Category: Field Trips

Norris Rods ~ Harbison-Fisher Seminar on March 22, 2011

The Oklahoma Marginal Well Commission sponsored a seminar at the Norris Rods facility on March 22, 2011.  There were two presentations, one by Norris Rods on well optimization and the second by Harbison-Fisher on pump choice and operation. The seminar was a great opportunity to further understand the equipment and concepts that pumpers must deal …

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Osage County Field Visit – March 23, 2011

On March 23 I took the family up to the Frank Phillips ranch, wildlife preserve, and museum at Woolaroc, http://www.woolaroc.org/ in Osage County, Oklahoma, near Bartlesville. Along the way I stopped at several oil wells to take some pictures. The picture on the left is the back porch of the Phillips ranch house. It overlooks …

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Osage County, Hightower Tank Battery Field Visit – March 11, 2011

Jim Revard and Rick Torix from the Oklahoma Marginal Well Commission were my guides for a visit to some sites in Osage County on March 11, 2011. We stopped by a tank battery for a few pictures at the Hightower site.       This site featured a large three-phase pump shown in this image. …

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Osage Country, OK – Flagship Oil Field Visit

Osage County Field Visit March 10, 2011 It was a beautiful day in Osage County, Oklahoma on March 10, 2011. My guide for the morning was Gary Brown. Jim Mahan of Flagship Oil was kind enough to allow us to visit wells and tank batteries on their lease. Jim and his team do an exceptional …

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Trip Reports Available

I have added two new trip reports highlighting my visits to oil fields in Ardmore, OK and Osage Country, OK. Both areas have a rich history in the oil industry and it was a great learning experience for me. Walking the fields, observing the equipment, and talking to pumpers and owners gives me a much …

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Field Visits in Oklahoma

I think the worker in this photo just turned to ask someone for a handi-wipe! I hope your sites are a bit cleaner than the one in the picture. On October 7 I will be at the Oil Expo in Oklahoma City, and look forward to meeting with many of you. In the days after …

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Western Pennsylvania Trip Report

I just posted a trip report under the “Reports” tab. Hover over the tab and select the trip report or click on this link: PA Trip. For those of you in different parts of the country, I think you will be interested in the similarities and differences of the Pennsylvania oil fields from your operation. …

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Visit to Western PA Oil Fields

On August 30, 2010 I had the opportunity to visit the oil fields of western Pennsylvania. It’s a beautiful area of the country with its green wooded hills. The weather was perfect for a day in the field. Tom Karg was my guide to several oil fields near Oil City which has a special place …

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