Remember, Common Sense by Thomas Paine, 1776: “Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.” March 2022: The past is the past. Let it go, for now. Be prepared for the rest of the year and what […]
Oil Tech: What’s New
“I was on the runway at DFW, and from my XSPOC software mobile app I was able to rock start an ESP to get it started and free up a stuck pump—while my airplane was ready to take off.” Shelby Williams of ChampionX loves to tell that story because it illustrates what IT and automation […]
Your Vote Matters
If you are like me, you are a member of the PBPA as a way to strengthen your voice on legislative and regulatory matters that impact not just the oil and gas industry, but the entire Permian Basin. The PBPA is an incredible tool which can accomplish these ends through engagement with our government, communities, […]
On Getting Buy-in
As long as I have been in the oil and gas industry, the largest obstacle to actual compliance, from what I can perceive, is buy-in. It is difficult, if not impossible, to bridge training, the application of policy, procedures, monitoring, and enforcement, especially if there is no buy-in. My reluctance to get into the field […]
Going with the Flow
In a 2019 website post, the Produced Water Society estimated that the Permian Basin produces between 9 million and 15 million barrels of water per day. To put that in perspective, 15 million barrels equals 1933.4 acre feet, and Austin’s Lake Travis has a capacity of 1,135,000 acre feet. At that rate, Permian water production […]
Getting Your House In Order
How do employers find employees during an extreme labor shortage? This month we examine quality hiring and best practices as the Great Resignation continues. Workers in the shortest supply are service workers, educators, and healthcare workers. A recent visit to the emergency room at a hospital near you was beyond shocking. There were four times […]
Oil in the Family
“Everyone’s looking at you and expecting you to do nothing.” Third generation oil entrepreneur Bryan Sheffield credits those words whispered in his ear by father Scott Sheffield, founding CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, as helping challenge him to instead do much with his life’s opportunities. The younger Sheffield—also the grandson of Parker and Parsley founder […]
Feb. 24: See You at the Horseshoe
Innovation has always been at the heart of the oil and gas industry and in particular here in the Permian Basin. No sector has been as dynamic over the last few years as water management. As the President of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association I know how important water use has been for operators across […]
Setting Boundaries
In September of this year, the Texas Supreme Court denied a request to rehear arguments in a case it issued an opinion on in April 2021. The case, styled Concho Resources, Inc. et al. v. Ellison d/b/a Ellison Lease Operating, was a trespass-to-try-title suit between the lessees of adjacent tracts. The dispute arose when Ellison […]
We Enrich Ourselves When We Honor Deserving Leaders
The Permian Basin leads the United States in the production of oil and natural gas. Our region leads the oil and natural gas sector in technological innovations and environmental improvements. It led the United States to a place of energy independence in the not too distant past and even though certain tides continue to work […]
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