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Boring Conversations
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The Boring Conversations series lets drilling professionals learn from peers in water well, geotechnical and geothermal drilling, and other drilling sectors. Hear from veteran drilling contractors, newbie mud techs and everyone in between. You’ll find the methods and motivations we uncover anything but “boring.” Watch our video interviews below or listen to audio-only versions via the Boring Conversations podcast.

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5 Generations of Drilling

5 Generations of Drilling: Great Depression to Digital Era

August 9, 2021
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Jeremy Baldwin talks bringing a longstanding drilling business into the future along with his water well and geothermal experience in episode 7 of Boring Conversations.
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Big-Deal Drilling Projects and the Power of a Pilot License

Big-Deal Drilling Projects and the Power of a Pilot License

July 26, 2021
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Mark Ziegenfuss, longtime driller and pilot, reflects on notable jobsites like the World Trade Center and New York subway in episode 6 of Boring Conversations.
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Leading a Well Drilling Association Through a Pandemic

Leading a Well Drilling Association Through a Pandemic

July 12, 2021
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Rodney Born shares Minnesota Water Well Association objectives and reflects on his career as a third-generation drilling contractor in episode 5 of Boring Conversations.
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Growth Through Grit in Geothermal Drilling

Growth Through Grit in Geothermal Drilling

June 28, 2021
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Dan Rau discusses the slow but sustainable growth of Colorado Geothermal Drilling, even in the face of historic challenges, in episode 4 of Boring Conversations.
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Dale Jenkins on Building a Business in HDD

Dale Jenkins on Building a Business in HDD

June 14, 2021
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On Boring Conversations, episode 3, Dale Jenkins discusses launching Southern Underground LLC in 2019, along with training and consulting in horizontal directional drilling.
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Remote Water Well Drilling with Repurposed Rigs in Alaska

Remote Water Well Drilling with Repurposed Rigs in Alaska

June 1, 2021
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In episode 2, Carin and Frank Meyer discuss drilling in parts of Alaska most people couldn’t dream of getting a rig to.
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Dale Scheffler on Shift from Concrete Installation to Foundation Drilling

Dale Scheffler on Shift from Concrete Installation to Foundation Drilling

May 17, 2021
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In episode 1, we talk to veteran Dale Scheffler about his foundation drilling career, including a Grand Canyon Skywalk project.
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