WorldWide Drilling Resource

5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® NOVEMBER 2013 Aardvark Packers.........................................................................11 AlturnaMATS ® ...............................................................................24 American Manufacturing................................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)............................................57 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)..................................63 Baker Water Systems...................................................................70 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)….....….…......................86 Bit Brokers International...............................................................17 Bitco, Inc.......................................................................................29 Bloom Mfg., Inc.............................................................................11 Blue Demon Company, Inc...........................................................18 Boshart Industries........................................................................66 CANWELL (Canada’s National Groundwater Symposium)..........46 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI)................................................................44 Centerline Manufacturing Company.............................................53 Central Mine Equipment Company (CME)...................................22 China Int'l Coal Equip. & Mining Technical Equip. Exh. (CICEME)...50 CONEXPO-CON/AGG.................................................................10 Double Life Corporation...............................................................31 Drill Pipe, Inc................................................................................26 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)............................................88 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM).........................................................72 DRILLMAX, Inc.............................................................................87 Fecon, Inc.....................................................................................38 Filmark Products, Inc....................................................................20 Flow Center Products, Inc............................................................41 FMC Technologies..........................................................................8 Foremost Industries......................................................................60 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)........................................1 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)......................................64 GeoPro, Inc..................................................................................41 Geoprobe Systems ® .....................................................................27 Geothermal Supply Company, Inc. (GSC)....................................37 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc....................................49 Gus Pech Manufacturing Company, Inc.......................................43 Hole Products...............................................................................39 Infinity Tool Manufacturing............................................................85 Exploration-Blasthole Section.........................................................28 Focus on 40th Kentucky Blasting Conference.....................................31 KOOL KAP ® ~ Not Your Typical Gas Bag............................................31 Storkson, Britt: Small: The Next Frontier................................................29 Gas & Oil Section..............................................................................32 FOCUS: Oil and Natural Gas Investments Help Reduce Carbon........34 FOCUS: UT Study Shows Reduction in Methane Emissions.........33,34 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II..........................36 Geothermal Section...........................................................................37 Colorado Capitol Goes Geothermal....................................................37 Connor, Tim: Success Tips................................................................39 TWISTER Lowers Costs and Increases Efficiency..............................43 International Section.........................................................................45 FOCUS: Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International.....................49 2 FOCUS: Water-Powered Drilling and the Costa Concordia.........47,48 Kashagan Project Meets Production Deadline....................................45 Mining Section...................................................................................50 Mine Rescue Program to Address Gaps in Emergencies........................53 Short, Harry W.: About Jade..............................................................51 Stateside Section..............................................................................54 Cosby, Scott: Safety Spotlight: Head Injuries.....................................57 DC Backup Power (UPS) that isn’t Monstrous in Size and Cost Part 1....58 Water Section.....................................................................................60 25% of Family-Owned Businesses Part 2.......................................65,66 Corey, Bill: Run Enable.................................................................61,70 GEFCO Training Class 2013 Through the Eyes of a Student Part III...63 2 Water Well Pump Basics..................................................................69 White, Harold: Water/Gas Exploration...............................................66 A D V E R T I S E R S This Month’s Editorial Focus ~ Environmental Drilling 2 These articles are also in Spanish. 2 Estos articulos son también en Español. KC Bit & Supply............................................................................36 King Oil Tools (an Astec Industries Company)..............................33 Kingsland Drill International, Inc...................................................51 KS Bit, Inc.....................................................................................25 Lilin Group....................................................................................30 Louisiana Ground Water Association (LGWA) Convention...........70 MARL Technologies, Inc...............................................................48 Mills Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................67 Mills Machine Company, Inc...........................................................4 Mincon Inc....................................................................................71 Minnesota Water Well Assoc (MWWA) Conv. and Trade Show....65 Mountain States Ground Water Expo...........................................59 MudPuppy International (Tibban Manufacturing, Inc.)....................3 Noland Drilling Equipment............................................................40 North Houston Machine, Inc.........................................................68 Oklahoma Ground Water Assoc. (OGWA) Conference................54 Palmer Bit Company.....................................................................42 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc............................................................34 Rex McFadden Ltd.......................................................................29 RLC Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................32 Rotary Drilling Equipment, LLC....................................................69 Sandvik Construction...................................................................15 SEMCO, Inc...................................................................................2 Shakti Pumps, Ltd........................................................................61 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................13 Straightline HDD, Inc....................................................................21 Texas Ground Water Association (TGWA) Convention.................23 Thompson International, Inc.........................................................58 Throop Rock Bit Company............................................................47 Underground Construction Technology (UCT).............................16 Utah Ground Water Association (UGWA) Conference and Expo..37 Varel International........................................................................35 Well-Vu, Inc.....................................................................................45 Western Rubber & Manufacturing Inc...........................................62 WorldWide Service Center™ ..........................................................7 Wyo-Ben, Inc................................................................................19 Breaking News ...................................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ...................................73-88 E-News Flash Update .........................................................................62 Education Connection ......................................................................59 Fun Page .............................................................................................54 Hot Off the Press .................................................................................9 Obituary: Petersen, Norville Duane .................................................65 Photos: Elko Mining Expo....................................................................28 Photos: ISARC...............................................................................14,52 Photos: Jubilee..........................................................................26,38,56 Planning Ahead ................................................................................84 Product Spotlight ...............................................................................30 Ronnie’s Real World ..........................................................................61 Who’s in the News .............................................................................40 WorldWide Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a smile™! ...........................6 Construction-Geotechnical Section................................................10 FOCUS: Crossrail Project - A Great Example......................................11 Freimuth, Eric: Hydraulic Training.....................................................12 Young Leaders Event Set for CONEXPO-CON/AGG..........................12 Directional Section............................................................................16 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring............................19 London Power Tunnels Bring Electricity and Jobs...............................16 2 FOCUS: McClarty, Ray: Drilling Fluid Updates..........................17,18 Routine Maintenance and Remanufactured Airends Pay Off Part 1....20 Environmental Section.....................................................................22 FOCUS: Dalzell, Thomas: Outsmarting the Dirt ~ Remediation Part 1.....24 FOCUS: Extreme Discoveries in Lake Hodgson.................................27 2 FOCUS: Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring..............23,24 This Month’s Editorial Highlights Include: