Emiliano Kargieman has big plans for Satellogic that involve launching a constellation of 300 satellites, and the Permian Basin could be a primary benefactor. Al Pickett, special contributor When I was a youngster, I remember visiting my grandfather on his farm and seeing a plane flying low over a pasture near his house. He […]
The Hands-Off Approach
by Paul Wiseman The integration of man and machine has fired the imaginations of science fiction writers for over a century, promoting both wonder and fear. Now, automation is changing the landscape of the oilfield, allowing the click of a mouse or a thumb on a touchscreen to start or stop pumps, sort data, […]
New And Noteworthy
Fresh offerings of products and services for the oil and gas set. Push-In Foam Earplug Honeywell (NYSE:HON), on Apr. 6, announced the Howard Leight TrustFit Pod push-in foam earplug that provides workers with properly fitting ear plugs to protect against noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Research shows that half of all industrial workers experience […]
New And Noteworthy
RISING ABOVE THE DOWNFALL OF OIL Karmic Energy, innovators of the digital oilfield and environmentally friendly products, have worked busily over the past several months to position the company for future growth. Taking steps to ensure a strong corporate base, the company first began making internal changes. As a team—all the way from the top […]
Talkers and Doers
In his new film, Fractured, filmmaker Mark Mathis compels us to watch our mouths when we talk about the energy industry. by Tony Burke “Something we shot [for Fractured] but didn’t use because we didn’t have time for it is: you could take every guy like me, I’m a professional talker, I’m a doer […]
New And Noteworthy
Fresh offerings of products and services for the oil and gas set. Keytroller unveils state-of-the-art affordable remote equipment monitoring Countless companies are faced with the real and often costly predicament of how to monitor and track the location of their equipment in remote jobsites. Solving this issue, Keytroller, a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of […]
Pit-less in the Permian
Closed-loop drilling fluids systems shrink industry footprint. By Julie Anderson Perhaps it’s time to change the conversation, at least for a bit. There’s no denying the volatility, uncertainty, and gravity of declining oil prices, especially when it results in job loss. With that said, how about taking a look at the landscape in […]
Seismic Shift
Geophysical companies work to expand opportunities in a challenging economy. By Paul Wiseman Every stratum of the seismic industry is struggling as the explosion of oil and gas production creates low price shock waves for the industry across the globe. The small privately-owned company that interprets and stores data, the publicly-owned geophysical firm and […]
The Changing World of the Vertical Well
Straight Down or to the Side? Operators and drillers venture opinions on the place of verticals in a world gone heavily horizontal. By Hanaba Munn Welch A vertical well is a vertical well. Directional wells represent a broader category—essentially all wells that aren’t simply vertical, including wells that feature horizontal legs. Technological advances have […]
The Shifting Dynamics of Cyber Security
By Shanti Terry Editor’s Note: We share the following as our “Part 2” coverage on the topic of Cyber Security, continuing the conversation that was begun in the September issue, in the article titled “Navigating the Cyber Security World.” Although gaining more awareness and fully understanding the questions around cyber attacks is vitally important, the […]
