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Home » Authors » Brock Yordy

Articles by Brock Yordy

What Questions to Ask Before Buying a Drilling Rig

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
April 1, 2016
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What do you look for in a drill rig?
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Drilling Jobs Safer, Cleaner With a Site Management Plan

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
February 1, 2016
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Drilling is a disruptive process in which most of the damage is created subsurface and is never seen.
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How Can a Drilling Company Attract 21st Century Talent?

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
December 1, 2015
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In 2015, the focus was on jobsite innovations that would make the job easier and safer. The next step, and the 2016 focus, is that people are the most important component of a great company.
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For Drilling Jobs: Combating Lost Circulation

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
November 1, 2015
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I have stated that drilling is 80 percent knowledge and 20 percent luck. Bad luck happens when a driller encounters a loss zone, thus preventing the driller from finishing the hole.


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How Can a Driller Ever Retire? ESOPs May Help

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
September 2, 2015
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One thing that the drilling industry has not progressed on is the future.


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What Is the Life Cycle of a Drilling Fluid?

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
June 1, 2015
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Drilling fluids management is a term interpreted differently depending on the drilling project and local regulations.


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How the Consumer Views the Value of a Water Well

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
April 1, 2015
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Recently, I was contacted by an old college friend who had questions about purchasing his first water well for a home he is building.


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How to Optimize Drilling Solids Control

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
February 2, 2015
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Often research and design in the water well drilling industry is driven by necessity.


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Drilling Jobsite Innovations for the New Year

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
December 9, 2014
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By the year 2020, the world population will be 7.5 billion people.


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For Drilling Jobs, Preparation and Planning Prevent Poor Performance

Brock Yordy
Brock Yordy
November 1, 2014
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“Proper planning prevents poor performance.”


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