Sam Baker and Buckshot Bradley made their marks singing about life out where the derricks stand tall and the pump jacks keep rocking to that steady rhythm. by Joe W. Specht Sam Baker is well aware of the darker side to the oil patch. While attending North Texas State University during the 1970s oil […]
Philanthropy Thrives in the Basin
Area companies practice benevolence—alleviating individualized needs while elevating the local quality of life as well. By Julie Anderson The components of a company charter are varied depending on the company. However, one can assume the company name, purpose, objectives, structure, and scope of operations are all ingredients to be found residing somewhere in the […]
Let’s Drill, Baby, Drill
A Texas songwriter/musician has written an oil patch anthem for American energy independence. by Joe W. Specht If the title, “Let’s Drill Baby Drill,” doesn’t immediately catch your attention, then the opening verse of Mack Abernathy and Tres Womack’s spirited number certainly will. Don’t call us oil field trash—we fill your car with […]
Major Moves in Midstream
The industry’s “mid-section,” the midstream sector, is in the midst of a massive metamorphosis. By Al Pickett, special contributor To the moon and back: That is how Thure Cannon describes the extensive oil and gas pipeline network in Texas. “According to the Texas Railroad Commission’s Pipeline Mileage Chart, there are more than 425,000 miles […]
An Inclination for Maturation
The Cline Shale, a play that has fueled more speculation and conversation than any other West Texas oil find of recent vintage, is starting to come into its own. By Lana Cunningham How hot is the Cline Shale today? It depends on the view of the person with whom you are talking. Some […]
The Digital Oilfield, Now and Forever: Sidebars
Sidebars to accompany the second installment of the Digital Oilfield. Editor’s Note: PBOG Magazine asked Lance Tolar, president of Tolar Systems Inc., to comment on how technology is transforming the oilfield. He’s done that, both in this issue and in last month’s installment of this series, but he also indicated to us that there is a tradeoff that […]
The Digital Oilfield, Now and Forever
Oil and gas are changed for all time. How each company responds to those changes will determine its fortunes. by Jesse Mullins Editor’s Note: In this, Part 2 of our first-ever look at Information Technology (I.T.) as it pertains to the oilfield, we spoke with a handful of experts in the field. Technology and […]
Oil Patch Songs: In the Lights of Loving County
by Joe W. Specht Oil Patch Songs from the Permian Basin Part 4 of 6 Andy Wilkinson and Charlie Robison, two sons of the West, are troubadours of the West Texas mystique as well. Twenty-one miles northwest of Odessa on the Kermit highway (Texas 302), and in the heart of the TXL oil field, is […]
Breaking from the Break-Fix Model
[The following item appeared in a box that accompanied PBOG Magazine‘s feature article that is entitled “The Digital Oilfield Has Arrived.” The material appears in the October 2014 issue.] Lance Tolar: “It’s very interesting. Our industry has shifted over the past few years to managed I.T. Before, you would have a break-it-fix-it model. You would […]
Tolar on BYOD
[Editor’s Note: This piece appeared as a sidebar to a longer feature that is entitled “The Digital Oilfield Has Arrived.” The material appears in the October 2014 issue of PBOG Magazine.] The business of security is best handled with a holistic approach, according to Lance Tolar of Tolar Systems. “This approach is better than focusing […]
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