Inside
December 2021 | Vol. 42 No. 12 | thedriller.com
COLUMNS
Editor’s Notes
By Jeremy Verdusco
What Does the Future Hold for Drilling, Construction Equipment? By Dave Bowers
Everyone Wants You: How to Choose the Right Drilling Job Offer By Jessica Alexander
Using Mixed-Metal Oxide with Small to Medium HDD Rigs
By Michael Kleespies
Imagining Construction, Drilling Industry Leadership in 2035
By Jake Fletcher
Mental Health Should be Part of Safety Training at Drilling Companies
By David King
‘Let Me Tell Ya’
By John Schmitt, CWD/PI
COVER STORY
Servant to the Industry
We Talk to Longtime Columnist, former NGWA President John Schmitt
ON THE COVER
A cable-tool drilling rig columnist John Schmitt’s father built in the early 1950s, which the family ran it for decades. (Note that hard hat use wasn’t common when this photo was taken.) This month, we talk to the longtime drilling industry veteran about a lifetime spent serving the industry. Source: John Schmitt
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