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11/08/2025

🚰 Wastewater Recycling Takes the Lead in the Bay Area

Consolidated Water landed an $11.7M contract to build a wastewater recycling plant for a Bay Area golf club - saving up to 38 million gallons of potable water a year.

Read more: https://www.thedriller.com/articles/93694-consolidated-water-lands-117-million-contract-for-wastewater-recycling-plant-in-bay-area

Consolidated Water’s $11.7 million Bay Area project will turn wastewater into irrigation water, saving up to 38 million gallons of potable water each year.

11/07/2025

Happy ! In case you missed it this week; we dropped Newscast Episode 152.

In this episode, Brock Yordy sits down with Paul Frith, President of the Geothermal Association, to talk about why isn’t just another renewable - it’s the backbone of sustainable .

Check it out here:

With the right investment and awareness, geothermal energy could become a cornerstone of sustainable heating and cooling worldwide — The Driller's conversation with Paul Frith.

11/06/2025

The USGS just launched an interactive map showing the geology beneath every corner of the U.S. - rock types, ages, and all. A game-changer for drillers, geos, and the rock-curious alike.

Check it out here: https://www.thedriller.com/articles/93682-usgs-unveils-interactive-map-revealing-the-hidden-geology-beneath-us

The map represents a major step forward in modernizing how geologic information is collected, organized, and shared.

11/05/2025

A tough reminder from the field: safety isn’t optional. 🦺

Last month, a worker was killed on a data center jobsite after being struck by an articulating truck. Operations stopped immediately—but the lesson shouldn’t.

Blind spots, spotters, communication, PPE—it all matters. Every shift. Every site. Every time.

doesn’t slow the job down. It brings everyone home.

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Safety is not a box to check. It is a culture. It is a mindset. It is a responsibility.

11/05/2025

In the latest Driller Newscast, Brock Yordy sits down with Paul Frith, president of the Ontario Geothermal Association, to talk about why geothermal is gaining serious traction, how policy can accelerate adoption, and why the next generation of drillers will power the future.

From Toronto’s Climate Week to real-world systems at the University of Toronto, this episode digs into how the quiet heat beneath our feet could drive global decarbonization.

🎧 🎥 Watch now → https://www.thedriller.com/articles/93684-how-geothermal-energy-is-driving-the-clean-energy-transition-with-ontarios-paul-frith

With the right investment and awareness, geothermal energy could become a cornerstone of sustainable heating and cooling worldwide — The Driller's conversation with Paul Frith.

11/04/2025

🚨 Time to feed that E.G.O. - and we mean the good kind. 🚨

The Driller’s E.G.O. Award celebrates the folks who make this industry safer, smarter, and tougher - the , the mentors, and the ones who don’t just talk about change but drill right through it.

We’re handing out bragging rights (and an award) to the winner.

👉 Submit here: https://www.thedriller.com/ego-award

P.S. Submitting gets you on the guest list for The Driller’s party at National Week in New Orleans. 🎷

🍻 You bring the stories. We’ll bring the and .

11/04/2025

“When life gives you crater landings… drill anyway.” 🌕🛠️

’s lunar drill just proved that even a crash landing can’t stop good hardware. The Intuitive Machines lander Athena ended up sideways in a crater—but still fired up its one-meter TRIDENT drill and mass spectrometer, collected data, and sent home 6.6GB before the lights went out.

It’s messy, it’s impressive, and it’s one small step closer to mining ice and building a sustainable future on the .

Read all about it:

NASA’s latest lunar mission, Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment 1, just pulled off a cosmic mic drop

11/03/2025

The best lessons in drilling aren’t in textbooks, they’re learned in the field. 💪

That’s why The Driller created the E.G.O. Award: to honor the Engineers, Geologists, and Operators who keep our rigs turning and our industry growing.

Have a story or lesson worth the industry spotlight? Share your wisdom with us for a chance to be featured on The Driller and take home the Golden Hard Hat at Groundwater Week 2025!

👉 Share here: https://www.thedriller.com/ego-award

10/31/2025

🧛🏻 Hey Drillers! It’s Halloween, so tell us your well from hell story.

Whether it was a nightmare formation, stuck pipe, or just pure chaos on the job, we want to hear it! Share your spookiest tale. 🎃🛠️

Submit here: https://www.thedriller.com/ego-award

10/31/2025

🔌🔥 Can Data Centers Heat Your ? Every video you stream or query you send creates heat, and a lot of it. Instead of dumping that waste energy into the air, what if we used it to warm our homes?

💡 Industry leaders like Ashley Besic are leading the charge to turn data centers from energy hogs into clean hubs.

The Driller spoke with Besic to explore how are turning data centers into solutions.

Read the full story: https://www.thedriller.com/articles/93683-how-data-centers-could-heat-your-neighborhood-ashley-besic-on-turning-digital-waste-into-clean-energy

10/30/2025

🚨 Big shift in how the tackles lead contamination at Superfund sites!

New guidance aims to speed up cleanups of lead-contaminated soil — especially in neighborhoods where kids are most at risk. EPA says the move will cut delays and deliver overdue protection. 🏡⚠️

But not everyone’s convinced. worry the faster pace could sideline communities and weaken long-term safety standards.

🗣️ “Children can’t wait years for us to put a shovel in the dirt,” said EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.

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The EPA’s new approach focuses on cleaning up lead-contaminated residential soil at Superfund and hazardous waste sites.

10/30/2025

🚰 A Driller’s Life: Entry #2. First day on the rig. Pointy boots. A helper named Raydar. And one very stuck hose.

Jim Beath’s latest entry is equal parts grit, grease, and life lesson: when you lose circulation, stop pushing.

🎥 Part two is live:

A Driller’s Life returns with Jim Beath’s unforgettable first day on the rig; a story of mud, mentorship, and the kind of lessons you only learn once you’ve got your hands on the throttle.