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. […]
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 […]
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