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able about the mechanics of this amaz- ing technology. As a water dowser, I can only attempt to expound upon what I myself have experienced over the years. I readily admit I don’t have all the answers re- garding this still somewhat unexplainable human faculty in “certain” individuals. I can say, however, by using my water dowsing methods, I have located some thousands of (documented) satisfactory water wells in especially difficult areas of the United States. In my opinion, the groundwater sources I am able to locate are simply geologic “paths” beneath the surface through which water can freely pass. Sometimes these paths or flows are well-defined, which explains why satis- factory water supplies can be encoun- tered within feet of deep, dry boreholes. In most cases, however, water also flows out “laterally” some distance from these paths, and “some” water can also be encountered, but in my years of expe- rience, the “most” water available can only be acquired by drilling as directly into a live water flow as possible. That being said, it is particularly annoying to me when I hear about some inexperi- enced “water finder” who, having given erroneous advice to a landowner (which resulted in the drilling of a dry hole), tells the landowner the drilling contrac- tor must not have drilled perfectly verti- cally, and thus missed the water by inches! This is total nonsense. It’s no mystery why any well drilling profession- al would not want to work with such a “water finder” again! In rural Minnesota, and I believe in other states as well, one could go up and down most country roads and dis- cover most everyone knows or has heard about some “legendary” old water finder who could not only locate underground water sources, but could also “tell to the inch” its depth! Some many years ago, thinking I could possibly learn something from them, I tracked down as many of those “old-time” water finders as I could. Most of them were no longer around, but I did learn one thing, and it was the often-told stories about their incredible abilities always got a lot better after they died. I myself am not quite ready for that, and am in no particular hurry to leave such a legacy behind. For the time being, I’ll just try to be content in knowing I have been able to help so many people on my interesting journey Through the Back Door! by Jim Kuebelbeck “Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.” - Samuel Johnson The theme for this issue of WWDR happens to be “directional drilling”. I assume they are referring to angled or horizontal drilling. I would like to expound upon this theme, but knowing little about directional drilling, I would have to plead a certain amount of ignorance. I happen to be a water dowser, and the only direc- tional drilling I am familiar with is the “vertical” type used in the drilling of sat- isfactory water wells. I realize, however, modern drilling techniques now enable drilling professionals (especially in the oil drilling industry) to “steer” boreholes horizontally in any desired direction at any depth, but I am quite unknowledge- 30 FEBRUARY 2014 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® " ; # 511-,(2 0) 20'5&43 %9 4+(3( ,/( $/5)$&452(23 ; 08 029'0/ # ! : : $8 $,- 3$-(3 *,6(/3,/4(2/$4,0/$- &0. "(% ,4( 777 *,6(/3,/4(2/$4,0/$- &0. Kuebelbeck cont’d on page 32.