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Todd Howe

How Can Drillers Prepare a Mobile Generator for Challenging Conditions?

Todd Howe
Todd Howe
October 1, 2016
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Dusty environments, subzero temperatures and remote locations can wreak havoc on a diesel generator’s ability to perform on the jobsite.


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Brock Yordy

Demos Pass Drilling Know-How Among Regulators, Support Staff

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
October 1, 2016
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How do we transfer knowledge and valuable experience to new people in the industry?
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Jeremy Verdusco

Drilling Contractors Can Help the Industry Through Feedback

Jeremy Verdusco
Jeremy Verdusco
October 1, 2016
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How did you learn the drilling trade?
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Jeremy Verdusco

For New Drilling Contractors, ‘No’ is a Good Start

Jeremy Verdusco
Jeremy Verdusco
September 1, 2016
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Think for a minute about how you started out.
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Howard "Porky" Cutter

Remembering a Training for Drillers in Taiwan

Howard "Porky" Cutter
Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC
September 1, 2016
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One of my most enjoyable and satisfying consulting jobs was in Taiwan, teaching drilling in 1984.
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Wayne Nash

Exploration Drilling in Eastern Europe

Wayne Nash, Columnist
Wayne Nash
September 1, 2016
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Geotechnical drilling, what we used to call mineral exploration, or just mineral ex, is quite different from normal water well drilling.
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John Schmitt

Some Final Thoughts on Pitless Adapter Tanks

John Schmitt, CWD/PI
John Schmitt
September 1, 2016
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You, regular readers, will recall that I have been doing a few columns lately on a product that was popular in the past, the pitless adapter tank or PAT.
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Bob Oliver

Geotechnical, Mineral Exploration Drilling Fluids and Grouts

Bob Oliver
Bob Oliver
September 1, 2016
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Geotechnical and mineral exploration contractors have been using drilling fluids and grouting products provided by bentonite manufacturers for years.
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oil drilling, gas drilling

Five Most Common Drilling Methods Used in Oil and Gas Exploration

Percussion or Directional Drilling? Geology, Goals Guide Choices
Matthew Funnell
September 1, 2016
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Percussion, rotary or directional drilling? For companies in the sector, geology and project goals guide choices.
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Waldemar Marianski

Cutting Investment Risk Through Geotechnical Drilling

Waldemar Marianski
September 1, 2016
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In some ways, geotechnical drilling is like any smart investment tool.
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