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Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

PBOG is the Official Publication of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and is published monthly by Zachry Publications, LP.

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Ode to the Oil Patch

March 1, 2017 by PBOG

Poet Laureate of the Oil Patch The man who was known as “Rod Tailin’ Blackie” was a voice for the ages. Few occupations have been immortalized in poetry like the gold mining poems of the Yukon penned by Robert W. Service. Alas, the petroleum industry has no poet of that stature to glorify its lifestyle. […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, History Tagged With: Feature, featured, oil patch tunes

The Well That Launched the Permian

February 19, 2017 by PBOG

Santa Rita #1 was the discovery well that opened what would prove to be the biggest oilfield in America, and what might someday become the biggest in the world. Its story is one that epitomizes what the oilfield is all about. by Bobby Weaver   It has been almost one hundred years since the Santa […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, History, Online Exclusive

Call Kinley

June 10, 2016 by PBOG

  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 […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, History, People Tagged With: Feature, featured

Flying High Once Again

April 22, 2016 by PBOG

The Petroleum Museum renovation is complete, and the results are likely to amaze and delight almost any visitor. Lana Cunningham   Five. Four. Three. Two. One. The countdown begins on the clock outside Mythcrackers Theater. Once visitors enter the small theater on the first stop at the newly remodeled Petroleum Museum, the fun begins. Visitors […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, History Tagged With: Feature, featured, petroleum museum

Well Shooter

February 19, 2016 by PBOG

Things are bigger in Texas. Tex Thornton, an early 20th century oil well firefighter in the Lone Star State, strung together enough exploits to become, at least during his era, the biggest name in his daring trade. by Bobby Weaver   No oilfield occupation has the aura of romance and danger like that of oil […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, History

Pipeliners: A Breed Apart

November 1, 2015 by PBOG

They were known as “the gypsies of the oil patch.” by Bobby Weaver   Pipeliners are the most gypsy-like of all oilfield workers. When there is a need for their services they appear like a cloud of locusts and when that need passes they are gone like a puff of smoke. It has been that […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, History, Pipe and Pipe Service, Trade Talk Tagged With: Feature, featured, Pipe, pipeliners

How the Workforce is Changing, Part 2: Employers Have Changed

October 2, 2015 by PBOG

By Shanti Terry As the workforce for the oil and gas industry change and adapt over time, employers for the industry are finding that they too have to evolve. According to the experts interviewed for this second look into why today is not your grandfather’s oilfield, some things have stayed the same, but most are […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, History, Human Resources, Industry Analysis Tagged With: Feature, featured

The Oilfield Bible

September 16, 2014 by PBOG

  Editor’s note: The following article by Russ Mabry was written and published more than two decades ago in the Burmass Directory, sister publication to Permian Basin Oil and Gas magazine. We reproduce it here to share the interesting and important background of the Burmass, an indispensible guide to the business resources within the Permian […]

Filed Under: History, Trade Talk Tagged With: Burmass

Permian Basics: A collection of facts and curiosities about the attention-getting Permian Basin, drawn from a variety of sources

September 1, 2013 by PBOG

Increasing interest in the Permian Basin from entities and individuals outside our region has given rise to more reportage and analysis of our prolific play. We share some snippets and a factoid or two. A Place of Plenty As we did last issue in this space, we share here a snippet from “The Imperishable Permian […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Unpacking the Permian

Big, Rich, and Diverse

August 1, 2013 by PBOG

A collection of facts and curiosities about the attention-getting Permian Basin, drawn from a variety of sources. Increasing interest in the Permian Basin from entities and individuals outside our region has given rise to more reportage and analysis of our prolific play. We share with you a sampling from a couple of sources, as well […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: permian basin, Unpacking the Permian

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