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Issue No. 27 March 2010 |
Maryon Wright is third generation to work in east Texas mud logging business
Maryon Houghtaling Wright grew up in the east Texas oilfields, learning the family business of mud logging from her grandparent, Alvin Rampy, and from her father, Read Houghtaling. At age 19, she began mud logging on her own, working full-time for their 36-year-old family company, Accu-log Inc. of Flint, Texas. Today, at age 25, she runs the company’s office and fills in on drill sites when one of the regular mud loggers is unavailable.
Wright readily admits that female mud loggers are definitely in the minority and that, in the beginning, she sometimes had to work harder to prove herself.... Read More Here Oilfield theft is still big business, new resources designed to fight theft
Whether the oil and gas business is booming or in a slowdown, the business of oilfield theft seems to remain constant.
“There is an organized group within our industry that moves from state to state that steals large quantities of things to move in a hurry across the country,” explained Brad Roberts, a member of the Association of Energy Service Company’s (www.aesc.net) oilfield theft committee and owner of Tool Branding Service Inc. “Then you have the thief that’s trying to support a habit or make a car payment. So there are different motivations for oilfield thefts. It’s been much worse in the past than we have right now, but oilfield theft is always raring to raise its ugly head.”... Read More Here RRC Chairman Carrillo Weighs in on Barnett Shale Air Emissions Issues
Following a January Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) meeting where commissioners discussed issues relating to air quality in the Barnett Shale area and heard testimony from Dish, Texas, Mayor Calvin Tillman, RRC Chairman Victor Carrillo issued a statement about the situation. Excerpts are reprinted below:
Mayor Tillman, claiming he’s not a “radical, anti-drilling environmentalist,” alleges that Barnett Shale development has led to “toxic air” and that it is his belief “that each of these companies, as well as the regulatory bodies over them, are fully aware of what toxins are emitted from these facilities and attempted to hide this.” He joins Fort Worth Democratic Representative Lon Burnam in urging the RRC to impose a seven-county drilling moratorium for at least one year on Barnett Shale natural gas drilling.... Read More Here |
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