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He spoke with my operator and later contacted me. I met with him and the owner of the mine and started working for them. The relationship turned out to be a surprisingly good fit for all involved. We worked at this mine doing all of their exploratory drilling in their coal and lime- stone mines for approximately seven years. We would drill to the depths the geologist asked, then would take a ten- foot core barrel and extract the sample. The core had to show the roof, coal, and floor to ensure the stability of the potential mine. The relationships devel- oped here were very meaningful. After I closed my own business, the mine hired my drill operator as a full- time employee. Like I said earlier, when one door closes... Til next month, Reggie Reggie Stockert may be contacted via e-mail at admin@ worldwidedrillingresource.com 69 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JUNE 2014 Reggie’s World by Reggie Stockert Buckeye BOP llc It’s June, finally! I swear in Ohio the winter lasted six months, but finally we have sunshine and warm weather! This month’s topic is on mining. Mining can lead many people to differ- ent forms of drilling, but it leads me to coal. We all realize drilling has to be accomplished prior to mining of any natural minerals. How do we know what’s under our feet unless we drill prior to mining? The first thing that comes to my mind is how when one door closes another one opens. In 2005, I was called by a good long-standing customer of mine to go and drill a water well at a hunting cottage. All water well drilling contractors can relate to that call. “We just need a little water - no big deal - it’s just a hunting cottage.” Well, after putting it off for longer than I want to admit, I had to travel an hour to check out the site. Knowing there were deep underground mines active in the area, I contacted the mine oper- ating close to where I had to drill. The gen t l eman was very knowledge- able and courte- ous t o me and explained where I may encounter a potential problem. I then submitted my proposal to the c l i en t and wen t along my way. The day came to dr i l l the water we l l and eve r y - thing went along as expected. What was unexpected was my rig opera- tor coming back to the shop informing me there was a visitor on the job. The geologist of the mine stopped by t o wa t ch t he dri l l and was im- pressed at the pro- duction we were able to achieve. /*% 3*-- :45&.4 /$ !& "3& %&%*$"5&% 50 5)& 8"5&3 8&-- */%6453: "354 -0$"5&% "/% 41"3&4 1307*%&% '03 &9*45*/( &26*1.&/5 > 305"3: 5"#-&4 /08 130%6$&% 8*5) -"3(& 3*/( (&"3 "/% 1*/*0/ &&% &1"*34 05"3: 5"#-&4 < 6% 16.14 < "+03 $0.10/&/54 0/?5 '03(&5 3%&3 :063 $01: 0' = 3"/4'&3 0' &$)/0-0(:> 83*55&/ #: 0)/ ? 410*3 "3,&5 /*% )0/& < "9 888 &/*%%3*-- $0. ; 9$*5*/( $)"/(&4; “An imitation may be quite successful in its own way, but imitation can never be success. Success is a firsthand creation.” h Henry Ford