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How to Minimize Risks from Mobile Generators on a Jobsite

Chuck Barton
Chuck Burton
January 25, 2019
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Understanding the inherent dangers of electrical equipment and how to lessen those risks is the foundation of working safely.
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Some Solutions Create Other Problems on Drilling Jobs

David King
David King
January 18, 2019
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Changes can reverberate through your operations. Take some time and think through your solutions.
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How to Get the Most Life from a Diesel Engine

John Fischer
John Fischer
January 11, 2019
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In the ongoing lives of various machines used for punching holes in the ground, diesel engines often serve as the main power source.
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Failure Offers Lessons for Drillers

Jeremy Verdusco
January 1, 2019
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Henry Ford once said, "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." When you fall short, do you reflect on the failure and learn from it?
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The Basics of Casing While Drilling

Wayne Nash
December 30, 2018
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Casing while drilling (CWD) has been around in the rotary business for only 20 to 30 years, but cable tool drillers have been using this method since about day one.
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Taking Out Heat: Making the Geothermal Case in Hot Areas

Todd Tannehill
December 17, 2018
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In marketing ground source heat pump systems and geothermal, we are excluding the entire air conditioning component of the systems we offer.
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In Drilling, Problems and Solutions Not Just Black and White

Thomas R. Howe III
Thomas R. Howe III
December 17, 2018
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We live in a society that tends to embrace and even thrive on the polarization of issues, methods and standards that are not as black and white as one would be led to believe.
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Tank Options for Water Softeners

John Schmitt
December 14, 2018
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In last month’s column, I said I would be discussing iron filters this month. However, I realize I failed to cover one rather special type of softener and, also, how the regeneration cycles of automatic softeners are accomplished.
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Tieback Project a Job for Sonic Drilling

Bill Poupis
Bill Poupis
December 10, 2018
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Specializing in over-water drilling, the Aquifer Drilling & Testing team recently started on a project installing tiebacks via a barge located only a couple feet from the shoreline.
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Starting a Drilling Company? What’s the Worst-Case Scenario?

Jeremy Verdusco
December 10, 2018
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If you have a skilled employee who seems like a good candidate to strike out on his or her own, try encouragement — especially if you don’t see a clear path up for that person.
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