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







