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18 APRIL 2015 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® No other drilling magazine covers events like WorldWide Drilling Resource ® . PLANNING AHEAD 2015 May 11-15 (Mon.-Fri.) EXPONOR Chile 2015 (International Exh. for the Mining Ind.) Antofagasta (CHILE) Phone: 201-251-2600 x119 kallman.com May 5-7 (Tues.-Thurs.) Arminera 2015 (10 th Int’l Mining Exh.) Centro Costa Salguero Buenos Aires (ARGENTINA) Phone: +54 (11) 4816-5818 arminera.com.ar May 19-20 (Tues.-Wed.) Austmine 2015 Royal International Convention Centre Brisbane, QLD (AUSTRALIA) Phone: +61-2-9229-1000 austmine2015.com May 17-20 (Sun.-Wed.) Haulage & Loading Exh. & Conference Wigwam Resort in Phoenix, AZ (USA) Phone: 678-822-9804 haulageandloading.com May 13-15 (Wed.-Fri.) MASZBUD (17 th Int’l Construction Equipment and Special Vehicles Fair) TargiKielce in Kielce (POLAND) Phone: +48-518-322-107 targikielce.pl May 7-9 (Thurs.-Sat.) FGWA (Florida Ground Water Assoc.) Annual Convention & Trade Show Caribe Royale Hotel / Orlando, FL (USA) Phone: 850-205-5641 fgwa.org May 4-6 (Mon.-Wed.) New Mexico Mine Health & Safety Conf. New Mexico Institute of at Mining & Tech. Campus in Socorro, NM (USA) Phone: 575-835-5460 bmi.state.nm.us May 8-9 (Fri.-Sat.) NSGWA (Nova Scotia Ground Water Assoc.) Convention & Trade Show at Best Western Plus Dartmouth, NS (CANADA) Phone: 902-845-1084 nsgwa.ca May 21-23 (Thurs.-Sat.) 12 th EverythingAboutWater Expo 2015 Bombay Exhibition Centre Mumbai (INDIA) Phone: +91-11-43100568 eawater.com May 26-28 (Tues.-Thurs.) WPC (World Petroleum Council) Leadership Conference Clarion Hotel The Edge Tromsø (NORWAY) Phone: 971-4427-0739 wpcleadership.com WWDR will be there! See the May 4-7 (Mon.-Thurs.) OTC (Offshore Technology Conf.) 2015 NRG Park (formerly Reliant Park) Houston, TX (USA) Phone: 301-694-5243 otcnet.org May 18-21 (Mon.-Thurs.) NYRWA (New York Rural Water Assoc.) 36 th Annual Technical Conf. & Exh. Turning Stone Res. in Verona, NY (USA) Phone: 518-828-3155 nyruralwater.org May 9-13 (Sat.-Wed.) CIM (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum) 2015 Conv. Palais des Congrès de Montréal Montréal, QC (CANADA) cim.org May 19-21 (Tues.-Thurs.) DUG (Developing Unconventionals) Permian Basin at Fort Worth Conv. Ctr Fort Worth, TX (USA) Phone: 713-260-1072 dugpermian.com May 18-22 (Mon.-Fri.) GEFCO, Inc. 18 th Annual Resource Drilling Fundamentals Training Seminar GEFCO, Inc. Facility Enid, OK (USA) Phone: 580-977-3214 gefco.com Wellbore Conditioning Tool Awarded Second Patent Adapted from a Press Release by Superior Drilling Products, Inc. Superior Dri l l ing Products, Inc. (SDPI), a provider of drilling products for the oil, natural gas, and mining services industries, has been awarded a second patent addressing the design, process, benefits, and applications of the Drill-N- Ream™ wellbore conditioning tool. The Drill-N-Ream tool is a dual-sec- tion reaming tool located behind the bot- tom hole assembly of the drill string to smooth and slightly enlarge the wellbore in the curved and horizontal sections of horizontal wells, in both oil- and water- based mud. It is available in multiple sizes and can be custom manufactured to fit any hole size. The tool is structured to rotate while sliding smoothly behind the drill bit in a circular manner when not turning and is situated on the drill string assembly. Its innovative design effec- tively conditions wellbore surfaces, re- moving ledges and reducing torque and drag. Troy Meier, founder and CEO of SDPI said, “We believe that the Drill-N- Ream has significant opportunity in the horizontal drilling arena. As we advance, our strategy is to continually develop new technologies that solve complex drilling problems and manufacture products for the drill string assembly that increase effi- ciency and safety, while ultimately improv- ing production and reducing costs for our customers.” SDPI also manufactures, repairs, sells, and rents drilling tools, in addition to manufacturing and refurbishing PDC (polycrystalline diamond compact) drill bits for leading oilfield services compa- nies. With their state-of-the-art machining facility, the company is able to manufac- ture custom products and solutions for the drilling industry.