Oilfield Basics Discover Podcast

In this episode co-hosted by Disha Gupta, Raymond Pierson (retired geologist) shares his story about discovering the hydrocarbon potential of the Codell sandstone reservoir in Colorado's DJ Basin and beyond. Many familiar names accompany the story, making for some interesting twists and ironic fate. We learn more about the rich history of the basin's development, the formation's properties, and so much more about how the Codell Sandstone became one of Colorado's most prolific and targetted plays.

In this episode hosted by Gabrielle Joubran, Sproule executives Attila Szabo (Senior VP) and Deb Ryan (Senior Manager of Engineering) introduce us to the world of reserves. We learn what reserves are, how they fit into the industry, who reports them, how they're reported, how they're calculated, how they change through the years and through economic challenges, how they relate to capital investments, and so much more!

In this episode co-hosted by our interns Parag Bhoraniya and Jacob Mata, Nikhil Joshi (Director at Evoleap) returns to further introduce us to the world of offshore. This time we learn more about offshore facilities design, sizing, components, and life-cycle of the platform. Furthermore, we talk about well interventions, downhole components, Nikhil's company - Evoleap, and more!

In this episode co-hosted by our intern Parag Bhoraniya, Nikhil Joshi (Director at Evoleap) introduces us to the world of offshore. We learn more about offshore reservoirs, well spacing, completion, production, subsea infrastructures, facilities, risk profiles, development planning/timelines, and much more!

In this episode co-hosted by our intern Disha Gupta, Trey Cortez (President-elect of the Fort Worth Geologic Society and Geologist at Burnett Oil Co.) introduces us to the three main roles of a geologist working for an exploration & production (E&P) company. Trey discusses how geologists can be used in reservoir characterization, active operations, and development planning (including exploration geology).

In this episode, we learn how Ryan Hunt of Rig Call Out and David Chalona of Global Star are improving asset tracking and supply chain logistics using satellites and cell towers. David & Ryan explain how systems are set up, how they work, opportunities for this technology within the oil and gas sector, what to expect next in this space, and more.

In this episode co-hosted by Gabrielle Joubran, we dive into the world of produced (salt) water disposal (SWD) with Kevin Burns. We learned more about SWD's role in the industry, how things have changed over the years, as well as SWD planning, investing, design, permitting, capital deployment, operations, common issues, and what to expect in the future.

In this episode co-hosted by Jacob Mata, Cole Harrison from DrillChem reviews chemicals and equipment used during the drillout process. We learned more about coil vs. snubbing (stick-pipe) operations, pipe-on-pipe, friction reducers, diverters, mixing plants, Reynolds vs. conventional methods, and so much more. Be sure to mark your calendars for our lunch and learns with DrillChem. The registration links can be found on our website (link in the show notes).

In this episode, John Ferrell (Co-Founder/CEO at WellDatabase) joins us to discuss the space of oil & gas public data. While a lot of public data exists, it is mainly hosted at the state level, making it difficult to acquire consistent data across the United States. John walks us through WellDatabase's process of collecting, cleaning, conglomerating, analyzing, and displaying the data. He also discusses normalization, inferred vs. reported data, and more!

In this episode co-hosted by Gairy Natividad, Scott Neil (retired VP of Engineering from DCP Midstream) introduces us to the world of midstream oil & gas. We discuss midstream processes, products produced, gathering systems, regulations, development planning, market trends, and so much more.

In this episode, Drew Dehoff & Jason Oyler of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) introduce us to the management of our invaluable water resources across a multi-state region. We discuss management philosophy, withdrawal permitting, regulatory adaptions, data collection, quality monitoring, compliance, long-term planning, and how the oil & gas industry compares to others.

In this episode sponsored by DrillChem & co-hosted by Jacob Mata, we interview Cole Harrison to learn more about specialized drilling additives such as lost circulation material (LCM), drilling lubricants, drilling beads, and inhibitors. Be sure to mark your calendars for June 30th at 12pm CST for the lunch and learn on LCM that we'll be hosting with DrillChem. Be sure to check out our website for the registration links!

In this insightful episode, Jon Clark of Clark Energy Consulting discusses the dilemma of shutting in or curtailing production due to low commodity prices. Jon and Derek discuss numerous considerations that go into the decision and also identify some great opportunities to take advantage of while wells are shut-in.

In this episode, Alex Meleshko of PanXchange introduces us to frac sand and the trading of it. We talk about the basic sand properties, it's historic background, how the trading market works, how it's hedged, and more. Alex also shares advice for engineering students looking to take a less conventional career path into areas like equity research, investment banking, trading, or consulting.

In this episode, Ken Griffin of Pritchard Griffin Advisors introduces us to the capital markets of the energy industry. Ken begins by walking us through the current market trends including who's buying and selling, where the deals are coming from, who's raising capital, options for debt-laden companies, and more. He also educates us on basic deal flow, options for structuring deals, raising capital, and bankruptcy.