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The 50 Top Oil and Gas People on Twitter

James Hahn — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:05:35 +0000

Ever wanted to find the top oil and gas people on Twitter, but didn’t know where to start? I know the feeling. Last summer, I set out to make a list of every person I could find in oil and gas on Twitter. With a little help from followerwonk, I.. read more

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Rig Locator Blues: 3 Things to Know before Installing GPS Units on 1,800+ Rigs

Dale Emrich — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:29:55 +0000

Everyone wants a reliable rig locator. Drillinginfo clients are no different. We dabbled with the idea of creating one for quite some time until one hot summer day back in August of 2012. A planning meeting convened and little did we know, the list of roadblocks that would try to.. read more

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Toe-to-Toe: Unconventional Plays vs. Mature Field Redevelopment

Landon Arnold — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:58:00 +0000

Unconventional oil and natural gas production from shale has transformed North America’s energy outlook. Because of this, news headlines are filled with stories about the critical economic benefits the shale energy boom is providing the U.S. Although a significant amount of attention is currently being placed on the unconventional development.. read more

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True Lies: The Real Life Story of the Evil Oil Price Fixing Conspiracy!

Allen Gilmer — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:07:55 +0000

Ok, I admit. Clooney, CNN, O’Reilly and the rest of you got it dead on right. You caught us. Yep, I’m talking about the massive conspiracy us oilmen engage in to manipulate oil prices. Ongoing. Deliberate. I know, because I was there at the beginning. The Scene of the Crime.. read more

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User Groups: Helping Drillinginfo Make Decisions that Make Sense

James Hahn — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:38:40 +0000

The oil and gas industry is changing quickly. It seems that each day brings another seismic shift in the way we view and explore the subsurface. Concepts that would have been foreign to us just 5 or 10 years ago are standard practice today. With horizontal drilling, zipper fracs and.. read more

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Seven Year Itch: Solving Colombia’s Oil Reserves Conundrum

Anne Leonard — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:07:37 +0000

What is arguably the top concern in Colombia today was stated – in English – on an Ecopetrol slide: very slow environmental licensing process. This ongoing problem and its consequences were discussed in depth by a succession of speakers at the CWC Third Colombia Oil & Gas Summit and Exhibition.. read more

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4 Mandatory Skills for the Modern Mud Logger

Jeremy Bondick — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:03:40 +0000

Like Bob Dylan sang many years ago, “The times they are a-changin.” The energy industry as a whole is in a rapid and perpetual state of change thanks to a combination of engineering, technology and innovation. This change has left no part of the industry untouched, including the job requirements.. read more

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Drillinginfo’s Complete NAPE East Travel Guide

Lindsey Nixon — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:02:30 +0000

Headed to Pittsburgh for the first ever NAPE East? Check out Drillinginfo’s guide to a fun and successful stay in Steel City! The Location NAPE East will be held April 10-12 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh. The state of the art facility is adjacent to.. read more

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What’s More Dangerous – Puppies or Fracking?

Allen Gilmer — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:41:15 +0000

Humans have a tough time quantifying risk or perceiving proportionality. We tend to overstate some risks while ignoring others based upon a variety of factors…things like “what scares us”, “what motivates us” and “what we DON’T know we don’t know”. Another reality is that our emotions are largely fed by.. read more

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How to Sell Your Deal on Drillinginfo, Even if You’re not a Subscriber!

Adam Farris — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:18:37 +0000

Marketing and selling/promoting oil and gas production and drilling prospects has always been a time consuming process. Typically, deals are promoted and sold using internal resources and time, by using a broker or hiring an investment bank. These deals get communicated to the market by word of mouth, relationship networking.. read more

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