by Paul Wiseman In the Bible, when a fearful Jacob was about to be reacquainted with his brother, 20 years after stiffing him on his inheritance and other firstborn benefits, Jacob divided his people and herds into two cohorts. The idea apparently was that, however mad Esau was, he could only attack one […]
Drilling Deeper: Are We Feeling Better Yet?
PBPA Names Adkins VP/Membership The Permian Basin Petroleum Association (PBPA) has announced the appointment of Brianne Adkins, of Midland, Texas, as PBPA’s new Vice President for Membership and Communications. Adkins has served the PBPA as Director for Member Relations since 2013. In her new, elevated role, Adkins will continue to oversee all aspects of member […]
Is Seismic Stimulation the Answer for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) in the Permian Basin?
By Rick Adams, Senior District Engineer, Energen Resources Corp., and Bill Wooden, Applied Seismic Research Corp. (ASR) In August 2007, Energen Resources began to explore use of a new technology called “Seismic Stimulation” that improves oil production by providing energy to allow coalescence of the immobile oil droplets into mobilized oil. At the […]
The Broader Picture: July 2016
Where we share some O&G news from beyond the Permian’s borders—news that, in some way, touches the Basin. Energy Information Administration (EIA) May 23 The United States remained the world’s top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2015, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates. U.S. petroleum and natural gas production first […]
The Fundamentals (and then some) of Formation Testing
Back to the Basics The Fundamentals (and then some) of Formation Testing By Julie Anderson In times of frustration, coaches are famous for quoting the fundamentals: play your position, pace yourself, wait for your pitch, keep your eye on the ball, watch your form, save your energy. Play, form, energy—when it comes to […]
The Hands-Off Approach
by Paul Wiseman The integration of man and machine has fired the imaginations of science fiction writers for over a century, promoting both wonder and fear. Now, automation is changing the landscape of the oilfield, allowing the click of a mouse or a thumb on a touchscreen to start or stop pumps, sort data, […]
All in a Day’s Haul
by Hanaba Munn Welch By another name, highways are arteries. The truck traffic that flows over them is the lifeblood of the economy, carrying goods and services in every direction. When the big rigs are rolling across America, the economy is rolling too. Trains and planes and barges also carry the stuff of […]
Native Grasses: A Reclamation and Remediation Natural
by Jesse Mullins Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine visited with Forrest Smith, Dan L. Duncan Endowed Director of South Texas Natives and Texas Native Seeds, recently to learn about his agency’s pioneering efforts in restoration of damaged or disturbed grounds where wells have been drilled, right-of-ways have been cleared, or other oil-and-gas related […]
Call Kinley
When all other hope was gone, “Call Kinley” was the call that went out. Myron Kinley, the man who taught Red Adair how to fight fires, was an oil well firefighter of considerable repute himself. by Bobby Weaver On May 12, 1978, at Chickasha, Okla., a soft-spoken huskily built man of medium […]
First Quarter Earnings Reports
Financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, for selected Permian Basin-based or Permian Basin-active oil and gas (and related) firms. Azure Midstream Partners Azure Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: AZUR) announced financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter 2016 […]
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