Energy policy for the 21st century is no easy matter, as a conversation with Christopher Guith proves, and the biggest challenge lies in reaching the public with the facts. “The energy industry is led by engineers. American engineers have built the world, but they are the worst communicators in the world.” – Christopher […]
Big and Getting Bigger
Texas’ second-biggest play, the Eagle Ford Shale, boasts five of the top 10 producing counties in the state, including numbers one through four. While it’s not expected to eclipse the Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford will approach the Permian’s numbers in coming years. In less than six years, the Eagle Ford Shale in South […]
Sing Me an Oil Song
By Joe W. Specht Don’t forget to click on the songs to hear the music on YoutTube. Freddie Frank, Slim Willet, and Wayland Seals penned and performed some petroleum-revering refrains. Editor’s Note: It might come as a surprise, this revelation that the oil business has had a musical genre all to itself. Surprising or […]
The Case for Workforce Housing
Questioned by some who challenge the wisdom of erecting large temporary “camps” for housing oilfield workers, the builders and operators of these projects have good answers for skeptics, citing especially the fact that, if the boom should end, it can all go away and not leave a trace. Meanwhile, though, there’s luxury in those accommodations. […]
They Call Them “Hot Shots”
Bobby Loar and Dave Mathes are good to go. By Hanaba Munn Welch Not every oilfield glossary acknowledges slang. Check with Schlumberger. There’s no such thing as a swamper. Or a hotshot truck. Not as one word or two. Hotshot drivers Bobby Loar and Dave Mathes, former swamper, don’t find themselves diminished by being left […]
Midland Energy Expo
UPDATE (2017): Midland Energy Expo is now Permian Basin Oil and Gas Conference and Expo. MIDLAND, TEXAS—What a difference a year makes. The Horse Shoe Arena, venue for the Midland Energy Expo, held April 14-15, was filled to capacity with exhibitors for this year’s show, and with more than 140 booths welcoming visitors, the show […]
The Prospects for EOR
By Lana Cunningham The Permian Basin was the proving ground for Enhanced Oil Recovery using CO2. Now the rest of the country, and even other nations, are hopeful of tapping into the technology. But supply poses a potential limiting factor—and regulatory oversight issues as well. Carnegie Mellon University. Department of Energy and Climate Change. Hanyang […]
The Making of a Well, Part III
Completions and Collection. Comes the payoff—our efforts have shown that this hole in the ground holds oil. Now, how to get it out and off to market? By Jesse Mullins Editor’s Note: Last issue, as part of this series on “The Making of a Well,” we covered the drilling process. Now that our well bore […]
High Lonesome
Carving drill pads out of rugged, brushy country fit for a range-riding cowhand, these dirt work pros know what it’s like to be where “you don’t run into anybody.” By Hanaba Munn Welch Oilfield workers are like cowboys. They often follow in their daddy’s boot prints. Dennis Vaughn of Abilene drives trucks and operates dirt-moving […]
A Western Outlook
A native Coloradoan, Cindy Gettig is, like a lot of out-of-state transplants to the Permian, someone who’s found her place in these parts, and has found plenty to like about her work and the people around her. Permian people are personable, persevering, and perceptive. Might we even add perspicacious, too? The pre-eminence of Permian […]
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