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A rotating panel of experts discuss fluids, fluids management and grouting for a variety of drilling applications.

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Greg Plutko

Drilling for Soil Chemistry in Geotech Reports, Part 2

What Can Drillers Get out of All Those Data Tables?
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Greg Plutko
July 19, 2023
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We delve deeper into geotechnical reports with a look at how data tables offer tips for keyword searches.


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Greg Plutko

Drilling for Soil Chemistry in Geotech Reports, Part 1

Geotechnical Reports for Drillers 101 plus Reading Bore Logs
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Greg Plutko
June 23, 2023
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Need to read and understand geotechnical reports? In this column, we cover getting started and bore log basics.


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A Drilling Mud School with a Mission

Training Drillers in Drought-Parched Monterrey, Mexico
George Dugan
George Dugan
May 17, 2023
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Columnist goes to drought-parched Monterrey, Mexico, to train drillers in fluids, air drilling and foam drilling.


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Drilling in Clay, Shale and Mudstone: How do you React?

Reactive Soils Take Require a Tactical Drilling Fluids Approach
Mario Brunet
Mario Brunet
April 14, 2023
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In reactive soils, operators risk stuck tools or strings if they don’t take a tactical approach to their drilling fluids.


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The Most Important Person on an HDD Job

Is it the Operator? Mud tech? Locator?
Todd Tannehill
Todd Tannehill
February 22, 2023
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In horizontal directional drilling, other construction fields, each person on site has a valuable part to play.


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pH testing

Clearing Up Questions about Soda Ash, Make-Up Water

Are There Alternatives? Can it Make pH too High?
George Dugan
George Dugan
December 21, 2022
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From the right pH to precipitating out hardness, soda ash is hard to beat for pretreating make-up water.


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polymer-based drilling fluids for HDD

Polymer Drilling Fluids for Small-Diameter HDD Bores

Tempted to Drill with Water? Premeasured Mixes Could Help
Brian Vance
Brian Vance
November 25, 2022
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Not every drilling job calls for bentonite. Premeasured polymer mixes can simplify short HDD runs.


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construction drilling

Building the Drilling Fluids Distributor, Contractor Relationship

Success Based on Knowledge, Stock and Communication
Michael Kleespies
Michael Kleespies
October 21, 2022
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With a wave of infrastructure funds coming, suppliers and buyers can ultimately help one another succeed.


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In Drilling and Construction, Safety Belongs to Everyone

Leadership and Training Foster a Safety Culture, Buy-In
Debra Bac
Debra Bac
September 20, 2022
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Checklists, signs, leadership and training all feed into safety culture, buy-in from drill crews up to owners.


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Drilling fluids seminars

Skilled Labor Shortage a Growing Challenge for Drilling

Fluids Training Can Have a Direct Effect on Success Rates
Mario Brunet
Mario Brunet
August 26, 2022
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Many manufacturers and suppliers offer drilling fluids training that can have a direct effect on success rates.


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