WorldWide Drilling Resource

5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® MARCH 2014 Alberta Water Well Drilling Assoc. Convention (AWWA)...............69 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)............................................54 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)..................................20 Baker Water Systems...................................................................70 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)….....….....…..................86 bC India Int'l Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, etc...............13 Best in the West Drill & Blast Conference (ISEE)……..................32 Bit Brokers International...............................................................41 Bitco, Inc.......................................................................................55 Bloom Mfg., Inc............................................................................30 Blue Demon Company, Inc...........................................................18 Boshart Industries........................................................................58 Buckhorn Pumps, Inc...................................................................17 CANWELL (Canada’s National Groundwater Symposium)..........26 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI)................................................................62 Centerline Manufacturing Company.............................................53 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC).......................................................25 Doosan Portable Power................................................................67 Double Life Corporation...............................................................60 Drill King International..................................................................16 Drill Pipe, Inc................................................................................21 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)............................................88 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM).........................................................19 DRILLMAX, Inc.............................................................................87 East West Machinery Exporting, Inc.............................................30 Eastern Driller Manufacturing Company, Inc. (EDM)....................72 Enid Drill Systems, Inc. (EDSI).....................................................46 Fecon, Inc.......................................................................................9 Filmark Products, Inc....................................................................31 Flow Center Products, Inc............................................................45 Foremost Industries......................................................................27 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)........................................1 GeoPro, Inc..................................................................................42 Geoprobe Systems ® .....................................................................22 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc....................................29 Gus Pech Manufacturing Company, Inc.......................................50 Freimuth, Eric: Hydraulic Training.....................................................23 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring.....................................25 Exploration-Blasthole Section.........................................................28 Focus on SEDC...................................................................................31 FOCUS: Rockmore Plans BIG Reveal for New DTH Hammer............31 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 28.........................................29 Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Back Door!........................................30 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II..........................32 Gas & Oil Section..............................................................................35 Focus on Alliance Expo.......................................................................36 Stockert, Reggie: Reggie’s World......................................................36 White, Harold: Water/Gas Exploration...............................................38 Geothermal Section...........................................................................40 2 Connor, Tim: Management Tips.................................................43,46 The Winning GEFCO / WWDR Scholarship Announced.....................42 International Section.........................................................................47 2 Largest Gas Well in Bolivia Begins Production.................................47 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International....................................49 Mining Section...................................................................................52 Focus on EXPOMIN 2014...................................................................55 Mining in the USAPart 20.....................................................................53,54 Short, Harry W.: My Favorite Mining Story.........................................53 Stateside Section..............................................................................56 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring............................60 Water Section.....................................................................................63 Corey, Bill: Terms Part 3.....................................................................69 Focus on Ontario Ground Water Assoc. Spring Convention................70 GEFCO Training Class 2013 Through the Eyes of a Student Part VI....63 Keck, Tracy: Flexible Drop Pipe.........................................................69 Storkson, Britt: A Really Big Loser.....................................................63,66 A D V E R T I S E R S This Month’s Editorial Focus ~ Construction Geotechnical 2 These articles are also in Spanish. 2 Estos articulos son también en Español. Hole Products...............................................................................33 Hose Solutions, Inc......................................................................64 Infinity Tool Manufacturing............................................................85 King Oil Tools (an Astec Industries Company)..............................37 Kingsland Drill International, Inc...................................................10 KS Bit, Inc.....................................................................................28 Lilin Group....................................................................................65 Mills Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................34 Mills Machine Company, Inc...........................................................4 Mincon Inc....................................................................................68 MudPuppy International (Tibban Manufacturing, Inc.)....................3 Noland Drilling Equipment............................................................40 North Houston Machine, Inc.........................................................49 Ontario Ground Water Assoc. (OGWA) Convention.....................46 Palmer Bit Company.....................................................................44 Qwater Well Development Tools...................................................66 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc............................................................36 Rex McFadden Ltd.......................................................................38 RLC Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................39 Rockmore International..................................................................11 Rotary Drilling Equipment, LLC....................................................47 Samoter Triennial Earth-Moving and Building Machinery Exh...8,48 Sandvik Construction...................................................................61 SEMCO, Inc....................................................................................2 Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic (SEDC)...................................56 SIMCO ® Drilling Equipment..........................................................45 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................12 Tee Jay International, Inc..............................................................52 Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Expo & Annual Mtg..............35 Thompson International, Inc.........................................................24 Throop Rock Bit Company............................................................15 Varel International........................................................................51 Well-Vu, Inc.....................................................................................23 WorldWide Service Center™ ..........................................................7 Wyo-Ben, Inc................................................................................14 Breaking News ...................................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ...................................73-88 E-News Flash Update .........................................................................66 Dealmakers ........................................................................................59 Education Connection ......................................................................56 Fun Page ............................................................................................17 Hot Off the Press .................................................................................9 Obituary: Karle, Thomas Raymond “Tom” ......................................60 Obituary: Perez, David ......................................................................69 Obituary: White, Walter Nielson “Walt” ...........................................38 Photos: Louisiana Ground Water Association (LGWA)........................84 Photos: Oklahoma Ground Water Association (OGWA)............24,45,65 Photos: Utah Ground Water Association (UGWA)............................40,58 Planning Ahead ................................................................................71 Product Spotlight ...............................................................................33 Ronnie’s Real World ..........................................................................59 Who’s in the News .............................................................................37 WorldWide Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a smile™! ...........................6 Construction-Geotechnical Section................................................10 2 FOCUS: Cosby, Scott: Importance of the Geotechnical Report...11,14 FOCUS: Rise in Theft Requires Preventative Measures.....................12 FOCUS: Tufport ® ’s Medical Mobile Treatment Center.........................15 FOCUS: Veronafiere and Industry Associations Promote Samoter.....10 Directional Section............................................................................17 McLarty, Ray: Drilling Fluid Updates..................................................17 Roerick, Ray: Driving on “Hard” Water Brings New Use.....................21 2 Tunneling Namesakes.................................................................18,20 Environmental Section.....................................................................22 FOCUS: Doosan Portable Power Partners with Purple Heart Homes....26 FOCUS: Micropiles Installed in New Jersey Wetland..........................25 This Month’s Editorial Highlights Include: