WorldWide Drilling Resource

5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® SEPTEMBER 2014 Acker Drill Company.....................................................................64 America West Drilling Supply........................................................94 AMS, Inc.......................................................................................27 Aries Industries, Inc........................................................................8 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)............................................75 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)..................................24 Baker Water Systems...................................................................78 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)…......................................4 bauma China................................................................................10 Bit Brokers International...............................................................26 Bitco, Inc.......................................................................................11 Bloom Mfg., Inc............................................................................18 Blue Demon Company, Inc...........................................................21 Boshart Industries........................................................................76 Buckhorn Pumps, Inc...................................................................62 California Groundwater Association (CGA) Convention...............73 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI)................................................................63 Centerline Manufacturing Company.............................................57 Central Mine Equipment Company (CME)...................................22 Control Chemical (1989) Corp. (MATEx).....................................33 Double Life Corporation...............................................................78 Drill Pipe, Inc................................................................................13 DrillHead, Inc................................................................................75 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)..............................................2 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM).........................................................56 DRILLMAx, Inc...............................................................................1 Enid Drill Systems, Inc. (EDSI).....................................................37 Fecon, Inc.......................................................................................9 Filmark Products, Inc....................................................................12 Flow Center Products, Inc............................................................42 Foremost Industries......................................................................43 GEFCo (an Astec Industries Company)......................................95 GeoPro, Inc..................................................................................44 Geoprobe Systems ® .....................................................................25 GETEC, Inc..................................................................................72 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc....................................15 Hole Products...............................................................................23 Exploration-Blasthole Section.........................................................28 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring............................29 FOCUS: A Century of Mine Rescue....................................................30 New International Training Facility Unveiled........................................33 Gas & Oil Section..............................................................................34 2 FOCUS: Chevron’s History in Argentina...........................................38 White, Harold: Water/Gas Exploration...............................................35 Geothermal Section...........................................................................40 Connor, Tim: Motivational Tips......................................................44,46 Focus on IGSHPA...............................................................................42 FOCUS: Drilling to the Center of the Planet........................................42 Spotlight on... Kevin Christensen.......................................................41 Spotlight on... SIMCo Drilling Equipment, Inc. Going Green..............45 International Section.........................................................................51 2 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International............................53,54 The Polar Mechanic from LiuGong......................................................51 Mining Section...................................................................................57 Mining Industry Rewards Students......................................................58 Short, Harry W.: Tombstone Gold......................................................57 Stateside Section..............................................................................61 FOCUS: The Nylon Revolution...........................................................62 over 2 Million Lives Made Better with Boys Town..................................65 Water Section.....................................................................................67 Corey, Bill: Terms Part 9.....................................................................69 Focus on CGA.....................................................................................67 FOCUS: A Representative for the Industry..........................................68 FOCUS: Enjoying the Family Business...............................................79 FOCUS: Quality is a Way of Life for Shakti Pumps..............................71 2 Freimuth, Eric: Hydraulic Training.............................................73,76 Storkson, Britt: Do We Really Need.............................................72,78 A D V E R T I S E R S This Month’s Editorial Focus ~ From the Start 2 These articles are also in Spanish. 2 Estos articulos son también en Español. Holly Pipe, Corp...........................................................................17 Infinity Tool Manufacturing..............................................................3 Int'l Ground Source Heat Pump Assn. (IGSHPA) Tech. Conf........41 King oil Tools (an Astec Industries Company)..............................34 Kingsland Drill International, Inc...................................................67 Kruse Energy & Equipment, LLC (Auction)...................................69 KS Bit, Inc.....................................................................................31 Lilin Group....................................................................................59 Merrill Mfg.....................................................................................71 Mills Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................60 Mills Machine Company, Inc.........................................................77 Mincon, Inc...................................................................................80 Mobile Drill Intl. (MDI)...................................................................39 MudPuppy International (Tibban Manufacturing, Inc.)..................93 National Drilling Association (NDA) Convention...........................68 Noland Drilling Equipment............................................................30 North Houston Machine, Inc.........................................................58 Palmer Bit Company.....................................................................40 Qwater Well Development Tools...................................................68 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc............................................................46 Rex McFadden Ltd.......................................................................79 RLC Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................14 Rock Hog Drilling Products, Inc....................................................66 Rotary Drilling Equipment, LLC....................................................24 Sandvik Construction...................................................................55 SEMCo, Inc.................................................................................96 Shakti Pumps, Ltd........................................................................70 SIMCo ® Drilling Equipment..........................................................45 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................53 Tee Jay International, Inc..............................................................29 The Water Expo............................................................................74 Throop Rock Bit Company............................................................35 Varel International……………………………..…….......…….…….19 Variperm Canada Limited.............................................................72 Well-Vu, Inc..................................................................................51 WorldWide Service Center™ ..........................................................7 Wyo-Ben, Inc................................................................................16 Breaking News ..............................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ...................................81-96 Dealmakers ........................................................................................76 Education Connection ......................................................................46 Fun Page .............................................................................................79 Hot Off the Press .................................................................................9 Obituary: Brigham, H.H. “Buck” .......................................................18 Obituary: Friesen, John M. ...............................................................54 Obituary: Mehta, Hemu .....................................................................37 Obituary: Taylor, Thomas J. “Tommy” .............................................62 Photos: Best in the West Drill and Blast Conference......................28,59 Photos: ExPoMIN.....................................................................32,52,92 Photos: Texas Alliance Expo................................................................36 Planning Ahead ................................................................................20 Product Spotlight ...............................................................................34 Ronnie’s Real World - High Hopes -vs- Reality ..........................47-50 Who’s in the News .............................................................................66 WorldWide Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a smile™! ...........................6 Construction-Geotechnical Section................................................10 Cosby, Scott: Safety Spotlight: Cut Treatment...................................16 Focus on bC India...............................................................................12 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 33.........................................12 Directional Section............................................................................17 How do You Improve a Great Product? Ask Baroid IDP!......................18 2 FOCUS: Revival in the San Juan Basin.......................................17,18 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II..........................21 Environmental Section.....................................................................22 FOCUS: AMS, Inc.~ A Work of Art.......................................................27 FOCUS: Duck Tape of Duct Tape?......................................................24 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring.....................................23 This Month’s Editorial Highlights Include: