This being the beginning of the Christmas season, with so many people thinking thoughts of the “reason for the season,” now seems as good an occasion as any to step back from the issues of the oilfield and take a broader view—a view of ourselves and where we stand in this day and age. For […]
Ongoing Research Boosts Refrac Results in the Permian and Elsewhere
Three realities are converging in many basins to encourage more producers to refracture existing wells. One is that, other than in the Permian Basin, the best prospects have been drilled, so that newer wells are costing more to drill while producing less. Another factor is that newer frac technology is releasing much more oil than […]
The Ability to Drill a Crooked Hole on Purpose
The horizontal drilling techniques of today’s oil patch are the culmination of a long series of technological advances begun in the earliest days of the oil and gas industry. Originally, directional drilling—or sidetracking—using a variety of deflection drilling devices was developed to solve a number of problems associated with well drilling. In those very first […]
First Generation Americans in the Workforce
Midland College had an event in September titled The Latina Women’s Conference. I attended and listened to a panel of ten women discussing how they could get bachelor’s and master’s degrees, get great jobs, and start their businesses against what many would consider difficult obstacles. Those obstacles included growing up without enough to eat, […]
When Your Company Isn’t a Big Corporation
There are many benefits to working for a small company. There are also many challenges, specifically surrounding hiring and training your safety personnel. We will cover a viewpoint that does not get much attention due to its perhaps small or limited application, but one that, being overlooked, leads frequently to a gap in safety programs. […]
The New Peak Discussion
It was Marion King Hubbert, a U.S. geoscientist, who first proposed the theory that oil production would reach a “peak,” based on available reserves, after which it would fall precipitously. At a 1956 American Petroleum Institute meeting he presented a paper showing a bell curve of U.S. oil production, with the chart displaying an inflection […]
PBPA: Fighting for Fairness, Collectively and Individually
While the Permian Basin Petroleum Association is largely and primarily an advocate for our members on proposed laws and regulations, representing our members in two branches of our government, we also at times find ourselves representing our members in the third, judicial, branch of government. In just the recent past, PBPA has taken on legal […]
The Coffee Shop Credit Check
By Paul Kenworthy Every year on July 4th, our National Birthday, I am reminded of another birthday: My father, Paul W. Kenworthy, was born on July 3rd. He formed and operated the original Kenworthy Tank Rental in Odessa during the late ’50s, ’60s and early ’70s. During this period Kenworthy Tank Rental was the largest […]
Communication vs. Comprehension
Welcome into another journey in the world of safety! This time, the topic is about current training methods and communication. What hasn’t been said about training? Actually, the answer would probably be nothing, though perhaps that depends on who the recipient is. I hope to add a few insights and different perspectives today. One of […]
So the Rocks Don’t Roll
Making the jolts felt in places like Gardendale, Stanton, and northern Culberson County in recent years “leave and go away” is the goal of the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC), producers like Chevron, and others. Anthropogenic, or human-caused, earthquakes—specifically from injection activities including saltwater disposal wells (SWD) and, to a lesser extent, hydraulic fracturing, have increased […]
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