The Driller Podcast

In Drilling In-Site, episode 38, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy discuss what they look forward to in Groundwater Week 2021.

For Drilling In-Site, episode 37, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy speak with Colt McCarthy, president of Venture Drilling Supply. The Austin, Texas-based company supports clients in water well and mining across the U.S. with new and used drilling equipment, as well as service in the field. We brought Colt on the show to talk about the challenges of keeping drillers up and running.

Longtime columnist John Schmitt has served the water supply industry for decades, first and with rig and hoist and later as president of the National Ground Water Association. For Drilling In-Site episode 36, Hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy paid a visit to Schmitt to hear wisdom from his years in the industry.

For Drilling In-Site, episode 35, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy discuss recent droughts with hydrogeologist Thom Hanna of Johnson Screens.

For Drilling In-Site, episode 34, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy talk to Jake Fletcher about higher education in construction.

For Drilling In-Site, episode 33, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy talk old oil & gas wells and leaking methane with Curtis Shuck, chairman and CEO of the Well Done Foundation.

Jeremy Baldwin, president of Hawk Drilling Company, talks bringing a longstanding drilling business into the future along with his water well and geothermal experience in episode 7 of Boring Conversations.

Mark Ziegenfuss is a third-generation driller and business leader with Ziegenfuss Drilling Inc. in Ringoes, New Jersey. He has more than 50 years of industry experience. In episode 6 of Boring Conversations, he reflects on notable jobsites like the World Trade Center and New York subway.

Rodney Born is co-owner of Born Well Drilling, a third-generation, family-owned business that started in 1914. He has taken an active role in the water well industry, serving as president of the Minnesota Water Well Association in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Born shares Minnesota Water Well Association objectives and reflects on his career in episode 5 of Boring Conversations.

For Drilling In-Site, episode 32, hosts Jeremy Verdusco and Brock Yordy welcome Rob Meyer of Talon/LPE to discuss environmental drilling. Meyer serves as vice president of drilling operations for Texas-based Talon/LPE, where he oversees drilling and in-situ remediation projects. The company offers a range of environmental services deploying mud and air rotary, direct-push and other techniques. We discuss the latest in environmental, recruitment, driller cross-training and other topics.