Western Supplies, based in Wichita, Texas, has been in existence since 1970 and is owned by Brenda Wood. Assisting with running the company is Vice President Beth Wood and Operations Manager, Jim Sweet. The company specializes in pipeline contractor supplies and has an extensive inventory of boring machines and auger strings for both rental and purchase.

The company is largely considered an expert in the pipeline industry and is intensely focused on customer services. As they typically do on most drilling projects, Western Supplies will come to a job site with tractor trailers full of every conceivable supply that may be required to successfully complete a project. In many cases, experienced staff is placed at the job to thoroughly train and support their customers throughout the life of the project on the latest techniques for efficiently drilling and installing pipelines.

With the vast experience in the horizontal boring industry, Western Supplies will be mainly dealing with Numa’s horizontal drilling products. Chiefly, this will be the Impact Ring Bit System®. The Impact Ring Bit System® consists of a unique two-piece design incorporating a center and ring bit combination. The center bit is attached directly to the DTH hammer that is used to power the drilling while the ring bit is welded to the casing being installed. The hammer and center bit are inserted through the casing and the two bits work in unison to install the casing while drilling. Upon completion of the hole, the center bit and drill string can be pulled back out of the hole leaving the casing installed. The ring bit is also fully recoverable in horizontal applications that utilize pit-to-pit drilling techniques. This provides the added benefit of lower equipment costs because the product can be used again and again on multiple projects.

While making this announcement, Numa’s president Ralph Leonard stated, "Just like Numa, Western Supplies understands the key to sustained success lies with the success of their customers. Putting your customer in a position to complete their projects quickly and easily is what it is all about. We are proud to have Western Supplies as part of the Numa family of distributors."

Numa is a major manufacturer of down hole hammers and bits for the international drilling industry. The company designs and builds down hole hammers and bits for drilling vertical and horizontal holes 3-1/2 to 48 inches (89 - 1219 mm) in diameter.