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 […]
Evaluating Evaluations
If you cannot measure it, you cannot manage it. Thank you, Peter Drucker. October is the month to get ready for annual performance reviews. I wholeheartedly recommend evaluating the staff throughout the year with informal walkthroughs, supportive emails, and verbal or written corrective coaching to improve performance. The annual review should never be a surprise to […]
Taking Flight
The mention of aerial imagery usually brings visions of drones, and that is certainly a big part of the mix. Additionally, companies like Ft. Worth-based Prius Intelli are using manned, fixed-wing flights to quickly cover wider areas and collect more data than is afforded by just visual images. With regulators clamping down on greenhouse gas […]
How to Optimize Production Strategies for US Basins
Q&A: Customizing Optimal Production Strategies for US Basins The US land market is vast and complex, with hundreds of operators looking to overcome operational challenges as margins grow ever-tighter. Schlumberger’s Chad Peterson, Managing Director for US Land, and Oritsegbubemi Bafor, Division Manager of Digital & Integration for US Land, explain how Optimized E&P Solutions give […]
The Pursuit of Power
Power. Producing power is what the energy industry is all about. And power is what feeds the energy industry, primes its pumps, lifts its resources, and keeps drillstrings and driveshafts turning to the right. Portability. Portability is what energy producers are all about. It’s a pick-up-and-go industry. Nothing stays still for long. Other industries have […]
The Value of a Mentor
Greetings and salutations! Over the last 25 years, I have found that safety is a profession that is not necessarily inspired by the lure of large monetary gains. Although it can be an incredibly fulfilling and rewarding profession, the job description is unique due to the concept of making a living by proving that one […]
Two Kinds of Green
“It’s not easy being green,” Kermit the Frog famously said, and many oil and gas producers feel the same way about ESG and the growing number of environmental regulations. ESG is short for “Environmental, Social, and Governance”—three non-financial factors that investors increasingly take into consideration when investing in companies, including energy companies. And it’s not […]
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