Volume 17 March 2021
Thank you to our repeat customers Knutson Irrigation located in Yukon, Oklahoma. CALL OUR TOLL-FREE NUMBER: 800-541-1562 SEMCO INC. E-mail: semcopumphoist@gmail.com www.SEMCOoflamar.com SEMCO S6,000 Pump Hoist, 35-foot derrick, hot shift PTO automatic transmission, hydro breakout cylinder, cathead, LED light kit for the mast, pipe racks, 36-inch and 96-inch toolboxes, factorymounted on customer's Dodge with special company paint. PO Box 1216 7595 US Hwy 50 N. Lamar CO 81052-1216 719-336-9006 719-336-2402 Fax "I just wanted to send you a quick message and let you and your staff know how good of a job y’all did on this rig. It looks great! Excellent mounting of the cathead. Just wanted to say, Thanks and great job!" ~Corey Frazier Knutson Irrigation 2 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource®
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Are you planning to go?...................................................8 Breaking News..................................................................20 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™..................42-56 Dealmakers........................................................................20 Education Connection......................................................12 Fun Page............................................................................33 Hot Off the Press.................................................................9 Obituary: Brown, Donald “Don”......................................12 Obituary: Coleman, John Thomas...................................21 Obituary: Kassel, Jr., Brian..............................................12 Obituary: Thorson, Thomas Alan....................................12 Obituary: Webber, Evelyn Tindall....................................25 Photo Gallery.....................................................................40 Product Spotlight................................................................7 Who’s in the News.............................................................20 WorldWide Association Memberships................................13 WorldWide l .........6 Aardvark Packers...............................................................36 Acker Drill Company.............................................................4 Allegheny Instruments........................................................35 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)..................................37 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)........................24 Baker Water Systems.........................................................25 Better Water Industries Inc..................................................10 Bit Brokers International.....................................................19 Bitco, Inc.............................................................................17 Blackadar Insurance Agency...............................................16 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC)..............................................20 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)..................................56 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................53 DRILLMAX®........................................................................55 East West Drilling Inc...............….......……….……..............11 Foremost Industries............................................................29 GEFCO (BAUER Equipment America, Inc.)..........................1 GeoPro, Inc.........................................................................28 Geothermal Supply Company, Inc. (GSC)..........................30 Halco Rock Tools..................................................................7 Heron Instruments, Inc.......................................................22 Horizon Hoist......................................................................39 Infinity Tool Manufacturing....................................................3 Keystone Drill Services, Inc................................................31 Louisiana Ground Water Association (LGWA) Conv...........27 Mills Machine Company, Inc...............................................14 N&N Drilling Supply...............................................................9 Numa Hammers.................................................................23 Palmer Bit Company...........................................................26 SEMCO, Inc..........................................................................2 Specialty Rig Sales.............................................................34 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................32 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................33 T&T Carbide Inc..................................................................54 TDH Manufacturing Inc.......................................................52 The Utility Expo...................................................................18 Well-Vu, Inc.........................................................................38 WorldWide DownHome DrillFest™.............................41 Wyo-Ben, Inc......................................................................15 Advertisers Featured Editorial C&G - Construction/Geotechnical ENV - Environmental G&O - Shallow Gas and Oil MIN - Mining DIR - Horizontal Directional Drilling EXB - Exploration/Blasthole GEO - Geothermal WTR - Water WorldWide Business Directory™ Editorial Focus for March - Bentonite / Grout C&G DIR ENV EXB G&O GEO MIN WTR No Doubt Hammer and Grout......................................7 Storkson, Britt: Leading Indicators should be Followed..10 Connor, Tim: The Lost Sales Paradox.....................16 Bentonite-Based Drilling Fluids & Avoiding Hidden...21 Bentonite Seals for Environmental Drilling.....................8 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring...........15 Operational Excellence & Safety: Two Sides of the...19 Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Back Door!.........37,38 Hydraulic Fracturing Ban would have Major Impact....17 E-News Flash Readers’ Choice: Hobbs: Singular Oil....24 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring..27 “Smith, Billy Bob”: The “Idiot’s” Corner...................28 The Importance of Thermal Grout Conductivity.........34 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans:The Un-Comfort Zone II...22,36 New Division to Focus on Mineral Supply Chain.......30 Private Well Water Testing and the Drilling Professional..14 Bentonite: Tablets or Chips?................................29,32 Rasmussen, Tim: Water For Life International.........35 Acker Drill Company..........16 Baker Water Systems........16 Bill Johnson Equipment.....16 Bit Brokers International....17 Bitco, Inc...........................17 Centerline Mfg. Co.............17 ChemGrout®......................20 Diedrich Drill......................20 Drill King International.......20 Drill Pipe, Inc.....................21 Drilling Equip. Resources..21 Eastern Driller Mfg. (EDM)...21 Eijkelkamp / SonicSampDrill...24 Flomatic Corp....................24 Frontier Logging................24 Groundwater Supply Co....25 Heisey Machine Co...........25 Hole Products....................25 Ideal Blasting Supply.........28 Mitsubishi Materials Corp..28 Numa Hammers................28 PennDrill Mfg.....................29 Rex McFadden..................29 Rich’s Bit Service...............29 Simmons Manufacturing....32 Solar Power & Pump Co....32 Star Iron Works, Inc...........32 STRITTCO Drill Svcs, LLC...33 Sullivan-Palatek, Inc..........33 T&T Carbide, Inc...............33 TerraRoc............................36 TJM Drilling Equip. Supplies..36 VMAC................................36 WellMaster.........................37 Windmill 702, LLC.............37 Wyo-Ben, Inc.....................37 5 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource®
6 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Proudly Made in the United States of America - delivered WorldWide! WorldWide Drilling Resource 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, explorationblasthole, 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 Editorial Assistant: Carol Schimpf Public Relations Professionals: Kathy Heinrich Sheryl Day 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. 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® is published monthly by: WorldWide Drilling Resource, Inc., a Florida Corporation, independently owned and operated. 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 2021, 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 See you on the trail. Louisiana Ground Water Association Convention - Marksville LA With Pen - Computer in hand . . . Veronica I. “Ronnie” Jones, 850-547-0102 ronnie@worldwidedrillingresource.com Standing with our Drilling Industry Yesterday ~ Today ~ Tomorrow Business Directory Has a New Look! Making it easier for our valued subscribers to find what they are looking for - while at the same time, ensuring our valued advertisers get the attention they deserve, we decided to try something new. Now, in the main body of this magazine, those business cards are located at the bottom of certain pages ~ which are clearly marked in the Table of Contents. They are in alphabetical order by company name and have one category to the left of the business card. Due to space constraints, we are unable to list each item the company has to offer. Please call them for more information. Ways We Help YOU! Print Online Direct Inbox In Person 1. Economical ad pricing (Each ad appears FREE online with links.) 2. Space reservation a breeze 3. No voice mail (Personal interaction.) 4. FREE ad preparation (All ads retained for your future use.) 5. Ads reach over 9,000 Inboxes E-News Flash Mid-Month 6. Annual Trade Event WorldWide DownHome DrillFest™ in Branson. (A special time to enjoy camaraderie ~ fun with friends!) Join the WWDRTeam. Featured Articles for March - Bentonite / Grout The Importance of Thermal Grout Conductivity Page 34 No Doubt Hammer & Grout Page 7 Bentonite-Based Drilling Fluids Page 21 Bentonite Seals Page 8 Tablets or Chips? Page 29,32
7 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® No Doubt Hammer and Grout Adapted from Information by LKAB Wassara Using water to power a down-the-hole (DTH) hammer is an ideal choice for many drilling applications. Add a jet-grouting feature, and this makes a unique single-pass drilling and grouting system. Challenges with anchor drilling, immersed tunnels, cut-off walls, ground reinforcement, and survey, grout, and drainage holes are no match for such a system. It can handle many formations, including hard rock, boulders, concrete, limestone, granite, wood, till, and dense clay. In multiple drilling applications, jet-grouting plays a vital role in sealing and securing the boreholes. Whether grouting tunnel anchors or jet-grouting columns to stabilize walls, the single-pass system performs efficiently. Even when using a traditional drill and blast or tunnel boring machine, there is a need to drill long, straight holes to minimize production stops for surveying and grouting purposes, and the water-powered hammer and jetgrouting system maintains speed and accuracy throughout the entire hole length. The parts of this water-powered DTH hammer and jet-grouting system complement each other, while operating independently. The DTH hammer is connected directly to the drill bit and usually uses up to 79 gallons per minute of clean water with a pressure of up to 2611 psi. No power is lost through the drill string during operation, which enables the hammer to sustain high efficiency for any borehole length, even thousands of feet long. Water exits with sufficient velocity to move cuttings and debris to the surface and clean the borehole with minimum impact on the formation. It delivers cement grout through a channel during jetting, and a small amount of water runs to keep the cement grout from entering the hammer. There are four nozzle sockets for multiple configurations and preventing fluid backup on the jet-grouting hammer with an integrated check valve in the backhead. LKAB Wassara, headquartered in Huddinge, Sweden, is the developer of this world-patented water-powered DTH hammer and jet-grouting system. In the demanding McCook Reservoir, part of the gigantic Chicago Underflow Plan, a grout curtain had to be installed for the overburden cut-off wall to minimize the flow of water in and out of the reservoir. Wassara’s water-powered DTH hammer was selected for the deep holes required. Quality control indicated an average hole deviation of just over 1%. In another application, ground stabilization was needed for a huge storage building in Hässleholm, Sweden, because of sand and friction soil in different layers above the bedrock. Using the Wassara system, 288 columns were created, each 18 feet in length and 32 inches in diameter average size, with an average production of 15-20 grout columns per day. The sequence of drilling down to the bedrock took 7-8 minutes with an average penetration rate of 3.3 feet per minute while the grouting sequence took 14-15 minutes. Tried and tested, it is a most environmentally-friendly percussion-drilling method. C&G Stockholm, Sweden - Wassara’s largest water-powered 12-inch hammer W280 in a pile-drilling application. Mills Machine Company, Inc. manufactures stabilizersto keep drill rods centered in the borehole. Their heavy-walled steel pipe stabilizers are made with heat-treated steel tool joints, plus all wear surfaces are coated with carbide hard-facing. Mills Machine’s stabilizer collection includes: 0Smooth Stabilizer - Are normally a couple of inches smaller than the borehole inside diameter and can have an inner and outer barrel. 0Flow Through- Its variation for larger diameters allows the cuttings to flow between the inner and outer barrel. 0Straight Ribbed- They can have three or more ribs, which are welded to the steel tubing and are hard-faced the entire length. 0Spiral Ribbed - Hard-faced ribs are spiraled around the steel body to give 360-degree wall contact and assist in cutting removal. 0Spiral-Straight Ribbed - Has the wall contact of the spiral stabilizer, while reducing the cost of the spiraling process. 0Overhammer - They are built with standard rugged construction, with the ability to take the punishment of the downhole hammer and designed for the specific hammer it is coupled with. Mills Machine Company, Inc. is a Valued WWDRAdvertiser.
8 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Bentonite Seals for Environmental Drilling by Stewart Krause, Senior Sales Manager, Wyo-Ben, Inc. With the dramatic rise in environmental drilling of the 80s, came the need for additional products for well seals. Pellet and chip bentonite was already being used for their desirable swelling and low permeability properties in monitor well construction. Typically, monitor wells had a gravel pack at the bottom with a bentonite seal of either pellets or chips above and neat cement grout to the surface. As the engineering community began moving to PVC casing, some shortcomings of neat cement began to arise and/or were amplified. Cracking, shrinking and heat of hydration became serious problems. Heat of hydration, for example, caused the PVC to distort and expand. Once the cement set, the casing would cool and contract, causing the casing to pull away from the cement grout, leaving a micro annulus along the interface. At the same time, the environmental drilling industry was moving heavily into hollow stem auger well construction. This allowed the well to be completed inside the auger with a high degree of accuracy and minimal formation damage, but also required the grout seal to be placed inside the auger. Hydrating a column of bentonite pellets or chips inside the auger and then pulling the augers back resulted in more than one well being pulled out. With wells being drilled deeper, the need for grouts to be pumped into place came front and center. By this time, the bentonite industry had done a lot of testing for permeability and pumpability. Knowing more bentonite solids in a slurry will decrease the permeability and increase long-term stability, the challenge was to make it pumpable. Keep in mind, there were a very limited number of companies making small grout mixing and pumping equipment, which also compounded the challenge. Bentonite companies were challenged by the engineering side wanting higher solids flexible grouts, and contractors wanting something with better placeability. The industry target finally settled on 20 and 30% solids by weight, which meant two different products. Pumpable bentonite grouts generally fall into two distinct categories - inhibited or dispersed. Inhibitedbentonite grouts use inhibition technology, which means applying some sort of coating to the bentonite to inhibit water wetting or activation for a short period of time. The most common inhibition method is to add a polymer to the water prior to the addition of a granular bentonite. Another method is to use a bentonite slurry to suspend and coat a granular bentonite, allowing it to be pumped into place. Both methods take advantage of using lower surface area granular bentonite to extend the working time. Granular bentonite has less surface area than powder, thus hydrating slower, allowing more time to mix and pump. Dispersedbentonite grouts rely on dispersants (thinners) to keep the slurry pumpable at high bentonite solids concentrations. The idea is to keep the slurry pumpable while not compromising the gel strengths that make it set, or the in place permeability. For the manufacturer, choosing the correct dispersant and application rate is key. This is why manufacturers stress mixing the product as it was designed. Case in point, taking a product designed to be mixed at 30% solids and mixing it to 20% solids makes it much easier to pump, but produces a very low gel strength, thus a poor performing, unstable setting grout. Bentonite grouts do have limitations, and understanding those limits is key to a successful project. Bentonite grout slurries are susceptible to some of the same contaminants we run into with bentonite-based drilling fluids. High levels of chlorides, calcium, and hydrocarbons will affect the performance of the in place grout. We now know pumpable bentonite grouts don’t perform well long-term in the vadose zone where permeable formations are present, but work very well in saturated conditions. Bentonite grouts do not exhibit structural strength, so if compressive strength is desired, they are not the tool you are looking for. From the early development period through today, we have seen a lot of changes in how we use bentonite grouts and continue to refine how we make and place them to perform desired tasks. From ground source heat pumps and well seals to grounding rods, bentonite grouts work for us every day. ENV April 12-13, 2021~ The Louisiana Ground Water Association will hold its Annual Convention & Trade Show once again at the Paragon Casino in Marksville, Louisiana. The festivities begin Monday at 6 p.m. for cocktail hour, followed by dinner at 7 p.m., then Bingo at 8. There will be continuing education credit seminars on Tuesday, along with trade show exhibits of products and services for the industry. Find the registration form at www.lgwa.org See more events at www.worldwidedrillingresource.com online issue. Are you planning to go? WorldWide will be looking for you! Join WWDRR
9 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Multiconsult Introduces Hybrid Rig The first hybrid drilling rig for geotechnical surveys in Norway is ready for its first assignment for Multiconsult. The GM 100 GT Hybrid sets a new standard for construction equipment, producing virtually zero emissions. “This is the closest thing to a green geotechnical drilling rig that exists, and we are looking forward to starting to use it. As far as we know, there are currently no equivalent hybrid drilling rigs operating in Norway, or elsewhere in the world. It’s really exciting to be the first company to introduce an innovative rig like this,” said Vidar Baafjord, who heads Multiconsult’s geo-technical survey section. The GM 100 GT Hybrid can be used for most kinds of soil sampling and soil penetration tests. When starting operations, the rig runs on electricity via on-site temporary power supply. When there is no electric supply available, the motor is powered by a biofuel diesel, which reduces emissions 70-90% compared to fossil fuel diesel. Additionally, the rig will produce much less engine noise when running on electricity. Multiconsult set the specification for the new hybrid rig, which was supplied by Finnish company Geomachine OY through its service partner PTO Teknikk AS. “Our ambition is to put our industry on a more sustainable course. That includes challenging our suppliers to develop and offer sustainable solutions. The new hybrid rig is very much in line with that ambition, and we are very proud to be the first company to introduce this innovation,” said Therese Bodding Sæthre, who heads Multiconsult’s geo, water, and environment business unit. For a link to this website, visit this page at: worldwidedrillingresource.com
10 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Leading Indicators should be Followed by Britt Storkson Owner, P2FlowLLC According to Forbes magazine, the concept of leading indicators is sort of a “crystal ball” and are metrics which could help predict the future. They are kind of an extrapolation of existing patterns that, while not absolutely certain, give us a “window” into what will happen in the future. For example, if an employee has been incompetent in the past, he or she will almost certainly be incompetent in the future. There are exceptions, of course, but past practices can predict future performance to a great degree. These “leading indicators” can also indicate the probability of accidents. Certain negative actions or practices can greatly increase the probability of an accident happening. The story of AirAsia Flight 8501 provides many examples of flight crew practices that would suggest a high probability of an “accident waiting to happen”. AirAsia Flight 8501 took off from Surabaya, Java, Indonesia, for a flight to Singapore on Sunday, December 28, 2014. About an hour after take-off the Airbus A320 aircraft crashed into the Java Sea, killing all 162 people onboard. A Wikipedia report said the crash started with a malfunction in two of the plane’s rudder travel limiter units (RTLU). A soldered electrical connection that was cracked likely caused a caution light in the cockpit to intermittently turn on. The plane’s maintenance records showed the RTLU warning had been sent 23 times over the previous year, but was always solved (and never further investigated, which could have identified the underlying electrical problem) by resetting the RTLU system. When they say “resetting” the RTLU system they mean a “power on reset”. This means shutting off the power to the entire system for a time and then turning the power back on. While most in the industry downplay the need to “power on reset” a computer system, in reality it indicates a serious problem. Properly written and tested software should never require a power on reset to work correctly. In this case, the pilot did just that in an attempt to solve the problem. He shut off the circuit breaker powering the system because he had seen engineers in the past do it to correct this issue. The problem was, the particular circuit breaker he shut off was prohibited to be shut off in-flight, and he unknowingly shut off the power to other critical systems leading to the issues that caused the crash. I cannot emphasize this enough: Properly written and tested software should never require a power on reset to work correctly. Most of us drive our computer-controlled cars and use other computer-controlled equipment for years and never need to reset anything. I submit that any computer-controlled device that ever requires a power on reset should be immediately shut down and tagged out of service. Had this policy been implemented, it would have spared these 162 lives and probably many others. Britt Britt Storkson may be contacted via e-mail to michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com Considering Attending? The Second Annual WorldWide DownHome DrillFest™ in Branson, Missouri August 16-18, 2021 The Chateau on the Lake Spa Resort and Convention Center www.chateauonthelake.com/ Take A Look!
12 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® In Memoriam Thomas Alan Thorson (1938~2020) Thomas Alan Thorson, 82, of Casper, Wyoming, passed away December 16, 2020, after facing cancer the last few years. He was president of Black Hills Bentonite LLC, which he led for six decades. It was a family business his father Harry cofounded in 1947. Directed by Harry to study geology at the University of Wyoming, Tom embraced it wholeheartedly. He graduated in 1960, married his first wife Pat, and moved to Moorcroft to officially start his career in the bentonite industry. During this time, he also served in the Wyoming Army National Guard. In 1964, Tom, Pat, and daughter Cynthia moved to Casper as the company grew and shifted to higher capacity operations. The family was graced with two more children, Vicky and Peter. Over the years, Tom tenaciously navigated advancements in the business as market demand evolved. He had a knack for hiring talented people and giving them as much responsibility as possible. In 1991, Tom and Pat parted ways, and he married Kathleen. They travelled the world and worked on many charitable endeavors. A heartfelt project for them both was I-Reach 2, which provides support for adults with developmental disabilities and brain injuries. Tom even funded a new building named for Kathleen’s brother Ralph, who has Down Syndrome. Tom led an extraordinary life. Above all, he was generous, adventuresome, good-natured, and sincerely compassionate to family, friends, and noble causes. He would be the first to tell you how lucky he was during his lifetime and was very willing to share his good fortune with others. Brian Kassel, Jr. Foothills Drilling Equipment, Inc. is mourning the loss of Brian Kassel, Jr. on January 14, 2021, after a brief illness and hospitalization. He was founder and president of the company in Columbus, North Carolina, which was started with the vision of being a highly customer-focused and vital resource in the construction drilling market. His team will profoundly miss his leadership, vision, and friendship. Donald “Don” Brown The Minnesota Water Well Association reported long-time well drilling icon, Donald “Don” Brown, left this life on January 2, 2021. Born in Franklin, Minnesota, Don left the farm at a young age to do well work. Drilling around granite geology, he learned to dowse for water. He was involved in the water well industry from the early 1950s until the late 1990s, employed at several companies, before he opened D & J Brown Pump Repair Company in Sleepy Eye. If anyone needed information on old wells in the area, Don was their go-to man. He could remember details about every well he ever drilled or worked on. After he retired, he would reminisce about well drilling history and old well drilling equipment. Don is survived by his wife Judy, and children Jared and Darcy. The management and staff of WorldWide Drilling Resource® extend their sympathies to the family, friends, and former colleagues of these industry gentlemen. Lest we forget . . . Irrigation by: Rain Bird Academy Training April 5-9 ~ Little Rock, AR April 5-9 ~ Pensacola, FL April 12-16 ~ San Diego, CA April 12-16 ~ Clearwater, FL April 19-23 ~ Hudson, WI April 20-22 ~ Chicago, IL phone: 800-498-1942 www.rainbirdservices.com Education Connection Drilling Fundamentals by: Hydraulic Training Associates Hydraulic Schematic Troubleshooting Training March 29-31 ~ ONLINE via Zoom phone: 866-432-9771 www.htahydraulics.com Groundwater / Water Well by: Texas Ground Water Association Continuing Education Classes April 9 ~ Plainview, TX April 10 ~ Round Rock, TX April 17 ~ Houston, TX phone: 512-472-7437 www.tgwa.org More education opportunities during events can be found by clicking here online at: worldwidedrillingresource.com
WorldWide Drilling Resource® is proud to be a member of these associations. Alberta Water Well Drilling Association Tel: 780-386-2335 awwda2019@gmail.com Arizona Water Well Association admin@azwwa.org www.azwwa.org Black Hills Chapter of the ISEE President: Erik Carlson www.bitwconference.org British Columbia Ground Water Assn. Tel: 604-530-8934 secretary@bcgwa.org www.bcgwa.org California Groundwater Association Tel: 916-231-2134 Fax: 614-898-7791 www.groundh2o.org Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association Tel: 727-577-5004 info@csda.org www.csda.org Empire State Water Well Drillers Assn. Tel: 315-339-8960 Fax: 315-339-8960 sue@nywelldriller.org www.nywelldriller.org Florida Ground Water Association 850-205-5641 djessup@executiveoffice.org www.fgwa.org Indiana Ground Water Assn. Tel: 888-443-7330 Fax: 765-231-4430 ingroundwater@gmail.com www.indianagroundwater.org Iowa Geothermal Association Tel: 515-224-6469 info@iowageothermal.org www.iowageothermal.org Kentucky Groundwater Association Tel: 606-523-1215 Fax: 866-896-0184 www.kygwa.org Louisiana Ground Water Association Tel: 225-744-4554 www.lgwa.org Michigan Ground Water Association Tel: 855-225-6492 Fax: 614-898-7786 www.michigangroundwater.com Minnesota Water Well Association Tel: 800-332-2104 www.mwwa.org Missouri Water Well Association Tel: 314-974-6992 Mwwa.MoWaterWellAssociation@yahoo.com Montana Water Well Drillers Association Tel: 406-686-3168 www.mwwda.org National Drilling Association Tel: 877-632-4748 Fax: 216-803-9900 www.nda4u.com National Ground Water Association Tel: 800-551-7379 Fax: 614-898-7786 www.ngwa.org Nebraska Well Drillers Association Tel: 402-476-0162 jason@h2oboy.net www.nebraskawelldrillers.org New Jersey Ground Water Association barbemor@gmail.com www.njgwa.org North Carolina Ground Water Assn. Tel: 919-876-0687 elaine@execman.net www.ncgwa.org North Dakota Well Drillers Association Tel: 701-567-4126 ndwda@outlook.com Northern Plains Chapter of the ISEE President: Billy Obermire Tel: 307-689-0050 www.bitwconference.org Ohio Water Well Association, Inc. Tel: 937-278-0308 Fax: 937-278-0317 www.ohiowaterwell.org Oklahoma Ground Water Association Tel: 405-209-6482 Josh@okgroundwater.org www.okgroundwater.org Ontario Groundwater Association Tel: 519-245-7194 Fax: 519-245-7196 executivedirector@ogwa.ca www.ogwa.ca Pennsylvania Ground Water Association Tel: 814-553-3883 pgwaorg@gmail.com www.pgwa.org Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic Tel: 402-472-7550 jloomis3@unl.edu http://sedc.unl.edu South Atlantic Well Drillers “JUBILEE” Tel: 855-987-7469 Fax: 850-222-3019 kbarclay@executiveoffice.org www.jubileewatershow.com South Carolina Ground Water Association Tel: 803-356-6809 Fax: 803-356-6826 scgwa@sc.rr.com www.scgwa.org South Dakota Well Drillers Association Tel: 605-734-6631 www.sdwda.org Southwest Mississippi Community College Well Construction Technology Tel: 601-276-3738 cdunn@smcc.edu Tennessee Water Well Association Tel: 865-761-4363 tnwaterwellassociation@gmail.com Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Tel: 940-723-4131 Fax: 940-723-4132 joannb@texasalliance.org www.texasalliance.org Texas Ground Water Association Tel: 512-472-7437 Fax: 512-472-0537 drobbins@twca.org www.tgwa.org Utah Ground Water Association Tel: 801-541-7259 www.utahgroundwater.org Virginia Water Well Association Tel: 804-387-8395 Fax: 804-302-7978 info@vawaterwellassociation.org www.vawaterwellassociation.org 13 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Is Your Company Heading to ? Make sure to reserve your spaceonthe WWDRJUBILEE Pinpointer map so attendees will know where to find your booth. Space is limited! Call our Public Relations Professionals (850-547-0102) for more information. SAMPLE
14 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Private Well Water Testing and the Drilling Professional Adapted from Information by Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine and the EPA An estimated 13 million U.S. households rely on private wells for drinking water without regulation by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency). As drilling professionals, do you know what happens after a successfully-drilled well and submission of the well log to the appropriate state agency? In most cases, the private well owner, with little knowledge of these matters, is solely responsible for the long-term safety of their drinking water. This puts many people at risk for drinking unsafe water since time and environmental factors may eventually adversely affect some wells. What can be done, then, to encourage private well owners to test their wells periodically to ensure safe drinking water? Consider one study, conducted in northern New England, focusing on an area where 40 - 50% of the population depends on private wells. A public health concern is the level of arsenic known to contaminate 10 - 20% of bedrock wells in New Hampshire. The study noted vulnerable populations, such as children and elderly, are at high risk for ingesting harmful contaminants, which can cause many health conditions, including bladder and other cancers. The public health system’s limited success encouraging private well owners to test their wells periodically yielded the startling statistics of nearly 60% not testing for at least three years and 15% never testing. Poor compliance has been attributed in part to a lack of physician awareness about health risks of well water, confusion about which chemicals to test for, poor lab access, and the cost of testing. In Hanover, New Hampshire, Dartmouth Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Center’s team conducted a two-armed study with 11 pediatric and family medicine clinics. Parents with children under one year using private wells received free well water testing kits. Both study arms yielded a 29% testing completion rate. However, the arm with both the owner and clinic informed along with followup reminders was more than twice as likely to result in test completion. The main takeaway was the positive correlation between physicians communicating with well owners and testing compliance. What does this say to the drilling professionals trusted to assure the initial safety of the water wells they drill? Communication is key. Left to their own devices, many private well owners are simply happy to turn on the tap and have running water. But, they need to know more. Perhaps a cautionary discussion with the owner, as well as printed information on protecting a newly-drilled well could make a difference. Advise owners to contact local health departments to get free testing kits. Finally, a simple testing schedule with a chart identifying reasons to test water immediately might encourage new and existing well owners to safeguard their family’s long-term health. Photo courtesy of EPA. WTR
15 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Environmental Monitoring by Thomas Kwader, Ph.D., P.G. Owner, Qwater Well Developer and WorldWide Drilling Resource® Hydrogeologist The Time has come to Properly Abandon Shallow, Large-Diameter Wells Lately there have been a lot of news stories about people, including children, falling into shallow, large-diameter wells. Once a child has fallen even a few feet down into a well, it can be extremely difficult to safely rescue the child from the snug-fitting well. Even though the depth is often less than a few dozen feet, the removal of a person out of an 8 to 20-inch borehole can be extremely physically challenging - not to mention the emotional trauma inflicted on the individual and everyone involved. A little history - Shallow hand-dug wells were once common where shallow water tables were encountered just a few feet below land surface. The water in these wells was often extracted with a bailer, bucket, or pitcher-type pump. Many of these wells were left unused and covered by wooden boards that rotted from age and now act as a “trap” for folks walking or playing in the area. Some well locations have been forgotten. In most cases, these wells no longer serve their intended purpose, or the land could have changed hands and the wells were never properly abandoned. If the open well is still serving a purpose, a replacement well can be installed with a screen and pump in a safe setting, removing the safety hazard. Otherwise, the well needs to be properly abandoned. Abandonment methods vary from state to state, so check with your state’s regulators for guidance. Generally, the borehole should be filled from bottom to top with an inert, nonpolluting, flowable substance (clay, mud, etc.). As members of the well drilling profession, we owe it to ourselves to protect people from harm and encourage others to do so as well. Even if we are not “responsible” for a well that may be hazardous, we should be proactive. We should work to educate the public on well abandonment and how to identify potential shallow, large-diameter wells in need of abandonment. Tom Tom Kwader may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com ENV
16 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® The Lost Sales Paradox by Tim Connor Do you know what your lost sales are costing you every month? Every year? Let me give you two quick examples. It’s what I refer to as “The Lost Sales Paradox”. Example one: Your average sales are $1000 per order. You have five salespeople on your team, and their average close percentage is one out of three sales presentations. They see approximately 30 potential prospects every month. The results: Your average salesperson closes 10 sales a month for $10,000 in total revenue every month. So, your organization is closing 50 sales a month for $50,000 in revenue, but you are also losing 100 sales per month (the 2 out of 3 they don’t close) for a total of $100,000 - or around $1 million bucks a year in total lost sales. Example two: Your average sales are $5000 per order. You have 20 salespeople and their average closing percentage is 1 out of 3 prospect presentations. They each see 40 potential prospects each month. The results: Your average salesperson is closing 13 sales per month for $65,000 in revenue times 20 salespeople, so the total organization monthly revenue is a little under $1.5 million or around $15,600,000 per year, but you are also losing almost $3 million in monthly revenue or $31,200,000 per year. To summarize: Example one ~ Yearly sales revenue $600,000 ~ Lost sales revenue for the year is $1,200,000. Example two ~ Yearly sales revenue $18,000,000 ~ Lost sales revenue for the year is $30,000,000. Regardless of your organization’s products or services, the number of sales employees, your sales-generating model, your competition, or your market share, the above paradox generally applies. Why? First - Very few salespeople or organizations have a 100% new customer closing ratio. Second - Every organization, sooner or later, loses customers or clients for any number of reasons. Third - Every day the world is getting more competitive. Fourth - If you are not reinventing, staying ahead of the trends, and staying in touch with reality, it’s only a matter of time before you become a statistic. You need to invest a few thousand dollars in teaching your sales team, customer service employees, or other employees who interact with your customers the essential and/or creative communication, sales, and negotiation skills to ensure you don’t lose this revenue year after year because they lack the necessary skills or attitudes to perform with consistent, effective, and creative excellence. I get it - there are other important things you can invest in, or spend your money on, like more technology, nicer offices, or employee compensation. but if you add up the losses over the years, imagine what you could have done with that extra monthafter-month revenue! Yes, the sales process has evolved over the years due to technology. Yes, the world is becoming a global village. And yes, with social media, Internet buying patterns, and economic uncertainty, things are changing, but there are three things not changing. One - people buy from organizations and people they trust. Two - technology will never completely replace the human touch when it comes to major, critical, or significant purchases. Three - success will always involve a “blending” process - mixing the best strategies, approaches, and techniques from the past, present, and future. If your organization is losing more sales revenue than you are achieving (and you might be amazed at how many organizations don’t know these statistics when it comes to lost sales percentages or reasons), and when you are ready to get ahead of the curve when it comes to sales and marketing philosophy and performance-based approaches, what steps are you going to take? In His service, Tim Tim Connor may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com BEWARE! All insurance policies ARE NOT created the same! Insurance for the Water Well Drilling Industry based on 27 years of INSURING Water Well Drillers! Our compe ve policies offer coverage for: jDown the Hole Loss jLoss of Income on Drill Rigs jProfessional Liability jPollu"on Liability jWorkers’ Compensa"on jInland Marine jCommercial Auto jUmbrella/Excess Liability jProperty jVoluntary Flow Breakout Containment LorriePartridge, AAI President Lorrie@ blackadar.com Chy LeClair Commercial Agent Chy@ blackadar.com Sissy L. Beery Vice President Sissy@ blackadar.com
Hydraulic Fracturing Ban would have Major Impact Adapted from Information by the U.S. Department of Energy With a new administration in the White House, hydraulic fracturing is once again under the microscope. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy has prepared a new report on the negative impacts a hydraulic fracturing ban would have on the country. The report, Economic and National Security Impacts Under a Hydraulic Fracturing Ban, explains how a ban would have far-reaching and severe consequences, including the loss of millions of jobs, price spikes at the gas pump, and higher electricity costs for all Americans. Perhaps one of the most eye-opening conclusions the report brings to light is how a ban on hydraulic fracturing would end the country’s role as the world’s largest gas and oil producer and force the United States to become an importer of gas and oil, again. “Hydraulic fracturing tapped the great reservoir of America’s natural resources. That technology made the United States the world’s largest oil and natural gas producer, while also creating high-paying jobs and delivering great consumer savings,” said Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy Steven Winberg. “This report . . . details just how devastating the economic and national security impacts of a ban would be. Banning this technology would derail our recovery from recent COVID-related economic disruptions and increase the risk of another recession.” The report indicates consumers would feel most of the impact through higher electricity and natural gas costs. Retail electricity would increase by more than $480 billion between 2021 - 2025, and retail natural gas costs would increase by more than $400 billion during the same period. The report also revealed gasoline and diesel costs would soar, with gasoline prices going up to more than $4.20 per gallon in 2022 and 2023, and diesel prices increasing to $4.56 per gallon in 2022. The shale revolution created by hydraulic fracturing and related technology, specifically horizontal directional drilling, is also responsible for the country’s well-documented environmental success record - the reduction of carbon and other emissions to record-low levels. Natural gas is key to that environmental success because it fuels more than one-third of U.S. electric power plants and serves as an important enabler for integrating low-carbon intermittent renewables like wind and solar. “Taking away hydraulic fracturing technology from America’s oil and natural gas industry removes the primary technique needed to efficiently and responsibly extract abundant U.S. energy resources. Without new wells brought online, U.S. natural gas and oil production would rapidly fall, reversing the past decade's energy security gains,” said Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas Shawn Bennett. A ban of this magnitude would have rippling effects on other renewable energy technology growth as the gas and oil industry also provides the raw materials for solar panels, wind turbines, and associated equipment, namely plastics and metals production. Over the past year, the United States has reduced its trade deficits by nearly $12 billion by increasing its LNG (liquified natural gas) exports. The country has also made incredible scientific and technical advances to increase recovery from reservoirs while reducing environmental impacts. Eliminating the primary technology responsible for America’s gas and oil production growth would be devastating to its people, the economy, environment, and the country’s geopolitical standing. 17 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® eranhenderson@gmail.com New & Used Tricones PDCs Drag & Claw Bits Drill Collars Bit Tipping Subs & Stabilizers HDD Bits & Reamers DTH Hammer & Bits Custom Fabrication Junk Mills / Fishing Tools Rod Henderson 661-201-6259 Eran Henderson 661-330-0790 G&O
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19 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Operational Excellence & Safety: Two Sides of the Same Coin Adapted from Information by BME Integrating safety firmly as part of operational excellence is the key to improved health and safety records in the mining workplace. Ramesh Dhoorgapersadh, general manager of safety, health, environment, risk, and quality at blasting and explosives leader BME, explained the company’s Safety for Life brand, which focuses on three bottom-line essentials: safety for people, the environment, and the commercial sustainability of the business. BME’s main goal is for all employees and contractors to go home in the same condition they arrived at work, having delivered quality service and products to the customer with no harm to the environment. Noted for its safety performance improvement over the past three years, BME has several safety interventions which contributed to this progress. Some of these are visual felt leadership, process safety, near miss reporting, driver awareness programs, and fatigue management. Dhoorgapersadh said, “The drive for safety is a never-ending process of analyzing even minor incidents and generating fresh ideas to reinforce our Safety for Life interventions. It is also vital to report and understand near misses, which are valuable indicators of where we can prevent incidents before they occur.” Enhanced safety has been an ongoing consideration in BME’s development of products and services to ensure the safe and efficient use of explosives in the field. Recently, the company launched their new Blasting Guide mobile app, allowing users to rapidly calculate and check blast designs. They also use electronic, rather than electric or nonelectric, detonators for firing blastholes. Electric detonators are susceptible to extraneous electricity, possibly causing unexpected detonation, and nonelectric detonators do not have circuit testing capability, so they may lead to misfires. In contrast, electronic detonators are safe from extraneous electricity except for lightning, and each detonator in the blasting circuit can be checked before firing to make sure it is functioning correctly. To minimize the risk of flyrock, BME uses specialized electronic and software tools that enable field measurement of blasthole deviations and measurement of the amount of rock in front of the blasthole. These field measurements are compared with the engineered blast design and adjustments are then made, if needed, to ensure a safe blast. BME incorporates a wide range of safety protocols into its manufacturing operations, aligning them with global best practices for chemical industries. Their business culture, indeed, blends operational excellence and safety as vital linked components for responsible business practices. EXB Electronic detonators equal safer blasting. May Issue Deadlines! Space Reservation: March 25th Display & Classified Ad Copy: April 1st
20 MARCH 2021 WorldWide Drilling Resource® New RC Exploration Drilling Rig Foremost is excited to announce a brand new RC Exploration Drilling Rig will be added to the company’s exploration equipment product lineup this year, the Apex65. The Apex65 features a proprietary feed system which reduces maintenance costs, increases safety, and improves performance. With 65,000 pounds of pullback and the ability to be configured on tracks or chassis, the Apex65can be used in a wide range of reverse circulation exploration requirements, making it one of the most versatile, powerful, and safe drill rigs in the mineral exploration industry. The journey to bring this drill from a mere concept to reality included a lot of hard work and creativity from the company’s engineering and manufacturing teams. Send your Breaking News to Bonnie@worldwidedrillingresource.com Breaking News WHO’S IN THE NEWS James White has been appointed vice president of business development for Wellmaster. Company President and CEO Doug White said, “James’ leadership and commitment to excellence is key in our team navigating the challenges and opportunities of these unprecedented times.” “We are making a difference,” stated James. “As I take on my new responsibilities, I know our best is yet to come.” Additional announcements from the Society for Mining, Metal lurgy & Exploration (SME), Deep Foundations Institute (DFI), DFI Educational Trust, and SJE Rhombus can be found by clicking this box in our online issue: worldwidedrillingresource.com Send your Who’s in the News to: bonnie@ worldwidedrillingresource.com SIMCO® Drilling Equipment, Inc. of Osceola, Iowa, congratulates Ballard Water Well in Willis, Texas. After researching and looking at several drill rig manufacturers, they ultimately decided to purchase the SIMCO 7000, known for its reliability. In Texas, they are drilling from 300- to 600-foot and deeper water wells with up to 15-inch-diameter boreholes. Pictured is Chris, Wes, and Sam Ballard. SIMCO® Drilling Equipment, Inc. Send your deals to: michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com D e a l m a k e r s
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