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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2013

 

 

HELMER DIRECTIONAL DRILLING CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

 

Delaware 000-53675 20-5567127
(State of Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
Of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)

 

715 13th Street NE

Wenatchee, Washington

 

98802

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (509) 670-6841

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On May 14, 2013, Douglas McFarland resigned as Chief Executive Officer and as a Director of Helmer Directional Drilling Corp. (the “Company”). Mr. McFarland will be remaining on as a consultant to assist the Company in the execution of its business plan.

 

Also on May 14, 2013 Paul Donaldson replaced Douglas McFarland as Chief Executive Officer. A summary of Mr. Donaldson’s background and experience is as follows:

 

Paul Donaldson, 68, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Dr. Donaldson is currently Professor Emeritus of Geophysics at Boise State University where, during a 30 year tenure, he served 9 years as Chairman of the Department of Geosciences and 3 years as Director of the research Center for Geophysical Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface. His primary teaching duties included courses in theoretical and applied geophysics and economic geology. Prior to his academic/research career he worked for the U.S Geological Survey and in the private sector for various mineral and energy resource companies including Amoco Production Company, Kennecott Exploration Inc. and Earth Resources Inc. Overlapping his academic career he has completed more than 50 proprietary commissioned geological and geophysical reports for private sector mineral and energy resource companies large and small. Dr. Donaldson holds a PhD in geophysics with a minor emphasis in economic geology from the Colorado School of Mines. His pre-doctoral studies were completed at Stanford University and the University of Utah. He is a member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists and a Registered Professional Geologist/Geophysicist in the state of Idaho.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

  Helmer Directional Drilling Corp.
   
Date: May 16, 2013 By:  /s/ Paul Donaldson
    Paul Donaldson
Chief Executive Officer