Dr. Chi Ly is one of the coolest and most unique individuals in the oil and gas business. He actually comes from the mining industry and listening to him talk about the rocks of the unconventional plays is always interesting! He helps run the Houston lab for Geolog Americas and he has a Ph.D. in geochemistry… The dude is the real deal
Read MoreURTeC is an Unconventional focused conference that happens once a year and it never disappoints. The folks at this event are dedicated to the idea that we can generate a lot of value from a part of the geologic system that for most of the history of oil and gas, the operators never thought could really work… We’re they wrong? or we’re they right? Time will tell, and until then, we’re going to be at this event talking with Dr. Susan Nash every single year! She is an innovator herself and someone that keeps a close watch on emerging sciences and technologies that are developing from the professionals working the unconventional reservoirs.
Read MoreThis episode is with an entrepreneur! Founder of Integrity insitu, a downhole geomechanical tool that can help constrain your regional and local stresses and strains in the rocks for many applications. His resilience is inspirational and the technology really got us thinking! Every rock on the planet is a record of time, the magic is figuring out what the strains were during the time of deposition AND what the current day stresses and strains are. Align these in your interpretation and you should be able to increase your probability of getting control of your frack heights, widths, and preferential directions. This is an essential data set to collect when developing and optimizing a field.
Read MoreIn the last 20 years, the rise and what some would say the fall of the unconventional resource play has happened. Who seen it coming? Not anyone that we know AND, the plays are not dead yet! We learned a lot about the rocks and how to explore and exploit the fluids in them. It’s a rising time in the industry globally, what will we see? Will the money merge, major acquisitions? Where are they going to go with the money, offshore, or onshore? We get to talk about all these ideas and especially what Canada has to say about all this!
Read MoreZircons are a key physical material to the Earth's past... Like, the beginning of Earth! Recent master of Geology graduate Dylan Morton goes through his thesis on how he used them to better understand the Cottage Grove sands in Oklahoma. The show digs up all kinds of good geology and curiosity for many theses to come!
Read MoreSynmax is a satellite mapping company to watch! Incredible insight on how it works and what these folks are doing with AI, machine learning and images of the Earth as we spin through space!
Read MoreDr. Lewis C. Kleinhans was making a trip to the West and reached out asking to swing by the Serpentosphere! His curiosity for the rocks is at a really high level, and we absolutely hit it off! We talked to him about his career and passion for rocks and helping veterans. We also dove into the subject of MagmaChem, where it started, and some of the basics of how we use the models to explore natural resources. Lew has a Ph. D out of the Colorado School of Mines, he is someone to reach out to if you’re in Colorado and want to get involved with the societies and what’s happening in the mining and metals world.
Read MoreDavid Campbell has served 15 years in the military and holds a master’s degree in leadership studies with an emphasis as a leadership specialist. He came on the show to talk about his thesis, teach us a thing or two about leadership, and also talk about his commitment to the DEATH RACE!
Read MoreYou live and learn! That’s the reality of life, we don’t care who you are! This show is about the oil and gas history of South Texas, from drilling to workover rigs and trying to fix “stripper” wells… We learn a lot in this show. Thanks to Downing Well Services for allowing us to set up and record the show at the Annual Downing Cornhole Tournament. The oil and gas industry is built on the backs of hard-working men and women. If you need something serviced in South Texas, don’t hesitate to give these guys a call.
Read MoreIf you think anything is boring about West Texas Boring, you’re dead wrong! This team helps the country advance our infrastructure in so many ways, beyond just oil and gas. Getting to know the story of West Texas Boring was insightful and inspirational in many ways. We had great fun in this show learning more about what they do, but also a lot more about who they all are. With a work ethic second to none and the experience that goes with it, this is a company you want on the job.
Read MoreIn this episode, we get to sit down and discuss the inner workings of a global elite surface logging company in the energy business. Geolog has logging units running around the world… All of them bringing in data 24/7 to be QC’d and then put into a database that helps the operators around the world make real-world decisions! We’re excited to keep up with Geolog as they continue to develop cutting-edge technology at the drill bit, in the logging trucks, and in the interpretations being delivered. LET’S GO.
Read MoreThis is from the live show we did at the legendary WTGS Fall Symposium in 2021. It’s all about the latest and biggest seismic shoot in the Permian Basin! If you have acreage in the Midland Basin, this seismic shoot will help you make discoveries. 100%. We discuss the value and the reality of how much better the data is than the old stuff! LETS GOOOOOO!
Read MoreWe thought it would be great to make a show on the coolest Ukrainian rocks we know of - And the show does not disappoint. A unique mineral to Ukraine could be a leading piece of evidence of hydrothermal oil on Earth, Kerite, as known by Ukrainian scientists. It’s a hydrocarbon mineral with extreme temperature conditions and in a pegmatite that’s over 1.7 billion years old… We brought our world-renowned mineralogy expert Alfredo Petrov and MagmaChem’s own Ms. Lori Carrol in for the show. LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Read MoreIf you are in the oil and gas industry or the information technology industry, this show is for you! Absolutely legendary and a highlight of a story currently being written for the record books… We 100% believe that!
Read MoreWe were honored to share time with everyone in Midland, operators, regulatory personnel, and the people of the Permian Basin… What a great show it was. The next 6 years, a commissioner voted this year is going to help set standards and policies in the energy state of Texas, what an admirable and brave time to be going for that seat! This is a seat that is elected by the Texas people, for the Texas people. We’re just helping to get their word out to you. We mourned the loss of Sarge Summers, we prayed for all involved in the next 6 years of the Texas Railroad Commission and we hope to have a better future by electing the best candidate for the job.
Read MoreJessica Gray has a past that puts her smack dab in the middle of the Permian Basin for a reason, to make a difference. Her profile will read “Doing my small part in keeping the Oil & Gas industry safe, compliant, sustainable & environmentally-friendly.” She’s an account manager for American Safety Solutions Inc. This is a company that’s on call and ready to help with any kind of remediation, reclamation issues you might have. They have the staff and experience to help fix the problem, Jessica is on the front lines of ESG and the future of Energy in Texas.
Read MoreMark Henkhaus is a petroleum engineer with over 26 years of experience with the Texas Railroad Commission and the amount of information in this show does NOT disappoint! He also has operator experience, the man is full of very important information that all operators can enjoy. Next week is the live show with the PBS-SEPM and PBAP in Midland, Texas and there is so much to the commissioner’s position than we originally thought. Enjoy this one and we look forward to staying in touch with Mr. Henkhaus, he’s the real deal.
Read MoreTroy Tittlemier and Kelly Maddox Sutter are co-hosting the event on February 17th, 2022 at the Bush Center in Midland, Texas. In-person and virtual tickets are available now. The current commissioner of the Railroad Commission is Wayne Christian, he just served 6 years and is running for a second 6-year term! There are several other new candidates and we’re going to dive into each of their stories next week. But this episode is all about Kelly and what we know about this event at this point. For certain, this is one of the most important times in RRC history to vote the right person in.
Read MoreWe instantly made a post to get more information on this and like magic, the community responded and we made it a live show with Ben Davis! The guy who happens to be a damn near legend in the Permian Basin AND did his master’s thesis on the rocks! LETS GOOOOOOOO - - - - Talc is potentially an indication of major hydrothermalism and could be associated with the hydrothermal oil in the Permian Basin, let’s dive in.
Read MoreIt’s not every show we get the chance to interpret new data, but when we do… It goes OFF!!! This is Alan Morgan from a vital PBE Podcast sponsoring company Bell Geospace. They shot an FTG survey in 2018 and the amount of structural information you can get from this data is GOLD. Check out this episode as we get to talk rocks in the Delaware Basin and specifically the structural complexity over the infamous Mid-Basin Fault (AKA Grisham Fault).
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