WorldWide Drilling Resource

4 SEPTEMBER 2017 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 Chief Marketing Officer: Ed Moranski Office Administrator: Michele Stevens Editor: Bonnie Love Associate Editor: Caleb Whitaker Public Relations Professionals: Jan Allen Betsy Willett Kathy Heinrich Production/Webmaster: Marcel Schimpf Representative: Marie Cunningham Editorial Contributors for this month: Mark Battersby Art Beatty Tim Connor Jim Kuebelbeck Thomas Kwader Tim Rasmussen “Billy Bob Smith” Britt Storkson 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 HISTORY IN THE MAkINg! Each year in September, WorldWide Drilling Resource ® features histories of some well-known and not-so well-known companies across the world. This is a much-anticipated issue and our Editorial Staff, as well as Public Relations Professionals, have put in an exteme extra effort to ensure everyone who responded had the opportunity to share their history with all of us. Why September? Well, on September 3, 2003, Doc Faison and I shook hands on his back porch to move forward with this venture . . . WorldWide Drilling Resource, Inc. So, I guess you could call it “when our history began”. As you know, we aren’t ones to brag, so we wanted to be able to share the opportunity and the hard work of all the drilling manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers with you. Take a moment and get to know those who bring their services to you. . . Oh yeah - ours is in here as well. We Will See you on the trail! No frowners allowed! Ronnie, Managing Publisher ronnie@ worldwidedrillingresource.com With pen (computer) in hand... Photo taken by Yvonne Faison, Bonifay, FL 2003. History Articles featured this month include: Aardvark Packers..................36 American Augers...................55 Atlas Manufacturing, Ltd......21 Bill Johnson Equipment Co..57 Bit Brokers International.......22 Blast Hole Bit Company, Inc..37 Bor-it.......................................39 Boshart Industries.................47 DRILLMAX ® ............................54 Heisey Machine Company.....48 Merrill Manufacturing............38 Mills Machine Co., Inc...........17 Numa........................................6 The Rig Doctor’s....................28 Well-Vu, Inc............................12 Western Rubber & Mfg, Inc...46 Windmill 702, LLC..................14 Wyo-Ben, Inc..........................15 Be sure to look in the October issue for even MORE history articles!