Are Hard Times Ahead for Oil Drillers? Wayne Nash March 1, 2015 No Comments As I write this in January, a lot has been happening in the drilling industry.Read More
For drilling contractors, getting to the jobsite also demands safety David S. Bardsley March 1, 2015 No Comments Over the last 30 years of my career, I have seen a dramatic shift in the safety requirements in the water well/environmental drilling industry.Read More
Drilling Safety Starts Behind the Wheel Brock Yordy March 1, 2015 No Comments In light of the Jan. 9, 2015 Interstate 94 massive vehicle pileup, it is a good time to reflect on our industry and the many miles we drive every day.Read More
Ask Yourselves, Drilling Contractors, Are You That Guy? Jeremy Verdusco February 2, 2015 No Comments Raise your hand if you know that guy. You know the one.Read More
Final Comments on Bladder Tanks John Schmitt February 2, 2015 No Comments Two months ago I wrote that in my next column I would write about something a bladder tank won’t do, in my opinion, and that is make up for a weak well or slow pump.Read More
Solid Answers to Questions About Drilling Fluids Disposal Bob Oliver February 2, 2015 No Comments Combinations of bentonite drilling fluids and a variety of additives are widely used here in North America and around the world.Read More
You Can't Do Geothermal Here, Said No Driller Ever Jay Egg January 20, 2015 No Comments “You Can’t Do Geothermal Here,” said no driller ever …Read More
HDD Methods for Water Wells, Environmental Wells David S. Bardsley December 9, 2014 No Comments I hope by now everyone has heard about the use of horizontal drilling in the oil and gas industry.Read More
John Schmitt Responds to an Untimely Water Pressure Service Call John Schmitt December 9, 2014 No Comments In my last column I wrote that, on occasion, painted steel bladder tanks will rust from the outside in.Read More
Drilling Jobsite Innovations for the New Year Brock Yordy December 9, 2014 No Comments By the year 2020, the world population will be 7.5 billion people.Read More