2025 Shallow Exploration Drillers Clinic Agenda
Tuesday, April 8th
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Registration & Check In
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Exhibitor Set Up
Wednesday, April 9th
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Registration & Check In
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Geology and Ground Water Resources of South Dakota Tim Cowman
State Geologist & Program Administrator, South Dakota Geological Survey
State Geologist & Program Administrator, South Dakota Geological Survey
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Plugging Test Holes and Wells Adam Mathiowetz, PE
South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Importance of Test Hole and Observation Well Data for Aquifer Mapping Jaron Condley
Geologist, South Dakota Geological Survey
Geologist, South Dakota Geological Survey
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Online Access to Geologic and Hydrologic Data in South Dakota Darren Johnson
Geologist, South Dakota Geological Survey
Geologist, South Dakota Geological Survey
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM South Dakota 811 / South Dakota One Call Codi Gregg
Executive Director, South Dakota 811 / South Dakota One Call
Executive Director, South Dakota 811 / South Dakota One Call
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Rigging Application and Inspection Basics Tim Blackburn
Dakota Riggers & Tool Supply, Inc
Dakota Riggers & Tool Supply, Inc
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Drilling Industry Update Mobile Drill Intl
Diedrich Drill, Inc.
Central Mine Equipment Company
Geoprobe
SIMCO Drilling Equipment, Inc.
Acker Drill Company
Diedrich Drill, Inc.
Central Mine Equipment Company
Geoprobe
SIMCO Drilling Equipment, Inc.
Acker Drill Company
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Subsurface Investigation for the New Platte Winner Bridge Ezra Ballinger, PE
Director, Principal Engineer, Braun Intertec Corporation
Gabriel Bevre
Drilling Coordinator, Braun Intertec Corporation
Director, Principal Engineer, Braun Intertec Corporation
Gabriel Bevre
Drilling Coordinator, Braun Intertec Corporation
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Drill Rig Maintenance and Safety Brad Jouppi
Sales Representative, Central Mine Equipment Company
Sales Representative, Central Mine Equipment Company
Thursday, April 10th
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Mixing Drilling Fluids and Order of Addition Bill Rhoads
Field Service Representative, Baroid Industrial Drilling Products
Field Service Representative, Baroid Industrial Drilling Products
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Specialty Samplers - Selecting the Sampler for the Job Robert Lepre
Sales Representative, Acker Drill Company
Sales Representative, Acker Drill Company
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM NDOT Niobrara East and West Project on Highway 12 Mark Lindemann, PE
Project Manager, Benesch
Project Manager, Benesch
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Improving the Longevity of Drill Tooling Paul Barnett
National Sales Manager, Eutectic Corporation
National Sales Manager, Eutectic Corporation
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Powerline Training Safety Demonstration Terry Ebright
Manager of Safety, Sioux Valley Energy
Manager of Safety, Sioux Valley Energy
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Diamond Impregnated Bit Selection Ken Pickering, CET
Plant Manager-Diamond Products, Hole Products
Plant Manager-Diamond Products, Hole Products
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Using Hollow Stem Augers as Surface Casing Calvin Brink
Civil Engineering Technician, South Dakota Geological Survey
Civil Engineering Technician, South Dakota Geological Survey
12:15 PM SEDC Wrap-up
Final Discussion, and Adjourn
Final Discussion, and Adjourn