Energy policy for the 21st century is no easy matter, as a conversation with Christopher Guith proves, and the biggest challenge lies in reaching the public with the facts. “The energy industry is led by engineers. American engineers have built the world, but they are the worst communicators in the world.” – Christopher […]
Big and Getting Bigger
Texas’ second-biggest play, the Eagle Ford Shale, boasts five of the top 10 producing counties in the state, including numbers one through four. While it’s not expected to eclipse the Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford will approach the Permian’s numbers in coming years. In less than six years, the Eagle Ford Shale in South […]
Sing Me an Oil Song
By Joe W. Specht Don’t forget to click on the songs to hear the music on YoutTube. Freddie Frank, Slim Willet, and Wayland Seals penned and performed some petroleum-revering refrains. Editor’s Note: It might come as a surprise, this revelation that the oil business has had a musical genre all to itself. Surprising or […]
Drilling Deeper: Strong Sentiments, Sensible Suggestions
Opinions and advice are in ample supply in our array of articles. These are the full versions of the “Drilling Deeper” news items that appeared in abbreviated versions in the print edition of the August PBOG. EPA Gets Supreme Setback Railroad Commission of Texas Chairman Barry Smitherman commended action recently by the U.S. […]
Drilling Deeper: Reconsiderations
“Taking a second look” might be deemed a common theme in our array of articles. These are the full versions of the “Drilling Deeper” news items that appeared in abbreviated versions in the print edition of the July PBOG. Crude Exports Yield Benefits A new state by state analysis shows that Texas could add […]
Drilling Deeper: Expanding Horizons
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Crude Energy Spuds Wolfcamp Well High Oil Prices Expand Scope for EOR Growth Cuts Needs for Oil Imports Your Staff is Your Best Publicity Asset What Your Employees Want to Hear ORAU Hopes to Stem Decline of Science Grads _____________________________________ Assessments, urgings, and advice are the orders of the day in our […]
The Case for Workforce Housing
Questioned by some who challenge the wisdom of erecting large temporary “camps” for housing oilfield workers, the builders and operators of these projects have good answers for skeptics, citing especially the fact that, if the boom should end, it can all go away and not leave a trace. Meanwhile, though, there’s luxury in those accommodations. […]
They Call Them “Hot Shots”
Bobby Loar and Dave Mathes are good to go. By Hanaba Munn Welch Not every oilfield glossary acknowledges slang. Check with Schlumberger. There’s no such thing as a swamper. Or a hotshot truck. Not as one word or two. Hotshot drivers Bobby Loar and Dave Mathes, former swamper, don’t find themselves diminished by being left […]
Solid Economic Indicators
A milestone: Texas’ oil production hits 2 million barrels a day. Production reports to the Texas Railroad Commission from oil operators across the state reached two million barrels a day in February. The production total, a level not seen in Texas since 1986, includes more than one million b/d from the Permian Basin. Preliminary numbers […]
Nitro
by Bobby D. Weaver The oil patch abounds in unforgettable characters. In bygone days the well shooter ranked high on that list and, for all I know, he might still be right up there. It takes an unusual personality to work with nitroglycerine on a daily basis. The steely nerves of those nitro handlers are […]
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