WorldWide Drilling Resource

36 SEPTEMBER 2013 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Drill King International ~ Meeting the Growing Demand Adapted from Information by Drill King International, L.P. Drill King International was founded in 2004, by Randy Broseh in Arlington, Texas, and acquired by his brother Larry in 2005. The brothers continue to use their extensive industry knowledge to cre- ate a unique company with great cus- tomer service in mind. Drill King provides specialized air drilling products to customers around the world from Europe to Asia, Africa, and Australia, to North and South America. The company manufactures percussion hammers and hammer bits for numerous drilling industries, including oil & gas, con- struction, mining, geothermal, and water well. The company's line of air hammers is specifically engineered with the drilling professional in mind. The unique airflow design of the Drill King hammers helps maximize performance by offering the power needed to drill deeper and faster. Moreover, Drill King offers one of the widest range of hammers for drilling holes from 2-¾ to 42 inches in diameter. An extensive assortment of hammer bits in various sizes is readily available in finished and semi-finished stock. Custom- designed for tough and challenging drilling conditions, Drill King's hammer bits are made from the best aircraft-quality steel available on the market today; designed, modeled, and manufactured with state- of-the-art technology. In 2008, Drill King moved into a new 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facili- ty, giving the company room to expand into other products such as: hole open- ers, casing crowns, reverse circulation bits, In Memoriam George Phydias Mitchell (1919~2013) George Phydias Mitchell passed away July 26, 2013, at the age of 94. He was a billionaire Texas oilman, developer, and philanthropist who was considered the father of hydraulic frac- turing. He was the son of a Greek immigrant who ran a dry cleaning business in Galveston, Texas. George graduated first in his class at Texas A&M University with degrees in petrochemical engineering and geology. After spending four years in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, he became a wild- catter with his brother and a partner. During his career, he participated in drilling some 10,000 wells. His company, Mitchell Energy & Development is credited with more than 200 oil and 350 natural gas discoveries. The firm spent nearly two decades developing hori- zontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, finding success in the North Texas Barnett Shale Formation in the 1990s. George and wife Cynthia, who passed away in 2009, raised ten children. They worked together on many projects dedicated to making the world a hos- pitable and sustainable place. A statement from the Mitchell family via the Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation read, We are and will forever be grateful for the gift of this remark- able life. There’s no doubt that he helped make this world a better place. The management and staff of WorldWide Drilling Resource ® offer their condolences to George’s family and friends. bit retaining systems, threaded and retrac bits, adapter subs, hammer stabilizers/ shock subs, fishing tools, short drill rods, drag bits, blade bits, pdc bits, and tricones. Drill King prides itself on fulfilling the needs of its customers from short lead times to full programming and design engineering support. In September 2011, the company became ISO 9001:2008 certified for the quality of its manufactur- ing practices and is one of the very few U.S. manufacturers holding this most prestigious recognition for quality in the world today. This year, Drill King added two new CNC (computer numerically controlled) machines to expand its existing percus- sion hammer and bit business so the company can provide extensive machin- ing services to better serve the growing demand from the oil and gas industry. With over 150 years of combined experience, the Drill King Team is com- mitted to excellence utilizing the latest technologies in engineering to produce cutting-edge designs and breakthrough innovations. Drill King custom designs its products to meet the needs of each indi- vidual customer and takes pride in being one of the only U.S. manufacturers with a diverse line of DTH bits, as large as 42 inches in diameter and for use with almost all hammer shanks available on the mar- ket today.