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Reggie’s World by Reggie Stockert Buckeye BOP llc Change is in the air. As I was going through a so-so year wondering what the future was going to bring, opportu- nity didn't just knock, it blew the door down! There, standing in the rubble was destiny. A long-time reader of WorldWide Drilling Resource ® (one of my followers and acquaintance) came into my office and asked, “Where do you think the water well market in your area is head- ed?” I shrugged my shoulders and replied, “Don't know, looks pretty grim.” Well, this gentleman said, “I am going to open a branch 30 minutes south of here at the corner of interstate 77 and U.S. Route 36 (at exit 65) in Tuscarawas it. I came home, told Deb I accepted the position, and asked her when we should close the business. She replied, “That would be today.” So, after 29 years as president of R.G. Stockert Drilling and before that, 14 years employed by my father who was a fourth-generation drilling con- tractor, I walked out and locked the door to pursue a new career. Buckeye BOP provides blow out preventers, crew quarters, man camps, high-pressure rotary hoses, and vibrator hose, along with fire-resistant clothing and hand tools needed by the oil field and related industries. So, as I move forward, I still have to deal with the disposal and liquidation of many years in the drilling business to take advantage of the need for commer- cial properties to lease to the service industries supporting the Utica Shale play in my area. Til next month, Reggie Reggie Stockert may be contacted via e-mail at admin@ worldwidedrillingresource.com County and I am going to need some- one close to watch over the store, and coordinate sales and deliveries (from this location to West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Ohio). Are you interested in this position?” My mind went to overload. This gentlemen then said, “Hey, take the time to go to our Newcomerstown loca- tion that's under construction and get back with me and we' l l discuss the details.” We parted and I knew I had a life- changing decision to make. I called my wife Deb and said, “You're not going to believe what just happened!” Over the next few days, we bantered our future back and forth. So, very inter- ested, Deb and I drove down to the new location and shock number two appeared before our eyes. There, stand- ing in the middle of Newcomerstown Industrial Park was a 60,000-square- foot building surrounded by 90,000 square feet of cement parking lot with a sign that read, FUTURE HOME OF BUCKEYE BOP llc an oil field and indus- trial supply store . After we caught our breath, the bantering continued, and I called the gentleman back and said, “Let's talk.” We discussed the responsibilities of this new job and I decided to go for 66 OCTOBER 2013 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® %1=:;-*@ $.526*:; 74/ %7=:6*5.6< **66- %.?*; 74-B.5 "73.: %7=:6*5.6<< :2-*@ %:*-. $17> ":7-=,< $87<4201<; $24.6< =,<276 *6- >*:-; *69=.< $*<=:-*@ $.526*:; =6,1.76 ! % !# #!& ( % # $$! % ! % !&# <11 & ! ' % ! %# $ !( !,<7+.: A ".88.:5244 #.;7:< $8* *;267 # ! ' # $% # ! >>> 0:7=6-1 7 7:0 ! % % ) ( ! % ! ( !