilling Jobs, Customers Can Be 'Light' on Being Right

John Schmitt
June 14, 2017
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I know that one of the so-called principles of being in business is that the customer is always right.
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Coaxial Geothermal Probe Offers Higher Fluid Flows, Better Performance

Vincent Y. Blouin Adam L. Locke Kater Heine
June 7, 2017
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Geothermal heating and cooling of buildings is not new.
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Head Off 'Problem Child' Water Wells

Jeremy Verdusco
June 1, 2017
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Let’s talk about well development. After all, isn’t a producing well the goal of every water drilling contract?


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For Drilling Products, It’s a History of Innovation

Jeremy Verdusco
May 1, 2017
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I want to take a moment to look back, because it’s both instructive and inspiring.


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Proactive Generator Maintenance a Benefit on Drilling Jobs

Todd Howe
May 1, 2017
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Unplanned maintenance can place a financial strain on your company that can result in a direct loss of production, create higher costs for parts and increase service time.
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How to Best Backream Through Shale

Peter Melsheimer
May 1, 2017
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Shale is a layered mudrock that runs in ribbons through the earth. Though softer than many other types of rock, shale presents its own challenges during drilling.
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Beyond the Drill Bit: Building a Successful Bottom Hole Assembly

Wayne Nash
May 1, 2017
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In order to make a usable hole in the earth, there has to be a connection from the rig to the ground and a way to remove the earth as you drill.
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Worth the Trip: 2017 MGWA Convention

John Schmitt
May 1, 2017
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My wife, Shirley, and I recently returned from the 2017 Michigan Ground Water Association Convention (MGWA).
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Where Are the Candidates for Well Drilling Jobs?

Ashley Foster
April 18, 2017
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On countless occasions, I have found myself having a glass of wine with girlfriends fielding questions about my life in a small, family owned business in small-town Texas.
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