Heightened regulations are in the pipeline to reduce silicosis deaths By Paul Wiseman Of the major inhaled pollutant issues, frac sand is not on the list for most people. After all, it spends most of its existence in the ground—in the mine or in the oil well. Seems harmless enough. But on its way […]
Big in the Basin
Big is back, and the business done by the Bigs is brisk in the Permian Basin. We tap the minds of three top industry observers to explore why bigness makes bank in the region’s convention-defying recovery. By Jesse Mullins It’s been a much-cited statistic. Land deals in the Permian Basin these days have gone […]
To Give It Another Go
Refracturing gives producers another crack at declining wells. Improved frac procedures and the opportunity for strong cost-benefit balances are behind the renewed interest in refracturing. By Paul Wiseman Much like the rise in horizontal drilling that started a few years ago, industry veterans realize that refracturing is not so much new as it is […]
Where the Action Is
Like a canary in a mine, an oilfield auction can be a bellwether of oil economy health. Frac equipment led auction sales for two years, as hardware that was being unloaded on the marketplace. And yet now it’s a hot buy. By Paul Wiseman When gauging the health of the oil field economy, there’s […]
The Next Generation
MISD’s Petroleum Academy visits a Diamondback rig north of Midland. The Permian Basin Petroleum Association and the E&P firm Diamondback among those contributing to training the next generation of oilfield hands. by Paul Wiseman The phrase “field trip” may conjure up images of the zoo or the farm. But for enrollees in the […]
Chemistry Matters
Competition does, too. Performance Chemical, known for its unorthodox hiring philosophy, lured a gridiron star from his chosen sport and added him to a new sort of team. by Paul Wiseman The University of Lousiana-Lafayette (formerly Southwest Louisiana) has seen several alumni find success in the NFL over the years—notably Jake Delhomme, who […]
Standing Tall: PBIOS 2016 in Pictures
Those words were the theme of the 2016 Permian Basin International Oil Show, and they summed up the mood nicely. by Jesse Mullins ODESSA, TEXAS—For two solid days we cooked here under record high temps, frying under an impossibly malevolent October sun, and for the third day we came nigh to blowing away from […]
New And Noteworthy: December 2016
Fresh offerings of products and services for the oil and gas set. Next-Generation Acoustic Analysis Service Halliburton announced on Sept. 20 the release of the Acoustic Conformance Xaminer service (ACX), a technology to help operators identify and pinpoint costly wellbore leaks by analyzing sound waves that describe flow patterns in the formation and […]
Made In The Permian
Story and photography by Hanaba Munn Welch The Permian Basin is a natural place for manufacturing products to meet the needs of the oilfield—a part of the world where necessity spawns inventiveness as surely as the aromas of the mother lode waft faintly in the breeze. Three manufacturers of different products for the industry […]
The State of Oil: Part 2
Anatomy of a Turnaround Two highly respected industry observers share insights into the recovery of 2017—a recovery that, if not “officially” in the works, is bound to unfold. The thing is, this recovery will be different from anything we’ve ever seen before. by Jesse Mullins For the Permian Basin Petroleum Association, fall means fresh […]
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