WorldWide Drilling Resource

6 SEPTEMBER 2015 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Proudly Made in the United States of America - delivered WorldWide ! WorldWide Drilling Resource ® The complete magazine for the drilling industry worldwide, owned by drilling industry associates dedicated to bringing the most up-to-date technology and information to subscribers. Covering construction-geotechnical , directional , environmental , explo- ration-blasthole , shallow gas & oil, geothermal, mining , water well , irrigation , wastewater ; from bits, to pumps, to rigs, to tanks, through wire and more - whatever it takes to get the drilling job completed! Managing Publisher/CEO/President: Veronica I. “Ronnie” Jones Office Administrator: Michele Stevens Editor: Bonnie Love Associate Editor: Amy White Classified Sales Manager: Kathy Heinrich Sales: Brenda Helms Production/Webmaster: Marcel Schimpf Representatives: Lora Barnes Marie Cunningham Troy Cunningham Mary Lynn Mixson Editorial Contributors for this month: Mark Battersby Tim Connor Bill Corey Scott Cosby Eric Freimuth Jim Kuebelbeck Thomas Kwader Tim Rasmussen Ray Roerick Harry Short “Billy Bob Smith” Britt Storkson Peter Tavino Harold White Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. Hyd/Eng Consultant: Thomas Kwader, Ph.D.,P.G. Consultant: Mary Ann Pelletier * Editorial contributions & advertisements include statements of fact and opin- ions that are the sole responsibility of the author and/or companies and do not necessarily imply any opinion of the owners, management, or staff of WorldWide Dr il li ng Resource ® . Images may have been altered for clarity. Complete advertising information may be found at: www.worldwidedrillingresource.com or by calling 850-547-0102. WorldWide Drilling Resource ® makes every effort not to place advertisements for “like” products on the same page in our publication; this may occur however, due to size and space within the publication. We regret any inconvenience this may cause our advertisers. WorldWide Drilling Resource ® i s published monthly by WorldWide Drilling Resource, Inc., a Florida Corporation PO Box 660 (3089 Northride Lane) Bonifay FL 32425-0660. Telephone: 850-547-0102 Fax: 850-547-0329 E-mail: wwdr@worldwidedrillingresource.com Web site: www.worldwidedrillingresource.com Copyright 2015, WorldWide Drilling Resource, Inc. Seen by countless WorldWide. Publication Agreement No. 40892520. Back issues may be requested. Cost per issue $10.00 USD. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any manner with- out the strict written consent of the publishers. Advertising rates furnished upon request. Editorial contributions are welcome subject to editorial review.* WorldWide Dri l l ing Re source ® reserves the right to refuse any advertisement . We Recycle Ronnie, for the WWDR Team ANNIVERSARY ISSUE OFWWDR! Sorry we missed some of you at this year’s JUBILEE - it is improving each year, and I’m certain it will continue! Talk about history and anniversaries ~ look who we found. Yes, the very own MR. Worth Pickard, graced us with his presence at this year’s 60th Anniversary of the South Atlantic Well Drillers JUBILEE . What a wonderful surprise. You know the saying, “Never say never!” Now this is the Anniversary Month for WorldWide Drilling Resource, Inc. , and I just want to acknowl- edge the fact it would NEVER have happened, I would never have had this privilege, if it had not been for two wonderful men with a great deal of faith - W. C. “Doc” Faison, my partner and mentor; and Al Jones, Jr., my loving husband. I thank them every day for everything they did, and still do from afar, for this company and those who give so much of their private time and energy for its success - the WWDR Team, as they are affectionately known around the world. We invited our display advertisers to join in our celebration, giving them the opportunity to have a “Gold Ribbon” placed on their adver- tisements indicating their founding year. How many can you count that joined with us? Let us know and list them in an e-mail or fax. Yes, this is a test! Enter to win! A special thank-you goes out to Foremost Industries for their special ad this month! Now, the WWDR Team is over the month of no events on our calendar for travel - but BIG surprises coming for the balance of the year...hmmm. You may spot our burgundy Suburban traveling the countryside! Heads up - spot us - let us know you see us, and who knows, another test! And more prizes from the WWDR Team’s Home of Solid Gold Service ~ with a Smile!™ . Ronnie, Managing Publisher ronnie@worldwidedrillingresource.com With pen (computer) in hand... See you on the trail! We’ll be the ones with the smiles! And a “Positive” Attitude! No frowners allowed! SUPERIOR QUALITY, RELIABILITY, AND SPEED IN A POWERFUL COMPACT PACKAGE Call 800-342-0234 or 352-427-7787 for more details on this and other DRILLMAX ® rig models. www.drillmaxrigs.com DRILLMAX ® 450 Equipped as shown with • Gardner Denver 5-1/2 x 8 Mud Pump • 500/200 Air Compressor • 18 GPM Water Injection • Hammer Lubricator • Dual Motor Spinner System • 12,000 LB Main Winch • 2000 LB Sandline Winch with Aux Jib System ~ From the Cover ~