WorldWide Drilling Resource

WorldWide Drilling Resource ® is proud to be a member of these international associations. New Zealand Drillers Federation, Inc. +03.324 2040 Ontario Groundwater Association Tel: 519-245-7194 Fax: 519-245-7196 ogwa@ogwa.ca www.ogwa.ca Australian Drilling Industry Association adia@adia.com.au British Colmubia Ground Water Assn. Tel: 604-530-8934 Fax: 604-530-8934 isecretary@bcgwa.org • www.bcgwa.org Alberta Water Well Drilling Association Tel: 780-386-2335 awwda@xplornet.com Atlantic Water Well Association Tel: 888-242-4440 Fax: 902-435-0089 nsgwa@ns.aliantzinc.ca • www.nsgwa.ca 43 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® MAY 2014 Water for Life International by Tim Rasmussen This season, Gary and Berny were working in the shop when a vehicle pulled up. Out stepped a man who had helped us in the past. About three years ago, we were trying to get water to the particularly re- mote village of La Compuerta. Although we drilled two wells there, we were never successful in getting clean water for the folks in this village. We lost a string of tools in the first hole when there was a cave-in, and when the second hole ran into the same caving problems, we stopped drilling for fear we would lose another string of tools. During our efforts to recover the trapped string of tools, we went to the local gravel pit and were able to borrow a high-pres- sure compressor to try and blow out some of the loose, dry, caved in soil. It was not successful. The man who owned the gravel pit was the gentleman who came to our shop. He came to ask for our help. He told us of another orphanage in the Poptun area of which we were unaware. He said he knew the people who operated this orphanage, and he had given them a little piece of land so they could have a permanent place for the orphanage home. They had no permanent water supply. In exchange for a well, he offered to build a decent road near our shop which we want and need to expand our facilities. We have permission from the landowners to expand onto this property and have not done so because of the cost of building a decent road. Gary quickly said he would come and look at the area near the orphan- age and see if it seemed suitable. He followed the man back to his property and met the gentleman who runs the orphanage. It is a very humble facility. They have 42 children living there. They had been carrying water from the gravel pit property to the home for quite some time. At the orphanage, Gary met a little girl who was 11 years old. She had been kicked out of the house when it was discovered she was pregnant as a result of abuse by her stepfather. The orphan- age had taken her in. As Gary looked at this little child and thought of the sit- uation, his heart was touched, as would be anyone’s. Yes, of course we would drill for them. The exchange for a road was just what we needed too. The drilling went fast, and good water was obtained in about ten days. The road was completed in about the same time. We now have a road we need, and they have the water they need, and we have made more friends. Water for Life changes the lives of people. Please help us do more for these people. If you would like to help, please contact Gary Bartholomew at 509-466-5075 or 509-939-1941 Tim Tim Rasmussen may be contacted via e-mail at admin@ worldwidedrillingresource.com In Memoriam Howard Morrison (1957~2014) It saddened us to receive news of the sudden passing of Howard Morrison on March 4, 2014, from the Ontario Ground Water Association. He was a former employee of Morrison Dri l l ing and Gerri ts Drilling & Engineering, Ltd. Howard is survived by his wife Tammy; daughter Joleen (Trevor); son Joshua (Melissa); stepson Brian (Maranda), and extended family. The management and staff of WorldWide Drilling Resource ® ex- press their condolences to Howard’s family, friends, and colleagues.