2026 Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic Agenda

Tuesday, May 5th

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Registration & Check In

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM NDA Drillers Workshop:
Sponsored by

1:00 PM - 9:00 PM Exhibitor Setup

4:30 PM Steering Committee Meeting

Wednesday, May 6th

7:50 AM Introduction to SEDC Kyle Halverson,
Kansas Department of Transportation

8:00 AM Drive Point Testing Procedures Jason Kolb
Kansas Department of Transportation

8:20 AM Calibration of Auto Hammers Jeff Geist
Kansas Department of Transportation

8:40 AM Sixty Years and Still Dropping: The I-70 Sinkholes in Russell County Neil Croxton
Kansas Department of Transportation

9:00 AM Dig Safe Presentation Arch York
Kansas One Call

9:40 AM Vertek Soil Sampling Jim Nevels
Oklahoma

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Break Sponsored by

10:20 AM Site Safety Justin Clements
Kansas Gas Service

10:40 AM Acquisition and Implementation of MWD Technology Ryan Boisvert
New Hampshire Department of Transportation

11:00 AM Use of MWD in the Field Denny Martin
Kansas Department of Transportation

11:20 AM Using the Energy Wheel to Enhance Drill Rig and Site Safety Jim Wright
Terracon

11:40 AM Drill Bit Selection Ken Parton
N&N Drilling Supply

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Eversoll and Pinnacle Award Ceremony

1:10 PM Atchison Bridge Project Josh Heigert
Kansas Department of Transportation

1:30 PM Rebuilding a Moyno Pump Michael Hubert
CME

1:50 PM Update from Acker Drill Robert Lepre
Acker Drill

2:10 PM US-69 Design Build Jesse Kuhlen
HNTB

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Break Sponsored by

2:50 PM Polymers and Shallow Drilling Brian Vance
Cetco

3:50 PM Observation of Drill Rigs Outside

5:30 PM Social Event Sponsored by

Thursday, May 7th

8:00 AM Polk Quincy Viaduct Project John Barker
Kansas Department of Transportation

8:20 AM Bits about Drilling with Bill Bill Spence
Western Hydro

8:40 AM Realizing the Cost of Ownership Jeff Lyon
Mobile Drill

9:00 AM Break

9:30 AM SPT Seismic Dr. Tran
University of Florida

10:00 AM CPTs: What You Should Know Troy Schmidt
Geoprobe

10:20 AM 5-Step Mud Mixing Process Orlando Salazar
Baroid

10:40 AM Texoma Lake Project John Szturo
HNTB

11:00 AM Core Drilling Tips Brad Wadlow
Missouri Department of Transportation

11:20 AM PPE & Safety Tammi Clark
Kansas Department of Transportation

11:40 AM - 1:30 PM Lunch Offiste

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Accident Prevention Course Kansas Highway Patrol

4:30 PM Closing Comments