And so do the goodies at La Bodega. Where to Eat: Cheese Chile Relleno, you are marvelous. Let me count the ways. Your gooey center surrounded by spicy peppery goodness. Your layer of perfectly fried dough—of course you’re fried, you couldn’t be any other way. Your blanket of sweet and spicy fresh tomato sauce, […]
Sand is BIG
And getting more complex, along with the ceramics that have joined the proppant ranks. Meanwhile, growing demand, shrinking mesh sizes typify changes for the proppant industry. “Be a tiny grain of sand Words of wisdom, ‘Yes, I can.’” So sang Earth Wind and Fire more than a few years ago, and today, tinier and tinier […]
From the General Counsel: A Matter of Balance
The Eleventh Court of Appeals, located in Eastland, Texas, recently dealt with an issue I tend to avoid, if I can, in these articles: the seemingly never-ending dispute between the respective rights of surface owners and oil and gas operators. In this unique case, the operator, Southwest Royalties, Inc. (SRI), sued the surface owner, Mr. […]
Executive Session
The Executive Oil Conference, in its first unfolding at a new venue and a fall (not winter) date, fetched a full house and showcased some influential voices. MIDLAND, TEXAS—As the organizers of the Executive Oil Conference noted shortly after the conclusion of their Oct. 15 event, the EOC “allowed some 1,000 attendees the opportunity to […]
From the Chairman: The Place to Be
As I look out the window at a bluebird sky in Midland, I breathe a satisfied sigh of relief that October has passed as I participated in four conferences: NMOGA in Santa Fe, the Executive Oil Conference in Midland, Pine Brook Road Partners’ Annual Investor Conference in New York, and the Permian Basin Petroleum Association […]
From the President: Positive Developments
This year’s PBPA annual meeting was a tremendous success, by all accounts. I want to thank all of you for attending and give a special thanks to our sponsors and speakers. As we heard from both our elected officials and our CEO panelists, the Permian Basin is the place to be economically and should remain […]
Rolling With the Times
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. […]
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