WorldWide Drilling Resource

5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® AUGUST 2013 Aardvark Packers.........................................................................24 American Manufacturing................................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)............................................44 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)..................................11 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)…....…….…....................93 Bit Brokers International...............................................................17 Bitco, Inc.......................................................................................63 Bloom Mfg., Inc............................................................................40 Blue Demon Company, Inc...........................................................74 Boshart Industries........................................................................71 California Groundwater Association (CGA) Convention...............74 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI)................................................................77 Centerline Manufacturing Company.............................................20 CONEXPO-CON/AGG.................................................................10 Di-Corp.........................................................................................19 Doosan Portable Power................................................................69 Double Life Corporation...............................................................72 Drill Pipe, Inc................................................................................23 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)............................................95 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM).........................................................34 DRILLMAX, Inc...............................................................................2 Eno Scientific................................................................................26 Fecon, Inc.....................................................................................32 Filmark Products, Inc....................................................................41 Flomatic Corporation....................................................................73 Flow Center Products, Inc............................................................47 FMC Technologies..........................................................................8 Foremost Industries......................................................................31 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company).......................................21 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)......................................96 GeoPro, Inc..................................................................................45 Geoprobe Systems ® .....................................................................25 Geothermal Supply Company, Inc. (GSC)....................................42 GETEC, Inc..................................................................................54 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc....................................35 Shallow Gas & Oil Section................................................................34 Energy Expo - Ignite the Industry!........................................................37 FOCUS: Oil & Gas Well Construction Amendments in Texas..............38 FOCUS: Wyoming Considers Groundwater Testing............................38 Storkson, Britt: Tractor Transformation.............................................41 White, Harold: Water/Gas Exploration...............................................35 Geothermal Section...........................................................................42 2 Alterra Signs Agreement for Chilean Geothermal Project.................47 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring............................48 Studying the Success of Geothermal Drilling.......................................42 International Section.........................................................................49 Focus on Global Mining.......................................................................54 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 22.........................................54 Global Petroleum Show Now an Annual Event!...................................49 2 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International.................................53 Mining Section...................................................................................55 Mining in the USA Part 15....................................................................57 Short, Harry W.: California’s Alleghany Mining District.......................55 Safety Section....................................................................................59 Connor, Tim: Sales Tips................................................................61,72 Healthy Hands Begin with Quality Skin Care.......................................59 Stateside Section..............................................................................65 FOCUS: Cutter, Bess: Your View.......................................................68 Stockert, Reggie: Reggie’s World......................................................67 Water Well Section............................................................................70 Doosan Introduces Revolutionary Air Compressor..............................75 FOCUS: Corey, Bill: Too Many Faults................................................72 FOCUS: Groundwater Sustainability Discussed.................................92 FOCUS: Methane and Drinking Water................................................71 FOCUS: Time is Running Out to Get the Lead Out!............................74 2 FOCUS: Using Simple Spreadsheets to Solve Groundwater Issues.73,78 GEFCO Training Class 2013 Through the Eyes of a Student..............76 NDA had a Grand Time in Florida........................................................76 A D V E R T I S E R S This Month’s Editorial Focus ~ Recognizing National Water Quality Month. 2 These articles are also in Spanish. 2 Estos articulos son también en Español. Global Mining Technology Forum.................................................56 Hole Products...............................................................................29 Infinity Tool Manufacturing..............................................................4 International Construction & Utility Equipment Expo (ICUEE)......52 Int'l Ground Source Heat Pump Assn. (IGSHPA) Technical Conf....43 KC Bit & Supply............................................................................55 King Oil Tools (an Astec Industries Company)..............................39 Kingsland Drill International, Inc...................................................16 KS Bit, Inc.....................................................................................64 Lilin Group....................................................................................51 MARL Technologies, Inc...............................................................60 Mills Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................36 Mills Machine Company, Inc...........................................................3 Mincon, Inc...................................................................................94 National Drilling Association (NDA) Convention……..….……....68 Noland Drilling Equipment............................................................48 North Houston Machine, Inc.........................................................27 Palmer Bit Company.....................................................................46 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc............................................................41 Rex McFadden LTD......................................................................76 RLC Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................18 Rotary Drilling Equipment, LLC....................................................37 Sandvik Construction......................................................................15 SEMCO, Inc........................................................................................1 SIMCO ® Drilling Equipment..........................................................75 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................67 Sullivan-Palatek, Inc.....................................................................57 Thompson International, Inc.........................................................33 Throop Rock Bit Company............................................................59 Toney Drilling Supplies, Inc..........................................................72 Well-Vu, Inc......................................................................................49 Western Rubber & Manufacturing, Inc..........................................78 WorldWide Service Center™ ..............................................................7 Wyo-Ben, Inc................................................................................13 Breaking News ...................................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ...................................81-96 Dealmakers ........................................................................................61 E-News Flash Update .........................................................................51 Education Connection ......................................................................40 Fun Page .............................................................................................44 Hot Off the Press .................................................................................9 Obituary: Forbes, Jr., Arthur Henry “Mike” .....................................38 Obituary: LaBrake, Darrin Wesley ....................................................30 Photos: bauma 2013.................................................................14,50,58 Photos: Best in the West...........................................................28,62,66 Photos: Ontario Ground Water Association (OGWA)...........................70 Planning Ahead ................................................................................22 Product Spotlight ..............................................................................33 Ronnie’s Real World ..........................................................................26 Who’s in the News .............................................................................58 WorldWide Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a smile™! ...........................6 WorldWide Referral Index.............................................................79-80 Construction-Geotechnical Section................................................10 CONEXPO-CON/AGG Earns IBP Status............................................12 2 Cosby, Scott: Choosing Quality Drilling Suppliers...........................11 Directional Section............................................................................17 FOCUS: Using HDD to Prevent Water Contamination........................20 Freimuth, Eric: Hydraulic Training.....................................................19 McLarty Ray: Drilling Fluid Updates..............................................17,20 Environmental Section.....................................................................23 FOCUS: Dalzell, Thomas: Groundwater Sampling Part 1.........................26 FOCUS: EPA Awards $2 Million for Water Research..........................24 FOCUS: Geological Modeling for Groundwater Contamination..........25 FOCUS: Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring......................23 Exploration-Blasthole Section.........................................................28 New Addition for Fecon Drill Rig..........................................................32 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II..........................30 This Month’s Editorial Highlights Include: