The concept of the rod pump can be traced back to the Roman Empire. Roman engineers used something that looks amazingly like today’s version to pump water. But other common oilfield lift strategies would not look familiar to Pliny the Elder, who recorded those Roman ideas for posterity. Electric submersible pumps and various gas lift technologies, along with the strategies … [Read More]
Drilling Rigs: The Times Are Changing
While drilling rigs have been seen in nearly every corner of the Permian Basin for the last 100 years, it seems that the modern rig has become a fixture of today’s … [Read More]
2024 Outlook: Mixed, But Promising
In releasing its 2024 Outlook in January, Enverus researchers and prognosticators see a decline in the huge merger and acquisition frenzy of the previous year, and … [Read More]
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Props to our Industry!
Hello and welcome to this month's rendition of what is current in our industry. The idea of “props,” as expressed in the headline, is not a reference to proppant—something much utilized in our industry—though proppant is indeed necessary and could even qualify … [Read More]
Going Dutch
Standard Energy Services Founder and President Pieter Bergstein started his company with no down payment on one hot oil truck. Today Standard has 350 employees and additional services—including vacuum trucks, pump trucks, well service, saltwater disposal, and … [Read More]
Ever Adapting Service
To adapt an old saying for today’s oilfield service sector, “The more things change—the more things keep changing.” From recognizing a customer need as the gateway to a new service—as one company did—to creating an in-house welding school to train their own … [Read More]