WorldWide Drilling Resource

Breaking News ..................................................................13 Classified Section: WorldWide SUPER MART™ ..................49-64 Dealmakers ........................................................................12 Education Connection ......................................................14 Fun Page ............................................................................33 Hot Off the Press - Sponsored by Aries Industries, Inc. ..9 Obituary: Andrews, Sr., David Lee “Dave” ......................48 Obituary: Grant, Robert D. “Bob” ....................................44 Obituary: Smith, Jr., Ed M. ................................................48 Photo Gallery ..................................................................8,24 Product Spotlight ..............................................................20 Where are you planning to go? ........................................37 Who’s in the News .............................................................13 WorldWide Association Memberships ................................31 WorldWide Business Directory™ ..................................10,11 WorldWide .........6 WorldWide Service Center™ ...............................................48 Editorial Focus for November - Rigs, Bits, and Hammers C&G DIR ENV EXB G&O GEO MIN WTR Aardvark Packers...............................................................34 Allegheny Instruments........................................................26 America West Drilling Supply..............................................61 AMS, Inc.............................................................................37 Aries Industries, Inc..............................................................9 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)..................................30 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)........................22 Baker Water Systems.........................................................42 Baroid Industrial Drilling Products (IDP)..............................40 BESTOLIFE ® Corporation...................................................15 Better Water Industries, Inc.................................................29 Bit Brokers International.....................................................25 Bitco, Inc..............................................................................33 Bloom Mfg., Inc...................................................................38 Blue Demon Company, Inc.................................................12 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)..................................64 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................46 DRILLMAX ® ........................................................................63 Filmark Products, Inc..........................................................34 Flomatic Corporation............................................................62 Foremost Industries............................................................35 GEFCO, Inc. (an Astec Industries Company).......................1 GeoPro, Inc.........................................................................20 Geoprobe Systems ® ............................................................23 Geothermal Supply Company, Inc. (GSC)..........................44 Headwater Companies........................................................17 Hole Products......................................................................41 Infinity Tool Manufacturing....................................................4 KS Bit, Inc...........................................................................39 MARL Technologies, Inc......................................................28 Merrill Mfg...........................................................................14 Mills Machine Company, Inc...............................................16 Minnesota Water Well Assn (MWWA) Conv. and Trade Show...24 Mobile Drill Intl....................................................................27 Mountain States Ground Water Expo.................................36 N&N Drilling Supply.............................................................47 Oklahoma Ground Water Assoc. (OGWA) Conference.......21 Palmer Bit Company.............................................................3 Pioneer Sands LLC.............................................................38 Pul-A-Pump ® of PA, Inc.......................................................26 Qwater Well Development Tools.........................................41 Rex McFadden Ltd.............................................................43 Rockmore International.........................................................7 SEMCO, Inc..........................................................................2 Star Iron Works, Inc..............................................................8 Star Iron Works, Inc............................................................44 TDH Manufacturing Inc.......................................................45 Texas Ground Water Association (TGWA) Convention.......13 Underground Construction Technology (UCT) Conf……....32 Utah Ground Water Association (UGWA) Conf and Expo...48 Well-Vu, Inc.........................................................................18 Wyo-Ben, Inc......................................................................19 Advertisers Featured Editorial: C&G - Construction/Geotechnical ENV - Environmental G&O - Shallow Gas and Oil MIN - Mining DIR - Horizontal Directional Drilling EXB - Exploration/Blasthole GEO - Geothermal WTR - Water Stops Along the Way to a Great Event.........................8 bauma 2019 - Bigger than Ever!.................................30 Storkson, Britt: Artificial Intelligence is the Real Thing.33 Geotechnical Studies in Brazil..................................43 E-News Flash Readers’ Choice : Want Expert DroneSkills?..15 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II...22 Teamwork Pulls Through for Pipeline Project............37 A Solution for San Francisco’s Leaning Tower?........18 Wire, Jeremy C.: Tales from the Field......................25 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring...........41 Kuebelbeck, Jim: Through the Back Door!..............16 Drag Bit Basics.........................................................26 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Part 75................7 Understanding Tricone Rock Bit Codes....................19 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring.....36 Using Sonic Drilling Rigs for Geothermal Projects.......20 Connor, Tim: Eight “L” Words for a Contented Life.....28 Construction Begins on Germany’s Largest Geothermal...34 “Smith, Billy Bob”: The “Idiot’s” Corner..................12 Honoring Our Country’s Veterans.............................29 The World of Minerals...............................................47 Rasmussen, Tim: Water For Life International........14 Ballard, Thomas E.: Notes from the Groundwater Guy..21 What an Incredible Turnout!......................................24 White, Harold: Oil/Water Exploration..............................38 Hammer Time!............................................................42 5 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® NOVEMBER 2018