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2016-17 Buyers Meet Sellers ......................................45-59 Breaking News ..................................................................13 Classified Section: Wo W de UP R M rld i S E ART™ ................88-104 Hot Off the Press .................................................................9 Obituary: Gleason, David M. ............................................66 Photo Gallery ............................................................... .16,4 2 Product Spotlight ..............................................................39 Ronnie’s Real World ......................................................28 Where are you planning to go? ........................................36 Who’s in the News ............................................................13 orld e W Wid ..........6 WorldWide Service Center™ ..............................................11 Construction-Geotechnical Cosby, Scott: Safety Spotlight: Around the Rig..................35 Geotechnical Investigation Goes to the Hogs................22,68 Top Construction Companies Head to Italy........................23 Directional Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring...........17 Is Drilling Waste Safe to be on Highways?..........................65 NDAAnnounces 2015 Safety Award Winners.....................81 Environmental Christ, John: Running Foam from the Get-Go...................33 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring....................20 Wyo-Ben Wins Reclamation Award....................................69 Exploration-Blasthole Beatty, Art: A Perfectly Straight Hole, Part 2.................26,78 Connor, Tim: End of the Year is a Time for Reflection........10 Ontario Welcomes Next Generation in Mineral Exploration...43 Gas & Oil Atlantic Coast Pipeline Under Contract...............................68 E-News Flash Readers’ Choice: New State Record...........19 Mancos Shale Redefines its Worth in New Assessment..77 Storkson, Britt: Given Enough Thrust, Pigs Fly Just Fine...40 Geothermal Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 56........................27 Toshiba to Help Djibouti with Geothermal Development.....73 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II....18,82 Mining 2016 Proved to be the Safest Year in Mining History.........84 Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Front Door!.......................74 My Family Lost More than Just Coal...................................31 Short, Harry W.: Calaveras County’s Mystery Cave..........44 Water Corey, Bill: Molecules..........................................................7 Rasmussen, Tim: Water For Life International..................25 Rebels with a Cause...........................................................87 Rehme, Kyle: “Be Prepared”..............................................15 Simplify Installation and Maintenance............................34,62 Spotlight On: Service Wire Company................................72 White, Harold: Oil/Water Exploration.................................61 Editorial Allegheny Instruments........................................................33 America West Drilling Supply............................................101 AMS, Inc.............................................................................43 Aries Industries, Inc..............................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)..................................81 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)........................33 Atlas Copco Construction & Mining.....................................35 Baker Water Systems.........................................................37 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)..............................75 Barrett Supply Company, Inc..............................................66 Better Water Industries Inc..................................................84 Bit Brokers International.....................................................72 Bitco, Inc.............................................................................74 Blast Hole Bit Company, LLC..............................................85 Bloom Mfg., Inc...................................................................18 Blue Demon Company, Inc.................................................18 Boshart Industries...............................................................23 Constant Water, LLC...........................................................35 Diedrich Drill.........................................................................4 Drill King International.........................................................83 Drill Pipe, Inc.......................................................................62 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)................................103 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................41 DRILLMAX, Inc.....................................................................2 East West Machinery & Drilling...........................................12 Eastern Driller Manufacturing Company Inc. (EDM)...........67 Eijkelkamp/SonicSampDrill.................................................29 Enid Drill Systems, Inc. (EDSI)...........................................23 Eno Scientific......................................................................74 Filmark Products, Inc..........................................................31 Flomatic Corporation..........................................................13 Flomatic Corporation..........................................................22 Flow Center Products, Inc...................................................36 Foremost Industries............................................................63 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company).............................30 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)...........................104 Geoprobe Systems ® .......................................................70,71 GETEC, Inc.........................................................................10 HINOWA S.p.A...................................................................19 Infinity Tool Manufacturing................................................102 Jentech Drilling Supply, Inc.................................................78 KS Bit, Inc.............................................................................8 MARL Technologies, Inc.....................................................61 Mills Machine Company, Inc...............................................42 Moab Bit & Tool Company, Inc............................................30 Noland Drilling Equipment..................................................16 Palmer Bit Company...........................................................32 Qwater Well Development Tools.........................................39 Rex McFadden Ltd.............................................................26 Ring Power Corp................................................................65 RLC Bit Service, Inc............................................................17 Robit ® , Inc...........................................................................21 SEMCO, Inc..........................................................................1 Service Wire Company.......................................................80 Shakti Pumps USA, LLC.....................................................30 SIMCO ® Drilling Equipment...................................................3 Sonic Drill Corporation........................................................10 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................25 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................77 T&T Carbide Inc..................................................................38 Taylor Industries..................................................................82 Throop Rock Bit Company..................................................69 Tim Speaks 4 U...................................................................26 Venture Drilling Supply........................................................64 VolkBell Property & Casualty Insurance, LLC.....................15 Well-Vu, Inc.........................................................................17 Wyo-Ben, Inc........................................................................7 Advertisers 5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® DECEMBER 2016 CGA (Common Ground Alliance) Exc. Safety Conf............86 China Coal & Mining Expo..................................................76 CONEXPO-CON/AGG ......................................................14 Empire State Water Well Drillers Assoc. (ESWWDA) Mtg...27 Int'l Ground Source Heat Pump Assoc. (IGSHPA) Conf......68 Int'l Soc. of Explosives Engineers (ISEE) Annual Conf...66 Minnesota Water Well Assoc. (MWW) Trade Show & Conv...34 Montana Water Well Drillers Assoc. (MWWDA) Conv.........73 Oklahoma Ground Water Assoc. (OGWA) Conference......60 Texas Ground Water Association (TGWA) Convention.......20 Underground Construction Technology (UCT) Conf...........24 Utah Ground Water Assoc. (UGWA) Conference & Expo..79 Virginia Water Well Association (VWWA) Conference..........7 Trade Shows