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Home » Authors » David King

Articles by David King

David King

A $2M Drill Pipe Deal: A Lead Time Impasse

Western China Adventure Comes to a Conclusion
David King
David King
March 18, 2022
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Columnist David King wraps up 6,000-plus mile trip to oilfields of China’s Xinjiang Province.


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David King

A $2M Drill Pipe Deal: Talking Numbers and Lead Time

A Trip to Western China Comes Down to Brass Tacks
David King
David King
February 18, 2022
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Columnist David King, in China’s oil-rich Xinjiang Province, arrives at a negotiation, not a contract signing.


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David King

A $2M Drill Pipe Deal: Getting to Western China

Contract Signing Trip Plagued by Travel Delays, Language Barriers
David King
David King
January 17, 2022
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Columnist David King recounts 6,000-plus mile trip to oilfields of Xinjiang Province.


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David King

A $2M Drill Pipe Deal: My China Adventure

Columnist Recounts 6,000 Mile Trip for Contract Signing
David King
David King
December 22, 2021
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Columnist David King, with some nervousness, sets out on the 6,000-plus mile trip just to sign a contract.


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David King

Mental Health Should be Part of Safety Training at Drilling Companies

Suicide More Common in U.S. than Jobsite Fatalities Industry Focuses On
David King
David King
November 8, 2021
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Employers focus on jobsite injuries and fatalities, but more people die by suicide each year.


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David King

How Do Drillers Learn to be Drillers? From Other Drillers

At Smaller Industry Events, not Uncommon to Learn from Competitors
David King
David King
August 31, 2021
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Drilling is one of those rare industries where, at training events, you can learn new skills from a competitor.
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David King

Not Wearing PPE on Drilling Jobs? It’ll Sting You Eventually

Protective Gear Helps, whether and Injuries Takes a Second or 25 Years
David King
David King
June 29, 2021
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Employees, employers have a responsibility to one another to lower jobsite risks.
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David King

Troubleshooting Drill Pipe: What You Don’t Know

On Drilling Jobsite, Solutions Only as Broad as Your Expertise
David King
David King
May 17, 2021
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Broad expertise solves drilling jobsite problems, so if you lack in one area, bring in an expert.
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David King

Drill Pipe Manufacturers, Sometimes It’s Our Fault

Own and Correct Mistakes, but also Build Processes to Prevent Repeats
David King
David King
April 13, 2021
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Flawed pipe? A good manufacturer owns the mistakes and builds processes to prevent repeats.


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David King

Seeing Geology — and Drilling — Lessons along the Highway

Drillers Can See Their Work Everywhere, if They Look
David King
David King
March 9, 2021
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We don’t necessarily look at what we see every day. But, if drillers look, they can see their work everywhere.


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