Whatever the powerful machines, the deep holes, or the unfathomably complex technology, the oil patch revolves around its people. For Cudd Energy Services, that means giving their people the tools and training to be efficient, accurate, and safe. For JMR Services, it means helping producers efficiently and safely plug abandoned wells to protect the air, […]
Ever Adapting Service
To adapt an old saying for today’s oilfield service sector, “The more things change—the more things keep changing.” From recognizing a customer need as the gateway to a new service—as one company did—to creating an in-house welding school to train their own workforce—as another did—these are the creative ideas Permian Basin oilfield services companies are […]
In Retooling Mode: Oilfield Services
With the tidal wave of disruptions over the last two years, the oilfield service sector has had to pivot, reboot, and refocus just like the rest of the industry. Midland-based Forty A&M LLC specializes in shooting fluid levels and well optimization, and California-based Tetra Tech’s Permian business mainly consists of treating and handling produced water. […]
Permian Cost-Effective Artificial Lift Strategies
Improve Production By Effectively Analyzing Data – Interview With Christina Bernet, Bonanza Creek Energy. Production teams across the Permian Basin are on the lookout for practical solutions, best practices and strategies for overcoming critical challenges and bottlenecks that face them on a regular basis as they battle with day-to-day challenges such as equipment breakdowns, high […]
Getting a Lift
“People out here will argue that a rod pump will draw a well down further than any other method of artificial lift,” said Jay Miller, vice president of gas lift for Midland-based Production Lift, “and that is true if the rod pump can be positioned at the true vertical depth of the well.” But the […]
Pushing the Frontiers
In this month’s roundup of news and views, we share some progressive views and expansive pronouncements. These are the full versions of the “Drilling Deeper” news items that appeared as abbreviated versions in the print edition of PB Oil and Gas Magazine’s October 2019 issue. Upstream Sector Emerging As Epicenter for Industrial Internet The upstream […]