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Archive for March, 2009

Is the Bakken just an urban legend?

Thursday, March 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 9 Comments »

A shout-out to my artist, Laura, for bringing this to my attention: Snopes.com, a well-known urban legend “buster” site, has recently taken on none other than the Bakken Shale play ... Read more..

An educational travelogue

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

As I write this it is 6:10 a.m. EDT, 5:10 a.m. CDT. I’m no stranger to business travel and weird hours, but this isn’t a business trip – it’s supposed ... Read more..

Seeing how the other half lives

Thursday, March 12th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Once upon a time I wrote about most aspects of the oil industry, including, occasionally, pipelines, gathering systems, compressors, etc. Then my publisher decided I should focus on exploration, and ... Read more..

I’ve got a secret

Friday, March 6th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

I find it continuously amusing how poorly kept “secrets” are in the oil and gas industry. Let’s examine a recent case in point. At a technical conference last fall, an ... Read more..