Kent Nuttall

I don't know if anyone else has realized this or maybe I was the only who found the EIA-Drilling Productivity report a well laid out and useful data reference, but as of June, it's been discontinued. It's merged as a table with no graphical representations, the monthly Short Term Energy Outlook. In its present format it's virtually useless. Have a look. Am I being too critical? https://lnkd.in/gZZEjVVC

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Time to move on, and I mean now. When your plates and coffee cups start falling off the table the public will demand change. With a 5.1 seismic activity, the plates and coffee cups are falling off the table. The industry does not have a Frac problem, a drilling problem or an air quality problem. The energy industry has a water benefical use problem. There is a distinct difference between recycling and calling it beneficial use and actual beneficial use. It is not even a disposal problem, they (midstream) is excellent at what they do. Profitably paying share holders, generating income, assuming liability for producers. Reality is, that is not enough. I can not imagine a world without oil and gas which would lead to the disruption of our agriculture system, because we can not feed our world. The green new deal is about more than solar, or wind energy and we may get there and it is no sin to try. It is a lack of good stewardship practices to continue a current disposal process without expediting treatment trains and agricultural beneficial use. In closing at the last conference (I was on a panel) I stated, I see the exit sign from here, I’ll show myself out. I stated and will restate, “I look out over this audience and I see Oxy/ Saudi Aramco/ Exxon/ EOG/Devon/and hundreds of smaller producers, but what I see is enough net worth to cure World Hunger and you expect me to believe this industry can not figure out how to treat water and put it to beneficial, use for agriculture and industrial use?” Truth is at this time the industry has not yet figured out how to own, profit, remove liability, and several other obstacles and challenges. Enter a patent process from a most unusual source. A prescriptive approach Inventor Marvin Nash Patent #11844316 Type Grant 307-287-6711 Be glad to help as you go forward with Conservation by Design. It’s the right idea at the right time!

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A point to ponder: Yesterday I was at gate 2 waiting on my flight to head back to Houston. Due to bad weather our inbound flight that would take us to Houston became delayed. Typically while I wait I will listen to music or a podcast and of course I will people-watch … yesterday I was given a live show of how not to compose yourself. I’ve seen this behavior far too many times in life. It’s obvious people become agitated when expectations are not met, I am no exception - but I myself know how to work through the issue…MANY DO NOT. #emotionalintelligence. In this live show occurring right in front of me the expectation for this 1 passenger was to make it on time to his destination which did not occur. Rather then handling the situation as a grown up, in a respectful manner, this person decided instead to yell at the attendant that was staffing the counter (as if it was her fault). His voice elevated to an obvious level about how he was wronged and so forth. The attendant handled it well, she stayed calm despite being yelled at, held a strong posture of authority and attempted to answer any questions being asked of her even though she would get continuously cut-off. This grown adult was throwing a TANTRUM because things did not go his way. Somewhere in life he learned that yelling was an acceptable form of communication that would reward him with a result or contrary he never learned how to deal with conflict constructively. Unfortunately he has yet to learn that handling himself in such a way makes him look like a fool, one who lacks control, one who lacks emotional intelligence. I’ve met many of folks who behave this way. Some are so-called leaders that believe yelling at someone will accomplish something, but often find that they are stuck in a rut unable to further advance because no one wants to be around them. Throw in someone who can’t control their language by using curse words while also yelling will make my own level of respect for that person drop significantly. On yesterday someone’s daughter or mother or sister was yelled at for something beyond their control by someone who lacked control. And by the way all that yelling accomplished nothing. We need grown ups, we need grown up leaders. I still believe You can catch more bees with honey than with vinegar. #lead #betheexample

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Move over, Chiefs - FracSure Max is the real dream team. This powerful integrated tool combines our PurpleSeal™ frac plug, PurpleSet™ setting tool, and PurpleFire™ perf gun. Watch the video to see how these tools are designed and how they fit together for a more efficient completion. Want to add Max to your mix? Contact us today and let's get started. #frac #completions #oilfieldtools

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Hello General Petroleum Company (GPC ) الشركة العامة للبترول colleagues I'd really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to fill out this quick questionnaire for DBA purpose

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Here is an excellent data driven analysis of the impacts of renewables (or the apparent lack thereof) on power generation through weather-induced critical demand periods in Texas this week. This debate of "us vs them" needs to end. The world is electrifying however we neither have the luxury of allowing (nor can we afford to allow) policy-makers to pick and choose the winners in the power generation stack. All fuels are needed, full stop. Renewables play an important and meaningful role when the system is under normal load, but I'll be damned if I'm willing to roll the dice that they can get us through the most critical demand periods. Let's start electing leaders who understand this, or are at least willing to listen to those who do and finally see logic and common sense prevail. All energy matters, not just those "preferred" by unrealistic policy-makers. Doug Sheridan David A. M.

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Our latest newsletter was released this morning. We were busy methane hunters and organizers this month with three trips to the Permian Basin--two to Texas and one to New Mexico. And we supported the oilfield trucker strike at Haliburton's frac sand terminal. The truckers are hoping to get better working conditions which include bathrooms where they can wash their hands. That's a basic human dignity kind of request that I think Haliburton can afford. UBS finances Enterprise Products to the tune of $200 million. They tell the Swiss public that divesting is a bad idea because they can help force operators to stop emissions. Take a gander at what we saw at the Enterprise Products Midstream facility Taylor Leiker fondly known by us as the Taylor Leaker. We had to evacuate when the wind shifted but I kept recording--please excuse the shakiness. From what we saw, UBS is gas lighting the Swiss public. UBS funds some of the worst operators I've seen. You can read the news letter, see more videos and some photos here: https://lnkd.in/g6ajNjXM #investments #investing #methane #oilandgas #climatechange

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Identifying the root cause of failures is integral to managing risks, reducing human error, and determining which assets contribute to lost profit opportunities. Our OESuite® Failure Elimination Solution is designed to weed out bad actors in your organization, from equipment repairs, process interruptions, and safety incidents to production losses and overall reliability impacts. Learn more by downloading our Failure Elimination Solution brochure: https://lnkd.in/gSXa_GVf

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Why are your procedures written to CYA...and not engineered for Users? Shoving as much as you can into a wall-of-text and covering the documents with flashy warnings does neither. Are your procedures engineered to enable behavior and answer User questions...or are your procedures written to help technical writers, regulators, and managers cover their...assets? Let’s talk about how science can help build documents Safer, Faster, and Cheaper! May 21st - 1PM Central - https://lnkd.in/g6CG8FEp June 18th - 1PM Central - https://lnkd.in/gypynhsH #safetymatters #hsetraining #safetyfirst #oilandgas #uxwriting #mining #healthcare #constructionsafety #miningsafety #healthcaresafety #aviationsafety #safety #PSM

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All the tools in one cost effective digital platform for oil and gas - PetroVisor. We are worth a look - 1 minute read.

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I'm looking forward to our next Safety Leadership Training event with Norman Ritchie. We cover HOP and human performance, the basics of behavior-based safety, and incorporating those into risk assessments and investigations. We also look at criteria for better and more resource-efficient incident investigations and how to score your corrective actions to ensure they are solving the problems they are meant to address. By attending this class you will take away concepts and techniques that you can immediately apply to improving safety (and any other aspect) performance. #safetyleadership #performanceimprovement #hop #incidentinvestigation

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My post today for Steve Reese and Reese Energy Consulting. FireBird Uncaged in the Permian Midland Back in Fall 2022, Fort Worth, Texas-based FireBird Energy II LLC—a Permian player that had built up a respectable position in the Midland over three years—hit the kind of jackpot with a story every portfolio company and their PE money-backers live to tell. This, at a time when naysayers believed FireBird’s position was situated too far west to be considered in the “core” of the play. But not so for one of the Permian’s largest operators, which had earlier in the year ruled out any possibility of a large-scale merger or acquisition. Sometimes, resistance is futile. Reese Energy Consulting today is following the latest news from FireBird formed in 2019, which struck a $1.6 billion deal in 2022 with Midland, Texas-based Diamondback Energy. Assets included 68,000 net acres, 450+ wells, and 17 MBPD, most of which FireBird acquired from Chevron for an undisclosed price less than a year before. The deal marked FireBird’s second since its founding in 2019, but the E&P was far from done in the Midland. Its siren song was still calling. After securing a $500 million private equity commitment in 2023 from Quantum Energy Partners, FireBird is now in its second iteration and rebuilding its Permian Midland position one deal at a time—and there’ve been many. Following its crackerjack sale to Diamondback, the company has closed on 15 acquisitions, accumulating 20,000 gross acres, a total 30 MBOED, while drilling 25 wells it expects to double by year end. This time around, FireBird is out to build serious scale in the area that rustles its tailfeathers, and evaluating opportunities—on the western side, of course—where a certain song continues to beckon. What do you think? Learn more about REC and our Permian oil and gas consulting services at https://lnkd.in/eAebAz8.

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We continue our series to do with culture lessons that the process and energy industries can learn from the recent difficulties at the Boeing Company. The 2022 FAA report stresses the importance of the ‘input of employees and others’. This way of thinking is baked into most process safety programs ― indeed the phrase that OSHA uses is employee ‘participation’, which is stronger than mere ‘input’ or even ‘communication’. BSEE has gone even further with the stress it places on Stop Worth Authority. Further information is provided at https://lnkd.in/eYfSRAux.

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Stay tuned & mark your calendars.

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You can divide the last 25 years of pressure pumping (frac, mostly) into 3 eras: FIRST: The era of natural gas, which drove 80% of frac demand. SECOND: The era of grow-at-all-cost to make America an oil leader. THIRD: The era of discipline...which rebuilds trust from investors. This chart can be found in our quarterly Hydraulic Fracturing report that we are currently updating. You can subscribe through our website: https://lnkd.in/eUditvuk

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