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Breaking News ..................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ..................62-80 Dealmakers .......................................................................54 Education Connection .....................................................44 Fun Page ............................................................................29 Hot Off the Press .................................................................9 Obituary: Mescher, Kirk Travis .......................................27 Photo Gallery .....................................................................34 Product Spotlight ..............................................................27 Ronnie’s Real World ......................................................56 Where are you planning to go? ........................................25 Who’s in the News ............................................................13 WorldWide ...6 Construction-Geotechnical Construction Equipment Forecast Looks Good..................20 Cosby, Scott: Safety Spotlight: All about the MUTCD........46 E-News Flash Readers’ Choice: Tunnels Represent..........53 The Right Equipment Makes a Difference...........................24 Directional Connor, Tim: Living with Wisdom......................................12 Freimuth, Eric: Hydraulic Training.....................................58 How Much Does the Public Really Know?..........................16 Study Shows Increased Drilling Efficiency in the U.S..........28 Environmental Avoid Debit Card Fraud......................................................76 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 43........................49 Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Front Door!.......................51 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring....................37 Rehme, Kyle: Your Missing Link........................................15 Exploration-Blasthole Challenges Lead to Changes.............................................23 Increased Exploration Activities a Plus...............................36 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II.........48 Gas & Oil Impact of Shale Development in Pennsylvania’s Forests....31 Pipeline Emergencies: Planning for the Unexpected..........59 Storkson, Britt: Wire Sizing Revisited...............................30 Geothermal Connecting with Y...............................................................43 “Smith, Billy Bob”: The “Idiot’s” Corner............................18 The Race to Become an EGS Field Laboratory is on!.........32 Mining A Mine Rescue to Remember.............................................19 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring...........39 Have You Heard About the Atlascopcosaurus?...................29 Short, Harry W.: Rare Earth Minerals................................56 Water Basic Irrigation Terminology Part 6.....................................45 Corey, Bill: Green Bay Farm Part 3....................................33 Freshwater Offshore...........................................................10 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International...................22 Sewage Project First of its Kind in Australia........................52 Shakti Pumps USA LLC Lifetime Achievement Award........40 Smooth Operator.................................................................38 You Can Help Your Customers - or Get New Ones!............60 Editorial Acker Drill Company............................................................8 America West Drilling Supply..............................................77 Aries Industries, Inc..............................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)..................................10 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI.........................23 Baker Water Systems.........................................................34 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)…..........................26 bauma Munich 2016...........................................................14 Better Water Industries Inc..................................................48 Bit Brokers International.....................................................39 Bitco, Inc.............................................................................30 Bloom Mfg., Inc...................................................................46 Blue Demon Company, Inc.................................................58 Buckhorn Pumps, Inc..........................................................12 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI).......................................................35 Centerline Manufacturing Company....................................52 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC)..............................................46 Double Life Corporation......................................................19 Drill Pipe, Inc.......................................................................25 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)....................................1 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................41 DRILLMAX, Inc...................................................................80 Enid Drill Systems, Inc. (EDSI)...........................................32 Filmark Products, Inc..........................................................24 Flomatic Corporation..........................................................59 Flow Center Products, Inc...................................................28 Foremost Industries............................................................47 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)...............................2 General Pump.....................................................................29 Geoprobe Systems ® ............................................................50 GETEC, Inc.........................................................................60 Givens International Drilling Supplies, Inc...........................49 Hole Products.....................................................................37 Infinity Tool Manufacturing..................................................78 King Oil Tools (an Astec Industries Company)....................16 Kingsland Drill International, Inc.........................................18 Kruse Energy & Equipment, LLC (Auction).........................61 KS Bit, Inc...........................................................................17 MARL Technologies, Inc.....................................................44 Mills Bit Service, Inc............................................................57 Mills Machine Company, Inc................................................11 Minnesota Water Well Assoc. (MWWA) Trade Show & Conv..36 Moab Bit and Tool Company, Inc.........................................33 Mobile Drill Intl......................................................................3 Montana Water Well Drillers Assoc. (MWWDA) Conv.........20 Noland Drilling Equipment..................................................28 North Houston Machine, Inc...............................................53 Ohio Water Well Assoc. (OWWA) Convention....................19 Oklahoma Ground Water Assoc. (OGWA) Conference.......58 Palmer Bit Company...........................................................42 Prinoth Ltd...........................................................................21 Qwater Well Development Tools.........................................37 Rauch Manufacturing, Inc...................................................31 Rex McFadden Ltd.............................................................52 RLC Bit Service, Inc............................................................18 Robit ® Rocktools Ltd...........................................................36 SEMCO, Inc........................................................................79 SIMCO ® Drilling Equipment...................................................4 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................13 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................54 SVE Portable Roadway Systems, Inc. (Mud-Traks ® )..........60 Tee Jay International, Inc....................................................27 Texas Ground Water Association (TGWA) Convention.......23 Throop Rock Bit Company..................................................45 VolkBell Property & Casualty Insurance, LLC.....................15 Weldco-Beales Manufacturing............................................51 Well-Vu, Inc.........................................................................22 WorldWide Service Center™ .................................................7 Wyo-Ben, Inc......................................................................12 Advertisers 5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® OCTOBER 2015