WorldWide Drilling Resource

5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JULY 2014 America West Drilling Supply..........................................................4 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)............................................11 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)..................................15 Baker Water Systems...................................................................24 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)….....…........................86 Bit Brokers International...............................................................21 Bitco, Inc.......................................................................................12 Bloom Mfg., Inc............................................................................12 Blue Demon Company, Inc...........................................................65 Boshart Industries........................................................................60 Buckhorn Pumps, Inc...................................................................15 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI)................................................................37 Centerline Manufacturing Company.............................................34 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC).......................................................70 Double Life Corporation...............................................................39 Drill King International..................................................................63 Drill Pipe, Inc................................................................................26 DrillHead, Inc................................................................................71 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)............................................88 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM).........................................................72 DRILLMAX, Inc.............................................................................87 East West Machinery Exporting, Inc.............................................36 Eastern Driller Manufacturing Company Inc. (EDM).....................16 Enid Drill Systems, Inc. (EDSI).....................................................25 Fecon, Inc.......................................................................................9 Filmark Products, Inc....................................................................65 Flomatic Corporation....................................................................67 Flow Center Products, Inc............................................................29 Foremost Industries......................................................................31 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)........................................1 GeoPro, Inc..................................................................................40 Geoprobe Systems ® .....................................................................22 GETEC, Inc..................................................................................69 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc....................................27 Exploration-Blasthole Section.........................................................27 Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Back Door!........................................29 Mining Exploration in Canada gets a Boost.........................................27 Gas & Oil Section..............................................................................32 FOCUS: 2013 Oil & Gas Award Winners Announced..........................38 FOCUS: EPA Revises Permitting Guidance for Hydraulic Fracturing..38 FOCUS: Keystone Pipeline Delayed Again Despite Support..............34 2 FOCUS: Oil Field Discovery in Colombia.........................................36 FOCUS: One-of-a-Kind Pipeline Project.............................................35 FOCUS: White, Harold: Water/Gas Exploration................................33 Geothermal Section...........................................................................39 2 Connor, Tim: Sales Tips.............................................................39,40 FOCUS: Coproduction of Geothermal Resources from Oil and Gas...43 International Section.........................................................................45 FOCUS: Keck, Tracy: Polyurethane Hose Sets Industry Standard....47 FOCUS: Opportunities Abound for Nigerian Oil and Gas Companies...47 2 FOCUS: Technology Agreement Signed in Mexico.....................48,50 IMPORTANT NOTICE! Fill Mandatory Training Requirements Now!..45 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International....................................45 Mining Section...................................................................................52 AMA Convention: Productive, Informative, and Fun............................53 Mining in the USA Part 24...................................................................57 Short, Harry W.: Bisbee Arizona Copper............................................53 Stateside Section..............................................................................59 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring............................62 Stockert, Reggie: Reggie’s World.................................................61,70 Storkson, Britt: Often Things are Really Simple................................65 Water Section.....................................................................................67 Corey, Bill: Terms Part 7.....................................................................67 Focus on Jubilee.................................................................................70 Freimuth, Eric: Hydraulic Training.....................................................69 A D V E R T I S E R S This Month’s Editorial Focus ~ Shallow Gas and Oil 2 These articles are also in Spanish. 2 Estos articulos son también en Español. Halco Rock Tools..........................................................................43 Hole Products...............................................................................41 Holly Pipe, Corp...........................................................................17 Infinity Tool Manufacturing............................................................85 King Oil Tools (an Astec Industries Company)..............................33 Kingsland Drill International, Inc...................................................56 KS Bit, Inc.....................................................................................52 Lilin Group....................................................................................35 Mills Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................32 Mills Machine Company, Inc.........................................................28 Mincon, Inc...................................................................................58 Mitsubishi Materials Corporation..................................................51 Moab Bit and Tool Company, Inc....................................................8 MudPuppy International (Tibban Manufacturing, Inc.)....................3 National Drilling Association (NDA) Convention...........................62 Noland Drilling Equipment............................................................13 North Houston Machine, Inc.........................................................14 Palmer Bit Company.....................................................................44 Qwater Well Development Tools...................................................47 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc............................................................35 Rex McFadden Ltd.......................................................................29 RLC Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................19 Rotary Drilling Equipment, LLC....................................................30 SEMCO, Inc...................................................................................2 Shakti Pumps, Ltd........................................................................64 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................46 T&T Carbide Drilling Supply..........................................................55 The Water Expo............................................................................68 Throop Rock Bit Company............................................................23 Varel International……………………………..…….......…….…….49 Well-Vu, Inc..................................................................................48 WorldWide Service Center™ ..........................................................7 Wyo-Ben, Inc................................................................................20 Breaking News ...................................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ...................................73-88 Dealmakers ........................................................................................56 Education Connection ......................................................................54 Fun Page .............................................................................................25 Hot Off the Press .................................................................................9 Obituary: Hager, Audrey and Fred ...................................................50 Obituary: Polk, Stafford Eugene “Gene” .........................................18 Obituary: Ross-Ziolkowski, Ruth .....................................................30 Obituary: Savoy, Amos Lloyd ...........................................................36 Photos: CONEXPO/CON-AGG.................................................10,46,54 Photos: New England Water Well Association (NEWWA)...................42 Photos: Pacific Northwest Ground Water Association..............41,60,66 Photos: Virginia Water Well Association (VWWA)...............................84 Planning Ahead ................................................................................61 Product Spotlight ...............................................................................20 Ronnie’s Real World ..........................................................................66 Who’s in the News .............................................................................51 WorldWide Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a smile™! ...........................6 Construction-Geotechnical Section................................................10 A Foundation Drilling Memory - Part 1.................................................14 2 Cosby, Scott: Safety Spotlight: Lightning Safety........................11,12 Directional Section............................................................................16 FOCUS: How HDD Operations Use the Earth’s Magnetic Field..........21 FOCUS: Ways Your Life Would be Ruined Without Gas and Oil.........17 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II..........................18 Environmental Section.....................................................................22 Drilling Finds Ancient Seawater...........................................................23 FOCUS: The Case for Bio-Based Oils.................................................25 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring.....................................26 Roerick, Ray: Helping the Alaskan King Crab Industry............................24 This Month’s Editorial Highlights Include: