WorldWide Drilling Resource

Northern Plains Chapter of the ISEE President: Billy Obermire Tel: 307-689-0050 www.npcisee.org Black Hills Chapter of the ISEE President: Doug Hoy www.npcisee.org 25 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JANUARY 2015 Living the American Dream Reprinted from The Probing Times with Permission from Geoprobe Systems ® They made the decision over din- ner one evening. “I think we should start our own business,” Dusty Schroeder said to his wife Kim, with their three small children at the table. “I know we can do this.” And they did! Less than three years after making that decision, Dusty and Kim took delivery of their second Geoprobe ® rig for their company, Midwestern Drilling, LLC, in Holloway, Minnesota. Lee Shaw, Geoprobe ® Customer Service, drove the shiny new black truck on the Holloway property late in July with a brand new 7800 mounted on the back. “There’s been a lot of planning, a lot of long hours, and a lot of hard work getting to this point,” Dusty said after the delivery, “but we knew we wanted more for our kids and their futures.” The new 7800, in addition to the 6610DT they started out with, will allow the company to take on more work and help them achieve their dream. “We’ve been turning away jobs wi th just one r ig because we couldn’t meet our clients’ busy sched- ules for drilling,” he added. “The geo- technical drop ham- mer on the 7800 will also allow us to broaden our client base. We’re excited to have both rigs ready for both en- vi ronmental and geotechnical field- work now!” To h e l p g e t Midwestern Drilling off to a flying start, Lee spent the day of delivery with the field team to make sure they became familiar with the new rig’s features and the greater capabilities it presents for the company. “It’s really important for everyone involved to have a clear understanding of what the machine is capable of,” Lee said. “They don’t know what they don’t know. And one of my jobs is to explain to them and show them what all this awesome rig can do and how they can use it to make money.” The Geoprobe ® engineering group never stands still, so improvements and changes to rigs and tooling are hap- pening every day. “Tools are more than just probe rods and drive caps these days,” Lee explained. “That makes it even more important that the rig oper- ator understands the process of how the systems work and how to best uti- lize the accessories. The end result is to help them increase production and reduce the workload on the field team.” Although the day of training took Midwestern Drilling uses the Geoprobe ® 7800 machine for sampling at a new oil and gas development site. the Midwestern Drilling team away from a paying job, they believed their invest- ment in time was well worth it. Dusty said they were more than willing to invest the day in training. “We work with over 40 consultants, and we know their rep- utations are at stake whenever we are drilling for them. We need to know how to best use our equipment, and how to get the best results from it. A day or two of training can put a company miles ahead of others, and it will help increase efficiency and pro- duction from the first job and beyond.” This is one of the things Lee enjoys most about his job. “Getting to spend the day with our customers, especially a young family like this, is awesome. They seem to be organized for efficiency and production in the field, and they’re backed by knowledge and profession- alism. They’re living theAmerican dream.” Lee said. “It doesn’t get much better than this!” We have the right marketing plan for you! Call today and discuss our great advertising deals. (850) 547-0102