Sonic Drill Vet Talks Mentors, Shaping Helpers into Drillers Will Keyes of Griffin Dewatering Makes a Path to Drilling Jeremy Verdusco February 4, 2022 No Comments Will Keyes of Griffin Dewatering offers ideas for mentoring, jobsite leadership and punching out at 5 p.m.Read More
Tackling a Big Drilling Project after Losing a Family Mentor February 3, 2022 No Comments On episode 147 of Ask Brock, host Brock Yordy discusses a sensitive issue for family businesses: death. Read More
Shaping Helpers into Drillers with Will Keyes February 2, 2022 No Comments In episode 40, the hosts talk to Will Keyes of Griffin Dewatering about shaping helpers into drillers.Read More
Ask Yourself, What Shouldn’t I Do? Delegation Can Help Drilling Contractors Focus, Grow Jeremy Verdusco January 28, 2022 No Comments Drilling, construction contractors can shake bootstrapping ways, delegate tasks beyond their primary skillset.Read More
Deploying Phosphate-Free Dispersants in Air Development January 27, 2022 No Comments On episode 146 of Ask Brock, host and drill trainer Brock Yordy gets into tips for breaking down filter cake. Read More
Is it Time for Drilling to Retire the Term ‘Helper’? Industry May Benefit from a New View of This Critical Role Brock Yordy January 26, 2022 No Comments We benefit as an industry if we treat assistant drillers as teammates, and train them that way.Read More
Specialty Cable-Tool Drill Bits for Underdigging, Reaming Bits, Reamers Serve Specialized Downhole Roles John Schmitt January 24, 2022 No Comments Columnist John Schmitt rounds out his discussion of specialized cable-tool bits for particular drilling challenges.Read More
Finding, Hiring Drill Crews with Jessica Alexander January 21, 2022 No Comments In episode 39, the hosts talk to Jessica Alexander of Cascade Environmental about hiring and managing crews.Read More
Keeping Drill Crews Motivated on Long Projects January 20, 2022 No Comments On episode 145 of Ask Brock, host and drill trainer Brock Yordy talks about crew motivation on long jobs.Read More
Safety Factors for Multipurpose Drilling Rigs Articulated Masts Add Flexibility, Specific Risks to Mitigate Dave Bowers January 14, 2022 No Comments Articulated masts add flexibility required for micropiles, tiebacks, but come with specific risks to mitigate.Read More