Dick Sivalls’ roots in the oil and gas business run more than a century deep. “My grandfather started a company similar to ours in 1900 in Ohio and then moved to Bartlesville and Oklahoma City, following the oil patch,” he said. “He sold the business, but then my father started the business in 1947 in […]
Playing It Safe
By Al Pickett, special contributor. Blowout prevention, already a science, is an art as well, especially in new shale plays such as the Permian Basin. For drilling operations, finding good well service people is the key. Safety has always been a top priority in the oil patch, according to Larry Chapman, but even so, as […]
Greater Knowledge—Greater Service
By Lana Cunningham, special contributor. That’s the motto of the Desk and Derrick Club, an organization whose history draws much upon its Permian Basin contingent. Fishing. Hmmm. Are there lakes with boats and fishing poles on them around here, thought the Dallas native who had never been around the oil patch until […]
Doing It Right
By Lana Cunningham, special contributor. Marking its 60th year, Dawson Geophysical keeps practicing the traits that made it a success. Traits derived direct from its founder, Decker Dawson. First class citizen. The ultimate gentleman. Strong philanthropist. And jokester. Long-time friends and business contacts describe L. Decker Dawson with the same words over and over. […]
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