Renowned economist Ray Perryman offers his diagnosis and prognosis of the current malaise in oil and gas. By Al Pickett, special contributor The most asked question in the oil patch today is when will oil prices turn around? Or how just low will crude oil prices fall? And just what does that mean to […]
Drilling Deeper: Sealing the Deal
Finished business, finalized plans, and other matters of tidying up are all served up in this month’s miscellany of truncated articles. These are the full versions of the “Drilling Deeper” news items that appeared as abbreviated versions in the print edition of the April 2015 PBOG. Western LLC Breaks Ground on Hangar P […]
Riding the Waves
The tides of the drilling mud industry have an ebb and flow all their own. By Shanti Terry Much like the ocean, the oil and gas industry is both wonderful and majestic to behold. It’s to be appreciated, but also respected, as unexpected riptides can sweep one far away from shore if caution is […]
Going with the Flow
By Rebecca Hargus One might say that well servicing, in contrast to well drilling, is steady. The rig and the work is still there after the excitement and anticipation of drilling has dissipated and the drilling rig has moved on. While the term “well servicing” is usually typified by the workover rig and those […]
Two Who “Made a Hand”
Parker and Parsley’s partnership began with a handshake and humble beginnings in the early 1960s. It grew into what has now become a legacy, as they have paved the way for one of the nation’s largest independent oil and gas operations. Amidst an atmosphere of great cheer and nostalgia, Howard Parker and Joe Parsley […]
Midland Energy Expo Draws Near
A bigger, better, more experience-packed expo awaits oil and gas industry professionals this April 14th, as the Midland Energy Expo follows its sold-out 2014 event with an expanded program for 2015. Besides the brand-new venue—the just-opened Midland Horseshoe Pavillion, next door to last year’s venue in the Horseshow Arena—there is a full roster of speaker […]
Making Our Case: The Hydrofrac’ing Issue Part 3 of 3
The Making of a Resource by Jesse Mullins In Part One of this series, we examined some of the distortions used against oil and gas by not just hostile activist groups but by media, even mainstream media. In Part Two, we broadened the perspective by raising the issue of morals—the morals of our side. In […]
Going, Going, Gone!
By Julie Anderson Oilfield equipment auctioneers hold forth on the ‘whys and wherefores’ of the auction trade. There are certain words that conjure up both images and sounds, and “AUCTION” is definitely one of them. First, you have a mental picture, or, rather, a comingling of two pictures: a man on a stand […]
To Ride It Through
By Lana Cunningham She’s not your ordinary 26-year-old. Amelia Dipprey has her Rimfire Trucking, all 55 trucks worth, rolling—keeping the wheels turning in the oil and gas industry. Tall and lanky with long curly hair dangling down her back, Amelia Dipprey doesn’t look the part of an owner of a Texas trucking company. But […]
Taking the Pulse
By Al Pickett, special contributor Seismic’s earthshaking technologies enter a new era. Often compared to the use of ultrasound in medicine, seismic surveys are used by oil and gas explorers to produce detailed images of various rock types and their location beneath the Earth’s surface in an effort to determine the location and size […]
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