SAWD Jubilee 2013
The Driller editor Jeremy Verdusco attended the South Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee 2013, and here he shares some of the sights from the convention, expo setup, classes and elsewhere.
Checking In
Attendees register for the South Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee early Saturday, June 21, 2013, in Virginia Beach, Va. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
A Fine Host
The Virginia Beach Convention Center offered ample space for the event. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Geoprobe Offers Demos
Representatives of Geoprobe conduct demos Saturday morning. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Direct Push in Action
The live demos featured direct push of several different sizes of wells. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Crowded Demo
The crowd watches one of the demos. The convention center towers in the background. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Geoprobe's 7822DT
The rig used in the demos was a Geoprobe 7822DT. They later cleaned it up and moved it inside to the expo. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Waiting Their Turn
Casings and auger flights wait their turn during the demo. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Well Samples
Geoprobe showed attendees samples from various stages of monitor well development. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Porky and Piglet
National Driller columnist Howard "Porky" Cutter, left, with son Chris "Piglet" Cutter. They dropped by the National Driller booth as editor Jeremy Verdusco was setting up. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
National Pump Talks Panels
Grant Harlow of National Pump Company presents "The When’s & Why’s of Simplex Pump Panel Applications." Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Watch Your Mouth
Attendees who wandered over to the beach and Atlantic Avenue probably noticed the no cussing signs. Hopefully, drillers watched their language while cruising the T-shirt shops and restaurants. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Drillers Learn Troubleshooting from Goulds
Chris Preston of Goulds Water Technologies discusses water systems troubleshooting. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
JetLube Talks Thread Compounds
Joe Large of Jet-Lube presents a class on selecting the proper thread compound. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Atlas Copco's T2W-III
Atlas Copco set up a T2W-III rig for the expo. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Laibe's Versa-Drill V-1540
Laibe Corp. brought one of the company’s Versa-Drill V-1540 water well rigs to show off to attendees. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
Back of the V-1540
The back of the V-1540 shows the rod-handling system. Source: Jeremy Verdusco
See You Next Year
A sign invites attendees to next year's SAWD Jubilee, which returns to Myrtle Beach, S.C. Source: Jeremy Verdusco