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A Cool Summer Field Conference by Ed Moranski, Chief Marketing Officer WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Warm temperatures and blue skies welcomed attendees to Pennsylvania Ground Water Association’s 2018 Summer Field Conference. Hull’s Well Drilling in Bellefonte, provided the location for a picture-perfect day. Jeff Hoffer of Allegheny Instruments, manufacturer of GeoVISION™ borehole video camera systems, con- ducted a video survey on the six-inch well using their deluxe electric winch with a joystick-controlled motor- ized pan and ti lt camera. During the pumping test demonstration, the ¾-inch-diameter nano camera was used with the heavy-duty hand reel system to follow the water level down the well during pumping. Jim Hartmann of Franklin Electric followed right behind Jeff with a pump drawdown test. This was not the first time I had the opportunity of listening to Pennsylvania State Police Motor Carrier Division Officer Mitch Scalia give a presentation. If you ever have the opportunity to attend one of his sessions, you will find he is informative, as well as entertaining. You always learn something new, and it’s fun to watch him inspect a trailer or unit on the premises. No event is complete without some great food, and this one was no exception. Lunch was provided under the shade of the big tent. Once again, I was not disappointed, and I cannot wait to get the recipe for the baked beans and see if I can come close to matching the flavor and taste I enjoyed that day (thanks Chris and Darci). The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection pump test and recovery was hosted by Scott Barnes. GEFCO’s Mike Hetzler was also on-hand to answer questions and demo their new 40K rig. Derived from the legendary 30K, it has a newly designed three-speed head with a 30% faster head traverse system which provides a full 40,000 pounds of pullback. Did I mention fishing? George and John from Sunrise Drilling Supply located in Sykesville, demonstrated how to fish a broken bit and drill steel from the hole. You’ll need more than a worm and hook to land a big one, and this is not a catch and release program - they keep what comes out of the hole. Those guys sure know how to fish out of the bor ehole. To see all the photos from this event, go to www.worldwidedrillingresource.com or click here. --- *+ )#)('-()$* !(& )(%#'" +)""+ ,'.*,+ -'"/ 0 . 1 1 1 1 Photos by WWDR . WTR 48 SEPTEMBER 2018 WorldWide Drilling Resource ®