“It will be a Jubilee.” Russell Heater of Raleigh, N.C., spoke these words as he announced his concept for the event now known throughout the industry as the South Atlantic Well Drillers Jubilee. Under Heater's leadership, the first Jubilee was held in 1955 at Carolina Beach, N.C. For 50 years, Heater's vision of a drilling industry event, emphasizing both business and family relationships, has prevailed. The Jubilee was, and still is, the industry's “family affair.” The celebration of the Jubilee's 50th anniversary is July 30-Aug. 2, 2005 at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
The 2005 Jubilee is designed as a celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Jubilee and as a salute to the well drilling industry. It will feature historical exhibits on industry products and technologies as well as the families that make up our industry.