Drilling Fluids: How Much Clay is Actually Left in Wyoming? Randy Strickland December 10, 2012 No Comments I can remember asking this column’s title question long before I started working for a bentonite company.Read More
Back to Drop Pipe for a Moment, And More about Casing John Schmitt November 29, 2012 No Comments In my July 2012 column, I wrote about a new-to-me type of PVC drop pipe that has both male and female ends.Read More
Porky's Hole Thoughts: The Cutters' Metro Motorhome Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC November 29, 2012 No Comments Remember the classic movie, "The Long, Long Trailer," by Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz Jr.?Read More
Phase Converters: Running a Three-phase Pump on Single-phase Bob Pelikan November 29, 2012 No Comments Consider this scenario: You go to a flea market, and spot an electric motor that looks similar to the one on the wash-down pump in your barn that is starting to make noise.Read More
Drilling Fluids: Velocity, Viscosity and Gel Strength Kim Stevens November 29, 2012 No Comments I recently was talking with a driller about a job he had just completed.Read More
“Let Me Tell Ya”: More about Well Casing and Some Thoughts about Safety John Schmitt October 1, 2012 No Comments A look at welded casing.Read More
The World According to Wayne: An Interesting Summer Wayne Nash October 1, 2012 No Comments Stories from the Bakken.Read More
Drilling Fluids: Go Ahead - Try Something New Debra Bac October 1, 2012 No Comments Consider a new approach to your drilling operations.Read More
Porky's Hole Thoughts: Rig Rebuild Update Howard "Porky" Cutter MGWC October 1, 2012 No Comments Progress on the Failing 250 rebuild.Read More
Tech Topics: Three-phase Pump and Motor Protection Bob Pelikan October 1, 2012 No Comments Why do pump motors fail?Read More