Basin-area trucking firms face a shortage of trained drivers. Like, 3,000 drivers. “We noticed, with this [recent] downturn, that a lot of the drivers that left—they haven’t come back,” said Endeavor Energy Services’ Trucking Division General Manager Patrick Martinez. By Paul Wiseman “We noticed, with this [recent] downturn, that a lot of the drivers that left—they … [Read More]
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Digging into the DUG
The 2018 DUG Permian Conference delivered a primer on what it takes to be successful in the Basin. FORT WORTH, TEXAS—The DUG Permian Conference, an annual event, … [Read More]
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Drilling Deeper: Pushing Frontiers
In this month’s miscellany of abbreviated articles, performance is the unifying thread. As always, you are invited to sample these article intros below, and go to … [Read More]
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Pipe: It Touches Everything
By Paul Wiseman “Instead of being focused on the drilling side, we’re very much focused on the production side,” says Ron Underwood, president and founder of R&D Pipe. The company is based near Houston, selling pipe throughout the Gulf Coast as … [Read More]
The Down and Dirty of Dirt Work
by Hanaba Munn Welch Nothing beats good dirt work to get a drilling project off to a smooth start—not just a proper pad for the rig(s) and a pit for fluids and level ground for tanks and other equipment but also a road to carry heavy traffic to and … [Read More]
Drilling Deeper: Staying the Course
In this month’s miscellany of articles, prudence and preventive maintenance are recurrent themes. These are the full versions of the “Drilling Deeper” news items that appeared as abbreviated versions in the print edition of PBOG’s June 2018 … [Read More]
