Since late 2021 oilfield construction has begun returning to busting dirt and pouring concrete, hopefully leaving 2020’s collapse in the dust. But issues with supply chains and hiring are holding back the good times to some degree. Permian companies like Saulsbury Industries and Electrical Maintenance and Construction (EMC) are finding ways to adapt to these […]
Brazos builds Sundance plant in Martin County in Midland Basin growth plan
Fort Worth-based Brazos Midstream said it is constructing Sundance, a new 200 million cfd natural gas processing plant in Martin County, as part of its plan to duplicate in Midland Basin its success in Delaware Basin since its founding in 2014. William Butler, CFO, told Midland Reporter Telegram last month, “We’re building the backbone over […]
Western Midstream to construct gas processing plant in Loving County
Houston-based Western Midstream Partners said last week it will construct a new cryogenic natural gas processing plant in Loving County in its west Texas gathering, processing and treating complex in Delaware Basin. The proposed plant, expected to be in service by yearend 2024, will have processing capacity of 250 million cfd. Western Midstream said expansion […]
Pipeline completion in Mexico expected to boost gas exports from Permian
The recent completion of a natural gas pipeline in central Mexico is expected to boost exports from Permian Basin. The southern most segment of the Wahalajara system (Villa de Reyes-Aguascalintes-Guadalajara pipeline) began operations in June connecting new markets in Mexico to U.S. sources. The Wahalajara system, which receives 0.89 billion cubic feet per day, is […]
Belting It Out
A 16.6-mile-long covered conveyor belt system would bring sand for hydraulic fracturing from West Texas into Southeast New Mexico, according to a development plan written by OLC Kermit, LLC, a subsidiary of Atlas Sand Company, LLC. The plan was submitted in January to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carlsbad Field Office as part of […]
What a Difference a Month Makes
Be proactive, or better still, don’t repeat the mistakes of the past. In April, I wrote about finding a new job. Now I find that my advice may be ridiculous because with the possibility of so many being unemployed, any new job may do. I write these articles two months in advance and, consequently, I […]
Filling the Potholes on the Road to Progress
Since the advent of the frac era, the idea of taking a leisurely drive in the country anywhere in the Permian Basin has dwindled to a speck in the rear view mirror. Some roads, particularly U.S. 285 between Pecos and Carlsbad, S.H. 302 through Winkler County, and I-20 pretty much anywhere along the Odessa-Midland corridor, […]
Sharing Their Visions: Two Basin Thought Leaders
A PBPA Q&A with Christie Craddick, Texas Railroad Commissioner The Permian Basin Petroleum Association is pleased to serve up this feature for readers of Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine. This “PBPA Q&A” is an opportunity for readers to learn a little bit more about industry and regulatory leaders, energy pioneers and elected officials, about […]
Ten Years in the Making
Midland-Odessa takes another step forward. The long-awaited UTPB College of Engineering Building is now a reality. One month. Four weeks. Thirty days. And counting. Workers scampered from one end of the building, from top to bottom, and all over the outside grounds in an all-out push to finish the new College of Engineering Building for […]
Road Safety
Welcome! I hope this August finds you happy and safe! Today I am going to broach the subject of the most dangerous and deadly part of our industry… Driving. I fully understand that the 40 hours of documented training that we received at the mature age of 16 to 18 years of age fully qualifies […]