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 Office Administrator: Michele Stevens Editor: Bonnie Love Public Relations Professional: Jan Allen Public Relations Professional: Linda Peterson Public Relations Professional: Sheryl Kevilly Representative: Marie Cunningham Field Ambassador: Rob Caho Office Clerk: Sophia Henline Editorial Contributors for this month Mark Battersby Tim Connor Rick Jordan Ron Peterson Tim Rasmussen “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. 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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 See you on the trail . . . APRIL has ALBERTA WATER WELL, BEST IN THE WEST, and SHALLOW EXPLORATION DRILLERS CLINIC. No one can stop the WWDR Team! 6 APRIL 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® With Pen - Computer in hand . . . Veronica I. “Ronnie” Jones, 850-547-0102 ronnie@worldwidedrillingresource.com REMEMBER WHEN? Remember when your business phone rang for the first time? I do! Kathy and I nearly jumped out of our skins! We had been working so diligently putting names in the subscriber database in September 2003, and placing calls to people Doc and I knew in the industry, to see if they would like to be part of this new venture, by showing off what they had to sell, in the very first issue of WorldWide Drilling Resource® magazine. We were exhilarated to hear that first ring. The future was ours to behold! Hard times came, prices of paper and postage went through the roof, the magazine had been FREE for so long, but a decision was forced upon us. The notices were mailed to over 40,000 in our subscriber database, please sign up. Many did, and many paid the $1.00 per month to continue to receive “their paper”. Many, sadly had died, some left the industry, so the databases were purged. This decision brought WWDR back to life within a couple years, the strength of the industry has allowed us to return in a BIG WAY - FREE AGAIN! Along the way, with its bumps and jerks to the left and the right to avoid mistakes, we learned some lessons - and despite the fact we know it’s a burden to some, we are asking you to please take a few minutes and complete the registration forms at our website, if you haven’t already, to continue to receive “your paper” monthly. You are our Army - we need your help to get others to do the same. The information you are still in the industry, you still want to receive it, and your loved one is still with us enjoying its presence, is urgently needed. Those numbers of readers are important information for our advertisers. As odd as it may seem - we are a rarity - WE DO NOT SHARE YOUR INFORMATION WITH ANYONE! We only share the number of subscribers we have. So now you can truthfully say - I do Remember When this magazine was FREE - and am glad it is back again FREE. (*Regretfully a small postage fee remains for our many Canadian and Foreign friends. We hope that changes soon.) Retirees are welcome to receive it as well. Your knowledge is valuable! This WWDR Team and I, personally Thank-You for reading “Your Paper” ~ call anytime - 850-547-0102.
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