WorldWide Drilling Resource

6 JULY 2018 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: Kathy Heinrich Jan Allen Production/Webmaster: Marcel Schimpf Representative: Marie Cunningham Editorial Contributors for this month: Tom Ballard Mark Battersby Tim Connor Thomas Kwader Tim Rasmussen “Billy Bob Smith” Britt Storkson Todd Tannehill 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 2018, 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 Drilling Resource ® reserves the right to refuse any advertisement . We Recycle Ed@ Michele@ Kathy@ Caleb@ Marcel@ Jan@ Bonnie@ Troy@ worldwidedrillingresource.com “SHORT - SWEET and to the POINT at WWDR ” We love what we do for our drilling industry. That’s probably why so many of our subscribers and advertisers love this magazine. There is nothing phony about the WWDR Team - just real people, doing real things, for the good of our industry. Advertisers and subscribers alike are the most important part of our days at WorldWide Drilling Resource ® magazine. What you get from us to help make your marketing campaign as much a success as possible: * E-mail reminders of space reservation; ad copy deadlines; editorial focuses; upcoming specials. * Actual human phone calls as additional reminders that ad changes are due. * People who take the time with you to help you map out a plan for your marketing dollars to make the most for you, including the FREE editorial, which is so important to get your point across. Now that’s the WWDR Team Way! Accept NO imitations - there is only one true RESOURCE. 850-547-0102 Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a Smile!™ Keep That Smile! With pen (computer) in hand... Ronnie, Managing Publisher ronnie@worldwidedrillingresource.com Relax, take a break, we have your back! We Will See you on the trail! - NEXTSTOP - JUBILEE - Myrtle Beach! Featured Articles for July Making it Easier to Pull a Submersible Pump Page 19 Relief for Puerto Rico’s Guajataca Dam Page 26 Getting it Done with Extra Heavy-Duty Pressure Switches Page 33