WorldWide Drilling Resource

44 APRIL 2017 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Rookie is Off to Nevada by Betsy Willett, Public Relations Professional WorldWide Drilling Resource rldWide Drilling Res ® Off to Mesquite, Nevada, for the Utah Ground Water Association (UGWA) with Ronnie leading the way. UGWA kicked off early Wednesday morning with the golf tournament. We were all joking around and laughing because the winds were a force to be reckoned with. When everyone teed off, the ball was blown ei- ther into the sand pit or bushes, and a few just barely rolled off the tee. The turnout to play was great and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves whi le changing up the rules as they went. Those mountains behind the team pic- tures were a nice touch, don’t you think? Some of you may not know what it takes for the association, location staff, and vendors to get everything organized for these conventions, but it’s a lot of hard work. Take a moment and look at the gallery pictures, we made sure to get some before and after shots. UGWA did a won- derful job with placing all of the vendors throughout the room, making sure they didn’t need anything, and even placing incom- ing packages in their booths. Oh, Travis . . . did you ever find your box? During all of this, I sought out several opportunities to speak with some of the ven- dors and attendees about what they do. Several laughed with me about being new to the industry, but they were willing to spend the extra time explaining their jobs and products, and gave me information to read up on as well. The main topic of conver- sation was the many things you can find in the water out there. I had no clue arsenic can be found in water! I was told out in Nevada they have many problems with ar- senic and various other water problems. LeRoy, a chemist, showed me deposit sam- ples which are sometimes found in wells, and explained how these wells have to be treated using chemicals. Another gentleman, Chris, spoke to me briefly about sev- eral cases his company is working with to help lower arsenic levels in the water sup- ply. I was also asked to check out the water results back home. Curiously enough, I will make sure to do that, but will also check out the results for our neighboring towns too. Do you know what is in your water? We hated missing the skeet shoot, but thanks to Charlie and Deanna we were able to get some photos of the event. There was a great turnout in the continuing education classes, at the vendor social, auction, and banquet. In my opinion at least, I would like to say the auction was a success. Just a heads up though, if Jeremy is ever the auctioneer when you attend, make sure to pay attention. If you don’t, I am sorry to say, you will be going home with lots of items unless you have the saving grace of someone to outbid you. Isn’t that right, Shelly? It was all in good fun and for a great cause, the scholarship! The last day of the convention was full of classes, a general meeting with awards given out and nominations of new board members, lunch, raffle drawings, and closing remarks. I think the convention was a huge success with many attendees getting their continuing educa- tion hours in and finding different products or equipment within the diverse group of vendors. We enjoyed capturing the milestones of UGWA, and of course everyone’s smiling faces. UGWA Golf Tournament. WWDR photos. UGWA attendees during continuing education classes. 4< /*2'3* "& > > > > ,'< ? /2+ '6* /3+6 /3+6 ')1/3- " " !8=2+ /7843 4* 4* ')1/3- !+8 5)7 !8'3*'6* $'2:+ 9((+6 6':+2 $'2:+ 9((+6 !+'87 9((+6 $'2:+ 37+687 #6+8.'3+ $'2:+ 37+687 $'2:+ !56/3- ! ! $'2:+ 4:+6 '71+8 ? !;/:+2 ')1/3- ? !+6/+7 ? !+6/+7 ? !+6/+7 ? !+6/+7 ? !+6/+7 ? !+6/+7 < /3+6 < /3+6 < /3+6 < /3+6 < /3+6 6/)+7 !9(0+)8 "4 .'3-+ %/8.498 48/)+ !@ @ < < < < < In Memory of Howard “Porky” Cutter I was saddened to learn of the passing of Mr. Cutter. He and I had often communicated over the years. His passion for the well drilling indus- try was without bounds . . . [private thoughts removed] I first met Mr. Cutter when he came to Minneapolis a few years ago to check out a drill rig for a client. He took the time to drive an extra 95 miles out of his way to pay us a visit, which was most enjoyable. He had an air about himself that forced a person to like him immediately, and I’m sure many others in the world who met him would agree with me. He will be missed. Godspeed Porky, Jim Kuebelbeck Water Dowser & WWDR Contributing Writer St. Joseph, Minnesota