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PBOG is the Official Publication of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and is published monthly by Zachry Publications, LP.

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Spudding In

December 1, 2018 by PBOG

Recollections of the old “Fort Worth Spudder” and other early-day portable drilling machines. by Bobby Weaver Probably the most recognizable imagery related to the oil field is a towering derrick. That was especially true in the early days of the industry, when it was not uncommon to see a veritable forest of those derricks clustered […]

Filed Under: Drilling Deeper Tagged With: Drilling Machines, drilling rigs, Fort Worth Spudder, oil and gas industry, Oil Derrick, portable drilling, Spudder, Towering Derrick

Borrowed Success

November 1, 2018 by PBOG

As the uptick continues in the oil and gas industry, other sectors, like rentals, do their part to push things forward. A panel review from rental industry experts yields insights on how to adapt to changing times in the oilfield and how the rental business has fared as a whole. By Shanti Terry As the […]

Filed Under: Featured Article Tagged With: Andrew Patterson, ASCO, Bryce Puckett, Chad Wolf, Customer service, Director of Rentals, Dustin Morgan, Equipment Rental and the New Oilfield: A Panel, General Manager of Rentals, Gravity Oilfield, Jud Hall, Kirby-Smith Machinery, Light Tower Rentals, Meet the Panel, National Oilwell, Odessa Pumps, oil and gas industry, Power Generation and Rental Solutions, Randy Heckenkemper, Rental Division Manager, Standing out from the crowd, The Competition

Byword for 2019 and Beyond: Be Prepared

September 1, 2018 by PBOG

Prepping Your Company for the O&G Upswing: IFS The oil and gas industry has a tendency to boom or bust, with price driven by a number of factors—from government intervention and regulation to geographic demand variation. Chuck Rathmann, Senior Marketing Communications Evangelist, North America, at IFS, looks at how operational intelligence is helping organizations profitably manage […]

Filed Under: Drilling Deeper, Featured Article Tagged With: boom or bust, finding the balance, land-based drilling rigs, north america, offshore drilling, oil and gas industry, operational intelligence, outside influencers tipping the scales, senior marketing communications evangelist, traditional land-based drilling

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