Some layoffs, efficiency improvements, and price decreases keep area dirt movers from being buried alive. By Paul Wiseman “This slowdown has been different [from the 2009 downturn] because it has affected a lot more people this time,” said Nick Tomlin, vice president of Big D Companies. With approximately 280 employees, Big D is one of […]
Pink Petro
A new social media channel hopes to turn black gold a new shade of pink. By Paul Wiseman, Special contributor “Just the good old boys / Never meanin’ no harm.” For most of its history the oil and gas industry’s mode d’emploi could’ve started with the opening lines from that Dukes of Hazzard theme […]
Ready for Takeoff
The sky’s the limit as business travel, emergency response, surveillance, aviation, and oil industries intersect on multiple fronts. By Julie Anderson One industry drills down while the other climbs up. One taps into dark holes, while the other seeks stillness and sunlight. One is controlled by workers comfortable with the dust and grime, while […]
Bowed But Not Beaten Part Three
In our concluding Part 3 of this series, we arrive at the take-aways. Some are bitter medicine, others are rather more palatable. The dip that the Permian Basin has felt since last fall will soon go into its second year, and some “new normals” are emerging, but they’re not all bad. by Jesse Mullins As […]
Drilling Deeper: Getting it Together
Getting it together—whether that means acquisition activity or life-work balance, is just one of the themes to be explored in this month’s miscellany of truncated articles. These are the full versions of the “Drilling Deeper” news items that appeared as abbreviated versions in the print edition of PBOG’s August 2015 issue. Transactions Completed Woodford, LLC […]
ABB unveils ultrasonic level transmitter for upstream oil and gas applications
ABB unveils ultrasonic level transmitter for upstream oil and gas applications Accurately track and measure chemicals, the most expensive consumable on your site Bartlesville, Oklahoma, April, 27, 2015 – ABB’s Measurement & Analytics business announces the LST100 ultrasonic level transmitter, designed to help track chemical usage for the upstream oil and gas industry. This compact, […]
PBOG Blast
Updated 7/24/2015 News from the Permian Basin and West Texas: Rig count in Permian Basin increases for fourth straight week The oil and gas drilling rig count for the Permian Basin increased for the fourth consecutive week as of July 24, according to Houston-based oilfield services firm Baker Hughes, Inc. And the Texas […]
The Greatest Oilfield Innovation
Strong words, maybe, but there’s a case to be made that proppants are the stuff that made the Permian miracle—and the world’s miracle—happen. Here’s a primer on why proppants are paramount to productive pathways. By Julie Anderson Adults brush it off their skin, shake it from their hair, and dump it out of their […]
Hard Truth’s and Saving Graces
In Part 2 of this three-part series, we delve deeper into some of the implications of the oil and gas downturn of 2014-15, as it affects the Permian Basin. Are the fire sales about to commence? Maybe. But there’s hope for the savvy players who hope to avoid such, and there’s a “floor” in place that not […]
MWD: Enters a New Age
It’s a world of “chasing gamma” “lost circulation zones,” and drillbit steering. The downhole technology that has everyone talking is one that is constantly seeing new refinements. These professionals share some of the latest developments in Measurement While Drilling practices. By Al Pickett, Special Contributor There has been a paradigm shift in the Permian […]
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