Optimising drilling efficiency

Adam Minatre, International Sales Manager for Bay Shore Systems, explains how innovative approaches are impacting the drilling sector.

INFRA. What are the biggest infrastructure challenges in the Middle East drilling sector? How are you going about tackling these challenges at Bay Shore Systems?
Adam Minatre. The biggest challenge is the lack of qualified employees. This is a global problem, not just a Middle East problem. Young people don’t go to college to learn how to operate drilling rigs or do construction work. Construction is hard work and the majority of the people who are willing to do this work have to be imported from other less fortunate countries. While this gives these people an excellent opportunity, very few are qualified to operate equipment that can easily cost over US$1 million. With this it is key to build machines that are easy to operate and maintain. Our machines satisfy both. 

INFRA. Are you utilising any innovative approaches in terms of equipment flexibility and customisation? 
AM. Bay Shore Systems is a very innovative company. Every one of our machines is truly built to order with specific criteria that the customer chooses or requests. We don’t try to pretend to know what the contractor needs, they tell us and we listen. Our machines are very flexible to be adapted long after the time of delivery to optimise drilling operations. 

INFRA. What is your advice for drilling contractors looking to optimise drilling efficiency?
AM. Think outside the box. Evaluate the equipment you have and where its shortcomings are on and off the jobsite. Bay Shore Systems makes equipment that is easy to operate, easy to maintain, easy to move from hole to hole and from job site to job site. We enjoy working with our customers to optimise their business because we know that if we can make our customers successful we will also be successful. 

INFRA. Can you give an example of a recent project in which you have been involved – what were the challenges and how did your solution address these?
AM. We have been working with a company in Qatar. The ground conditions there are very hard and require good tooling. This particular contractor owns a lot of equipment that competes with ours. The tooling that was supplied with these machines was of very poor quality and under designed. It was required that employees would repair their drilling tools full time on their job sites. I was able to bring another auger manufacturer to the site and ultimately got the contractor tools appropriate for the conditions and strong enough to last. A lot of suppliers are taking advantage of the market and not offering the contractors the best products.

Bay Shore Systems, Inc. has been a pioneer in the foundation drilling industry for over 30 years. Customer service is our number one priority and we strive to make our customers successful. We offer a wide array of foundation drilling equipment to meet all of your drilling needs.