WorldWide Drilling Resource

6 MAY 2019 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Proudly Made in the United States of America - delivered WorldWide ! WorldWide Drilling Resource ® The complete magazine for the drilling industry worldwide, owned by drilling industry associates dedicated to bringing the most up-to-date technology and information to subscribers. Covering construction-geotechnical , directional , environmental , exploration-blasthole , shallow gas & oil, geothermal, mining , water well , irrigation , wastewater ; from bits, to pumps, to rigs, to tanks, through wire, and more - whatever it takes to get the drilling job completed ! Managing Publisher/CEO/President: Veronica I. “Ronnie” Jones Vice President: Troy Cunningham Chief Marketing Officer: Ed Moranski Office Administrator: Michele Stevens Editor: Bonnie Love Associate Editor: Caleb Whitaker Public Relations Professionals: Kathy Heinrich Jan Allen Production/Webmaster: Marcel Schimpf Representative: Marie Cunningham Editorial Contributors for this month: Tom Ballard Mark Battersby Tim Connor Edward E. Everett Jim Kuebelbeck Thomas Kwader Tim Rasmussen “Billy Bob Smith” Britt Storkson Harold White Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. Jeremy Wire Hyd/Eng Consultant: Thomas Kwader, Ph.D.,P.G. Consultant: Mary Ann Pelletier * Editorial contributions & advertisements include statements of fact and opinions that are the sole responsibility of the author and/or companies and do not necessarily imply any opinion of the owners, management, or staff of WorldWide Drilling Resource ® . Images may have been altered for clarity. Complete adverti sing information may be found at: www.worldwidedrillingreso urce.com or by calling 850-547-0102. Wo rldWide Drilling Resource ® makes every effort not to place advertisements for “like” products on the same page in our publication; this may occur however, due to size and space within the publication. We regret any inconvenience this may cause our advertisers. WorldWide Drilling Resource ® i s published monthly by WorldWide Drilling Resource, Inc. , a Florida Corporation PO Box 660 (3089 Northride Lane) Bonifay FL 32425-0660. Telephone: 850-547-0102 Fax: 850-547-0329 E-mail: wwdr@worldwidedrillingres ource.com Website: www .worldwidedrillingresource.c om Copyright 2019, WorldWide Drilling Resource, Inc. Seen by countless WorldWide . Publication Agreement No. 40892520. Back issues may be requested. Cost per issue $10.00 USD. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any manner without the strict written consent of the publishers. Advertising rates furnished upon request. Editorial contributions are welcome subject to editorial review.* WorldWide Drilling Resource ® reserves the right to refuse any advertisement . We Recycle Short, Sweet, and to the Point . . . One quick question - are you scheduled for this year’s GEFCO Training at the plant in Enid, Oklahoma? There are many great training events throughout the year(s). Check with WWDR for the up-to-date information. If you haven’t made arrangements yet, you better mark that down for 2020! Time seems to get away from us! Don’t forget to go visit mom! Some of us can do that in person, but for some of us we say a special prayer for her in heaven. Enjoy her now - life is far too short. Yes, the WWDR Team does COVER THE WORLD OF DRILLING ! Accept NO imitations - there is only one true RESOURCE. 850-547-0102 NEXTSTOPS - Energy Expo and Jubilee! worldwidedrillingresource.com Ed@ Kathy@ Caleb@ Marcel@ Jan@ Bonnie@ Troy@ We Will See you on the trail! Michele@ This month we have the privilege of celebrating Mother’s Day and to take time to say Thank-You to our brave American Military. God Bless you and these United States of America. With pen (computer) in hand . . . Ronnie, Managing Publisher ronnie@worldwidedrillingresource.com Exoskeleton Page 7 Using Drones for Geothermal Mapping Page 17 Featured Articles for May 3-D Printing in Engineering Page 21 OIP-G and Coal Tar Fluorescence Page 38 Robots in Mining Page 20