Items Tagged with 'training and education'

Big rigs, industry challenges, AI, safety and two packed days in Nashville. Here’s what you won’t want to miss Sept. 17-18.

As experienced drillers retire, a new generation is stepping up. Meet the students, educators, and industry leaders working to build the future of water well drilling through hands-on training, mentorship, and opportunity.

Complacency can be one of the biggest hazards on a drilling jobsite. From routine equipment inspections to heat stress and near misses, the small decisions crews make every day can have the biggest impact on safety.

Brock Yordy shares practical advice for new lead drillers on earning trust, managing ego, trusting instincts, and developing the next generation of drilling professionals.

As Detroit continues its uneven but steady redevelopment, investments like this aim to ensure that the people living near long-neglected properties are not just bystanders to change, but participants in it.

In Episode 156 of The Driller Newscast, host Brock Yordy sits down with Dan Sergison, Geothermal Discipline Manager at Salas O'Brien, to explore how the geothermal industry can better bridge the critical gap between engineering design and field execution.

A cold crew is a distracted crew—and on a drilling site, distractions get expensive fast. Following are simple strategies for staying ahead of cold stress:

In the final Driller Newscast of 2025, Brock Yordy brings Festivus to the jobsite — no tinsel on the derrick, just grit, steel, and teamwork.