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 […]
Nitro
by Bobby D. Weaver The oil patch abounds in unforgettable characters. In bygone days the well shooter ranked high on that list and, for all I know, he might still be right up there. It takes an unusual personality to work with nitroglycerine on a daily basis. The steely nerves of those nitro handlers are […]
Worth Celebrating
Public spiritedness–and cowboy hats–are never out of season. June 14 marks Flag Day, the day set aside for commemorating the adoption of the American Flag by the Second Continental Congress on that day in 1777. President Woodrow Wilson established the tradition in 1916. Texan in Transit In the accompanying photo (check out our digital edition, page […]
It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got that Swing
We’re casting a “swing vote” for June. WHERE TO EAT: Your regular reviewer, Bobbie Cupell, didn’t write this review, so be forewarned that the Bobbie-type repartee is issing-may. Be that as it may, I know of a great eatery. Anyone lucky enough to find themselves around Abilene at mealtime has a must-go in Casa Herrera. […]
Surface Rights…or, How to Succeed in the Cow Business Without Any Cattle
by Bobby D. Weaver Surface rights are a part of the legal definition of land ownership. In an area where oil is discovered, the oil company leases the mineral rights to the subsurface in order to drill for and produce oil and gas. The surface rights remain with the landowner with the proviso that the […]
The Oil Well Promoter
by Bobby D. Weaver There have always been sharp operators in the oil patch, especially in the early days. There are some who say that they are alive and well in today’s world. But few of them were the match of Henry. Along about the end of World War I, Henry was operating out of […]
Give Our Regards
Broadway beckons, barbecue beguiles, and firestarters flicker. WHERE TO EAT: West Texas barbecue is a wonderous thing. Barbecue served straight out of the pit is even better. If you’ve got a hankering for slow-cooked meat in hefty quantities, KD’s Barbecue on Garden City Highway and Interstate 20 is the answer. Come on in and grab […]
In Like a Lion
Never look back. Have the moxie to “let go of certainties.” Pull the tubing on that old well. Oh, and France wants you. With March at hand, winter’s all but whipped. All we need to worry about are rains, sleet, flareups of scorching heat, gale force winds, maybe record snow and bitter cold. Hmm. February […]
The Driller and the Monkey
by Bobby D. Weaver Oil well drillers tell a host of stories on themselves. One of my favorites is the story of the driller and the monkey. It seems that some years ago a driller from West Texas took a job in South America. It paid extraordinarily well, but the location was deep in the […]
Keep Calm and…Smile
We take a page from the people at Easily Amused and try to find some levity in whatever comes our way. Plutonic Relationship: No, he wasn’t an oilman. But he was a New Mexican, and a famous one, and one who chose to live his life in (or very near, as in Las Cruces) the […]
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