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One clue to changing ancient conditions is the mineral hematite. It has replaced less-oxidized magnetite as the dominant iron oxide in rocks Curiosity has drilled re- cently, compared with the site where Curiosity first found lakebed sediments. The rover’s laser-shooting chemistry and camera instrument has also been detecting another ingredient in recent meas- urements - the element boron. "No prior mission has detected boron on Mars," said Patrick Gasda of the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. "We're seeing a sharp increase in boron in vein targets inspected in the past several months." So what is the source of the boron- laced groundwater in the mineral veins? Scientists are considering at least two possibilities. Perhaps evaporation of a lake formed a boron-containing deposit in an overlying layer, not yet reached by Curiosity. Water could have later redis- solved the boron and carried it down through a fracture network into older lay- ers, where it accumulated along with fracture-filling vein minerals. Or it’s pos- sible changes in the chemistry of clay- bearing deposits, such as evidenced by the increased hematite, affected how groundwater picked up and dropped off boron within the local sediments. Oil/Water Exploration by Harold White Drilling a well is a hit-and-miss project. I do not drill wells just anywhere out in the fields. There are a lot of dry wells drilled this way, and lots of them are within a short distance to a creek. I compare drilling a well anywhere out in a field to a diving board just anywhere out in a field. If you build a div- ing board, you would build it at a known place, where there is enough water. I find a place there is water enough for the type of well I want to drill. To do this, I find where some underground creeks cross over and under each other. I know where the water is, and I have more than enough. When I am drilling irrigation wells, I try to find the big creeks which can sustain 1000 gallons per minute or more. First, I find a place where a lot of creeks cross and mark the spot. Then I mark the direction of each creek to find out how many, if any, would do the job. If not, I continue this over and over until I find one creek which will produce 1000 gallons per minute. I have been doing this very accurately since about 1953. Finding a location for a stock well or house well is a lot easier. I also find oil, gas, hot water, saltwater, and sulfur water creeks. Understandably, what I am writing has been, and will be, met with great resistance from scientists of the day. When I was 15 years old, I was told by some eastern college professors I was at least 50 years ahead of my time with what I was doing. They hadn’t seen anything like it before, and had been studying water finders for years. Recently, I was told again I was 50 years ahead of my time. So I said, “Are you teachers all taught to say the same thing?” 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 Hydraulic-Pneumatic tools in stock. Sizes 1” to 20”. 2547 W Success Way Emmett, ID 83617 (208) 365-3492 • Fax: (208) 365-3792 rauchmfg.com • rauchmfg@frontiernet.net Model 113HD All Hydraulic Sizes 1"-13" Drilling on Mars cont’d from page 17. 24 JUNE 2017 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®