Enhance your drill contractor’s performance with these 3 proven strategies for success

1. Making Project Coordination a Breeze:

Juggling drill activities with your contractors can be a real headache. You're just trying to get drilling schedules to play nice with project goals and timelines, without letting your budget fly out the window or hitting big delays.

But shit happens. A typical scenario? There’s delays in approvals, delays in mobilisation, weather, breakdowns or last-minute budget adjustments. And because of this, you might need your drill contractors to move at a drop of a hat.

Simpler scheduling: CorePlan’s Rig Scheduler lets you import drill hole data in a snap and move rigs around in the schedule with just a drag and drop. Plus, CorePlan keeps your drill schedule in check in real time, waving goodbye to scheduling clashes and improving project coordination.

Communication is key: Keeping the chat flowing with your drill contractors is key to nailing the project. Ensure that your contractors are in the loop with any timelines and curveballs that might come their way. Catch up with them regularly to make sure that they know exactly what's expected of them with the evolving nature of your drilling. With CorePlan, you get a full view of the current workflow, so you can keep the conversation going, and know when the next hole is drill-ready.

Planning together: Why not bring your contractors into the planning party? This is where you get to align your project objectives and spot any scheduling hiccups before they grow into full-blown issues.

2. Quality Assurance.

Keeping your data collection in top-notch condition means keeping an eye on your drilling operations. Contractors might feel the heat to meet your high standards, especially when communication gets a bit muddled or when there are differing ideas about what data quality means.

Real-time quality check: With CorePlan, you have tools for tracking and reporting data in real-time, helping you spot and resolve any quality issues. You can check in on your drilling progress daily with data directly from your contractors. CorePlan provides daily drill reports to cut through the confusion and give you the low-down on production data, whether you're on your laptop or your phone. Plus, you can automatically tally up your costs to match your rate schedule with CorePlan's cost contracts. Basically, CorePlan's got your back when it comes to nipping data quality issues in the bud.

Clear quality standards: CorePlan's cost contracts help you lay down the law on data quality, covering everything from consumables to core loss. Work with your contractors to make sure everyone's on the same page and offer them a helping hand on data quality.

Clear quality standards: CorePlan's built-in logic and validation prevent simple errors such as incorrect end-of-hole, missing or overlapping intervals, or duplicate entries of the same consumables.

Quality audits: As with any SaaS, everything done on the CorePlan platform is logged. Any changes or edits are recorded with the person responsible, time stamps, and what's been changed. This allows you to ensure that any modifications made to the plan by your contractor or team are visible to you.

3. Keeping Costs in Check:

Dealing with drilling costs is like trying to navigate a complex maze, right? Tight budgets require extensive work to ensure the utilisation of your drilling rigs. However, with lack of visibility during drilling, it's no surprise when the budget goes over by 30%. But with CorePlan, you can avoid those nasty financial surprises that you discover after the fact.

Here are some tasks to tackle with CorePlan’s financial tracking and reporting features.

Review your daily drilling data to ensure the costs are accurate: If you spot discrepancies, let your drilling contractor know and have them fix it. Give them visibility and show them what it is. Try CorePlan’s real-time cost tracking features. Get immediate insight into your financials with access to daily plods. Monitor geologist approvals and rejections of plods to identify errors early, giving you the power to make timely adjustments.

Stay on top of your operations: Daily drill production charts provide a comprehensive operational perspective. Track your drill rig utilisation, compare shifts, and scrutinise costs, including penetration rates or cost per metre, to assess whether you're on track, behind, or ahead of schedule. Use this information to liaise with your drill contractor and supervisor, and inform them of any underperformance issues or red flags - they may not be aware of these issues themselves!

Reconcile your data at the end of the month: This can be done with CorePlan’s detailed rig cost summaries. When invoices come through at the end of the month, CorePlan equips you with a complete cost summary per rig, allowing you to compare this against your invoices and support budget management.

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Enhance your drill contractor’s performance with these 3 proven strategies for success

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