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61 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® DECEMBER 2016 Oil/Water Exploration by Harold White It is cold and snowing in some of the hills and mountain areas in Oregon. It looks like another cold winter coming to the north country, so I will be looking for something to do in a warmer place or country. However, we are still busy here drilling and doing locations - finding places for people to drill into un- derground creeks and rivers. With this technology, we can find creeks and rivers in any country or place, no matter the elevation. One well we drilled recently at 4600 feet ele- vation was less than 200 feet deep and test pumped at 2350 gallons per minute (gpm) - maximum for the test pump. Further tests reported the well would sustain or hold constant at 5000 gpm. The point is, we can find under- ground creeks and rivers and we can find them at any elevation in any drought area like California’s five-year drought area. There are a lot of creeks and rivers flowing through that area. If you are interested in the value of water and how it is being controlled, sold, and transported, you might want to look up an article I saw recently. It was about Roseburg Forest Products lumber company in Weed, California, near Mt. Shasta. The company had been charging the city for water for 50 years at $1 per year. In July, it began charging $97,500 annually, then told the city to look for another source since they would no longer supply it. Roseburg already sells water to Crystal Geyser Alpine Spring, who bottles and ships it. Coincidentally, my WWDR magazine is open next to where I am writing. The picture has a drilling rig with tower up, a guy is walking away, and a dog is looking at him. On the collar, I can read “Water Right”. Up at the top of the page is The “Idiots” Corner by “Billy Bob Smith”. What is the answer, Billy Bob? The statements and comments in this article are based on information and references believed to be true and factual. If you have any questions or comments, please forward them to me in care of WWDR . Harold Harold White may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com Dealmakers Tyson from Thomas Drilling, Inc. of Afton, Wyoming, was proud to show his Schramm rig with Vadim and Tim of Schramm, Inc. of West Chester, Pennsylvania, at the recent MINExpo. Schramm, Inc. Send your deals to: promotions@ worldwidedrillingresource.com