Greetings and salutations—and welcome to this month’s installment of Safety. Hopefully everyone has survived the endless variations of the Covid. Another topic for another day! In any line of business, goals must be clear and precise. Safety is no different. When filling positions for safety or operations, a manager must apply sufficient time and detail […]
Going with the Flow
In a 2019 website post, the Produced Water Society estimated that the Permian Basin produces between 9 million and 15 million barrels of water per day. To put that in perspective, 15 million barrels equals 1933.4 acre feet, and Austin’s Lake Travis has a capacity of 1,135,000 acre feet. At that rate, Permian water production […]
6 ways QuickSet is changing the game in gas lift
“Closed-loop” design eliminates fugitive methane emissions and more… The QuickSet™ skid by Liftrock is an environmentally friendly control system that eliminates methane emissions from gas lift operations and delivers other key operating advantages. Here is a look at how QuickSet is changing the game in gas lift, and how operators in the Permian are benefitting. […]
Happy New Year/Happy New Hire
Greetings and salutations! I am excited and optimistic for the New Year. Each year everyone shares this common enthusiasm to celebrate the previous year if the safety performance has been deemed successful and injury free. Conversely, if the company has experienced a less-than-stellar performance, there is still much relief that comes from embracing a needed […]
Safe Tidings
This is my favorite time of the year! It is every safety person’s “reward time” of the year! No, not necessarily the monetary reward, but rather the reward of employees enjoying their families and friends. Another untold bonus is being able to return to work for some Holiday Relief. As I write about the different […]
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. […]
The Art of Control
Most days for a well control company are pretty quiet. They’re helping an E&P plan safety procedures for a new pad or doing well safety training for another client. Generally they’re working to prevent or reduce danger on the well site. But, much like a community’s firefighters and EMTs, when that emergency call does come, […]
Going the Rental Route
The equipment leasing model allows service companies to reduce capex by only paying for certain equipment as it’s needed—as opposed to buying it and letting it sit idle when things slow down. A good deal for them. For leasing companies, in good times, this is fine. Once a forklift finishes at a job in the […]
Falling is for the Birds
Falling in love is okay. “Falling,” in of itself, is for the birds. Fall is my favorite season. I have mentioned slips, trips, and falls in several previous article. In case you have not figured it out, this month I am singularly focusing on falls, falling, and fall protection. One of my previous articles was […]
Winning With LO/TO
Greetings and salutations! Or as we just say in Texas, “Hello again!” Every year, regardless of the industry, numerous people are killed each year by not practicing Lockout Tagout, also known as LO/TO, not LOTTO. This is one of the easiest things to do in our industry and yet it is often overlooked. It is […]
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