WorldWide Drilling Resource

6 JANUARY 2019 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: Mark Battersby 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 2019, 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 This is the year 2019 , and we predict it to be a terrific one for each of you. Of course it will be! You have the future ahead of you - no matter what it brings - we firmly believe in our drilling industry family, and what each one of you are capable of. Don’t be held back by anything ~ step up to the plate and go for it! If by some chance, it doesn’t work out ~ “Try, Try, Try Again.” You learn more through failure than you do from success. If success came too easy, we would never learn anything new because we wouldn’t have to. We don’t know anyone in our industry who just sits back on their laurels and has success. It comes from hard work and dedication to family, friends, and this great industry of ours. The WWDR Team is stepping out on a limb once again. Trying new things is just a way of life for us. Sure, some things don’t work out. We learn from that, and move ever forward to figure out new and different ways to help our industry. What is it, you ask? Naw, I’m not telling you here - but you will know soon enough. Just remember, we don’t do anything for ourselves ~ alone ~ or without each of you in mind. It won’t be easy, but I truly believe this WWDR Team is up for the challenges it brings in 2019. Join us won’t you? Happy New Year! Now that’s the WWDR Team Way! Accept NO imitations - there is only one true RESOURCE. 850-547-0102 With pen (computer) in hand . . . Ronnie, Managing Publisher ronnie@worldwidedrillingresource.com We Will See you on the trail! NEXTSTOPS - Minnesota - UCT - Montana - Mountain States! Happy New Year From Florida! “SHORT - SWEET, and to the POINT at WWDR ” New Check Valve Page 12 Longest Railway Tunnel in East Africa - Page 26 Seabees Assist with Water Exploration Page 40 Precision Controlled Rock Blasting Page 35 Featured Articles for January