WorldWide Drilling Resource

5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JULY 2015 America West Drilling Supply..........................................................4 Aries Industries, Inc........................................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)............................................38 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)..................................24 Baker Water Systems...................................................................22 Better Water Industries, Inc..........................................................19 Bitco, Inc.......................................................................................45 Bloom Mfg., Inc............................................................................21 Blue Demon Company, Inc...........................................................65 Boshart Industries........................................................................66 Buckhorn Pumps, Inc...................................................................48 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI)................................................................67 Centerline Manufacturing Company.............................................45 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC).......................................................65 Double Life Corporation...............................................................59 Drill Pipe, Inc................................................................................14 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)............................................84 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM).........................................................16 DrillKing International...................................................................82 DRILLMAX, Inc.............................................................................83 East West Machinery Exporting, Inc……………….......................60 Enid Drill Systems, Inc. (EDSI).....................................................12 Fabco Power................................................................................17 Filmark Products, Inc....................................................................23 Flomatic Corporation....................................................................53 Flow Center Products, Inc............................................................31 Foremost Industries......................................................................36 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)........................................1 General Pump..............................................................................15 GeoPro, Inc..................................................................................32 Geoprobe Systems ® .....................................................................20 GETEC, Inc..................................................................................49 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc....................................11 Exploration-Blasthole Section.........................................................23 Freimuth, Eric: Hydraulic Training.....................................................23 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 41.........................................24 Gas & Oil Section..............................................................................26 FOCUS: Innovative Reel Systems......................................................27 “Smith, Billy Bob”: The “Idiot’s” Corner.............................................28 Geothermal Section..........................................................................30 Connor, Tim: Life’s Three Choices: Change it, Accept it, or Leave....32 2 On the Horizon ~ Chile’s First Geothermal Plant.........................31,62 Tavino, Peter: Horizontal Drilling in New England..............................35 International Section.........................................................................36 Construction Equipment Industry on the Rise......................................39 GATOR-TUFF GATORMADE TRAILERS...........................................42 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International....................................37 Shakti Pumps USA LLC Lifetime Achievement Award.................................41 Spotlight on... Airwell..........................................................................43 Mining Section...................................................................................45 Focus on AIMEX.................................................................................48 2 Keck, Tracy: No More Acidic Hot Water Problems......................46,48 Short, Harry W.: California’s Spectacular Pinnacles..........................45 Stateside Section..............................................................................51 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring............................53 WINNERS ALL!...................................................................................54 Water Section.....................................................................................57 2016 McEllhiney Lecturer Announced.................................................62 Basic Irrigation Terminology Part 3......................................................66 FOCUS: Corey, Bill: Wouldn’t Go Over 2100 Part 2...........................62 2 FOCUS: Knowing the Ropes.......................................................59,60 White, Harold: Oil/Water Exploration.................................................57 A D V E R T I S E R S Editorial Focus ~ Wire 2 These articles are also in Spanish. 2 Estos articulos son también en Español. Gus Pech Manufacturing Company, Inc.......................................24 Hole Products...............................................................................56 IFT Energy....................................................................................40 IFT Modern Mining.......................................................................40 Infinity Tool Manufacturing............................................................81 International Construction & Utility Equipment Expo (ICUEE)........8 Keystone Drill Services, LLC........................................................33 King Oil Tools (an Astec Industries Company)..............................27 Kingsland Drill International, Inc...................................................46 KS Bit, Inc.....................................................................................47 MARL Technologies, Inc...............................................................30 Mills Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................55 Mills Machine Company, Inc.........................................................63 National Drilling Association (NDA) Convention...........................59 Noland Drilling Equipment............................................................29 North Houston Machine, Inc.........................................................37 Palmer Bit Company.....................................................................34 Qwater Well Development Tools...................................................21 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc............................................................29 Rex McFadden Ltd.......................................................................57 RLC Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................23 Roseland’s West Texas Showdown Oil & Gas Expo.....................26 SEMCO, Inc....................................................................................2 Shakti Pumps, Ltd..........................................................................3 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................13 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................61 SVE Portable Roadway Systems, Inc. (Mud-Traks ® )....................62 T&T Carbide Drilling Supply..........................................................58 Tee Jay International, Inc..............................................................49 Throop Rock Bit Company............................................................39 Well-Vu, Inc..................................................................................28 WorldWide Service Center™ ..........................................................7 Wyo-Ben, Inc................................................................................15 Breaking News ...................................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ...................................69-84 Dealmakers ...................................................................................32,66 Education Connection ......................................................................28 Fun Page ............................................................................................48 Hot Off the Press .................................................................................9 Obituary: Kulhawy, Dr. Fred Howard ................................................12 Obituary: Perry, James Andrew “Jim” .............................................57 Obituary: Wright, Evelyn ...................................................................68 Photos: Int’l Foundations Congress & Equip. Expo (IFCEE)........10,18,38 Photos: Michigan Ground Water Association (MGWA)...................35,68 Photos: New England Water Well Association (NEWWA).........30,56,80 Photos: Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic (SEDC).......................25,52 Photos: Tennessee Water Well Association (TWWA).....................22,64 Photos: Women In Mining (WIM) National Meeting.............................50 Planning Ahead ................................................................................44 Product Spotlight ..............................................................................52 Ronnie’s Real World ..........................................................................12 Who’s in the News .............................................................................61 WorldWide Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a smile™! ........................... 6 Construction-Geotechnical Section................................................10 Cosby, Scott: About Boring Logs...................................................11,12 Directional Section............................................................................14 Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Back Door!........................................15 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II..........................17 Environmental Section.....................................................................18 E-News Flash Readers’ Choice: Walleye Spawning Increases.........18 2 Kwader, Tom: Environmental Monitoring...................................21,66 Storkson, Britt: The Resistance Movement.......................................19 This Month’s Editorial Highlights Include: