For Drilling In-Site, episode 32, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy welcome Rob Meyer of Talon/LPE to discuss environmental drilling. Meyer serves as vice president of drilling operations for Texas-based Talon/LPE, where he oversees drilling and in-situ remediation projects. The company offers a range of environmental services deploying mud and air rotary, direct-push and other techniques. We discuss the latest in environmental, recruitment, driller cross-training and other topics.

On Drilling In-Site, episode 31, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy talk about common issues drillers face from the platform, and how to fix them.

On Drilling In-Site, episode 30, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy bring on Kim Barclay, executive director, South Atlantic JUBILEE. The popular event for drillers in water well, geotechnical and other sectors returns this year after the pandemic derailed many in-person events in 2020. We brought Barclay on to discuss how this year’s event has shaped up, and what changes attendees and exhibitors might expect.

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.