It is an unfortunate reality that the danger in our industry of oil and gas is not limited to our locations, jobs, or even our commutes. Aside from the workplace and the traffic, the tentacles of danger have crept into our industry in the form of mental unrest and stress by social, financial, and overall […]
Capitol Updates
by Julie Anderson Oil and gas issues continue to garner attention among Permian Basin lawmakers in both Texas and New Mexico, meaning industry advocates have been hard at work advising against problem legislation and lending support to bills with positive intent. New Mexico: 56th Legislature Enters Home Stretch With adjournment around the corner on March […]
The World’s Biggest Oilfield
Saint Rita of Cascia (Italy), later to be known as the Patron Saint of the Impossible, left this earth on May 27, 1357. Exactly 466 years and one day later (May 22, 1923), a well named after her, extending about 3,050 feet into the earth she’d left, began alternately flowing, and blowing out, for about […]
Life on the Wire
“It’s super competitive.” Those were the first words out of the mouth of Max Killingsworth, a wireline professional working in the Permian Basin, when asked what conditions are like for wireline companies trying to maintain market share in the ever-bustling Basin. Killingsworth is Operations Manager for Unconventional in the Odessa District for KLX Energy Services. […]
Deliver Excitement and Gain Results!
Greeting and salutations! Here’s hoping that this month brings milder weather, higher oil prices, and good fortune to all in the oil and gas industry. Have you ever seen the movie Ferris Bueller’ Day Off? It was a hit show in 1986 and it had numerous memorable cameos and fun scenes that make the film […]
Lending’s Changing Scene
As ESG (environmental, social and governance) and energy-transition-related concerns have caused most large and midsize banks to exit the oil and gas industry, local lenders like Midland’s Community National Bank and Odessa-based Southwest Bank have benefited by seeing some of those customers come their way. On the borrower side, Northern Oil and Gas has funded […]
The Workforce of Tomorrow. Success Breeds Success
Jim Collins has written extensively about the concept of turning the flywheel. The idea is simple. Success breeds support and commitment, which breeds even greater success, which breeds more support and commitment… around and around the flywheel goes. People like to support a winner. I have written about leadership quite a few times and have […]
Determining Legislative Fate
by Julie Anderson The chairmanships and memberships of Texas legislative committees make newspaper headlines during the session because of these two sentences: The bill died in committee. The bill was reported out of committee. Those trying to prevent the passage of proposed legislation hope for No. 1. Those advocating for a bill root for […]
A Look Ahead
Members, This new year of 2023 will no doubt bring us great changes. We are hopeful of real progress as our elected officials gather in Washington, Santa Fe, and Austin to develop public policy that will leverage America’s great natural resources. Meanwhile, we cannot lose sight of the fact that our opposition is both obstructive […]
The Ins and Outs of Drilling Fluids
Sean Lobo of Johnson Specialty Tools said it all in a short summation: “Efficiency. It’s all about efficiency.” His subject was drilling fluids. Specifically, today’s advanced drilling fluids. What goes into making those fluids—and how they’re utilized—is a story that is inextricably linked with the business of, well, drilling itself. And just as the business […]
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