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Are you Planning to go?.......................................................12 Breaking News......................................................................13 Classifieds: WorldWide Buyers’ Guide™..................43-56 Education Connection............................................................9 Hot Off the Press.....................................................................9 Industry Announcements.....................................................42 Obituary: Alfalla, Sr., Anthony Paul “Tony”........................28 Obituary: Belcher, Darren Lee.............................................28 Obituary: Findorak, Jr., John M...........................................28 Obituary: Golston, Raymond...............................................23 Obituary: Smith, Clark “C.D.”..............................................23 Obituary: Westbrook, Daniel Hartley “Dan”.......................23 Photo Page.......................................................................18,52 Product Spotlight.................................................................35 Who’s in the News................................................................13 WorldWide Association Memberships...................................54 WorldWide .............6 WorldWide Subscription Form...............................................40 Acker Drill Company.............................................................4 Advanced Water Well Technologies......................................8 Allegheny Instruments........................................................23 Atlantic Screen & Manufacturing, Inc. (ASI)........................30 Baker Water Systems.........................................................34 Best in the West Drill & Blast Conference (ISEE)…….........26 Better Water Industries Inc..................................................41 Bit Brokers International (BBI)............................................22 Bitco, Inc.............................................................................15 Central Mine Equipment Company (CME)............................7 Cotey Chemical Corp. (CCC)..............................................37 Drill Pipe, Inc.......................................................................39 Drilling Equipment Sales, Inc. (DES)..................................55 Drilling Supply & Mfg (DSM)...............................................20 ESI Supply..........................................................................21 Geoprobe Systems®..............................................................2 Geothermal Supply Company, Inc. (GSC)..........................25 Heron Instruments, Inc.......................................................14 Horizon Hoist......................................................................24 Infinity Tool Manufacturing..................................................10 Infinity Tool Manufacturing..................................................56 Kovai Drilling Applications...................................................35 KS Bit, Inc.............................................................................3 Mills Machine Company, Inc...............................................31 Moab Bit & Tool Co., Inc......................................................27 N&N Drilling Supply.............................................................13 SEMCO, Inc.......................................................................1,6 SIMCO® Drilling Equipment.................................................53 Star Iron Works, Inc. - Construction....................................16 Star Iron Works, Inc. - Water Well.......................................17 TDH Manufacturing Inc.......................................................33 TDH Manufacturing Inc.......................................................42 Well-Vu, Inc.........................................................................29 Advertisers Featured Editorial CONST - Construction ENV - Environmental EXB - Exploration/Blasthole G&O - Shallow Gas and Oil GEOTECH - Geotechnical GEO - Geothermal HDD - Horizontal Directional Drilling MIN - Mining WTR - Water April 2025 - Construction CONST ENV EXB G&O GEOTECH GEO HDD MIN WTR Aardvark Packers Acker Drill Company Atlantic Screen & Mfg.,Inc. 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Western Drilling Tools The Importance of Tool Care.............................................8 Silent Micropiles Aid in Highland Hospital Project..........16 Top Ten OSHA Violations and How to Avoid Them........37 Smith, Billy Bob: The “Idiots” Corner.......................12 E-News Readers’ Choice - New Solution for...............15 From the Map to the Field ~ Part 2.............................26 Storkson, Britt: When Life Gives You a Lemon........27 Explosives Manufacturer Finishes Construction.......35 Air Compressors for Gas and Oil Maintenance Work..14 Texas Gas and Oil Industry Makes History ~ Again...19 Battersby, Mark E.: Drilling Into Money Not Boring..34 Refurbishing One of London’s Iconic Structures.......21 Wilson, Jr., Robert Evans: The Un-Comfort Zone II...30 Producing Lithium with Geothermal Energy..............25 Sustainable Demonstration Center............................36 Diamond Bits for Geothermal Drilling........................39 The Bit Guidance System..........................................22 Connor, Tim: What Defines You?.............................38 Potential Gallium Production in Quebec....................29 The Astonishing Story of Silver Islet..........................32 Ohio to Add Ten New Observation Wells...................11 Project to Study Options for Updating Wastewater.....17 Assessment on the Availability of Water in the U.S....31 Rasmussen, Tim: Water for Life International..........41 5 APRIL 2025 WorldWide Drilling Resource®

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