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Breaking News .......................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ .......................63-80 Dealmakers .............................................................................62 Education Connection ...........................................................60 Fun Page .................................................................................52 Hot Off the Press ......................................................................9 Obituary: Johnson, Ronald R. “Ron” ...................................30 Photo Gallery ..........................................................................61 Product Spotlight ...................................................................30 Ronnie’s Real World ...........................................................40 Where are you planning to go? .............................................60 Who’s in the News ..................................................................13 Wo r ldWi de ...........6 WorldWide Service Center™ .....................................................7 Construction-Geotechnical Cosby, Scott: Safety Spotlight: Surviving Winter Weather..........39 New Geotechnical Engineering Center Turns to Nature...........62 Opening the Doomsday Vault...................................................29 The Sky’s the Limit...................................................................24 Using Sonic Technology for Earthquake Protection..................19 Directional Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 44..............................54 Sand Drying: An Essential Part of the Fracturing Process............14 “Smith, Billy Bob”: The “Idiot’s” Corner.................................45 U.S. Shale Industry Could Impact Global Oil Prices.................10 Using HDD to Cross the Yellowstone River..............................47 Environmental E-News Flash Readers’ Choice: Washington, D.C. Sinking........57 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring..........................27 White, Harold: Oil/Water Exploration......................................49 Exploration-Blasthole Air Quality Issues and Blasting.................................................33 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring.................22 Drilling & Blasting at Fleming College: 37 Years of Education......43 Rehme, Kyle: How Did You Get Your Start?............................50 Gas & Oil Connor, Tim: Authenticity........................................................21 Get the Facts About Oil Sands.................................................52 Storkson, Britt: Trending........................................................11 Winter Can be Sickening..........................................................26 Geothermal China’s Sleeping Industry Could Wake Up...............................53 Geothermal Drilling Continues in Guatemala...........................17 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II...............34 Mining Freimuth, Eric: Hydraulic Training..........................................61 Mining in the USA Part 28: Vermont.........................................28 Short, Harry W.: The El Dorado Gold Mine.............................55 Training Program Improves Production....................................42 Water Basic Irrigation Terminology Part 7...........................................37 Corey, Bill: Suction Lift............................................................59 Drilling Industry Rescues a Water Well in Ethiopia...................58 How Drilling for Water Changed After World War II..................46 Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Back Door!.............................18 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International.........................38 Texas Coal Company Wins Award for its Irrigation System......23 Editorial America West Drilling Supply................................................4 AMS, Inc.............................................................................21 Aries Industries, Inc..............................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)..................................30 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)........................61 Baker Water Systems.........................................................45 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)…..........................32 Better Water Industries Inc..................................................33 Bitco, Inc.............................................................................49 Bloom Mfg., Inc...................................................................39 Blue Demon Company, Inc.................................................23 Boshart Industries...............................................................22 Buckhorn Pumps, Inc..........................................................10 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI).......................................................44 Centerline Manufacturing Company....................................18 Central Mine Equipment Company (CME)..........................48 Double Life Corporation......................................................55 Drill Pipe, Inc.......................................................................55 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)..................................80 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................25 DRILLMAX, Inc...................................................................79 Enid Drill Systems, Inc. (EDSI)...........................................54 Eno Scientific……...................................................…........46 Filmark Products, Inc..........................................................38 Flomatic Corporation..........................................................49 Flow Center Products, Inc...................................................45 Foremost Industries............................................................12 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)...............................1 General Pump.....................................................................47 GeoPro, Inc.........................................................................28 Geoprobe Systems ® ............................................................56 GETEC, Inc.........................................................................53 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc...........................29 Gus Pech Manufacturing Company, Inc..............................14 Hole Products.....................................................................60 Infinity Tool Manufacturing..................................................77 Keystone Drill Services, Inc................................................35 King Oil Tools (an Astec Industries Company)....................52 Kingsland Drill International, Inc.........................................38 Kruse Energy & Equipment, LLC (Auction).........................40 KS Bit, Inc...........................................................................41 MARL Technologies, Inc.....................................................27 Merrill Mfg...........................................................................53 Mills Bit Service, Inc............................................................20 Mills Machine Company, Inc...............................................36 Mobile Drill Intl....................................................................78 Noland Drilling Equipment..................................................42 North Houston Machine, Inc...............................................24 Palmer Bit Company...........................................................16 Qwater Well Development Tools.........................................27 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc...................................................11 Rex McFadden Ltd.............................................................23 RLC Bit Service, Inc............................................................10 Robit ® Rocktools Ltd...........................................................26 Rockmore International.......................................................19 Sandvik Construction..........................................................51 SEMCO, Inc..........................................................................2 Shakti Pumps USA, LLC.......................................................3 Star Iron Works, Inc.......................................................13,59 Sullivan-Palatek, Inc...........................................................37 SVE Portable Roadway Systems, Inc. (Mud-Traks ® )..........18 Tee Jay International, Inc....................................................47 Throop Rock Bit Company..................................................43 VolkBell Property & Casualty Insurance, LLC.....................50 Vulcan Systems..................................................................15 Well-Vu, Inc.........................................................................57 Wyo-Ben, Inc......................................................................11 Advertisers CGA (Common Ground Alliance) Excavation Safety Conf...............8 Empire State Water Well Drillers Assoc. (ESWWDA) Annual Mtg..22 Kentucky Blasting Conference.......................................................46 Minnesota Water Well Assoc. (MWWA) Trade Show & Conv.........54 Montana Water Well Drillers Association (MWWDA) Conv.............26 Oklahoma Ground Water Association (OGWA) Conference..........17 Texas Ground Water Association (TGWA) Convention..................39 Utah Ground Water Association (UGWA) Conference and Expo...28 Trade Shows 5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® NOVEMBER 2015