Volume 19 July 2022 H[ppy Fourth of July! Booth 1201
PO Box 1216 7595 US Hwy 50 N. Lamar CO 81052-1216 719-336-9006 719-336-2402 Fax SEMCO S25,000 Pump Hoist, 48’ derrick, two-speed winch, hot shift PTO automatic transmission, sand reel with 2000’ capacity, hydraulic oil coolers dual fans, hydro breakout cylinder, heavy-duty cathead, power arm, behind the cab outriggers, second tailout winch option, power tong hook up to the rear, LED light kit for mast, 18’ steel flatbed, factory mounted on customer's truck. Thank You Roadrunner Pump Service in Pearblossom, California Check out our new Facebook Page! CALL OUR TOLL-FREE NUMBER: 800-541-1562 semcopumphoist@gmail.com www.SEMCOoflamar.com Booth 1001 2 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource®
Booth 1006
WorldWide Business Directory™ Are you Planning to go?...................................................24 Breaking News..................................................................13 Classifieds: Doc’s Buyers’ Guide for Drillers™...51-64 Education Connection......................................................28 Hot Off the Press.................................................................9 Obituary: Dennisson, Larry Everett.................................27 Obituary: King, Jr., Henry Earl.........................................27 Photo Page........................................................................17 Product Spotlight..............................................................25 Who’s in the News.............................................................13 WorldWide Association Memberships................................31 WorldWide DownHome DrillFest™....................8,10,11 WorldWide .........6 WorldWide JUBILEE Pinpointer Map..............................23 Acker Drill Company.............................................................4 Allegheny Instruments..........................................................7 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)..................................15 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)........................33 Baker Water Systems.........................................................13 Better Water Industries Inc..................................................45 Bit Brokers International.....................................................14 Bitco, Inc.............................................................................27 Central Mine Equipment Company (CME)..........................36 CONEXPO-CON/AGG.......................................................35 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)..................................64 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................61 Eastern Driller Manufacturing Company Inc. (EDM)...........62 Foremost Industries............................................................29 GEFCO (BAUER Equipment America, Inc.)..........................1 GeoPro, Inc.........................................................................24 Geoprobe Systems®............................................................63 Geothermal Supply Company, Inc. (GSC)..........................34 Halco Rock Tools..................................................................7 Halco Rock Tools................................................................22 Heron Instruments, Inc.......................................................32 Hole Products.....................................................................37 Horizon Hoist......................................................................42 Infinity Tool Manufacturing....................................................3 Infinity Tool Manufacturing..................................................33 Keystone Drill Services, Inc................................................41 KS Bit, Inc...........................................................................47 Louisiana Ground Water Association (LGWA) Convention...12 Merrill Mfg...........................................................................26 Mills Machine Company, Inc...............................................43 N&N Drilling Supply.............................................................48 Palmer Bit Company...........................................................30 SEMCO, Inc..........................................................................2 South Atlantic JUBILEE......................................................50 Specialty Rig Sales.............................................................49 Star Iron Works, Inc. - Construction....................................18 Star Iron Works, Inc. - Water Well.......................................19 TDH Manufacturing Inc.......................................................39 TerraRoc.............................................................................38 Well-Vu, Inc.........................................................................46 Wyo-Ben, Inc......................................................................44 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 Focus for July - Rock Blasting and Mining Equipment C&G DIR ENV EXB G&O GEO MIN WTR MamaJo Called it a Day: A Project Update..................9 Storkson, Britt: Is ThereAnything Not Automated.........16 Camp Helps Girls Explore Construction Trades........37 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II..........7 The Role of Reamers................................................14 Fort Lauderdale HDD Project Wins Three Awards....43 Kwader, Thomas: Environmental Monitoring...........15 E-News Flash E-News Flash Readers’ Choice Readers’ Choice: Aquatic Plants.........26 Turning Mining Waste into a Valuable Resource.......38 Ten-Year Pipeline Study Highlights Reclamation.......49 Peterson, Ronald: Blasthole Drilling and Mining.........21 Lucky Friday Mine Demonstrates Success...............24 One-of-a-kind Drill Core Research Facility...........29,32 Frequently-Used Geological Terms Pt. 94.................44 Exploration Drilling in Little Smokey Valley................46 When Gas and Oil and Mining Collide.......................12 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring..33 Gas Flaring in the U.S. Hit a Record Low..................40 Connor, Tim: Work.........................................................27 Is it Time to Ditch the Tow-Behind Compressor?.......34 Geothermal Collegiate Competition Winners.......39,40 Boxhole Boring Machines at Work in Chile................18 Thacker Pass Lithium Project Moves Closer to.........25 Ontario Promotes Mining Education & Tourism.........48 MSHA Safety Tips - Electricity.......................................50 Tri-State Rig Mixer.....................................................19 Freshwater in the Sea at Easter Island......................20 “Smith, Billy Bob”: The “Idiots” Corner...................28 Groundwater and Irrigated Agriculture Study to Benefit..45 Aardvark Packers..............16 Acker Drill Company..........16 Baker Water Systems........16 Bill Johnson Equipment.....17 Bit Brokers International....17 Bitco, Inc...........................17 Centerline Mfg. Co.............20 ChemGrout®......................20 Diedrich Drill......................20 Drill King International.......21 Drill Pipe, Inc.....................21 Drilling Equip. Resources..24 Eastern Driller Mfg. (EDM)...24 Eijkelkamp / SonicSampDrill...24 Flomatic Corp....................25 Heisey Machine Co...........25 Hole Products....................25 Horizon Cable Service, Inc..28 Mitsubishi Materials Corp..28 PennDrill Mfg.....................28 Simmons Manufacturing....29 Solar Power & Pump Co....29 Star Iron Works, Inc...........32 T&T Carbide, Inc...............32 TerraRoc............................32 VMAC................................33 Windmill 702, LLC.............33 WWDR........................29,33 5 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource®
6 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® There are a lot of mergers, acquisitions, sales, you name it of long-standing, upstanding businesses these days. Reasons? There are plenty, but most are because those great businesses have been put up against larger businesses who can purchase at LARGE QUANTITY discounts and the little guy/gal just can’t afford to take all his/her ready cash (or even borrowed cash) and purchase enough to get that discount. Why? It’s simple math. If you buy enough to get a discount, you have to spend the money NOW, and you just might not have enough to pay for something else, quite possibly like help (your employees); or electricity to keep the lights on; or even now fuel to keep your salespeople traveling to sell that stuff you bought at a discount. Did you really save anything by buying in bulk? But it all boils down to the “almighty dollar” or nowadays quite possibly that “almighty bitcoin”, or whatever you want to call them. AND get a load of this. Some people actually DRIVE 20 - 30 - 50 - miles to save a nickel on gas. Seriously? So, let’s all get our heads on straight. Support those who have been around for you and went out of their way to do something for you when you needed help. Start back buying from them, calling on them for your service needs, and just checking with them now and again. The rewards to YOU are countless. We are losing sight of what is most important. I think you need a break ~~~~ Get ready to have some real fun in Sandestin, Miramar Beach, FLORIDA, this October 18th - 20th. We will be welcoming you with open arms to this, our Third Annual WorldWide DownHome DrillFest™. Yes, it has moved, and we believe you will enjoy the venue and the area. The rooms overlook the water, pool, and the beautiful resort - oops and all those great golf courses. They are actually condo-type. Say you like fishing - best fishing around in the sunny state of Florida. Look inside for attendee forms - and if you are a manufacturer, distributor, supplier, or work for one of these companies, just go to www.worldwidedrillingresource.com and click on the palms. Where deals are made every day.™ 850-547-0102 k Piling k Mining k Blasting k Utility k Environmental k Geothermal k Oil & Gas k Farming k Irrigation k Wastewater k Water Well k and more . . . Doc’s Buyers’ Guide for Drillers™ The only magazine ~Covering the World of Drilling~ SUBSCRIBE NOW BUY - SELL - TRADE DocsBuyersGuideforDrillers.com k Construction k Exploration k Foundation k Geotech k Roads-Bridges 850-547-0102 850-547worldwidedrillingresource.com Blasthole Water Mining Mi g Construction Gas & Oil s O Exploration r Geotechnical c Environmental vir n al Geothermal h m l Directional c i Classified Ads Not Just For Drilling ~ i d Ads Equipment for all types of : See you on the trail . . . NEXT TO ~ AUGUST is vacation time for most ~ BUT - watch for our next “on the trail adventure” where the WWDR Teamwill welcome you with Solid Gold Service and a SMILE!! With Pen - Computer in hand . . . Veronica I. “Ronnie” Jones, 850-547-0102 ronnie@worldwidedrillingresource.com Proudly Made in the United States of America - delivered WorldWide! WorldWide Drilling Resource 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, explorationblasthole, 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: Amy White Public Relations Professional: Jan Allen Public Relations Professional: Linda Peterson Representative: Marie Cunningham Editorial Contributors for this month Mark Battersby Tim Connor Thomas Kwader Ron Peterson “Billy Bob Smith” Britt Storkson Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. 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 advertising information may be found at: www.worldwidedrillingresource.com or by calling 850-547-0102. WorldWide 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® is published monthly by: WorldWide Drilling Resource, Inc., a Florida Corporation, independently owned and operated. PO Box 660 (3089 Northride Lane) Bonifay FL 32425-0660. Telephone: 850-547-0102 Fax: 850-547-0329 E-mail: wwdr@worldwidedrillingresource.com Website: www.worldwidedrillingresource.com Copyright 2022, 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 Standing with our Drilling Industry Yesterday ~ Today ~ Tomoorrrow Featured Articles for July - Rock Blasting and Mining Equipment Gas and Oil Drilling Near Mines page 12 Exploring Little Smokey Valley page 46 Boxhole Boring page 18 Thacker Pass Lithium page 25 Lucky Friday Mine page 24
7 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® The Un-Comfort Zone II by Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. What's In That Fine Print You Didn't Read? There’s a saying, “The LARGE PRINT GIVETH, and the small print taketh away.” We usually associate this concept with the big bold promise of benefits in an advertisement for a product or service we want, but nearly hidden in the body copy is an asterisk (*) indicating a footnote which reveals in fine print - the caveat emptor (what the buyer should beware). Dear Reader, read the fine print! There was a time when I didn’t and I ended up in the hospital for seven days and couldn’t walk for two months. My doctor prescribed an antibiotic for an infection that developed from a bicycling injury. He asked, “Have you taken this antibiotic successfully before?” I replied, “Yes, thirteen years ago.” That was good enough for him, and he wrote me the prescription. I then took it to my pharmacist who also asked if I had ever taken it. Again, I replied, “Yes, thirteen years ago.” She handed me my prescription with a drug information sheet stapled to the bag. Five days later, my legs started to swell and that’s when I finally decided to read the drug information sheet on the antibiotic - two full pages of fine print - and learned people my current age were more likely to suffer adverse reactions. I immediately stopped taking it, but the damage was done. For the next two months, I was bedridden and nearly helpless. Lesson learned - always read the drug info sheet. What about those long User Agreements and Terms and Conditions for the software and apps we use on our computers and phones? They come with miles of fine print. I sometimes think they are exhaustingly long so we won’t be inclined to read them and discover what the true costs are. Then there are those radio ads with some guy at the end speed talking legalese no one can understand, but hey, that’s the fine print! Similarly, there are those TV commercials for pharmaceuticals, where they read off a list of scary adverse reactions. Processed foods will have a Nutrition Facts/Calorie Chart and an Ingredients List, read those carefully - that’s the fine print - which will warn you about chemical components that aren’t actually food - but preservatives, color enhancers, and artificial flavorings instead. It is said that we live in a litigious society, and because of it we are inundated with fine print, but just because we don’t believe we’ll ever sue someone doesn’t mean we should ignore the fine print. Read to learn the Limitations and Exceptions on credit card applications, insurance policies, warranties, and guarantees, which all carry loads of fine print: what’s covered, what’s not, what the limitations are, and what the exceptions are (which is the real fine print). Then there are the weasel words like these (that spell out the caveats if you read far enough): “Automatically Renews” “Early Termination Fees” “Restocking Fee” “Liability Waiver” “Void the Warranty” and “Opt Out” among dozens of others, all of which taketh something away (often your rights). People complain life doesn’t come with an instruction book, but it does if we’re willing to find it. My primary point in writing this article is to note there is fine print everywhere, but sometimes we have to look for it. We need to use our critical thinking skills to discern what is best for us. News sources also have a bias - that IS the fine print! For example, humorous news sites like Babylon Bee (whose motto is “Fake News You Can Trust”) and The Onion warn their readers upfront their content is satire. On the other hand, however, the supposed legitimate news sites don’t even offer their audiences any fine print. You have to seek it out on your own by researching the ownership, learning who the people behind it are, and what they value. Or you can carefully read the stories and look for the slant - oftentimes the bias is subtle, but other times it’s glaring. There’s even fine print in relationships. We call them red flags, but you have to look out for them. My cousin once told me, “Whatever will end a relationship was perceptible on the first date, but it is only through hindsight that we can finally see it.” Don’t learn by hindsight that you should’ve read the fine print. Read it now . . . you’ll thank me later. Robert Robert is an innovation/change speaker, author, and consultant. He works with companies that want to be more competitive through innovation and with people who want to think more creatively. Contact him via e-mail to michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com
8 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource®
9 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® New Hydrogen-Powered Mine Haul Truck Anglo American unveiled a prototype of the world’s largest hydrogen-powered mine haul truck designed to operate in everyday mining conditions at its Mogalakwena PGMs mine in South Africa. The 220-ton, hydrogen-battery hybrid truck, generating more power than its diesel predecessor and capable of carrying a 290-ton payload, is part of Anglo American’s nuGen™ Zero Emission Haulage Solution. nuGen™ provides a fully-integrated green hydrogen system, consisting of production, fueling, and haulage systems, with green hydrogen to be produced at the mine site. As part of its FutureSmart Mining™, nuGen is Anglo American’s innovation-led approach to sustainable mining, bringing together technology and digitalization to drive sustainability outcomes, including the company’s commitment to carbon neutrality across its operations by 2040. “nuGen™ is a tangible demonstration of our FutureSmart Mining program changing the future of our industry. The mining industry is playing a considerable role in helping the world decarbonize, both through our own emissions footprint and the metals and minerals that we produce that are critical to low-carbon energy and transport systems,” said Duncan Wanblad, chief executive of Anglo American. “Over the next several years, we envisage converting or replacing our current fleet of dieselpowered trucks . . . If this pilot is successful, we could remove up to 80% of diesel emissions at our open-pit mines by rolling this technology across our global fleet.” For a link to this website, visit this page at: worldwidedrillingresource.com MamaJo Called it a Day: A Project Update Adapted from Information by the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana In the May 2021 issue of WorldWide Drilling Resource®, an article titled “MamaJo, Protector of Rivers” provided details about work on Indiana’s Three Rivers Protection & Overflow Tunnel. After pounding through nearly five miles of bedrock over three years working on the project, the tunnel boring machine named MamaJo called it a day. Mayor Tom Henry joined dozens of neighborhood leaders, tunnel and utility workers, and city council members to celebrate the project milestone. “I’m encouraged and impressed by the work that’s being done to protect neighborhoods and preserve our rivers through the MamaJo investment,” said Mayor Henry. Digging through bedrock to create a 16-foot-diameter pipe that will store and transport sewage during heavy rain events, MamaJo often worked three straight shifts over multiple days. Her journey 220 feet below the earth's surface spanned 14 neighborhoods. "When connected in 2023, the tunnel will benefit the entire community by protecting our rivers from combined sewer overflows," said Matthew Wirtz, deputy director of city utilities. "The tunnel will reduce the amount of combined sewer overflow going into our rivers by 94% . . . [and] protect about 45,000 residents and 15,000 properties from basement backups and street flooding." Once the tunnel is completed, most of the overflow will go to the Water Pollution Control Plant for treatment and keep nearly one billion gallons of combined sewage out of rivers. "We appreciate the support of Mayor Henry, the city council, and the many residents and neighborhoods who have supported this important project. Indeed, protecting and strengthening our neighborhoods is essential. But, still, we can also see that our investments are supporting a river renaissance and economic growth in the community," said Kumar Menon, director of city utilities. The deep rock tunnel is the largest construction and public investment project in the city’s history. The $188 million investment is designed with a life expectancy of more than 100 years. World-renowned construction contractors S.A. Healy/Lane Construction, and Salini Impregilo, partnered to construct the tunnel. The companies have built deep rock tunnels in more than 50 countries. Workers celebrated having just one mile to go. MamaJo before work began. C&G
10 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource®
11 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource®
12 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® When Gas Wells and Mining Collide Adapted from Information by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration Across the country, thousands of gas and oil wells penetrate coal seams being actively mined, which could be dangerous. If a mine runs into an active gas well, methane gas can flood the mining section. Abandoned wells in depleted gas and oil reserves can pose a similar hazard because they can recharge with gas over time. Flooded and abandoned wells can cause injuries by forcibly ejecting material into the mine or by submerging mining sections with water. Every year, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration and state regulatory agencies evaluate around 1000 requests to mine within 150 feet of gas and oil wells. The primary technical document used to address the issue of gas and oil wells intersecting underground mines has been the “Pennsylvania Joint Oil and Gas Well Gas Well Pillar Study” which was conducted by the Joint Coal and Gas Committee, including members from both the coal and gas industries, and published in 1957. They studied mining-related well failures from gas and oil companies, and obtained mining data from the associated coal companies. Mining in the case histories occurred between 1918 and 1956, before continuous miners were widely used. The depth of cover was less than 650 feet in all of the cases, so the study recommended the setback distance (the distance between a well and the closest point of development mining, or the rib-to-well distance) of 50 feet. A lot has changed in both the mining and gas industries since 1957. Not only are powerful continuous miners used more frequently, modern coal mines are deeper than 650 feet. When combined with the increased development of high-pressure gas wells, the potential consequences of an incident are even higher. New scientific information, most notably downhole gas well surveys, show depth has a big effect on the possible deviation between a well’s surface location and its location at the coal seam level. Today, Key Safety Practices when Mining Near Gas or Oil Wells Include: 1. Defining a special precaution zone around the well, prior to development. When mining occurs within the precaution zone, miners should test for methane with a hand-held methane detector and probe at least every ten minutes. This zone should be free from accumulations of coal dust and spillage. Rock dust should be placed on the roof, rib, and floor to within 20 feet of the face. 2. Making sure firefighting equipment, including fire extinguishers, rock dust, and enough fire hose to reach the working face from the nearest fire tap are be available near the precaution zone while mining. 3. Ensuring sufficient supplies of roof support and ventilation materials are available near the precaution zone. 4. Checking the permissibility and servicing equipment, including the section fan, on the shift prior to when mining begins in the precaution zone. 5. Calibrating the methane monitor on the continuous mining machine on the shift prior to when mining begins in the precaution zone. 6. Advancing check survey stations to within at least 300 feet of the precaution zone prior to development near the gas well. 7. Installing sight spads (a nail made of iron, brass, tin, or tinned iron with a hook or eye at the head used to mark stations in underground mine surveying) at the last open crosscut prior to development adjacent to the gas well. The mine operator should also use sight spads to establish crosscuts forming the protective pillar. Laser or additional sights should establish the sight line for the entry or crosscut they are mining is not more than 50 feet from the projected well location. 8. Reviewing safety precautions and a drawing of the area with all personnel involved in the mining operation near the well. This should be done prior to approaching the well and throughout all shifts while developing the protective gas well pillar. Recently, a continuous miner was able to cut through a dual-cased well and its surrounding grout very easily. The abandoned, plugged well was an injection and recovery well for an underground gas storage field in Pennsylvania. G&O A portion of the well structure recovered after the continuous miner cut through it. Louisiana Ground Water Association (LGWA) LGWA.org LGWA is a unique association promoting what every association should: j Camaraderie j Education j New Techniques j Equipment j Products j Services CENEPS = LGWA.org Remember to plan NOW for the 2023 LGWA Convention and Trade Show. Contractors, this is your only opportunity to obtain Education Points for Louisiana. This association works very hard to bring you new and exciting speakers who are willing to share their “School of Hard Knocks” knowledge with you! Forms Available Online https://LGWA.org Hope to see you there!
13 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® WHO’S IN THE NEWS Send your Who’s in the News to: bonnie@worldwidedrillingresource.com John Galyen is retiring from his position as president of Danfoss North America. Rick Sporrer, vice president salesAmerica for Danfoss Power Solutions, was appointed to succeed Galyen. Rick Sporrer. Free Online Tool to Help Contractors Find Infrastructure Projects Interested in winning government contract work from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), but have no idea where to start? Global management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company has released a free online tool to help people explore programs and dollars included in the BIL. The tool contains filters to help narrow down projects for those in the public or private sector interested in performing work funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. For example, the tool can be used to display only competitive grants related to water projects, among many others. For more information, click on this box in our online issue. John Galyen. Rodney and Jennifer Casey received an Honor Roll award from the Tennessee Water Well Association for their extraordinary contributions to the Tennessee groundwater industry. Rodney Casey. Booth 509
14 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® The Role of Reamers Adapted from Information by JB Trenchless Reaming is distinct from boring, as the tasks and methods for completion are entirely different in both processes. Boring is the process of creating a hole in a surface and using that space to lay specific pipelines; reamers are put into use after the hole has been bored. A reamer is tasked with making the existing hole larger to accommodate the installation of new pipelines. This has made horizontal directional drilling (HDD) rock reamers an integral portion of most underground drilling projects. It is also why reamers are known as hole openers. Many trenchless projects occur in areas with a significant distribution of soil, so there is a substantial risk of the hole collapsing during wide boring jobs. To prevent this danger, workers are usually assigned to remove the dirt on a gradual level, which enables them to stabilize the hole and use a reamer. The most important use of HDD rock reamers comes in pipe replacement projects. In these projects, reaming becomes an absolute necessity because rather than creating a new hole in the soil, the purpose is to increase the size of the hole while placing a new pipe. In most projects today, the existing pipe is removed through a breakdown process conducted by a pipe reamer attached to an HDD machine. This enables a new pipeline to easily slide into place, allowing workers to remove the previous pipes and broken rubble at the exit point. There are three primary types of reamers on the market. They are: Compaction Reamers: These types of reamers are often used in areas where there is soft soil which has a high chance of collapsing in on itself. Compaction reamers rely on the action of forcing drilling fluid into soil surrounding the hole. This is done through a bentonite filter cake. The filter cake essentially forces or injects drilling fluid into the surrounding soil, providing a level of support which prevents collapse. Hole Openers: Hole openers are reamers that make existing holes larger and allow individuals to replace or install additional pieces into the hole. Hole openers use rolling cutters for reaming in rock formations. They are also known as HDD rock reamers because they are consistently used in HDD operations. Mixing Reamers: In harder ground conditions, or when trying to ream a borehole in ground predominantly made of clay, one needs to employ mixing reamers. These reamers have a variety of threads which include flag cutters and rippers. When activated, these rippers can easily break down soil and displace cuttings from the hole. They require special drilling fluid additives, making them an inadvisable substitute for HDD rock reamers. Courtesy of Bit Brokers International. DIR Booth 1812
15 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Nitrate Coated Premium Liners 5x6, 5x8, & 5x10 Gardner Denver 5-1/2x8 & 5-1/2x10 Gardner Denver 7-1/2x8 & 7-1/2x10 Gardner Denver Rods Heat-Treated & Chromed 5x6, 5x8, & 5-1/2x8 Gardner Denver 5x10 & 5-1/2x10 Gardner Denver 7-1/2x8 & 7-1/2x10 Gardner Denver New Pumps In Stock Gardner Denver 4x5 TEE Triplex. Gardner Denver 5-1/2x5 TEE Triplex Gardner Denver 4x5 or 4-1/2x5 Duplex Gardner Denver 5x6 Duplex Gardner Denver 5x6 Air Drive Duplex Gardner Denver 5x8 Duplex Gardner Denver 5-1/2x8 Duplex Gardner Denver 7-1/2x8 Duplex Gardner Denver 7-1/2x10 Duplex Gardner Denver 5-1/2x5 THE Triplex Gardner Denver 5x8 PAH Triplex Call for Prices. We Have a Variety of Brands of Mud Pump Parts and Power Units in Stock. Special or Obsolete Parts Made to Order. Cash for Surplus Mud Pumps. Rebuilt Mud Pumps 4-1/2x6 Gaso Duplex 4-1/2x6 Oilwell Duplex Gardner Denver 4-1/2x8 PA-8 Triplex Gardner Denver 5x6 Duplex Gardner Denver 5x10 Duplex Gaso 5x10 Duplex OVER 300 PUMPS IN STOCK Armstrong Machine Co. Inc. Pocahontas, IA 50574 USA 712-335-4131 ~ 24 Hours 7 Days a Week • Fax: 712-335-4565 800-831-4527 USA & Canada (8AM to 4PM Monday-Friday) armstrongmachine.com amci@armstrongmachine.com Hydraulic Grout Pumps 5”, 6”, & 7-1/2” Environmental Monitoring by Thomas Kwader, Ph.D., P.G. Owner, Qwater Well Developer and WorldWide Drilling Resource® Hydrogeologist Drilling is Hard Work - Heat Makes it Tougher If I timed this article right, the hottest time of the year will soon be upon us. Having been involved with well drilling and the groundwater business nearly 50 years across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, I often dreaded most the afternoon heat. Many of us have been there. The morning starts out on the cool side, pleasant weather, in a light jacket. Then it happens - the breeze quits blowing, temperatures start rising, and the sun is directly overhead. The jobsite, like most jobsites, is in the middle of a cleared field without a tree or shade in sight. As the temperature climbs, the work tends to get harder and further behind schedule. As the day wears on, the crew becomes more tired - which can lead to carelessness. The probability of an accident increases with the rise in temperature and number of hours worked. I hesitate to point out the obvious, but the repetition of tasks often leads to complacency and occasionally carelessness as well. Fortunately, machines, or in this case drill rigs, can perform safely for prolonged periods of time without missing a beat. The heat of the day does not seem to bother the machines! We are, however, not machines. As we overheat, there is medical proof that as the body temperature rises, we begin to become tired. Dehydration and loss of the body’s electrolytes takes a toll on our reflexes, muscle ability, and thought processes compared to how we started the day. Accidents and “miscues” are more likely to occur. To minimize the probability of an accident and/or injury, based on site conditions, it is recommended we should do the following: Take a break every 60 to 90 minutes to break up the monotony, rehydrate, and cool down your body temperature. Walk around, stretch, drink water or sports drink with electrolytes and sodium, find some shade or cooler air, and get away from the noise. This may also be a suitable time to assess the site for safety issues or any changes which may have occurred relating to the work plan. Take this time to assess your coworkers for fatigue or overheating, which can affect their ability to not only work safely, but their own personal well-being. Tom Tom Kwader may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com ENV
16 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Is There Anything Not Automated Anymore? by Britt Storkson Owner, P2FlowLLC I’ve spent considerable time over the years writing articles for WorldWide Drilling Resource®, explaining what should and should not be automated, why often zero or, more often minimal, automation or specifically targeted automation is the correct approach. I’ve also detailed how over- and misapplied automation can cause more problems than it solves and often costs the user more time and money than would be the case if the automation didn’t exist in the first place. Since we now have so much automation everywhere, it begs the question: Is there anything left out there that isn’t automated, but should be? I can think of a few things that would qualify. We’ll look at forklift accidents, pool water intakes that can hold a small child underwater, and car doors locking automatically when they shouldn’t. A large retail home improvement chain recently had fatalities in two locations: One in Virginia and one in Pennsylvania where forklift drivers not “belted in” were thrown from the forklift and suffered fatal injuries after tipping over. Most likely, wearing the seat belt would not have prevented injury, but would have prevented loss of life. These accidents could have been prevented several ways. For many years now, car and tractor manufacturers have been using seat belt interlock systems which will not allow the equipment to be started if the seat belt was not used - or stop the equipment should the seat belt become disconnected. Another solution which could be used alone or with the seat belt interlock would be level/angle sensors utilizing technology we see in computerized carpenter levels and similar tools. If the forklift tilted more than a preprogrammed number of degrees from level front to back or side-to-side, then the computer would stop the equipment. Neither of these options are expensive or overly complex. Please note, as should be the case with all automation systems, implementing these safety measures would require thorough testing and a number of decisions to be made like: What angle should the forklift be stopped? Should there be an audible warning (like a buzzer or horn sounding) before the critical angle is reached? Should any “incidents” exceeding certain angles or other issues be recorded much like a flight data recorder “logs” information about airplane functions? The second issue is swimming pool intakes that can trap a small child against the grate, and have resulted in fatalities. As a solution, one could monitor the intake pressure at the grate and if it had a blockage of any kind, then shut off the pump. It’s very difficult to do in practice because the difference in pressure from normal to “blocked” (the pressure would go down slightly when blocked) can be very small and it’s not certain the sensor resolution would be up to the task, resulting either in “nuisance tripping” or not tripping when it really needed to. Another possible solution would be to install a series of motion sensors around the pool and allow the pump to run only when no human presence is detected, but this can get complicated and should be tested at least once a month to ensure reliability. This could be one of those instances where it is practically not possible to satisfactorily automate something and that does happen in the real world. In both of these cases, I’ve known maintenance personnel who have permanently bypassed the safety systems rather than deal with the constant safety alarms - most of which were false alarms. One could say they are taking a liability risk, but with the switches buried deep in the maintenance areas, how could anyone prove otherwise? The third issue: I spoke with a couple where the wife placed her child in a car seat and left her car keys inside one of those highly automated cars, then closed the car door, at which point all of the car doors locked simultaneously with the child still in the car - and she couldn’t open any of the doors. The couple had to get a locksmith to open the door. Of course, this took considerable time and it was a hot day. The child was okay, but I cannot imagine all of the stress and strain this created. If this happened to me and my family, I don’t think I would have waited for a locksmith. I would have opened that door no matter how much damage the car sustained in the process. This is a case of automation itself being the hazard or creating a hazard. Again, why have the automation if it ends up creating problems instead of solving problems? What’s so difficult about pressing two and maybe four mechanical buttons to lock your car? If we must have the automation, we also need a backup, fail-safe, manual alternative - and not something electronic that needs electric power, because what if that fails as well? This automation has to be easily understood as people in stressed-out conditions often don’t think clearly. It’s just how humans operate and must be considered in this equation. Britt Britt Storkson may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com
17 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Great to see our friends from Rothenbuhler Engineering! Nice group at the Nelson Brothers booth. David & Josh were there for Blasters Tool & Supply Co., Inc. Brian, Tom, & Adam represented Stemlock Incorporated. Ben & Greg were there for the MTi Group. Scholarship Winners! This is just a sneak peek ~ visit www.worldwidedrillingresource.com/gallery.html for more photos online! Doug was happy to see everyone! What a stellar group at the Geoprobe® booth. The Eijkelkamp SonicSampDrill Team enjoyed the event. Ryan with SIMCO Drilling Equipment had a wonderful time. It’s always great to see the CME Crew. What a terrific smile from Tim with Hole Products! SEDC featured some great presentations. It was nice meeting Phillip with Keller. Time for a Little Fun! June Puzzle Solution: INNOVATE DEVELOPMENT VISION ROBOTICS INVENTED REVAMPED Unscramble these blasting and mining words. Win a prize! Send completed puzzle to: WWDR PO Box 660 Bonifay, FL 32425 fax: 850-547-0329 or e-mail: michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com NEBDL __ __ __ __ __ FTIRD __ __ __ __ __ CEBHN __ __ __ __ __ SLABT __ __ __ __ __ ERISA __ __ __ __ __
18 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® www.starironworks.com SERVING THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Serving the Drilling Industry 257 Caroline Street Punxsutawney, PA 15767 800-927-0560 • 814-427-2555 Fax: 814-427-5164 Booth 812 Boxhole Boring Machines at Work in Chile Adapted from Information by DMC Mining Services and Herrenknecht DMC Mining Services Chile recently expanded its fleet by adding a fifth boxhole boring machine (BBM). This latest version of BBM-1500 equipment incorporates modern elements of innovation and technology. Based on DMC’s previous experience operating four boxhole machines since 2019, the newly designed BBM-1500 MI-052 offers multiple improvements. Due to its compact design, the BBM can be used under space constraints in gold, copper, and other underground ore mines. Applications include excavating ventilation shafts and creating ore passes for conveyance from production levels to transport levels. BBM technology was developed by Herrenknecht for the rapid and safe construction of vertical and inclined raises or shafts, also known as slot holes. It can be used in stable rock formations and enables drilling diameters up to about six feet with a maximum drilling length of approximately 229 feet. Additionally, it has navigation cylinders which monitor the direction of excavation, minimize deviations, and allow excavation at angles up to 60 degrees. The BBM concept is based on pipe jacking technology. A drilling unit at the head of the pipe string is pressed forward from the launch point. Jacking pipes are installed one after the other in the pipe string and pushed forward, lengthening the jacking route. A cutterhead excavates rock at the tunnel face, which then falls through the center of the rig due to gravity. The removed material is transferred to a muck chute at the jacking frame through channels introduced into the jacking pipes. From there, the material can be transported out of the tunnel. After each jacking stroke, the drilling process is stopped for a short time to secure the pipe string and drilling unit; then, the next jacking pipe can be installed in the jacking frame. When the desired drilling length is reached, the drilling unit is retracted. Jacking pipes are removed one by one until the complete pipe string is dismantled and the drilling unit has returned to the jacking frame. The BBM can then be quickly moved to the next drilling location by a crawler. This mobility advantage, along with high excavation performance, helps to significantly reduce time required per completed raise or shaft. DMC’s boxhole equipment is a unique part of Chile’s mine operations. It has safely developed 16 chimneys and one shaft with full mechanized shielding, and looks to create more in the future. MIN
19 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® www.starironworks.com SERVING THE WATER WELL INDUSTRY Serving the Drilling Industry 257 Caroline Street Punxsutawney, PA 15767 800-927-0560 • 814-427-2555 Fax: 814-427-5164 Booth 812 Tri-State Rig Mixer by Ed Moranski, Chief Marketing Officer WorldWide Drilling Resource® The Empire StateWater Well DrillersAssociation (ESWWDA) trade show in January was cancelled again; the New England Water Well Association also cancelled their March expo. We needed to get together. It was not Las Vegas or Nashville, but the village of Montgomery, New York, where Ricky Tompkins of Reliable Pump and Well Services hosted a gathering of drilling professionals for ESWWDA’s spring meeting. Despite the overcast skies and cold temperatures, many turned out on April 1st, for the first Tri-State Rig Mixer held at Ricky’s shop. Many rigs were set up in the parking lot, along with tabletop displays inside the main garage. The intermittent rain did not dampen spirits - there was plenty of meeting, greeting, and storytelling. Vendors provided information on their services and products. It was nice to see familiar faces and attendees from many of the surrounding states. It was a successful and enjoyable gathering thanks to Ricky for taking on the challenge of hosting.
Cory Miller President Of昀ce: 903-725-6978 7355 E SH 154 Winnsboro, Texas 75494 Cory@centerlinemanufacturing.com “Mud Pumps for the 21st Century” 20 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Freshwater in the Sea at Easter Island Adapted from Information by Binghamton University Easter Island is a remote Chilean territory located in Polynesia. European explorers in the late 1700s reported people of Easter Island appeared to drink directly from the sea. Today, animals, most famously horses, can be seen doing the same thing. What’s going on? While surrounded by a vast ocean, freshwater is a scarce commodity on Rapa Nui, as the island is known to native inhabitants. No rivers or streams cross its surface, and it only has three small crater lakes which can dry up during periodic droughts. Due to a quirk of geology on the island, rainwater immediately sinks down through porous bedrock, where it feeds an underground aquifer, explained Binghamton University’s Robert DiNapoli, a postdoctoral research associate in environmental studies and anthropology. This freshwater emerges at spots on the coastline known as coastal seeps. “At some of these locations on the shoreline, there is so much water coming out (from the seeps) that it’s basically fresh. It’s somewhat salty, but not unpalatably salty,” said DiNapoli. “It’s just not the best tasting water, basically.” DiNapoli and his colleagues recently used thermal imaging drones to detect the location of coastal seeps. As part of their research, they explored the way ancient communities used these seeps on an island where droughts are common. In addition to collecting rainwater, the Rapa Nui people also constructed basin-type wells called puna, intercepting the stream from the aquifer before it reached the sea. They also built underwater dams in the ocean to prevent seawater from mixing with freshwater at the seep sites, although these structures have long since crumbled away. “It again provides an interesting example of how the people there were responding to the constraints of the island,” added DiNapoli. “They were faced with a very difficult place to live and they came up with these interesting strategies for survival.” As the first European visitors noted, inhabitants also drank directly from the ocean at the seeps. The island’s current residents still pump water directly from these freshwater spots in the sea and use it to water crops and provide water for livestock. In previous research, DiNapoli and colleagues noted Easter Island’s famous archaeological features, such as the moai platforms, correlate closely to the location of freshwater resources. “This is where they’re doing their ceremonial activities; this is where they’re building their villages,” said DiNapoli. The study’s results are the jumping off point for another research project funded by a National Geographic grant to identify the location of coastal seeps throughout the island. One of the questions they hope to answer is how coastal seeps respond to lengthy droughts. During their last research trip, the island was experiencing a multiyear dry spell, which dried up two of the crater lakes and sunk the third to low levels. “But we identified these coastal seeps all around the island. That suggests that when the island experiences these drought events, the seeps are one of the last water sources to be affected by it,” explained DiNapoli. One potential explanation: When the water goes underground after heavy rain, it likely stays in the aquifer for several years before discharging into the ocean. In their upcoming fieldwork, DiNapoli and fellow researchers will try to confirm this and determine how long it takes rainwater to make its underground journey to the sea. Horses on Easter Island are sometimes seen drinking directly from the ocean. The moai statues are Easter Island’s most famous archeological features. These statues are most often found near sources of freshwater. WTR
21 JULY 2022 WorldWide Drilling Resource® LOOKING FOR A GREAT DEAL? LOOK NO FURTHER! 850-547-0102 Blasthole Drilling and Mining by Ronald B. Peterson Drilling Products Specialist, Mountainland Supply Company Blasthole drilling is a method used in mining and quarrying, and sometimes in construction operations. It is carried out to break up rock and hard minerals, to make it easier for the mining crew to get to the resources being mined. The initial hole into which the explosives are packed is known as the “blasthole.” A hole is drilled into the surface of the rock, then loaded or packed with explosive material, and detonated. The aim of this technique is to induce cracks in the inner geology of the surrounding rock, to facilitate further drilling and associated mining activity. Blastholes are a fundamental step in the mining process, and can be employed in both surface mining operations and underground mining operations to varying degrees with varying effects or results. Mining engineers and planners will determine the most effective, efficient, and safest way to proceed, then the project manager will take over and draw up the necessary drilling plans. Once the blastholes have been drilled, they will be packed with explosives. The type and the amount of explosives used will have been determined based on the research conducted; just like the size and depth of the blasthole was determined based on the research. The explosives will then be detonated remotely to break up the rock. Once the exciting part is over, somebody has to stay behind and clean up the mess. In underground mining, the tunnel will be cleared of debris and suitably reinforced. Otherwise, as in open-mine blasting, the rock will be excavated and hauled. Surface blasthole drilling, for want of a better term, is production drilling on steroids. The rig is normally moved with the mast up. This is typically a nono in most drilling operations. The formations being drilled have typically been drilled and blasted previously; therefore, the formation is already broken and friable. Fortunately, the holes are usually relatively shallow, but they still have to remain open and stable long enough to pack the hole or place the charge. Blasthole drilling is a high-energy environment with high pressure and high-volume air. Formations that have been previously drilled and blasted tend to become even more unstable in this situation. One method often used to counter this issue is to drill the holes using a drilling foam. Foam can be enhanced by adding a polymer, creating a stiff foam which can further stabilize the hole. The use of foam and stiff foam reduces the amount of air required to clean the hole and helps keep the hole open. Working together, it is amazing where we can go. Enjoy the trip! If you have any questions on drilling fluids or another topic you would like addressed, please remember this column is ours. Help me make it of value to you. It needs to be an interactive tool - I need your feedback. Contact Michele (below) and she will get them to me. Ron Ron Peterson may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com EXB from WWDR and DBGD
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDk4Mzk=