Oilfield Basics Discover Podcast

In this episode, we get the scoop on the oilfield's "industrial marketplace," especially on the equipment rental side. Our guest, Adam Gilles, is CEO and Co-Founder of Hitched (a virtual marketplace bringing together fragmented supply and demand for equipment in the O&G Marketplace). In this episode, we also discuss how his company is revolutionizing the process of renting equipment in the oilfield.

In this episode co-hosted by Sebastian Ziaja, Nestor Vargas shared with us valuable information on financial planning in the oil and gas industry. Nestor shares advice, rules of thumbs, how to plan for a downturn, and much more on this essential episode.

This this episode co-hosted by Zach Freund, we interview Andrew Brice on rod lift, conventional pumpjack basics, long-stroke units, and much more! Here's another episode that everyone will have something new to learn from it.

In this episode, we learn from Thomas Archer about his experience as a completions consultant. Today, Thomas is a consultant with XStim Consulting and has shared with us more information about the evolution of shale, how oil and gas technology has improved, and several other completions related topics. These topics include zipper manifolds, greaseless wireline, composite frac plugs, and electric frac fleets! Be sure to listen to the entire podcast to learn about Thomas' experiences and advice!

In this episode, we learn from Adam Hegwer about his former experience as a frac hand. Today, Adam is a consultant and has shared with us more information about typical hydraulic fracturing chemicals, the role of a frac hand, how equipment differs by company, operational difficulties on site, and much more. This episode's co-host, Josh Kieffer, sheds interesting light on his perspective as one who grew up in a community opposing hydraulic fracturing operations.

In this episode, Craig Kaiser, President of PetroValues, goes into detail about the fundamentals of land evaluations. Craig discusses the importance of economics in the oil and gas industry and how PetroValues is disrupting the norm in creating land evaluations. Check out the show notes below for discussion points.

In this episode co-hosted by Will Bates, we learn about how "man's best friend" is being utilized to detect leaks from pipelines in the oil and gas industry. Mich Hager, the technical supervisor for K9 Pipe Inspections, walks us through the execution of a typical job; discusses the use of odorants, how accurate the dogs are, applications for using dogs for leak detection in our industry, exciting preventative maintenance options, limitations, what makes a great detection dog, and more!

In this episode, David Gibson goes into detail about the fundamentals of directional drilling, MWD (measurement while drilling) tools, and LWD (logging while drilling). These are key components to the oil and gas industry today (on the drilling side). Without these tools, horizontal shale wells across the US would likely not be feasible for development. Check out the show notes below for discussion points.

Thank you for tuning into Oilfield Basics' Discover Podcast! In this podcast, Derek and Sebastian go through what Oilfield Basics is all about, what the purpose of the Discover Podcast is, and what to expect in the coming months. Derek and Sebastian founded Oilfield Basics in the spring of 2018 after noticing that there were no available resources for learning more about the oil and gas industry. As petroleum engineering students and aspiring entrepreneurs, they founded Oilfield Basics with the mission to make learning about the oilfield simple. At the beginning of the podcast, you will have a chance to learn about the need for a platform such as Oilfield Basics. The Discover Podcast is a key part of the Oilfield Basics platform that will help people discover something new and share what they already know. The Discover Podcast will feature conversations on products, tools, solutions, processes and more within the oil and gas industry. Podcasts will most often be a collaboration between Oilfield Basics and companies/individuals that are eager to share their specialties, experiences, and bits of knowledge within the industry. With the podcast, there is a more open line of communication between you and Oilfield Basics making it easier for your ideas and desires to be heard. There will be two podcasts posted each week so be sure that you subscribe using your favorite podcast platforms such as Spotify, iTunes, and more. Lastly, in order for this podcast to be as successful as it can be, we need your feedback! If you have any topics, processes, and/or tools you want to learn more about, then let us know. We will do our best to provide our audience with topics of great interest. Also, be sure to tell a friend, or many friends, about our Podcast to help us grow and help educate our Oil and Gas industry. Be sure to follow the links below to stay up-to-date with Oilfield Basics and upcoming news!

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