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Providing Quality Viewing Systems at a Low Cost Adapted from Information by Well-Vu Well-Vu started out making the Aqua Vu fishing camera and has over three million underwater cameras out in the field. All the manufacturing, design, and serv- ice is done at the company’s factory in Brainerd, Minnesota, while distributors in over 25 countries sell the low-cost, quality viewing systems to contractors worldwide. When Ray Roerick, international sales manager for Well-Vu, was in the drilling business in the late 70s, he occasionally hired a down hole video survey for projects. Wanting his own camera, he started inquiring and found there were no camera systems for under $30,000. Seeing the underwater fishing cameras on the market, which far surpassed any- thing he had rented, Roerick decided to approach Vision Systems to gather more information on the camera components, such as the cable, color, and pressure rating for deeper holes. In 1997, the Well-Vu camera entered the market as the first low-cost, high- performance down hole viewing system. The price of down hole video equipment has lowered substantially over the years, and for most camera systems, is now less than $6000. This allows the average contractor, who can’t justify spending huge amounts of money for a well inspection, the ability to own one of these camera systems. To this day, Well-Vu continues to be the industry’s leader in price and performance when it comes to down hole viewing. The company’s unique modularized system allows them to offer custom builds with as little as a 2-3 day turnaround. Their custom pressure tank is used to test submerged products to a depth of 2000 feet, which enables the company to offer customers the first 30- month warranty in the industry for down hole camera and video equipment. Wel l-Vu recently completed and introduced a self-contained camera and video recorder system, which is less than two inches in diameter and can be lowered with the contractor’s sandline, personal winch system, or cable / rope. The company’s vast experience in cam- eras and electronics lead to the intro- duction of the first fisheye lens system, which eliminates the lengthy process of lowering a few inches at a time, then panning and tilting the camera to get a side view, while waiting for the sediment to drop by the camera lens to get a good inspection. The fisheye allows for a continuous decent and a complete side view from the 180º camera lens. The innovation of the fisheye has brought the side view camera system’s price down to under $5000, depending on the cable length. In addition, the company will soon be introducing a new camera model with a vast amount of new technology and accessories at two-thirds the price of other deep well inspection cameras. WWDR photo of Ray and Lyn at a recent event. 12 SEPTEMBER 2017 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Dealmakers Klimek Bros. Well Drilling of Alexandria, Minnesota, purchased this Hunke 5T pump hoist mounted on a 2017 Dodge 5500 from NDS Drilling Supply of Elko New Market, Minnesota. NDS Drilling Supply Send your deals to: michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com