WorldWide Drilling Resource

5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® MARCH 2015 Alberta Water Well Drilling Association (AWWDA) Convention....49 America West Drilling Supply..........................................................4 Aries Industries, Inc........................................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)............................................47 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)..................................20 Baker Water Systems...................................................................71 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)…....................................94 Best in the West Drill & Blast Conference (ISEE).........................29 Bit Brokers International...............................................................45 Bitco, Inc.......................................................................................55 Bloom Mfg., Inc............................................................................74 Blue Demon Company, Inc...........................................................20 Boshart Industries........................................................................79 Buckhorn Pumps, Inc...................................................................25 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI)................................................................75 Centerline Manufacturing Company.............................................17 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC).......................................................81 Doosan Portable Power................................................................31 Double Life Corporation...............................................................25 Drill Pipe, Inc................................................................................28 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)............................................96 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM).........................................................26 DrillKing International...................................................................50 DRILLMAX, Inc.............................................................................95 East West Machinery Exporting, Inc……………….......................55 Eastern Driller Manufacturing Company Inc. (EDM).....................64 Enid Drill Systems, Inc. (EDSI).....................................................67 Fabco Power................................................................................21 Filmark Products, Inc....................................................................35 Flow Center Products, Inc............................................................46 Foremost Industries......................................................................53 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)........................................1 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)......................................15 GeoPro, Inc..................................................................................48 Geoprobe Systems ® .....................................................................22 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc....................................61 Gus Pech Manufacturing Company, Inc.......................................44 Halco Rock Tools..........................................................................39 Exploration-Blasthole Section.........................................................29 Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Front Door!........................................32 Storkson, Britt: Digital Doldrums..................................................29,30 Gas & Oil Section..............................................................................36 Focus on Alliance Expo & Annual Meeting..........................................37 FOCUS: The “Superior” Oil and Gas Hammer Range from Halco.......39 2 Oil & Gas Project Makes a Grand Discovery...............................36,38 White, Harold: Oil/Water Exploration.................................................40 Geothermal Section..........................................................................42 Connor, Tim: Special Tip....................................................................48 FOCUS: Valve-Installed Hammer Confronts Two Problems at Once..49 FOCUS: Win the Battle Against Hard Rock Formations....................47 Tavino, Peter: Geothermal Borehole Trench Inspection.....................43 International Section.........................................................................50 2 Cores of the Mayan Fall....................................................................52 Great Sandvik Products Continue to be Recognized...........................54 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International....................................51 Mining Section...................................................................................55 2 Keck, Tracy: Dewatering Solution for Underground Mines..............57 Short, Harry W.: Ancient Lake Bonneville..........................................55 Stateside Section..............................................................................62 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring............................67 Checklist: Preparing for When the Unexpected Happens...............65,66 Water Section.....................................................................................71 Corey, Bill: Cavitation?.......................................................................80 E-News Flash Readers’ Choice: Life in Vegas, Courtesy of Drilling...74 FOCUS: Rough Ground Meets a Tough Hammer................................71 Freimuth, Eric: Revisiting System Cleanliness Part 5........................73 Warren, Phillip: Off-Road Mobilization of Drilling Equipment.............79 A D V E R T I S E R S This Month’s Editorial Focus ~ Hammers 2 These articles are also in Spanish. 2 Estos articulos son también en Español. Hole Products...............................................................................24 Hose Solutions, Inc......................................................................57 Infinity Tool Manufacturing............................................................93 International Construction & Utility Equipment Expo (ICUEE)......14 King Oil Tools (an Astec Industries Company)..............................36 Kingsland Drill International, Inc...................................................77 KS Bit, Inc.....................................................................................41 MARL Technologies, Inc...............................................................10 Merrill Mfg.....................................................................................54 Mills Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................69 Mills Machine Company, Inc.........................................................34 Mincon, Inc...................................................................................59 Moab Bit and Tool Company, Inc...................................................11 Noland Drilling Equipment............................................................16 North Houston Machine, Inc.........................................................60 Ontario Ground Water Assoc.(OGWA) Convention......................81 Palmer Bit Company.....................................................................42 Qwater Well Development Tools...................................................52 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc............................................................37 Rex McFadden Ltd.......................................................................67 RLC Bit Service, Inc.....................................................................19 Rockmore International................................................................33 SEMCO, Inc...................................................................................2 Shakti Pumps, Ltd..........................................................................3 Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic (SEDC)...................................32 SonicSampDrill.............................................................................43 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................13 Star Iron Works, Inc......................................................................73 Sullivan-Palatek, Inc.....................................................................18 SVE Portable Roadway Systems, Inc. (Mud-Traks ® )....................80 T&T Carbide Drilling Supply..........................................................56 Tee Jay International, Inc................................................................8 Texas Alliance of Energy Producers Expo & Annual Mtg..............40 The Water Expo............................................................................78 Throop Rock Bit Company............................................................27 Well-Vu, Inc..................................................................................38 WorldWide Service Center™ ..........................................................7 Wyo-Ben, Inc................................................................................12 Breaking News ...................................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ...................................83-96 Dealmakers ........................................................................................46 Education Connection ......................................................................35 Fun Page ............................................................................................12 Hot Off the Press .................................................................................9 Obituary: Heath, Ralph Carr .............................................................79 Obituary: Hooks, Douglas Wayne “Doug” ......................................68 Obituary: Jackson, Gary Michael .....................................................51 Obituary: Tibor, Thomas Andrew “Tom” .........................................21 Photos: Groundwater Expo.............................................24,44,62,72,76 Planning Ahead ................................................................................70 Product Spotlight ..............................................................................33 Ronnie’s Real World ..........................................................................68 Who’s in the News .............................................................................58 WorldWide Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a smile™! ...........................6 Construction-Geotechnical Section................................................10 Cosby, Scott: Safety Spotlight: Fatigue..............................................16 FOCUS: Expertise Runs Deep............................................................10 FOCUS: Save Time and Money with Rockmore’s ROK 600T..............15 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 37.........................................12 Directional Section............................................................................17 Is Your HDD Team the Ultimate Crew?................................................21 McLarty, Ray: Drilling Fluid Updates..................................................17 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II..........................20 Environmental Section.....................................................................22 2 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring..................................23 Rigs Get Second Lives as Reefs.........................................................28 “Smith, Billy Bob”: The “Idiot’s” Corner.............................................27 This Month’s Editorial Highlights Include: