Yellow Jacket Drilling Services, LLC
Samuel Rivera is an experienced project manager with a diverse background in the drilling and oil production industries. Currently serving as a Project Manager at Yellow Jacket Drilling Services, LLC since February 2022, Samuel previously held the same title at CASCADE DRILLING from October 2016 to March 2022. Prior to that, Samuel worked as a Sonic Driller at WDC Exploration and Wells, National EWP from January 2003 to September 2016. Samuel's career in the field began in May 1990 as an Oil Production Rig Operator with Snow Well Services, Pool Well Services, and Nabors Well Services, starting operations of an oil production rig in 1992.
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Yellow Jacket Drilling Services, LLC
Yellow Jacket Drilling Services (YJD) has built its reputation throughout the Western U.S. as being a premier provider of high level drilling services focusing on safety, performance, quality and a cost effective service. YJD specializes in, but is not limited to, providing drilling services to the Environmental, Geotechnical, Mining, Water Supply and Energy market sectors. Some of our drilling methodologies include; Direct Push, Hollow-Stem Auger, Air Rotary, Mud Rotary, Sonic, Dual Wall Reverse Circulation (RC), Air Rotary Casing Hammer(ARCH), Under-Reaming Casing Advancement (Tubex/Stratex), Flooded Reverse, Conventional and Wireline Coring. Our diverse and ever growing fleet of equipment includes Hollow Stem Auger, Sonic and various Rotary drill rigs. With our fleet we have the capability to do everything from drilling in excess of 200’ with hollow stem auger, to drilling depths beyond 2,500’ using rotary techniques. Some of our specialized rigs allow us the ability to drill in difficult access settings such as under a service station canopy, in a building, on a barge, or on a remote hillside. Our fleet is maintained through a preventative maintenance program that enables us to operate at peak performance at all times. Safety is our number one priority and all YJD employees maintain numerous industry certifications including; 40-hour OSHA, MSHA, Smith Defensive Driving, as well as certification and participation in multiple safety programs such as API and LPS. Annual refreshers and medical monitoring are mandatory, as well as daily tailgate and monthly safety meetings. We believe that our EMR ratings with a yearly average below .75 is reflective of our efforts and commitment to safety. YJD’s corporate office is located in Phoenix, Arizona; we service projects across the Western States supported from facilities located in Arizona, California, and Oregon.