Drill Rod, Tool Manufacturer Aims for Customized Solutions Gearing up? Rig down? A Good Manufacturing Partner is Key Brock Yordy September 29, 2021 No Comments Gearing up? Rig down? A good manufacturing partner can help drilling contractors rest easier.Read More
We Often Ignore One Big Risk in Drilling: Attitudes toward Safety A Fresh Look at “Acceptable” Risks, Mitigation in Drilling, Construction Brock Yordy August 27, 2021 No Comments That feeling of “it won’t happen to me” can give crews a false sense of safety on jobsites full of hazards.Read More
Colorado Drilling Contractor Charts Her Path in Environmental, Geotech ‘I Can Do Better,” Former Secretary said of Male-Dominated Industry Brock Yordy July 23, 2021 No Comments Former secretary looked at male-dominated drilling industry and said, “I can do better.”Read More
Progress in the Drilling Industry? Keep an Open Mind From Jobsite to Office, Openness Helps Professionals Build on Success Brock Yordy June 25, 2021 No Comments Whether running a jobsite or a company, openness to change can help drilling professionals progress and build.Read More
How Can Drillers be Viewed as Credible Experts? Sharing Information Builds Trust with Customers, Boosts Industry Brock Yordy May 21, 2021 No Comments When water well professionals share information, it builds trust with customers and boosts the overall industry.Read More
Drilling Company Owners, Know your Crews Talk to Employees about Job Satisfaction, Safety and their Motivation Brock Yordy April 23, 2021 No Comments As drilling contractor companies grow, it can make it tougher to stay connected with the drillers on the jobsite.Read More
How Can Drillers Improve Well Design Skills? ‘Tribal’ Drilling, Engineering, Science Disciplines Benefit Each Other Brock Yordy March 26, 2021 No Comments Drillers can advocate for ‘tribal’ expertise but stay open to input of scientists, engineers on well design.Read More
What is the Science behind Drilling Fluids? Drillers Benefit from Understanding Physics of Mud, Uphole Velocity Brock Yordy February 22, 2021 No Comments Drillers can design better fluids by keeping it simple, understand the physics of mud and uphole velocity.Read More
How Drilling Companies Can Afford to Lose their Best Driller Injuries, Drilling Job Changes Happen, so Make a Succession Plan Brock Yordy January 26, 2021 No Comments Weather injuries, drilling job changes by helping train assistants, helpers in advance.Read More
Drillers, Invest in Time by Embracing Project Management No Plan is Perfect, but 'No Plan' Can Leave You Stuck Wasting Time Brock Yordy December 28, 2020 No Comments No plan is perfect when it comes to drilling projects, but not having a plan can leave operators stuck wasting time.Read More