Dale Scheffler is the owner and president of D.J. Scheffler & Nye, based in Pomona, California. We invited Scheffler to reflect on his more than three decades of drilling experience and to elaborate on what he considers his coolest project thus far: the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

On Drilling In-Site, episode 28, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy talk about how to get young people and others interested and, yes, excited about joining the drilling industry. We hear a lot about how employers have a tough time getting new talent. Well, in this episode, we approach the issue from the perspective of that new talent.

Colin Barden of Intertech Management trains new and veteran drillers through the Australian Drilling Industry Association (ADIA). He recently wrapped up training sessions on screens and gravel packs, and mud testing and techniques. We brought him on Drilling In-Site, episode 27, to talk about training and his 50-year career in drilling.

On Drilling In-Site, episode 26, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy get into detail on a couple recent topics covered in The Driller.

Scott Dalrymple is the design engineer for MEDATech and product manager for their drilling division, Borterra, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. We brought Dalrymple on episode 25 of Drilling In-Site to talk about a prototype rig his company built for dam remediation work in Alabama, United States. 

In episode 24 of Drilling In-Site, we talk to hydrologist Stuart Smith of Ground+Water Tanzania Ltd. The Ohio-based hydrologist and groundwater consultant, a partner in a company called Ground Water Science, formed a connection with Tanzania through his church. Over time, that connection evolved into Smith applying his groundwater knowhow to planning and managing water infrastructure projects in the east-African country.