An Ace of a Tournament A record number of participants hit the links April 23 for the annual PBPA Green Tree Golf Tournament, as 336 entrants vied for a variety of exciting prizes. Supreme among those was a prize that probably no one expected would be won that day—the offer of a brand new F-150 […]
News Reviews
Ripple Effects As the wider public gets a fuller appreciation for the Permian’s productivity, estimates keep climbing, boom towns keep booming, and export prospects pick up traction. Scott Sheffield says Wall Street never loved the Spraberry, a large oil field in six counties of west Texas, until three or four years ago. But at the […]
Corrosion Control
In the Permian Basin, accepting and mastering corrosion brings cost containment and peace of mind. Remember the television commercials for Fram oil filters that made the phrase “Pay me now or pay me later” a recognized part of American culture? Well, those involved in the corrosion control end of the oil and gas industry could […]
Workovers
June is busting out all over, in peak fashion, and with the weather warming up and the deal-making getting even warmer, the month of firsts, of roses, of marriages, and of the Sacred Heart can be also a month of unparalleled success in Permian Basin operations. The days are longer than at any time of […]
Profile: Mark Machen, president of Blue Quail Water Transfer
In an industry that is chock full of dizzyingly complicated technological processes and procedures, there’s something somehow gratifying in contemplating a trade that anyone can grasp. The business of “water transfer” fits that description. It’s an essential task—a veritable “from Point A to Point B” logistic—but it calls for professionalism and its own unique set […]
Chesapeake’s Chess Move
Chesapeake Energy’s anticipated divestiture of as much as $5 billion in Permian Basin assets is not likely to soften the local market, observers say. The flurry of news reports detailing the financial stresses of Chesapeake Energy, cropping up in mid-May, brought with them the disclosure that the Oklahoma City-based firm is looking to find buyers […]