Engineers promote maximum oil recovery
The article outlines the Petroleum Engineer role in energy strategy, detailing three specializations drilling, production, and reservoir. It explains drilling engineers design and complete wells, production engineers manage surface facilities and artificial lift, and reservoir engineers optimize recovery from the entire reservoir.
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Col Peak
Conoco marks 100th anniversary with Pecos celebration
Continental Oil Company observed its centennial with a Pecos event on April 12 at the Pecos Country Club attended by 123 people from Conoco's exploration production and gas departments. Guests from Houston and Midland joined managers Gary Commun and Kelly Turner in the festivities. The piece notes Conoco's history from its Rocky Mountain origins, growth in West Texas since the Marland Oil era, and its broad international operations.
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Continental Oil Company
West Texans
Conoco
Permian
Pecos
Pecos Country Club
Houston
Midland
West Texas
C. A. Barrere
Western
Natural Gas and Gas Products Department
Rockies
Marland Oil Company
Ponca City
Ohlo
Marland
Depletion argument for oil industry tax tool
John Pitts argues depletion is a legitimate capital recovery mechanism that stimulates exploration and investment in oil and gas. He claims depletion lowers consumer costs, funds independent oilmen, and is not a loophole but a standard practice used across minerals. He questions political opposition and portrays critics as promoting punitive policies.
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John Pitts
America
Internal Revenue Service
Frank Ittner
Midland
Texas
Ogallala
High Plains
Ittner
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