A few months back, I alluded to the fact of how long I’ve been writing the safety column for PBOG magazine. I thought I started writing the column 2020, yet it turns out to be since July of 2019. I have realized that it is a difficult task to stay fresh, even for someone like […]
Rising Tide
It should surprise no one that this year’s UTPB Energy in Water Conference was the most well attended yet. Brian Ward of APATEQ observes, “There is no comparison to the expert discussions, the tremendous networking opportunities, and the hospitality is second-to-none.” Indeed. Robust panels of deeply committed and insightful professionals discussed the entire oil and […]
Unwilling? Unable? Or Untrained?
This month, we are going to take a different approach. As Henry David Thoreau said in 1854, sometimes it is necessary to simplify, simplify, simplify. It can be our outlet to reduce life’s unnecessary details, material possessions, and complexities to focus on essential meaningful living. Throughout my career, I have been trained in numerous […]
Fuel for the Road to Success
The Beatles sang about a “Long and Winding Road” leading to their fame and fortune, and what is now the world’s top-producing oil basin—the Permian—has a similar tale. In this story experts from research firms S&P Global and Wood Mackenzie help unpack the deep and wide layers of the Permian’s national and global significance. […]
OFS in Flux
“You can’t tell the players without a scorecard,” was the ancient baseball vendor’s cry. Today’s Permian Basin scorecards can only be tracked digitally, which is good, because they’re always in flux. In this story longtime oilfield stalwart Eric Danos, owner of Danos, takes us through the ins and outs of the decision-making process of acquisitions, […]
Five Real Challenges of Safety
This month we examine the top five enemies of safety and training—aside from lack of follow up, which deserves a category of its own. Complacency How do you measure complacency? Or can you even measure it? You can sometimes recognize it. Is that reliable? Consistent practices in hiring can be one of the most critical aspects of […]
WATER IN ENERGY 2026: A Free-Flowing Forum
It should surprise no one that this year’s UTPB Energy in Water Conference was the most well attended yet. Brian Ward of APATEQ observes, “There is no comparison to the expert discussions, the tremendous networking opportunities, and the hospitality is second-to-none.” Indeed. Robust panels of deeply committed and insightful professionals discussed the entire oil and […]
Power That’s Portable
Click here to listen to the Audio version of this story! Grids nationwide and in the Permian Basin are strained, pulled at from every direction. Industry and transportation (electric vehicle charging stations) are a significant growth challenge. And in the wide-open spaces of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, unspooling wire for hundreds of […]
Going Robo
Click here to listen to the Audio version of this story! It’s a new kind of truck on an old familiar road. If you’ve spent any time driving Interstate 20 through the Permian Basin, you know the rhythm of the road. Long stretches of asphalt. Pickups and hotshots. Endless convoys of sand trucks running […]
AI in Action
Click here to listen to the Audio version of this story! What if you could ask your smart speaker something like, “Hey, for our wells in Loving County, what is the risk of frac hits from neighboring leases?” and, in a few seconds, get a detailed answer? Although this sounds amazingly close to asking […]
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