Jeff Sparks, the COO at Discovery Operating, has been discovering new horizons and operating on multiple fronts, including a director’s role at PBPA and a seat on the Midland City Council. Jeff Sparks compares his life to working out on a treadmill that is going too fast. “It is like getting on a treadmill that […]
Hand-in-Glove Comfort
Are you ready to chill your arteriovenous anastomoses? Isn’t everyone? A call from one of our readers brought news of a technological way to help a body “dump heat.” By Al Pickett, special contributor How does one avoid heat stress while working on a drilling rig in the 100-plus degree summer heat in West Texas? […]
The Lowdown on Learning
From executives to field hands, ongoing education is vital. The way the education is delivered is ever-changing, however. As the entire world seems to spin faster and faster, it gets harder and harder to keep up with changes in the oilfield up and down the ladder. Ongoing education is necessary for everyone from managers and […]
Straight up Horizontal
The move to laterals has the Permian Basin turning the bit in earnest, but not every driller is finished with the traditional vertical well. When Jim Henry stood up at a networking meeting in Midland recently and commented that his company, Henry Resources, will start using some horizontal rigs, everyone knew the world had changed. […]
Stay Engaged
If there was such a thing as a theme for our annual meeting, those two words probably summed it up as well as anything. By Jesse Mullins | Bobbie Cupell contributed to this article. Given the rich panoply of presentations—the panels, the educational sessions, the featured speakers—that comprised the program of the Annual Meeting of […]
Drilling Deeper – November 2013
Here you will find the full versions of our Drilling Deeper articles… articles that appeared in truncated form in our November print edition of the magazine, in our “Drilling Deeper” department. TABLE OF CONTENTS: Largest of its Kind Markland Named COO at INTERA SEC Steps it Up Methane Emissions: Now Better Understood Largest of […]
PBPA Matters: Well Spoken
Attendees to the October luncheon of the PBPA heard from four individuals who have strong interests in this energy-rich region. When the Permian Basin Petroleum Association gathered for its monthly luncheon at the Petroleum Club of Midland on Sept. 19, the usual fare of steak-dinner-with-guest-speaker-on-the-side was supplanted with steak-dinner-with-four-guest-speakers-on-the-side, as attendees were treated to a […]
Staying Power
Whether in the service of his country or in the line of duty as a landman, James Shaw has been in it for the long haul. Someone forgot to tell James Shaw that most people retire at the age of 65. Or, if someone did, he didn’t listen. Retirement is not in the vocabulary of […]
Motoring Ahead
Compressors, generators, and pumps–the rugged tools of the trenches–crank out the oilfield’s toughest, most long-running duties. These units are an industry unto themselves, and their dealers always have a finger on the pulse of an ever-changing industry. While the drilling rig and the pump jack are the symbols of the oilfield, there is a world […]
Work and Play: Take Flight
Here’s another dose of the who-what-where, just in time for those who haven’t tasted a Meal in a Peel or sampled the jazz stylings of the inimitable Mr. Connick. Where to Eat: Ever get a hankerin’ for a Flip Flop, or a King Kong, or a Meal in a Peel? Well if you haven’t, you […]
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