WorldWide Drilling Resource

5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® MAY 2014 Acker Drill Company.....................................................................16 America West Drilling Supply........................................................86 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)............................................40 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)..................................10 Baker Water Systems..............................................................25,62 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)….....…........….................4 Bit Brokers International...............................................................17 Bloom Mfg., Inc............................................................................49 Blue Demon Company, Inc...........................................................70 Buckhorn Pumps, Inc....................................................................11 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI)................................................................58 Centerline Manufacturing Company.............................................48 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC).......................................................21 Double Life Corporation...............................................................50 Drill Pipe, Inc................................................................................52 DrillHead, Inc................................................................................24 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)..............................................2 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM).........................................................65 DRILLMAX, Inc...............................................................................1 Energy Exposition........................................................................35 Enid Drill Systems, Inc. (EDSI).....................................................19 Fecon, Inc.......................................................................................9 Filmark Products, Inc....................................................................59 Flow Center Products, Inc............................................................56 Foremost Industries......................................................................54 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)......................................87 GeoPro, Inc..................................................................................39 Geoprobe Systems ® .....................................................................23 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc....................................27 Hole Products...............................................................................13 Hose Solutions, Inc......................................................................67 Infinity Tool Manufacturing..............................................................3 King Oil Tools (an Astec Industries Company)..............................36 2 FOCUS: Storkson, Britt: Learning from Failure.............................21,22 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring.....................................22 Exploration-Blasthole Section.........................................................26 FOCUS: My Journey into Mining Part 2...............................................30 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 30.........................................27 Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Back Door!........................................26 Gas & Oil Section..............................................................................32 FOCUS: Halliburton Opens New Technology Center in Saudi Arabia....34 FOCUS: HCC Announces New Oil and Gas Drilling Training Center..33 FOCUS: Preparing Veterans for a Future in the Oil and Gas Industry...34 FOCUS: White, Harold: Water/Gas Exploration................................36 Focus on Energy Exposition....................................................................33 Geothermal Section...........................................................................37 FOCUS: Connor, Tim: Management Tips...........................................37 FOCUS: IGSHPA Offers Training Specifically for Drilling Professionals...39 International Section.........................................................................43 bC India 2014 Holds Promise..............................................................45 Focus on CanWell 2014......................................................................46 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International....................................43 Mining Section...................................................................................48 FOCUS: Education is Key to Changing the Perception.......................48 Mining in the USAPart 22..........................................................................50 Short, Harry W.: Mercer Caverns.......................................................49 Stateside Section..............................................................................53 Cutter, Bess: Your View......................................................................59 FOCUS: America’s Opportunity to Export LNG...................................55 Water Section.....................................................................................61 Corey, Bill: Terms Part 5.....................................................................64 Keck, Tracy: Off the Grid....................................................................67 2 FOCUS: Roerick, Ray: “I really only need a camera a couple times...”...61 GREAT NEWS! Revised Ruling for Water Well Rigs...........................68 A D V E R T I S E R S This Month’s Editorial Focus ~ Education and Careers 2 These articles are also in Spanish. 2 Estos articulos son también en Español. Kingsland Drill International, Inc...................................................12 KS Bit, Inc.....................................................................................51 Lilin Group....................................................................................18 Merrill Mfg.....................................................................................39 Mills Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................47 Mills Machine Company, Inc.........................................................57 Mincon, Inc...................................................................................14 MudPuppy International (Tibban Manufacturing, Inc.)..................85 Noland Drilling Equipment............................................................26 North Houston Machine, Inc.........................................................30 Palmer Bit Company.....................................................................41 Qwater Well Development Tools...................................................22 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc............................................................33 Rex McFadden Ltd.......................................................................34 RLC Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................32 Rotary Drilling Equipment, LLC....................................................61 Sandvik Construction...................................................................44 SEMCO, Inc.................................................................................88 Shakti Pumps, Ltd........................................................................71 Sharewell HDD, LLC....................................................................20 Sonic Drill Corporation.................................................................43 South Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee...............................................64 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................55 T&T Carbide Drilling Supply..........................................................72 Tee Jay International, Inc................................................................8 The Water Expo............................................................................66 Throop Rock Bit Company............................................................37 Toney Drilling Supplies, Inc..........................................................69 Varel International……………………………..…….......…….…….29 Variperm Canada Limited.............................................................46 Well-Vu, Inc..................................................................................45 WorldWide Service Center™ ..........................................................7 Wyo-Ben, Inc................................................................................15 Breaking News ...................................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ...................................73-88 Dealmakers ...................................................................................59,70 E-News Flash Update .........................................................................68 Education Connection ......................................................................56 Fun Page .............................................................................................50 Hot Off the Press .................................................................................9 Obituary: Eriksen, David R. “D.R.” ...................................................56 Obituary: Morrison, Howard .............................................................43 Obituary: Nunan, John Patrick .........................................................24 Obituary: Sticha, Joyce M. ................................................................67 Photos: International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE).......28,52 Photos: Mountain States Ground Water Expo...........................38,60,63 Photos: Southwest Mississippi Community College............................69 Photos: Texas Ground Water Assoc. (TGWA).....................................42 Planning Ahead ................................................................................31 Product Spotlight ...............................................................................40 Ronnie’s Real World ..........................................................................46 Who’s in the News .............................................................................25 WorldWide Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a smile™! ...........................6 Construction-Geotechnical Section................................................10 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring............................15 DFI Announces New Members to Board of Trustees...........................10 FOCUS: Cosby, Scott: Importance of Continuing Education.............10 2 FOCUS: Students Making a Difference.......................................11,12 Invading Las Vegas with CONEXPO-CON/AGG.................................12 Directional Section............................................................................17 FOCUS: HDD Training Available.........................................................20 2 FOCUS: Industry Renaissance for Houston Ship Channel Region....17,18 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II..........................19 Environmntal Section......................................................................21 This Month’s Editorial Highlights Include: