WorldWide Drilling Resource

5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JULY 2013 Aardvark Packers............................................................................55 American Manufacturing....................................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)............................................24 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)..................................11 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)…....…….…....................94 Bit Brokers International...............................................................20 Bitco, Inc.......................................................................................30 Bloom Mfg., Inc.................................................................................55 Blue Demon Company, Inc...........................................................19 CANWELL (Canada’s National Groundwater Symposium)...........73 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI)..................................................................32 Centerline Manufacturing Company.............................................14 Central Mine Equipment Company (CME)...................................27 CONEXPO-CON/AGG.................................................................54 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC).......................................................51 Doosan Portable Power................................................................31 Double Life Corporation....................................................................62 Drill Pipe, Inc................................................................................13 DrillHead......................................................................................42 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)............................................96 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM).........................................................38 DRILLMAX, Inc.............................................................................95 Fecon, Inc.....................................................................................46 Filmark Products, Inc....................................................................17 Flomatic Corporation....................................................................69 Flow Center Products, Inc............................................................46 FMC Technologies..........................................................................8 Foremost Industries......................................................................67 GEFCO (The George E. Failing Co.)..............................................1 Geoprobe Systems ® .....................................................................22 Geothermal Supply Company, Inc. (GSC)....................................42 GETEC, Inc.............................................................................................61 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc....................................57 Gus Pech Manufacturing Company, Inc.......................................45 Hole Products...............................................................................23 Exploration-Blasthole Section.........................................................29 2 FOCUS: Storkson, Britt: Education: We Need the Basics............29,30 Sullivan, JD: How to Win Bids............................................................33 Shallow Gas & Oil Section................................................................34 FOCUS: Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring..............35 FOCUS: Missouri S&T Receives Donation for Petroleum Engineering...36 Gulf Coast Oil & Gas Awards...............................................................36 Geothermal Section...........................................................................40 Connor, Tim: Success Tips................................................................46 FOCUS: AGWT Offering a Geothermal Education You Can Trust!.....42 International Section.........................................................................48 FOCUS: One of a Kind Drilling and Blasting Program.........................52 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International....................................49 2 Seismic Exploration in Rioja, Spain Complete..................................51 Mining Section...................................................................................55 FOCUS: Mining Engineering Program at South Dakota College.........56 FOCUS: Mining Graduates Earn More than Ivy League Graduates....56 Mining in the USA Part 14....................................................................57 Short, Harry W.: Red Rock Canyon...................................................55 Safety Section....................................................................................58 FOCUS: National Mine Health Safety Academy..................................59 2 FOCUS: New Skid Steer Safety E- books Available in Spanish.......61 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II..........................62 Stateside Section..............................................................................64 Cutter, Bess: Your View......................................................................70 FOCUS: Stockert, Reggie: Reggie’s World.......................................69 Giving Thanks to Those Who Secure Our Freedom............................66 Water Well Section............................................................................71 Corey, Bill: Detecting Dry Run............................................................71 Doosan Names Australian Dealer.......................................................76 FOCUS: Well Construction Program in Southwest Mississippi...........73 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 21.........................................73 White, Harold: Water/Gas Exploration...............................................74 A D V E R T I S E R S This Month’s Editorial Focus ~ Careers, Education, and Training - Preparing for the Future. 2 These articles are also in Spanish. 2 Estos articulos son también en Español. Infinity Tool Manufacturing............................................................93 International Construction & Utility Equipment Expo (ICUEE)......10 KC Bit & Supply............................................................................53 King Oil Tools................................................................................39 Kingsland Drill International, Inc...................................................56 KS Bit, Inc........................................................................................37 Lilin Group........................................................................................59 MARL Technologies, Inc...............................................................74 Merrill Mfg.....................................................................................66 Mills Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................28 Mills Machine Company, Inc...........................................................4 Mincon, Inc...................................................................................60 National Drilling Association (NDA) Convention...........................70 Noland Drilling Equipment............................................................52 North Houston Machine, Inc.........................................................72 Palmer Bit Company.....................................................................47 Qwater Well Development Tools...................................................21 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc............................................................34 RLC Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................15 Rex McFadden LTD......................................................................36 Rotary Drilling Equipment, LLC....................................................70 Sandvik Construction.........................................................................3 Scorpion Engineering, Inc................................................................34 SEMCO, Inc.........................................................................................2 SIMCO ® Drilling Equipment.............................................................43 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................50 Straightline HDD, Inc....................................................................16 Sullivan-Palatek, Inc.....................................................................35 Thompson International, Inc.........................................................63 Throop Rock Bit Company............................................................25 Varel International……………………………..…….......…….…….77 Well-Vu, Inc....................................................................................49 WorldWide Service Center™ ..............................................................7 Wyo-Ben, Inc................................................................................41 Breaking News ...................................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ...................................81-96 Dealmakers ...................................................................................24,62 E-News Flash Update .........................................................................23 Education Connection ......................................................................53 Fun Page .............................................................................................63 Hot Off the Press .................................................................................9 Obituary: Banks, Jr., Russell Bradford ............................................33 Obituary: Beck, Rick Dale .................................................................11 Obituary: Burnsworth, Douglas K. ...................................................50 Obituary: Giavitto, Silvio ...................................................................29 Obituary: Melton, Joseph Allen “Joe” .............................................76 Photos: Alberta Water Well Drilling Assoc. (AWWDA).........................48 Photos: Michigan Ground Water Assoc. (MGWA)....................26,64,71 Photos: New England Water Well Assoc. (NEWWA).................44,68,78 Photos: Tennessee Water Well Assoc. (TWWA).............................40,58 Photos: Virginia Water Well Assoc. (VWWA).......................................75 Planning Ahead ................................................................................18 Product Spotlight ..............................................................................45 Who’s in the News .............................................................................68 WorldWide Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a smile™! ...........................6 WorldWide Referral Index.............................................................79-80 Construction-Geotechnical Section................................................10 FOCUS: Cosby, Scott: Drill Operator & Crew Training Options.........11 FOCUS: Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic ~ Big Hit!.........................12 Focus on ISARC 2013.........................................................................14 Directional Section............................................................................16 FOCUS: Several Education Options at ICUEE 2013...........................20 Freimuth, Eric: Hydraulic Training.....................................................19 McLarty Ray: Drilling Fluid Updates...................................................17 Environmental Section.....................................................................21 2 FOCUS: Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring..............21,24 FOCUS: What is a Geological Engineer?............................................25 This Month’s Editorial Highlights Include: