It’s never too early to put in a word for something or to speak up for a worthy endeavor. Especially in a world where there are plenty of folks who are doing their best to pre-empt our directions and make our decisions for us. (Are you listening, Washington?) Let it be resolved that the Permian […]
Rallying Point
by Jesse Mullins MIDLAND, TEXAS—A packed house greeted the speakers and panelists at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association on Sept. 29, held here as customary in the Petroleum Club downtown on Wall Street. The all-day activities of Sept. 29 followed an evening icebreaker event held on the 28th at the […]
The Give and Take of Feedback
Welcome back to the latest installment in our ongoing conversation about safety! I hope this finds you where you want to be regarding safe practices and procedures. This month we are broaching a topic not normally associated with safety. I find this topic is not a hot subject in safety circles, nor in operations, either! […]
Getting into the Swing
By Paul Wiseman The wild swings of pricing in the oil and gas sector have brought turmoil to every part of that business, and equipment leasing is no exception. When drilling slows down, drillers need less equipment. So it goes for equipment companies like Gravity as well as those providing housing, such as Stellar Oilfield […]
Conducting a Human Resource (HR) Audit
The best HR audits are the ones you control. The worst are those prompted by a letter from a government agency. Clean up one issue at a time while there is still time. All organizations need a major HR audit every few years and an annual review to ensure that the policies and procedures comply […]
Coming: The Year of Natural Gas
For decades natural gas was more of a nuisance than a blessing in the Permian Basin, where oil, specifically, was the economic engine of the region. Oil still is king, but natural gas is starting to flex some serious economic muscle these days, due to ripple effects from world events. This competition is creating its […]
The Future of the Permian Basin Remains Bright
We are so thankful for all of you that joined us in Midland last month to participate in our 60th Annual Meeting. We are so proud that for so many years, our humble Association has worked diligently to support the safe and responsible development of our region’s natural resources and all of your work and […]
Pipe Goes High Tech
One wouldn’t think that something as simple as a cylinder would offer many prospects for innovation. But one would be wrong. The metal cylinder known as pipe has attracted a wave of innovation and sophistication in the shale era. Oilfield pipe, commonly described as “oil country tubular goods, or OCTG, falls into four categories: drill […]
Always Count the Cost
Greetings fellow readers. After three years of writing for this publication, I feel compelled to repeat my story as to how I came to value safety, offering it as a point of reference for those still inclined to resist or ballyhoo safety. Let me say right off, I started in the oilfield (as a roughneck) […]
See a Need, Fill a Need
After decades of resisting change, the oil patch in recent years has begun to embrace—and even seek out—new technologies that reduce overhead, boost efficiencies, and improve production, among other things, at least some of the time. One Houston company has recently purchased a developing technology it hopes will reduce flaring in the Permian and elsewhere […]
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