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Breaking News ..................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ..................57-72 Education Connection ......................................................21 Fun Page ...........................................................................31 Hot Off the Press - Sponsored by Aries Industries, Inc. ..9 MacGyver’s Way ...............................................................56 Obituary: Dotson, Thomas David “Dave” .......................35 Obituary: Lawson, Jr., William J. “Bill” ...........................23 Obituary: Rickard, Dean E. ..............................................23 Obituary: Watts, Thurman “Anthony” Dale ....................23 Photo Gallery ..................................................................7,27 Product Spotlight ..............................................................40 Ronnie’s Real World .....................................................45 Where are you planning to go? ........................................54 Who’s in the News ............................................................13 WorldWide Association Memberships ...........................41,42 WorldWide Business Directory™ .................................10,11 Wo r l dWi de .........6 WorldWide Service Center™ ...............................................56 Construction-Geotechnical Wire, Jeremy C.: Tales from the Field................................25 Accurate Alignment!............................................................27 Safety Companies Merge...................................................53 Directional 2015 Rule on Hydraulic Fracturing on Fed. Lands Rescinded...17 What is Horizontal Directional Geotechnical?...................23 Connor, Tim: Is Life Really all that Difficult?.......................37 Environmental Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring....................18 Tannehill, Todd: Boring Thoughts.....................................33 Understanding the Earth Beneath Our Feet........................49 Exploration-Blasthole Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Back Door!...................15,26 “Smith, Billy Bob”: The “Idiot’s” Corner............................30 Unique Service Agreement Leads to Improved Productivity...34 The World of Minerals.........................................................40 Gas & Oil Storkson, Britt: The Transistor: A Simple Concept............16 Game-Changing Compression Innovation..........................42 White, Harold: Oil/Water Exploration.................................54 Geothermal Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II....12,20 Rathi, Ashish: Overseas Travel Management...................29 E-News Flash Readers’ Choice: What to do if you are........53 Mining Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring...........8 Air Compressor Maintenance Tips......................................31 Strong International Presence at Expomin 2018.................46 Water What a Show!.......................................................................7 The Evolution of Air Compressors in the Drilling Industry....24 Ballard, Thomas E.: Notes from the Groundwater Guy....38 Celebrate National Groundwater Awareness Week!...........46 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 70........................48 Rasmussen, Tim: Water For Life International..................50 Aardvark Packers...............................................................31 Acker Drill Company...........................................................55 Alberta Water Well Drilling Assn (AWWDA) Convention.....13 Allegheny Instruments........................................................37 America West Drilling Supply..............................................69 Aries Industries, Inc..............................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)..................................21 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)........................15 Baker Water Systems.........................................................48 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)..............................44 Best in the West Drill & Blast Conference (ISEE)…….........52 Better Water Industries, Inc.................................................12 Bit Brokers International.....................................................30 Bitco, Inc.............................................................................20 Bloom Mfg., Inc...................................................................50 Blue Demon Company, Inc.................................................27 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC)..............................................49 Drill King International.........................................................36 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)..................................72 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................22 DRILLMAX ® ........................................................................71 Eastern Driller Manufacturing Company Inc. (EDM)...........28 Filmark Products, Inc..........................................................29 Flomatic Corporation..........................................................70 Foremost Industries............................................................51 FRASTE S.p.A......................................................................4 GEFCO, Inc. (an Astec Industries Company).......................1 GEFCO, Inc. (an Astec Industries Company).....................26 GeoPro, Inc.........................................................................33 Geoprobe Systems ® ............................................................32 Geothermal Supply Company, Inc. (GSC)..........................29 Headwater Companies.......................................................47 HINOWA S.p.A...................................................................56 Infinity Tool Manufacturing....................................................3 KS Bit, Inc...........................................................................43 MARL Technologies, Inc.....................................................46 Mills Machine Company, Inc...............................................18 N&N Drilling Supply Manufacturer........................................8 New Rock Bits (NRB)..........................................................40 Palmer Bit Company...........................................................39 Pioneer Sands LLC.............................................................37 Qwater Well Development Tools.........................................26 Rex McFadden Ltd.............................................................34 SAER Elettropompe S.p.A....................................................7 SEMCO, Inc..........................................................................2 Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic (SEDC).........................33 Specialty Rig Sales (SRS)..................................................35 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................25 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................45 T&T Carbide, Inc.................................................................14 TDH Manufacturing Inc.......................................................19 Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Expo & Annual Mtg.....24 Throop Rock Bit Company..................................................17 Tim Speaks 4 U...................................................................20 Well-Vu, Inc.........................................................................16 Wyo-Ben, Inc......................................................................15 Advertisers Editorial 5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® MARCH 2018