Looking for insight from other drilling departments: How are you managing your schedule?
I recently transitioned from the geotechnical department of my firm into an administrative role in the drilling department, and one thing my boss really wants me to do is overhaul how we do our drill rig schedule and management. Currently, we keep track of our upcoming jobs on a rudimentary excel spreadsheet, and every job is deleted after completion. We don't have any way to keep track of metrics, like average footage per day for each driller, and overall the system is clunky. My boss sent me a list of scheduling websites to look into, but so far they're all geared toward a traditional office-based team. Trying to adjust this stuff for my techphobic drillers feels like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. How do other firms handle this? We have seven drill rigs and about 15 drillers/helpers in the department.