Greetings and salutations! In lieu of the non-popularity of our industry by the current Administration, I wanted to take this opportunity to lighten things up a bit. Most safety professionals, when asked if they would like to say a few words, ought to respond realistically by saying, simply, “No.” We seldom have a few words. […]
Pumping Black Gold
With the spread of horizontal drilling around 2013-15, the artificial lift landscape began to change. For almost 100 years most wells had started the production phase with a beam pump (pumpjack) and finished with the same. Horizontal wells are a more complex beast, as production levels drop significantly over a well’s life. Changing production levels […]
How Much is Enough? When is Less More?
In December of 2021, I wrote an article about working where you want to work, not where your company physically exists. Now, in January 2023, let us revisit the topic. First, do you have to live where you work? Elon Musk may have ordered the Tesla and the Twitter workers back to the office, but […]
The Joy of Discovery
“I had a dream, I’ve seen it move forward, and I see the possibility of it living after I’ve gone.” —Don Sparks, PBPA Top Hand Award Winner 2022 With 50 years of service both in the oil industry and the community, Discovery Operating, Inc., cofounder and Chairman of the Board Don Sparks will be recognized […]
2023 Legislative Sessions
The Texas Legislature meets in a regular session every two years, convening on the second Tuesday in January of every odd-numbered year in Austin. These biennial sessions are limited to 140 days. The governor has the authority to call special sessions as necessary, which cannot exceed 30 days. The 88th Texas Legislature is set to […]
A Look Ahead at 2023
This next year will prove pivotal for oil and gas in the United States. Because of energy insecurity brought on by an unwillingness to recognize that global demand exists and politicians the world over would rather deny their constituencies the benefit of abundant and affordable American energy, it seems that we are going to brave […]
E.D.D. is a Thing
Compliance just “to comply” has minimal motivation. Compliance without motivation has no value! So what motivates the workforce these days? The stick doesn’t work. The carrot doesn’t work. You might think this an HR issue. Companies rely on the interview process heavily to determine who may be motivated to learn, work, and comply. With the […]
Outbound
By Paul Wiseman “What the world needs now Is light, sweet crude…” With apologies to Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick for that song hack, its truth is nonetheless valid—if you add natural gas to what’s needed. Since Congress reopened the U.S. oil market to exports in Q4 2015, the oil- and gas-rich Permian has dived […]
Succession Planning
Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences. (Norman Cousins) Start the new year off right and decide to start a succession plan at a minimum of two levels of the organization: the middle and the executive levels. The new supply chain issue for 2023 is human capital or having enough employees to do the job. […]
Throttling Up
While there is one main thing that affects the oil and gas industry—the price of the commodities in question—those commodities are subject to world politics and economics. The latter influences are many and varied, and are making today’s market anything but stable for everyone, including the service sector. “It is changing at breakneck speed,” said […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- …
- 97
- Next Page »