A native Coloradoan, Cindy Gettig is, like a lot of out-of-state transplants to the Permian, someone who’s found her place in these parts, and has found plenty to like about her work and the people around her. Permian people are personable, persevering, and perceptive. Might we even add perspicacious, too? The pre-eminence of Permian […]
National Memorial Worker Week
By Darrel Canada Starting on April 28 and continuing through May 2, 2014, the OSHA Training Institutes across the United States and its territories conducted free and reduced cost seminars in remembrance of all the employees who have lost their lives on the job. I took an active role of teaching an OSHA 7405 class […]
Well Completion from a Human Perspective
By Bill Price As we arrive at this third installment of our three-part series covering the human resources function as it relates to the three main stages of oil and gas production (namely, prospecting, drilling, and completion/collection of a well), we find ourselves dealing with the final stage, completion/collection. And for our purposes here, […]
With Some Flex Built In
“Flexibility” would describe the approach, and the career, that Barry Goldsher has shown along the path that has seen his offerings win acceptance in Permian Basin. By Paul Wiseman, special contributor For a number of years, Connecticut-based ClearSpan has provided affordable and easily-moved buildings for oil companies in the Permian Basin. And while the company’s […]
Building a Better Future
The buildings keep going up in the Permian Basin, as the construction industry does its part to keep up with the boom. By Al Pickett, Special Contributor Brad Henderson said he has told a lot of folks recently, “If you haven’t seen Midland in the last two weeks, you haven’t seen Midland.” Indeed, driving across […]
A Rep for Energy
District 81 State Representative-elect Brooks Landgraf takes over where Tryon Lewis leaves off. Andrews, Ector, Winkler, and Ward Counties get a new voice. By Hanaba Munn Welch Brooks Frederick Landgraf (R-Odessa), representative-elect for Texas House District 81, is a young new star in the Texas political sky. Landgraf, a former oil and gas attorney with […]
Keep Those Names Straight
Many companies operate more than one entity, and oil and gas operators are no different. But what they may not realize—or simply disregard—is the fact that insufficient separation between those entities could expose all to liability to all owned entities. The Eleventh Court of Appeals of Texas recently reviewed a trial court judgment that found […]
Spring Swing: Silver Anniversary
By Brianne Womble On behalf of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, we are proud to announce that, despite inclement weather, this year’s 25th Annual PBPA Spring Swing Golf Tournament turned out to be nothing short of an absolute success! It was the largest golf tournament PBPA has ever hosted, and we’d like to thank all […]
Debating the “Future of Energy”
April 28, 2014—Returning to Midland after being immersed at my graduate business school alma mater, Harvard, and interacting with the unique culture of New York City, I have a different perspective than when I departed Midland 4 days ago. It also happens that a long flight is a great time to read The Wall Street […]
News Reviews May 2014
Denver-based DCP Midstream will construct a 200 MMcf/d sour natural gas processing plant known as Zia II in Lea County in New Mexico with associated gathering system expansions to service producers in southeast New Mexico and West Texas. The project includes front-end treating for sour gas, two acid gas injection wells, a 50-mile, 20-inch high-pressure […]
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