WorldWide Drilling Resource

Proudly Made in the United States of America - delivered WorldWide ! WorldWide Drilling Resource ® The complete magazine for the drilling industry worldwide, owned by drilling industry associates dedicated to bringing the most up-to-date technology and information to subscribers. Covering construction-geotechnical , directional , environmental , exploration-blasthole , shallow gas & oil, geothermal, mining , water well , irrigation , wastewater ; from bits, to pumps, to rigs, to tanks, through wire and more - whatever it takes to get the drilling job completed ! Managing Publisher/CEO/President: Veronica I. “Ronnie” Jones Vice President: Troy Cunningham Office Administrator: Michele Stevens Editor: Bonnie Love Associate Editor: Caleb Whitaker Public Relations Professionals: Brenda Helms Jan Allen Betsy Willett Kathy Heinrich Production/Webmaster: Marcel Schimpf Representative: Marie Cunningham Editorial Contributors for this month: Mark Battersby John Christ Tim Connor Jim Kuebelbeck Thomas Kwader Tim Rasmussen “Billy Bob Smith” Britt Storkson Harold White Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. Jeremy Wire Hyd/Eng Consultant: Thomas Kwader, Ph.D.,P.G. Consultant: Mary Ann Pelletier * Editorial contributions & advertisements include statements of fact and opinions that are the sole responsibility of the author and/or companies and do not necessarily imply any opinion of the owners, management, or staff of WorldWide Drilling Resource ® . Images may have been altered for clarity. Complete advertising information may be found at: www.worldwidedrillingresource.com or by calling 850-547-0102. WorldWide Drilling Resource ® makes every effort not to place advertisements for “like” products on the same page in our publication; this may occur however, due to size and space within the publication. We regret any inconvenience this may cause our advertisers. WorldWide Drilling Resource ® i s published monthly by WorldWide Drilling Resource, Inc., a Florida Corporation PO Box 660 (3089 Northride Lane) Bonifay FL 32425-0660. Telephone: 850-547-0102 Fax: 850-547-0329 E-mail: wwdr@worldwidedrillingresource.com Website: www.worldwidedrillingresource.com Copyright 2017, WorldWide Drilling Resource, Inc. Seen by countless WorldWide. Publication Agreement No. 40892520. Back issues may be requested. Cost per issue $10.00 USD. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the strict written consent of the publishers. Advertising rates furnished upon request. Editorial contributions are welcome subject to editorial review.* WorldWide Dr i ll ing Resource ® reserves the right to refuse any advertisement . We Recycle Here it is March already! Remember when we called late last year and asked if you had anything you wanted to sell and your reply was something like, ...ummm, planning on that in the spring? Well guess what? It’s SPRING! And here we are again working feverishly to get YOUR April issue out to thousands upon thousands of those potential customers of yours. We can’t do it without you though. So, I’m asking you to look around your shops, your factories, your backyards, your lots, and decide for yourselves, is this stuff I am holding onto really making me money NOW, when I need it most? I’m thinking your answer will be, NOPE, and it certainly won’t be next month unless you take a moment or two and pick up the phone that’s probably now in your pocket or in your purse (yes women are also in this industry), or even on your wall or desk, and dial... 850-547-0102 Rather send an e-mail? We like them also. :) Jan = jan@worldwidedrillingresource.com Betsy = betsy@worldwidedrillingresource.com Brenda = brenda@worldwidedrillingresource.com Kathy = kathy@worldwidedrillingresource.com Our “Public Relations Professionals” are ready, willing, and able to assist you in your marketing plans. We only ask you not to put off what YOU NEED TO DO. Remember the old saying... “Time is Money” . . . Don’t waste yours. See you on the trail! No frowners allowed! Ronnie, Managing Publisher ronnie@ worldwidedrillingresource.com With pen (computer) in hand... This month’s Hot Topic is Geothermal Products and Projects The GEFCO 30K, mounted on a 6x4 truck, is perfect for shallow municipal or deep residential water wells. 25,000-lbs (11,340 kg) single-line winch combined with the hydraulic rod spinner makes tool handling fast and easy. This is the flagship of the GEFCO water well line, and continues to be a leader in the groundwater industry. ~ From the Cover ~ 6 MARCH 2017 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®