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Are you Planning to go?...................................................41 Breaking News..................................................................13 Classifieds: WorldWide Buyers’ Guide™..............43-56 Education Connection......................................................30 Fun Page.............................................................................6 Hot Off the Press.................................................................9 Obituary: Flores, Sr., Robert Alan....................................14 Obituary: Sherman, Gerald John “Jerry”.......................15 Obituary: Thornton, Jr., Charles Henry “Charlie”..........15 Photo Page.....................................................................7,52 Product Spotlight..............................................................35 Who’s in the News............................................................13 WorldWide Association Memberships................................25 WorldWide .........6 Acker Drill Company...........................................................53 Allegheny Instruments........................................................34 Armstrong Machine Co., Inc. (AMCI)..................................38 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)........................10 Baker Water Systems.........................................................20 Best in the West Drill & Blast Conference (ISEE)…............8 Better Water Industries Inc..................................................30 Bit Brokers International.....................................................28 Bitco, Inc.............................................................................19 Central Mine Equipment Company (CME)..........................16 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC)..............................................27 Derex, Inc...........................................................................29 Drill Pipe, Inc.......................................................................36 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES).................................1,6 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................21 DRILLMAX®........................................................................56 Eastern Driller Manufacturing Company Inc. (EDM)...........54 GEFCO (BAUER Equipment America, Inc.)..........................2 Geothermal Supply Company, Inc. (GSC)..........................35 Heron Instruments, Inc.......................................................41 Horizon Hoist......................................................................40 Infinity Tool Manufacturing....................................................3 Infinity Tool Manufacturing..................................................37 Kovai Drilling Applications...................................................11 KS Bit, Inc...........................................................................42 Merrill Manufacturing..........................................................12 Mills Machine Company, Inc...............................................33 Moab Bit and Tool Company, Inc.........................................31 N&N Drilling Supply.............................................................13 New England Water Well Association (NEWWA) Expo.......17 Pacific Northwest Ground Water Exposition.......................37 SEMCO, Inc........................................................................55 SIMCO® Drilling Equipment...................................................4 Specialty Rig Sales (SRS)..................................................32 Star Iron Works, Inc. - Construction....................................22 Star Iron Works, Inc. - Water Well.......................................23 T&T Carbide Inc..................................................................39 TDH Manufacturing Inc.......................................................24 Well-Vu, Inc...........................................................................9 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 February 2024 - Gas and Oil Goods C&G DIR ENV EXB G&O GEO MIN WTR 50th Anniversary and Facility Expansions............22-23 Connor, Tim: Closeness vs. Distance.............................8 HDD Technology Continues to Advance Gas and Oil....28 Storkson, Britt: Computer Order vs. Chaos............18 Benefits of Mud Rotary Drilling..................................20 Recycling Produced Water for Clean Energy.............27 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II...12,14 Types of Seismic Surveys for Gas and Oil Exploration....17 How Agriculture and Energy Production Coexist.......10 Using Gas and Oil Technology for Lithium Production..19 Pennsylvania Considers New Export Terminal..........36 America’s Deepest Underground Lab Studies..........31 Oberlin College Geothermal........................................35 Smith, Billy Bob: The “Idiots” Corner........................38 Using a Digital Game to Inspire the Next Generation....32 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring..37 Alternative Irrigation System Moves Forward............11 DOE Invests in Treatment of Gas- and Oil-Produced...26 Peterson, Ronald: Drilling Fluid Maintenance II.......30 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International..........34 A.Y. McDonald Mfg. Co......10 Aardvark Packers..............10 Acker Drill Company..........10 Atlantic Screen & Mfg.,Inc...11 Bit Brokers International.....11 Centerline Mfg. Co.............11 ChemGrout®.......................14 Diedrich Drill......................14 Drill King International........15 Drill Pipe, Inc......................15 Drilling Equip. Resources..15 Eastern Driller Mfg. (EDM)...18 Eijkelkamp North America...18 Get Association Help™......19 Heisey Machine Co............19 Hole Products....................19 Kovai Drilling Applications...22 Merrill Manufacturing.........22 Mitsubishi Materials Corp...22 PennDrill Mfg.....................23 Star Iron Works, Inc...........23 T&T Carbide, Inc................23 VMAC................................26 Western Drilling Tools........26 Windmill 702 LLC...............26 WWDR.........................14,18 5 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource®
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7 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® WorldWide Drilling Resource® goes to VEGAS in a BIG way! And what a wonderful time we had visiting with friends. These are just a few of our wonderful friends ~ If we missed you, perhaps we will see you on the trail! Field Ambassador - Rob
8 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® 35th Annual Best in the West Drill & Blast Conference April 17-19, 2024 Spearfish Holiday Inn Convention Center Spearfish, South Dakota Tuesday, April 16 - Registration and early exhibit set-up (after 10am or before noon on Wednesday). Wednesday, April 17 - Regulatory Session, Crazy Horse Mountain Tour, Paul Muehl Memorial Trap Shoot, Bob Martin Scholarship Golf Scramble, and Primer Hour. Thursday, April 18 - Technical Sessions, Booster Hour, Banquet, Scholarship Auction. Friday, April 19 - Technical Sessions. Booths close after 10am coffee break. Conference ends after lunch. Every Day - Exhibitor booths with the latest in blasting technology and products, lunch, door prizes, and much more! Blaster recertification credit hours available for Wyoming and many other states! Register today at: bitwconference.org/register.html Closeness vs. Distance by Tim Connor You can be a million miles apart and feel as close as the next heartbeat, or in the same bed and feel hundreds of miles apart. Have you ever had the experience of feeling really separated or far apart from your partner even though you were within touching distance? Have you ever felt really close to someone you see infrequently? I have had both experiences in my life and have tried to determine the root cause of these feelings regardless of the distance which separated me from my loved one. I don’t have a definitive answer, but think I am getting a lot closer to the heart of the issue. Types of closeness or distance are physical, emotional, sexual, spiritual, and psychological. I have felt really close emotionally to someone yet a million miles apart physically. I have felt a great valley of distance between a spouse spiritually yet a closeness in family or financial agendas. If you are in a relationship and do not feel intimately close to your significant other in any of the above ways, I suggest you consider why you may be experiencing this distance. The real problem is to be close in some ways yet distant in others. For example, if you have a greater need for more affection, emotional closeness, or romance, and your significant other has a greater need for more physical closeness, you will never bridge this gap focusing on a totally unrelated common area in your relationship such as money, career, or children. You will tend to bring the unresolved resentments, baggage, expectations, guilt, etc. into the other areas of your relationship. You may not do this consciously, but you will certainly do it unconsciously. There are a number of causes to these feelings of distance or closeness which can be summarized in just three: 1. Expectations - You want or expect a certain type of attitude, response, action, word, or feedback from your spouse and it hardly ever or never comes. You have an expectation and are constantly disappointed. These unfulfilled expectations can lead to a variety of resentments and disappointments, then anger, and finally apathy. 2. Needs and/or desires - You or your significant other have no interest in knowing, understanding, or satisfying some or any of your basic emotional or physical needs or wants. 3. Agendas - Your agendas are purely self-focused and you therefore set your partner up for disappointment wherever you go or whatever you do. I’m sure you’ve heard it said, “The passion is gone in our relationship.” Passion is not in a relationship any more than fun is in a job. If the passion is gone, it is because there is no more passion in the two people in the relationship. A relationship doesn’t have feelings or emotions. People either bring them to a relationship or they don’t. So, if there is emotional distance in your relationship, it is not because these are missing, but because they are missing in one or both of you. In His service, Tim Tim Connor may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com “To love a person is to learn the song that is in their heart, and to sing it to them when they have forgotten.” ~Anonymous
9 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® A Vegas Reveal Royal Eijkelkamp unveiled and demonstrated its new Track ‘n Grab hybrid tracked service vehicle with a rod rack at the 2023 Groundwater Week event in Las Vegas. Featuring an onboard remote-controlled ManipAll250 for loading casing, rods, and core barrels, the unit provides hands-off maneuvering. It can run a full day on batteries, plus has a small diesel engine for those longer drives to and from the jobsite. A line power charger is onboard as well. Designed to easily pick up and drop off racks, the Track ‘n Grab can carry about 7100 pounds of six-inch casing in tenfoot lengths, which is about 425 feet on one rack. A magnet pulls the rod/casing from a stack with hydraulic grippers, ensuring a 100% grab. The rod rack can be transported on the vehicle, and once the jobsite is reached, can be removed for easy access. Other racks such as with a water tank, wireline extraction unit, or mud cleaning system can also be supplied. With full remote control for both movement of the vehicle and the ManipAll rod and casing handler, the Track ‘n Grab is sure to boost drilling safety and efficiency. For a link to this website, visit this page at: worldwidedrillingresource.com WWDR photo. Another First From INTRODUCING - The “KIT” Making sure you have all the cameras necessary at your jobsite - no going back for a different look. ALL CAMERAS COMPLETE WITH OUR 36-MONTH WARRANTY Half Pint 1” - 3” pipe .82 inches Standard CP 2” - 36” Pipe 1.5 inches Fisheye 184-Degree Side & Down Views in One Picture 1.82 inches TDS Camera On Screen Temp. Conductivity/TDS PH Litmus test strips wellvu.com 406-853-7867
10 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® How Agriculture and Energy Production Coexist in Colorado Adapted from Information by Chevron When you look out on Art Guttersen’s 35,000acre Colorado ranch, you’ll see cows, horses, and chickens. You’ll also see active gas and oil operations including well heads, tankless facilities, and drill rigs strategically placed throughout his property. As his cows graze against the backdrop of green fields and the snowcapped Rocky Mountains nearby, Guttersen reflects on how energy development spared his multigenerational farm from being sold to developers. “Chevron saved my ranch,” he said. Guttersen has been leasing his land to energy producers since the 1970s and he wants his ranch to serve as an example of how these sectors can work together to meet the growing demands for both. “Our ranch is better today with wells on it,” he said. “It’s no longer just a ranch. It has become a major producer for the economy.” He also said his ranch land near Greeley, Colorado, likely would have been sold and rezoned for housing if mineral rights hadn’t helped subsidize his income. Chevron has policies to help protect the environment, including restoring the fields to their original condition after work in a certain area has concluded. “Reclaiming the land helps protect the environment by taking the human element out of it and giving a habitat back to native species,” said Victoria Eliason, asset retirement superintendent. “Being part of that process, where you’re seeing an area transition from an oil and gas producing site back to its native state, is really rewarding.” Cows aren’t the only things you’ll find on the ranch, which is also home to antelopes, tortoises, rabbits, horses, chickens, and various wild birds. The ranch has been in the Guttersen family for 85 years. In recent decades, he went from watching his children help around the farm to seeing his grandchildren learn to do the same. His son Parker, now a married dad of three, continues to help out on the ranch, occasionally with a little back up from his own young children. Guttersen said the line of succession that’s forming never would have been possible without Chevron. “Ranching is a tough way to make a living,” he said. “Chevron came in and helped us maintain the lifestyle that we’re accustomed to, not only today but for future generations as well. We know their interests are the same as ours, which is to promote the best for our family, the environment, and the State of Colorado.” Chevron gained exclusive rights to develop natural gas and oil from Guttersen Ranch through a comprehensive plan approved by the state in 2018. The company helped develop the ranch by building power lines, roadways, and water lines. Chevron also worked to retire older equipment for newer, centralized infrastructure to help protect the environment. Those visiting Guttersen’s ranch must abide by a series of rules: no smoking, littering, or exceeding the 21 mph speed limit. G&O Mfg., Scree Atlan Inc. en & ntic E-mail: atlantic@ce Atlantic-Screen.c Manufactu 302-684-3197 Manholes j Clear PVC Pipe j Inline Chemical Mixers j ell Rehabilitation Produ jW e.net com urers 7 ucts Milton, DE 19968 142 Broadkill Rd ½” - 24 ranging f Perforated of Slotted Fax: 302-384-0643 more! MUCH And j Bailers Sampling j Locking Caps j Filter Sock j Bentonite j 4” from d Pipe dand 3 Hey - Heads Up! By the time you read this - we will be working toward the APRIL issue! Space reservation is the 25th of February 2024.
11 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Alternative Irrigation System Moves Forward Adapted from Information by the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) is the largest district in the state of Washington, with authorization to irrigate 472,000 acres. Currently, 169,000 acres are developed and managed by 4500 landowners within the federal Columbia Basin Project. Within the East Columbia Basin is the Odessa Subarea aquifer which is experiencing significant declines in groundwater levels. Many of the groundwater wells in the area are currently drilled to a depth of 800 to 1000 feet, with some as deep as 2100 feet. Some wells in the area have been reported out of production. Drilling deeper wells is not feasible because deeper water may not be available, may be potentially unusable, or may be too expensive to access. As a result of this decline, the ability of producers to irrigate their crops is at risk. Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced three of seven Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) proposals submitted by the Columbia Basin Conservation District (CBCD) to the NRCS for the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP) have been selected for funding, with awards totaling $39.9 million. The three proposals include $13.1 million for the EL 80.6 mainline extension and onfarm build-outs; $19.7 million for the EL 84.7 mainline extension and on-farm build-outs; and $7.2 million for the EL 86.4 on-farm build-outs. Now fully funded for construction, these three large-scale irrigation systems will conserve approximately 55,278 acre-feet of water in the Odessa aquifer each and replace approximately 18,426 acres of deep well irrigation with reliable Columbia River water through the Columbia Basin Project (CBP). Under this alternative, groundwater irrigation on 70,000 acres of land in the Odessa Subarea would be replaced in a one-to-one replacement with CBP water, of which 164,000 acre-feet would be new Columbia River diversions. “The Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program is a tremendous conservation project,” said Roylene Comes At Night, the state conservationist for the NRCS. “I was extremely excited for the future of conservation and agriculture to find out three of the OGWRP-related RCPP projects were funded with $39.9 million. Agriculture is a growing business in Washington, while in many states it is dying. With these funds as a partnership, we will ensure that it continues to grow in conservational sound ways. This goes to show how skilled and dedicated our partners are. Together, we’re going to see this project through to the end and not only conserve water quantity and enhance quality for our farmers in Central Washington yet save the Odessa Aquifer for all future generations to responsibly enjoy.” NRCS has a mission to deliver conservation solutions so agriculture producers can protect natural resources and feed a growing world. Among milestones in the work to rescue the Odessa Aquifer, ECBID was awarded NRCS Small Watershed Program funding for development of an NRCS-required OGWRP Watershed Plan to access additional NRCS funding for pump station and lateral design, as well as its construction. The CBCD is helping provide oversight of the plan. ECBID anticipates construction will begin with EL 86.4 before the next irrigation season, which is expected to be March 2024. Roylene Comes At Night, State Conservationist for NRCS Washington; Senator Judy Warnick; Representative Mary Dye; NRCS Chief Terry Cosby; Representative Tom Dent; Derek Sandison, director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture; Tom Tebb, director of the Department of Ecology’s Office of Columbia River ; Melissa Downes, technical & policy lead for Office of Columbia River. WTR Kov[i H[mm_rs Consistent Performance Innovative Piston Design Optimized for Long Stroke Engineered for Drillers’ Needs Fastest Drilling on Hard Rocks Enhanced Durability, Long Life Easy to Assemble and Service Try one - You’ll see the difference! 408-431-6000 kovaidrills.com
12 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® The Un-Comfort Zone II by Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. Longing to Belong Led Me to Genealogy I always wanted to belong to a big family. I took up genealogy as a hobby, which led me to connect with cousins all over the country. Losing my parents when I was still a young adult only exacerbated my longing. Then something weird happened. In May of 2022, I learned I am unrelated to my dad. Years of research became irrelevant instantly, as one-half of my family tree evaporated. My discovery evoked many feelings: first bewilderment and depression then an obsession with learning the truth (which I shared in a previous article: My Parents Were Married, but I was a Bastard by Law, WWDR August 2023). There was also excitement about connecting with new family members. I realized my interest in ancestry was a desire to belong. Recently, I reflected on the meaning of a portentous event from two decades ago that would foreshadow this desire. It began after my mother died and I found and sorted a hatbox filled with ancestral photographs of generations long past. I contacted Mother's first cousin, Maggi, to ask if she could help me build a family tree. My first question to her was how she was related to my mother. She said their fathers were brothers. I was stunned because I didn’t know my grandfather had a brother. Mother never mentioned having an uncle; I just assumed Granddaddy was an only child like she was. Maggi said, "He had two brothers and two sisters; my father was the oldest. Oh, and a few years ago, a man contacted the family and claimed he was a brother who'd been put up for adoption." I couldn't believe my grandfather had siblings, and this was the first I was hearing about it. Maggi explained, "Well, my grandfather was the black sheep of the family. He was a barber in a college town and a bootlegger selling illegal whiskey during Prohibition. My father told me that grandfather was either not paying enough kickback money to the mob or enough bribe money to the local crooked politicians, and a hit was put out to kill him. He fled the country to save his life, but he abandoned his pregnant wife and five children. My grandmother sent her children to live with her parents on the farm while she went back to school and became a nurse. When the baby was born, she put it up for adoption. After completing her training, she found a job in a bigger city, moved there with her children, then raised them on her own." I asked her about the adopted son and she said Aunt Nell was the only sibling still alive, and may still have some written correspondence with him. I said I would like his contact information. Our need to be a part of a group is a powerful motivator dating back to our cave-dwelling days. Our acceptance in the clan - our inclusion by the group - made the very difference between life and death. Our survival depended on this close-knit community. When it comes to our needs for bonding and support, nothing has changed in all the millennia since. Family is always the first group to which we belong. We don’t get to choose our family, but it has an impact on which groups we will be able to join in the future. Family affects our social status and long-term prospects for acceptance and even prosperity. Learning you are adopted (or in my case donor conceived) can disrupt your sense of familial belonging. How well you resolve those feelings can be affected by the support you receive from your genetic or adoptive family. I wrote to Uncle Leon, who was thrilled to hear from me. He'd tried to find out who his birth parents were, but was blocked from finding them because his mother opted for a closed adoption with sealed records. A few years later, when World War II started, he went to enlist, but was rejected because he lost an eye after a childhood skating accident. He told the recruiter with the Army he wanted to serve his country, and the man suggested he join the U.S. Merchant Marine whose ships and sailors served the war effort as a supply line. Uncle Leon eagerly went to join the Merchant Marine, and was told he needed a passport. He was not eligible for a passport with his adoption papers during wartime and needed his original birth certificate. Unfortunately, it was forbidden to him. However, so many men were required for the war effort he received an exception from the federal governWilson Cont’d on page 14.
13 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® WHO’S IN THE NEWS Additional announcements from IGSHPA and Pile Dynamics, Inc. can be located in our online issue at: worldwidedrillingresource.com ISCO Acquires Infinity Plastics ISCO has acquired substantially all of the assets of Infinity Plastics, a top manufacturer of fabricated HDPE (high-density polyethylene) piping products. The purchase is an expansion of ISCO’s footprint and capacity, and enhances the company’s extensive HDPE offerings. “ISCO continually evaluates opportunities to complement and strengthen our ability to serve customers,” said Jimmy Kirchdorfer, CEO of ISCO. “Andy Zipperer and his team at Infinity Plastics have built a reputation for producing high-quality HDPE piping products. They are an ideal addition to the ISCO family, and will enhance the breadth of products and solutions that ISCO can offer our customers.” Located in Mayville, Wisconsin, Infinity Plastics adds another strategic location to ISCO’s already extensive network of 35 facilities across the United States and Canada. For more information, click on this box in our online issue. IGSHPA Ambassador Award The International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) Board of Directors awarded Charles Remund, president of GeoPro, Inc., with an Ambassador Award. The award is presented to experienced IGSHPA members who’ve demonstrated continual leadership, support, and promotion of the ground source heat pump industry. He has over 20 years experience installing and designing geothermal systems and has been a certified instructor for IGSHPA since 1994.
14 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® ment to unseal his records, and he got a certified copy of his original birth certificate. He then knew his parents’ names, along with an address. In late 1942, before he shipped out, Leon traveled to his birth mother's home and rang the doorbell. A young adult answered (probably one of his siblings). He asked for his mother by name, but was told she died six months earlier. He was so heartbroken he couldn't speak and left without saying who he was. Leon would not make contact with his birth family again until he was in his 70s. Leon was in his 80s when we met. He had married late in life, did not have any children, and was raised an only child with a stern father. He was overjoyed to hear from me and said I was the first person from his birth family to acknowledge him. His siblings had denied he was related to them, but his birth certificate was proof enough for me. He was so grateful and happy to finally be accepted as a member of our family. He and I regularly wrote letters to each other and talked often on the phone for the remaining years of his life. I traveled to see him on three occasions, once with my wife and children. In one of his letters, he expressed great sorrow that he didn't know what his mother looked like. This got me to return to the hatbox of old family photographs. As a teenager, my grandfather was a shutterbug and took lots of those pictures. I scrutinized them and found five of the same woman. I then showed the photos to Cousin Maggi and she confirmed the woman in them was her grandmother. Next, I made an enlarged copy of each and mailed them to Uncle Leon. He phoned me, sobbing tears of joy as he thanked me over and over again. I told him I was happy, too, because I got to find out what my great-grandmother looked like and could also identify another unknown person in my photo collection. I was mainly happy to help Uncle Leon satisfy his lifelong dream. Two decades later, I understand even more how important belonging was to him because I would also love to see photos of my birth father and be accepted by his family. 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 Wilson Cont’d from page 12. In Memoriam Robert Alan “Bob” Flores, Sr. (1957~2023) Robert Alan “Bob” Flores, Sr., 66, of Riverton, Wyoming, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023. Born in Anaheim, California, he lived all over Wyoming before moving to Idaho in 1971, then returned to Wyoming in 1975. Bob began working in the mines of the Gas Hills, drilling shot holes at the age of 15. He then went on to seismograph drilling for 12 years continuing work in oil, drilling various types of wells for Nucor Drilling. He loved his line of work and was good at it. He married Molly, they had four children, then later divorced. His marriage to Amber produced one child before they too divorced. He then found the love of his life, Shelly, and they married in 2015. Bob loved fishing in all types of water, golfing, gambling on golf with his nephews, and was a pool enthusiast. Always the life of the party, his jokes and stories brought lots of laughter. His great-grandchildren loved his magic tricks, always going home asking their parents to check their ears for more candy. Bob will be missed by Shelly; sons Robert, Jr. and Roger; daughters Jenny, Mandi (Jonny), and Katrina (Gus); stepson Reichert (Heather); stepdaughters Rochelle (Torrey) and Chelsea; brothers Charles, Jr., Albert, Frank, and Ernest; sisters Gloria, Delores (Mike), Linda, Charlotte (Mike), Marlene, and Tresa (Ofrendo); brother-in-law Dennis; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. The WWDR Team tries its best to honor all of our lost loved ones. But try as we might, we can’t always find them ourselves. If you would like your recently departed loved one to be honored in WorldWide Drilling Resource® please send the informaton to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com
15 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® In Memoriam Charles Henry “Charlie” Thornton, Jr. (1940~2023) Charles Henry “Charlie” Thornton, Jr., 83, passed away in Maryland, on December 12, 2023, following a brief illness. World-renowned structural engineer and cofounder of Thornton Tomasetti, he transformed his small New York engineering firm into the international multidisciplinary organization it is today. Born in 1940 in the Bronx, New York, Charlie was inspired to become an engineer by his father, an electrician and bricklayer. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Manhattan College and master’s and doctoral degrees from New York University. During a career spanning some 60 years, Charlie played a leading role in the design and construction of some of the world’s most famous buildings. He received numerous awards and accolades. When he saw a decline in engineering enrollment at Manhattan College, he started the ACE Mentor Program in 1994. The nonprofit introduces high school students to potential careers in architecture, construction, and engineering. His belief in the power of education and mentoring took ACE Mentor from a single team of students in New York City to over 10,000 students a year across 70+ metro areas. In his personal life, Charlie enjoyed sailing, painting, and spending time with his family. He was also known as an engaging storyteller, delighting in sharing the stories behind the firm’s successes. Charlie is survived by his wife Carolyn; daughters Diana, Kathy (Brian), and Becky; his son Charles III (Kathleen); grandchildren Ryan (Jackie), Kaitlin (Shawn), Casey, Andrew, Brandon (Emma), Meghan (Nate), and Charles IV; two great-grandchildren; and his brothers William (Joan) and Robert (Gerry). Gerald John “Jerry” Sherman (1938~2023) The water well industry lost Gerald John “Jerry” Sherman of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on December 15, 2023. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Jerry graduated from Central High School then enrolled in the U.S. Army, achieving the rank of sergeant while stationed in West Germany in the late 1950s. Once back home, he attended night school at Lackawanna Junior College and the University of Scranton, earning an accounting degree while working full time and starting a family. Jerry was in the water well drilling industry for over 50 years. A longtime member of the National Ground Water Association, he served on its Board of Directors as well as its Supplier Board of Directors and was awarded the life member award in 2000. His 20-year employment at Portadrill culminated in a move to Colorado in 1978 to become their national sales manager. He later started his own company, Wellmac Drilling, in 1981. He started a second company, Rotary Drilling Equipment, in 1985, and enjoyed decades of success as an entrepreneur before selling the company in 2012. He and his wife Dorothy enjoyed a long retirement in West Palm Beach, Florida, making many new friends, playing golf, and traveling internationally. He enjoyed sports his entire life, especially baseball, softball, racquetball, skiing, and golf. He had a strong Catholic faith and was a member of several parishes including Holy Rosary Church and St. Vincent de Paul in Scranton, St. Thomas More in Englewood, Colorado, and St. Ignatius in Palm Beach Garden, Florida. Jim Hopkins of Preferred Pump & Equipment wrote what everyone would agree: “Jerry served our industry with honesty and integrity; he was a true friend and mentor. He will be missed by many!” Jerry is survived by Dorothy; his children Jerry (Kelly), Brian, Jeff (Eileen), and Greg (Tamara); and grandchildren Trevor, Chelsea, Tyler, Matthew, Andrew, Katherine, Katelyn, and Delaney. The management and staff of WWDR extend sincere condolences to their family, friends, and former colleagues. Lest we forget . . .
17 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Types of Seismic Surveys for Gas and Oil Exploration Adapted from Information by Crown Exploration II, Ltd. and the Utah Geological Survey Seismic surveys play a vital role in the exploration of gas and oil. Although the world of seismic surveys is complex, there are three basic types of technology used: 2D, 3D, and 4D. Each has its advantages in assisting gas and oil exploration efforts. A seismic program is expensive and time consuming. Collecting and processing the data can take 12-18 months. However, sophisticated computer imaging of subsurface structures can enhance the likelihood of a successful well, especially after a play has shown some promise by basin analysis and aerial surveys. Seismic images are produced by generating, recording, and analyzing sound waves traveling through the earth (seismic waves). Explosives or vibrating plates generate the waves and a line or grid of geophones records them. Density changes between rock or soil layers reflect the waves back to the surface, and how quickly and strongly the waves are reflected back indicates what lies below. The amount of shaking associated with different seismic surveys varies, depending on site-specific factors such as soil and rock type, how deep the survey needs to image, and the required source. A steel plate struck with a sledgehammer generates enough energy for shallow (less than 60 feet) soil investigations used for engineering or environmental surveys. To “see” a little deeper, a trailer or pickup truck-mounted drop weight might suffice. To get a really deep picture (miles), as is needed for gas and oil exploration, dynamite charges or vehicle-mounted vibrator plates (called vibroseis trucks and buggies) are used to generate waves from multiple source points. Here’s a little more information about the three basic types of seismic technologies used for gas and oil exploration: 2D - 2D seismic surveys are recorded using straight lines of receivers crossing the surface. This type of seismic survey works well for imaging major structures. 2D surveying is still popular because data gathering and analysis of 2D seismic information is much quicker and cheaper than 3D or 4D. Plus, 2D data requires much less permitting, surveying, and processing time than even small 3D surveys. 3D - The late 1970s saw the development of the 3D seismic survey in which the data imaged was not just a vertical crosssection but an entire volume of earth. One of the most obvious differences between 2D and 3D seismic is 3D imaging provides information continuously through the subsurface whereas 2D seismic reveals only strips of information. Large 3D seismic shoots may take one to two years to acquire, and three to four months to process the information. Nevertheless, 3D seismic may not be cost-effective in many onshore applications, especially in the early stages of exploration. In onshore 3D seismic surveys, many lines of receivers are used and recorded across the earth’s surface - the area of receivers recorded is known as a “patch”. 3D operations are considerably more elaborate than 2D and the daily cost of the crew is substantially increased. However, 3D seismic data collection improves exploration performance by allowing for: fewer dry holes, more optimized well locations, guidance for horizontal drilling projects, more complete evaluation of mineral rights, and a better understanding of the nature of the prospects. 4D - 4D, or time-lapse, seismic surveys use 3D seismic data acquired at different times, over the same area. It is used to assess changes in a producing hydrocarbon reservoir over time (the fourth dimension). Changes may be observed in fluid location and saturation, pressure, and temperature. To maximize the value of a 4D seismic project, exploration and production assets are carefully screened because of the expense to acquire and analyze the data. Seismic technology has been used since the early 1900s to measure water depths and detect icebergs, and by 1924, crude seismic data was first used in the discovery of a Texas oil field. Vibroseis trucks and buggies come in a variety of designs and sizes, but all of them generally have a large pad that is lowered from the vehicle to the surface and then vibrated to generate seismic waves. Photo courtesy of the Utah Geological Survey. 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18 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Computer Order vs. Chaos by Britt Storkson Owner, P2FlowLLC In the world of computers, order must be maintained. This means all of the bits the program references must be correct. If even one bit is the incorrect status or value (meaning it is a 1 when it should be a 0 or vice versa) or is in the wrong location, it can cause the entire system to crash or “lock up” and not respond to any inputs except a master clear reset which we will get to later. We’ve discussed this before, but let’s review what a bit in computer terms is. A bit is the smallest unit of information a computer has to deal with. Each bit is either a “1” or a “0”. If you take a voltmeter and measure the voltage (with respect/reference to ground) of a bit if it measures 3.3 volts (in a 3.3-volt system), then it’s recognized as a “logic 1”. If the bit measures 0 volts, it is recognized as a “logic 0.” All of these bits are organized into “bytes” or “words.” A byte is always 8 bits. A word is anything more than 8 bits in length. When the bit, byte, or word is “written,” it remembers this information indefinitely. This is why it’s called computer memory. Each bit, byte, or word is numbered from 0 to whatever the limit of the memory is. The location of a memory unit is called an “address,” or, where it resides. Its address is numbered just like one would number the lines on a sheet of notebook paper. When the power is turned on to a computer microprocessor (which is the “brain” of the system), it goes to a predetermined point in the program memory. This is called “fetching the reset vector.” This is critically important because if the program does not start at the right place, nothing else will be right either. An instruction at that address will tell the program where to start executing instructions and, if everything is correct, it works flawlessly. What causes a computer to “not compute,” lock up, or otherwise malfunction? Quite a few things can do that, but most of the time it is caused by software errors. This means the microprocessor is given the wrong instruction or the correct instruction is in the wrong location. Both are critically important. Also, the computer may not go to this wrong instruction for some time - even months or years. This is why a computer can function just fine for a long period of time, only to inexplicitly malfunction or lock up. That’s where the master clear reset on the microprocessor comes into play. All microprocessors have a dedicated master clear pin which forces the program to start over at the reset vector location. Often, but not always, this corrects the problem because there is what is called an initialization routine at the start of the program which stores the correct values in the correct locations so the program execution can start properly. Maintaining stability - or order - is critical for proper computer operation. One way to lend stability and robustness to a computer system is to repeat the same operation multiple times. If all of the tests are “true” - meaning returning the same result every time - then one can be confident everything is correct. This is often used when interfacing with external switches. Mechanical, metal contact switches bounce when they make contact and the microprocessor can pick up each of these bounces resulting in erratic responses. The solution is to test the switch multiple times. If all of the tests prove true, we can be confident the switch press is valid and not the result of static electricity or other unintended stimulus. This multiple testing routine also provides a time delay before responding, which is often desirable. At places where I have worked, I don’t know how many times a computer system locked up causing significant disruption because something we depended on to do our tasks didn’t work anymore. Then typically - after a lot of frustration and a considerable amount of time wasted - the device was “fixed.” When we asked what happened to fix it, we were told “it just needed to be reset.” I’ve never used the master clear reset pin on the microprocessors used to make our computer controls. Why don’t I use that feature? Because one can write software to test for problem conditions and have the microprocessor (and not the user) perform the fix. I don’t have to wait for someone to press a button to trigger a reset because the software takes care of the problem virtually every time. Britt Britt Storkson may be contacted via e-mail to michele@worldwidedrillingresource.com
Association Need Help? 850-547-0102 - Ronnie 19 FEBRUARY 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® Using Gas and Oil Technology for Lithium Production Adapted from Information by Exxon Mobil Corporation Exxon Mobil Corporation announced plans to become a leading producer of lithium, a key component of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Work has begun for the company’s first phase of North America lithium production in southwest Arkansas, an area known to hold significant lithium deposits. The product offer will be branded as Mobil™ Lithium, building on the rich history of deep technical partnership between Mobil and the automotive industry. “Lithium is essential to the energy transition, and ExxonMobil has a leading role to play in paving the way for electrification,” said Dan Ammann, president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions. “This landmark project applies decades of ExxonMobil expertise to unlock vast supplies of North American lithium with far fewer environmental impacts than traditional mining operations.” In early 2023, the company acquired the rights to 120,000 gross acres of the Smackover Formation in southern Arkansas - considered one of the richest lithium resources of its type in North America. “South Arkansas is our state’s allaround energy capital, producing oil, natural gas, and now thanks to investments like ExxonMobil’s and their combination of skills and scale, lithium,” said Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. “My administration supports an all-of-theabove energy strategy that guarantees good, high-paying jobs for Arkansas - and we’ll continue to cut taxes and slash red tape to make that happen.” This region in Arkansas has a history as an oil and natural gas producer, and the region’s geology is well understood. After using conventional gas and oil drilling methods to access lithium-rich saltwater from reservoirs about 10,000 feet underground, ExxonMobil will utilize direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology to separate the lithium from the saltwater. The lithium will then be converted on-site to battery-grade material. The remaining saltwater will be re-injected into the underground reservoirs. The DLE process produces fewer carbon emissions than hard rock mining and requires significantly less land. “This project is a win-win-win,” Ammann added. “It’s a perfect example of how ExxonMobil can enhance North American energy security, expand supplies of a critical industrial material, and enable the continued reduction of emissions associated with transportation, which is essential to meeting society’s net-zero goals.” Demand for lithium is expected to quadruple by 2030, and virtually all lithium today is produced outside of North America. The company expects to begin lithium production by 2027 and by 2030, the company is planning to produce enough lithium to supply the manufacturing needs of well over a million EVs per year. Local contractors performed geotechnical ground surveys to help prepare for the lithium project. G&O eranhenderson@gmail.com New & Used Tricones PDCs Drag & Claw Bits Drill Collars Bit Tipping Subs & Stabilizers HDD Bits & Reamers DTH Hammer & Bits Custom Fabrication Junk Mills / Fishing Tools Rod Henderson 661-201-6259 Eran Henderson 661-330-0790
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