WorldWide Drilling Resource

5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® OCTOBER 2013 Aardvark Packers.........................................................................57 Acker Drill Company.....................................................................62 AlturnaMATS ® ...............................................................................77 American Manufacturing................................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)............................................58 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)..................................39 Baker Water Systems...................................................................72 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)…....…….…......................3 Bit Brokers International...............................................................19 Bitco, Inc.......................................................................................45 Bloom Mfg., Inc............................................................................59 Blue Demon Company, Inc...........................................................71 California Groundwater Association (CGA) Convention...............66 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI)................................................................76 Centerline Manufacturing Company.............................................20 CONEXPO-CON/AGG.................................................................44 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC).......................................................47 Double Life Corporation...............................................................70 Drill Pipe, Inc................................................................................46 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)..............................................1 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM).........................................................56 DRILLMAX, Inc.............................................................................96 Expomin.......................................................................................50 Fecon, Inc.....................................................................................37 Filmark Products, Inc....................................................................77 Flomatic Corporation....................................................................69 Flow Center Products, Inc............................................................24 FMC Technologies..........................................................................8 Foremost Industries......................................................................17 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)........................................2 Geoprobe Systems ® .......................................................................4 Geothermal Supply Company, Inc. (GSC)....................................42 GETEC, Inc..................................................................................72 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc....................................31 Hole Products...............................................................................23 Infinity Tool Manufacturing............................................................94 Int'l Show of Public Works, Const., and Mining Mach. (SMOPYC)...10 Jentech Drilling Supply, Inc...........................................................73 2 Service Contract Signed for Exploration in Bolivia............................30 White, Harold: Water/Gas Exploration...............................................29 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II.....................31,32 Shallow Gas & Oil Section................................................................32 America’s Natural Gas Industry ~ A REAL Stimulus Plan....................33 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring............................35 Geothermal Section...........................................................................36 Company Feature: Modine Then and Now........................................39 FOCUS: New Geothermal Project to Begin in Rwanda.......................40 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 24.........................................37 2 FOCUS: Search for Geothermal Resources in Chile...................36,40 International Section.........................................................................44 2 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International............................45,46 Mining Section...................................................................................50 Mining in the USA Part 16.........................................................................55 Mining Scholarships Announced...............................................................54 Short, Harry W.: Calaveras Country’s Mystery Cave.........................50 Safety Section....................................................................................57 Connor, Tim: Management Tips.........................................................59 Workplace Fatalities on a Downward Trend ~ More Can be Done.......57 Stateside Section..............................................................................62 Cutter, Bess: Your View......................................................................65 Stockert, Reggie: Reggie’s World......................................................66 Water Well Section............................................................................68 Corey, Bill: Inputs...............................................................................71 Focus on California Groundwater Association.....................................77 Focus on Ohio Water Well Association................................................72 GEFCO Training Class 2013 Through the Eyes of a Student Part II....74 GEFCO/ WWDR Scholarship Application...........................................68 2 Storkson, Britt: Computers are Watching us..................................69,80 A D V E R T I S E R S This Month’s Editorial Focus ~ Making a Difference with Geothermal Options 2 These articles are also in Spanish. 2 Estos articulos son también en Español. KC Bit & Supply............................................................................33 Kentucky Blasting Conference.....................................................30 King Oil Tools (an Astec Industries Company)..............................35 Kingsland Drill International, Inc...................................................12 KS Bit, Inc.....................................................................................75 Lilin Group....................................................................................61 Louisiana Ground Water Association (LGWA) Convention...........26 MARL Technologies, Inc...............................................................80 Merrill Mfg.....................................................................................65 Mills Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................49 Mills Machine Company, Inc.........................................................93 Mincon, Inc...................................................................................67 Minnesota Water Well Association (MWWA) Convention.............39 Noland Drilling Equipment............................................................43 North Houston Machine, Inc.........................................................27 Ohio Water Well Association (OWWA) Convention......................36 Oklahoma Ground Water Assoc. (OGWA) Conference................42 Palmer Bit Company.....................................................................41 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc............................................................33 Rex McFadden Ltd.......................................................................65 RLC Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................15 Rotary Drilling Equipment, LLC....................................................22 Sandvik Construction...................................................................25 SEMCO, Inc....................................................................................95 Shakti Pumps, Ltd.........................................................................11 SIMCO ® Drilling Equipment..........................................................79 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................16 Straightline HDD, Inc....................................................................21 T&T Carbide Drilling Supply..........................................................52 Texas Ground Water Association (TGWA) Convention.................78 Thompson International, Inc.........................................................29 Throop Rock Bit Company............................................................55 Underground Construction Technology (UCT).............................14 Utah Ground Water Association (UGWA) Conference and Expo..71 Well-Vu, Inc.....................................................................................70 WorldWide Service Center™ ..........................................................7 Wyo-Ben, Inc................................................................................13 Breaking News ...................................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ...................................81-96 E-News Flash Update .........................................................................53 Education Connection ......................................................................47 Fun Page .............................................................................................40 Hot Off the Press .................................................................................9 Obituary: Alcock, Terry Lee ..............................................................73 Obituary: Ruppert, Jr., Anthony “Chip” John .................................58 Obituary: VanDenEeckhout, Robert Ronnie ....................................46 Photos: Elko Mining Expo...............................................................28,60 Photos: Energy Expo.................................................................34,57,64 Photos: EXPONOR.....................................................................38,48,54 Photos: Offshore Technology Conference......................................32,57 Photos: Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.......................................18 Photos: Women In Mining....................................................................53 Planning Ahead ................................................................................22 Product Spotlight ...............................................................................61 Ronnie’s Real World ..........................................................................70 Who’s in the News .............................................................................78 WorldWide Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a smile™! ...........................6 Construction-Geotechnical Section................................................10 Cosby, Scott: SPT Sample Prep and Preservation............................11 Freimuth, Eric: Hydraulic Training.....................................................12 Directional Section............................................................................18 HDD Plays Key Role in Lower Churchill Project..................................19 World’s Longest Subsea Road Tunnel.................................................20 Environmental Section.....................................................................23 Dalzell, Thomas: Groundwater Sampling Part 3.........................................26 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring.....................................23 Exploration-Blasthole Section.........................................................28 This Month’s Editorial Highlights Include: