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 […]
Getting to the Bottom of Things
Last issue, as part of this series on “The Making of a Well,” we covered prospecting, leasing, site prep—everything that leads to the actual drilling of an oil or gas well. Now comes Part II of our primer on that great invention—actually a family of inventions—the American-made and American-perfected (and Texas and New Mexico mastered) […]
The Automation Revolution
Once a trickle, now a flood. Increased broadband availability and additional features have dramatically expanded automation’s coverage. By Paul Wiseman, special contributor As recently as four years ago, the number of U.S. wells being monitored offsite was about 20-30 percent, according to Stuart Royal of Wellkeeper. “I would say that number is perhaps even double […]
Oil’s Workhorse
The pumping unit is an industry unto itself, one that has ridden the ups and downs, ins and outs of the broader oil industry and come through not just intact, but thriving. By Hanaba Munn Welch Some wells flow; some don’t. Those that do, sooner or later, won’t. A range of strategies and devices work […]
Help in a Time of Need… For a Worker-Shortaged Industry
“American Jobs for America’s Heroes” offers employment hope for National Guardsmen seeking to re-enter the job market in places like the Permian Basin. And help for that Basin, that is so much in need of qualified personnel. By Lana Cunningham Heavy equipment operators. Medical assistance providers. Organizers. Team leaders. Power equipment operators and repairmen. Ability […]
Rocking Through the Ages
The pump jack has presided over the oil landscape for more than 100 years. In Electra, the “Pump Jack Capital of Texas,” folks know about the historic hardware. And about the difference between a pump jack and a pumping unit. And a whole lot more. By Hanaba Munn Welch Don’t underestimate the power of an […]
Surface Rights…or, How to Succeed in the Cow Business Without Any Cattle
by Bobby D. Weaver Surface rights are a part of the legal definition of land ownership. In an area where oil is discovered, the oil company leases the mineral rights to the subsurface in order to drill for and produce oil and gas. The surface rights remain with the landowner with the proviso that the […]
From Battlefields to Oilfields
This Memorial Day—and, really, every day—know that your local O&G industry includes those who have served their time in foreign fields, paying that price of freedom. Because freedom isn’t free. By Sherry Thomas According to Department of Defense numbers, there were 1,410,224 active U.S. military personnel as of December 31, 2013. Over half a million […]
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