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2017-2018 Buyers Meet Sellers .....................................45-59 Breaking News ..................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ................89-104 Education Connection ......................................................44 Hot Off the Press - Sponsored by Aries Industries, Inc. ..9 MacGyver’s Way - Sponsored by Shakti Pumps ............63 News Flash ........................................................................22 Obituary: Beatty, Arthur Joseph “Art” ............................44 Obituary: Goble, George G. .............................................80 Obituary: Sebastian, William Charles “Bill” ...................80 Photo Gallery ...........................................................24,37,60 Product Spotlight ..............................................................64 Ronnie’s Real World .....................................................67 Where are you planning to go? ........................................60 Who’s in the News ............................................................13 WorldWide Association Memberships ...........................31,32 WorldWide Business Directory™ .................................10,11 Wo r l dWi de .........6 WorldWide Service Center™ ...............................................88 Construction-Geotechnical Wire, Jeremy C.: Tales from the Field..................................7 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II....25,30 New Drill Ship Offers Unique System Design......................64 Directional E-News Flash Readers’ Choice: Direct Pipe ® ...........................8 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring...........21 Directional Drilling Market Expected to Reach $10.3 Billion...43 Environmental Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring....................18 Going Deeper to Investigate Earthquakes Triggered by......27 University to Study the Nitrogen Cycle at Deeper Levels....34 Rathi, Ashish: Overseas Travel Management...................68 Exploration-Blasthole Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 67........................20 Wireline Technology May Head to Space............................22 White, Harold: Oil/Water Exploration.................................74 Exploring New Solutions in Canada....................................86 Gas & Oil New Research Center Dedicated to Subsurface Modeling...12 “Smith, Billy Bob”: The “Idiot’s” Corner............................40 Working Together for Optimal Results................................71 Geothermal Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Front Door!.......................15 Will Drilling into a Volcano Blow the Top off Geothermal.....29 Discovery Substantiates a Peruvian Legend.................39,42 Mining Storkson, Britt: Rating, Derating, and Duty Cycle Rating..17 The Extraordinary World of Mining: Canada’s Diavik Pt 1...33 Fossil of an Ancient Otter Species Found in Shuitangba.....79 Connor, Tim: Expectations and Thank-Yous.....................83 Water Rasmussen, Tim: Water For Life International..................28 70th Anniversary Celebration Brings a Change of Venue...63 Ballard, Thomas E.: Notes from the Groundwater Guy.....70 When Chilled to the Core, Groundwater Supply Can Help Pt 2..76 Aardvark Packers................................................................74 Allegheny Instruments........................................................39 America West Drilling Supply............................................101 AMS, Inc.............................................................................21 Aries Industries, Inc..............................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)..................................40 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)........................25 Baker Water Systems.........................................................14 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)..............................62 Barrett Supply Company, Inc..............................................70 Better Water Industries, Inc.................................................27 Bit Brokers International.....................................................12 Bitco, Inc.............................................................................27 Bloom Mfg., Inc...................................................................29 Blue Demon Company, Inc.................................................17 Boshart Industries...............................................................67 Central Mine Equipment Company (CME)..........................26 Constant Water, LLC...........................................................23 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC)..............................................36 Diedrich Drill…....................................................................15 Drill King International.........................................................61 Drill Pipe, Inc.......................................................................86 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)................................103 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................78 DRILLMAX ® ..........................................................................2 East West Machinery & Drilling….......……………..............85 Eastern Driller Manufacturing Company Inc. (EDM)...........69 Eijkelkamp/SonicSampDrill.................................................41 Filmark Products, Inc..........................................................22 Flomatic Corporation............................................................4 Foremost Industries............................................................87 FRASTE S.p.A....................................................................66 GEFCO, Inc. (an Astec Industries Company)..............42,104 General Pump.....................................................................20 Geoprobe Systems ® .......................................................72-73 GETEC, Inc.........................................................................18 Groundwater Supply Co., Inc..............................................76 Hole Products.....................................................................80 Industrial Test Systems (ITS)..............................................74 Infinity Tool Manufacturing................................................102 Jentech Drilling Supply, Inc.................................................79 Kruse Energy Auctioneers..................................................36 KS Bit, Inc...........................................................................35 MARL Technologies, Inc.....................................................17 Mills Machine Company, Inc...............................................33 Moab Bit and Tool Company, Inc.........................................65 Mobile Drill Intl....................................................................77 New Rock Bits (NRB)..........................................................24 Noland Drilling Equipment..................................................81 Palmer Bit Company...........................................................75 Qwater Well Development Tools.........................................42 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc...................................................37 Rex McFadden Ltd.............................................................71 Robit ® Rocktools Ltd...........................................................43 SEMCO, Inc..........................................................................1 Service Wire Company.......................................................38 Shakti Pumps USA, LLC.....................................................63 SIMCO ® Drilling Equipment...................................................3 Sonic Drill Corporation........................................................81 Star Iron Works, Inc.........................................................7,88 T&T Carbide, Inc.................................................................84 Throop Rock Bit Company..................................................83 Tim Speaks 4 U...................................................................32 Unitra, Inc............................................................................19 Well-Vu, Inc.........................................................................30 Western Rubber & Manufacturing Inc.................................85 Western Well Repair, Inc.....................................................18 Wyo-Ben, Inc......................................................................25 Advertisers Editorial Trade Shows Empire State Water Well Drillers Assoc. (ESWWDA) An. Mtg..28 Minnesota Water Well Assoc. (MWWA) Conv. & Trade Show..13 Montana Water Well Drillers Assoc. (MWWDA) Conv.........34 Mountain States Ground Water Expo.................................16 Oklahoma Ground Water Assoc. (OGWA) Conference.......39 Pacific Northwest Ground Water Exposition.......................30 Texas Ground Water Association (TGWA) Convention.......82 Underground Construction Technology (UCT) Conf...........68 Utah Ground Water Assoc. (UGWA) Conference & Expo...8 Virginia Water Well Assoc. (VWWA) Convention................64 5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® DECEMBER 2017