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Breaking News ..................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ..................65-80 Dealmakers .......................................................................23 Education Connection .....................................................37 Fun Page ............................................................................39 Hot Off the Press .................................................................9 Obituary: Irish Jr., Ronald F. ............................................48 Obituary: Malzahn, Ed ......................................................48 Obituary: Sexton, Earl ......................................................48 Photo Gallery .....................................................................26 Product Spotlight ..............................................................17 Ronnie’s Real World ......................................................52 Where are you planning to go? ........................................26 Who’s in the News ............................................................13 WorldWide ..........6 WorldWide Service Center™ ................................................7 Construction-Geotechnical AEM Announces Award Winners........................................53 bauma 2016 Poised to be the Hub for Innovation...............14 Cosby, Scott: Safety Spotlight: Utility Location......................61 “Smith, Billy Bob”: The “Idiot’s” Corner............................25 Directional Christ, John: My Story About the Drilling Industry.............10 Rehme, Kyle: Lessons in Controlling Workers’ Comp Costs...35 Utilities Industry Could Boost HDD Market.........................28 Vermeer Announces New HDD Operator Training..............21 Environmental Coral Reef Coring in the Florida Keys.................................17 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring....................62 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International...................42 Exploration-Blasthole Designing a Drill for Use in Space.......................................58 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 47........................43 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II.........29 Gas & Oil Connor, Tim: More Living with Wisdom.............................47 Oilfield Chemicals Industry on the Rise..............................39 The World’s First and Only Dive Rig...................................57 Women and the Energy Workplace....................................24 Geothermal Exploring Geothermal Opportunities in British Columbia....49 It’s Time for the 2016 Geothermal Design Challenge..........36 School to Research Gas and Oil Technology for EGS........20 Storkson, Britt: The “Switch” that Changed the World......33 Tavino, Peter: Extra Benefits of Geothermal......................59 Mining Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring...........50 E-News Flash Readers’ Choice: Hitting the Salty Spot.......60 Oklahoma’s Food-Grade Gypsum......................................23 Short, Harry W.: February is Amethyst..............................12 Water A Quick Stop Down South...................................................27 Corey, Bill: Denver.............................................................15 Defying the Norm................................................................32 Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Back Door!........................54 The Rose-Wall Mfg., Inc. Experience..................................44 What Makes a Good Water Well?.......................................18 Xylem Celebrates a Milestone............................................64 Editorial Acker Drill Company...........................................................16 Alberta Water Well Drilling Association (AWWDA) Conv.....47 America West Drilling Supply..............................................77 AMS, Inc.............................................................................37 Aries Industries, Inc..............................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)..................................13 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)........................25 Baker Water Systems.........................................................61 Best in the West Drill & Blast Conference (ISEE)................39 Better Water Industries Inc..................................................24 Bit Brokers International.....................................................49 Bitco, Inc.............................................................................60 Bloom Mfg., Inc...................................................................32 Blue Demon Company, Inc.................................................18 Boshart Industries...............................................................36 Center Rock, Inc. (CRI).......................................................22 Centerline Manufacturing Company....................................18 CONEXPO-CON/AGG.........................................................8 Drill Pipe, Inc.......................................................................50 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)....................................1 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................55 DRILLMAX, Inc...................................................................80 E&M Supply Group.............................................................14 Enid Drill Systems, Inc. (EDSI)...........................................15 Filmark Products, Inc..........................................................57 Flow Center Products, Inc...................................................20 Foremost Industries............................................................19 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company)...............................2 GEFCO (an Astec Industries Company).............................42 General Pump.....................................................................58 Geoprobe Systems ® ............................................................40 Geoprobe Systems ® ............................................................41 Infinity Tool Manufacturing..................................................78 Jentech Drilling Supply, Inc.................................................59 Kingsland Drill International, Inc.........................................29 KS Bit, Inc...........................................................................11 MARL Technologies, Inc.....................................................64 Merrill Mfg...........................................................................43 Michigan Ground Water Association (MGWA) Conv...........52 Mills Bit Service, Inc............................................................30 Mills Machine Company, Inc...............................................38 Moab Bit and Tool Company, Inc.........................................63 Mobile Drill Intl......................................................................3 New England Water Well Association (NEWWA) Expo.......57 Noland Drilling Equipment..................................................62 Pacific Northwest Ground Water Exposition.......................48 Palmer Bit Company...........................................................45 Qwater Well Development Tools.........................................62 RECO USA.........................................................................52 Rex McFadden Ltd.............................................................32 Ring Power Corp................................................................28 RLC Bit Service, Inc............................................................15 Rockmore International.......................................................25 SEMCO, Inc........................................................................79 Shakti Pumps USA, LLC.....................................................46 Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic (SEDC).........................10 SIMCO ® Drilling Equipment...................................................4 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................27 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................53 T&T Carbide, Inc.................................................................34 Tee Jay International, Inc....................................................12 Tennessee Water Well Assn. (TWWA) Annual Mtg & Trade...33 Throop Rock Bit Company..................................................21 VolkBell Property & Casualty Insurance, LLC.....................35 Well-Vu, Inc.........................................................................54 Wyo-Ben, Inc......................................................................12 Advertisers 5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® FEBRUARY 2016