ESG University: Can The S Really Create Sustainable Investing?

January 9, 2022 jasonspiess 0

As Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) issues transition from fringe to the mainstream conversations in the financial markets, the ESG acronym has already taken hold before the “official rules” have been approved and implemented. Right now the S in ESG is primarily dictated by the media, social media mobs and […]

Candidate Hatch Talks Oil, Gas, Solar and Agriculture For CO

January 8, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Weld County Councilman At Large Elijah Hatch joins host Jason Spiess to discuss his recent announcement that he is running for an Weld County At-Large seat in Colorado. Hatch explains how his background in technology, energy and agriculture have led him down a path towards humane and logical policies for […]

Growing Up In An Energy Town, Returning Home

January 3, 2022 jasonspiess 0

Growing up in an oil town can create a number of unique opportunities. Watford City may be the center of it all too with their remarkable community facilities and school amenities.  Watford City High School alumni Hailey Carns and Lily Olson talk about growing up in the oil patch and […]

ESG University: Getting Current With Water

January 2, 2022 jasonspiess 0

I spent the majority of the holiday season talking to random people at holiday parties and found out the average person knows nothing about ESG. Let alone what actually turns their light switch on.  In fact most of the people I spoke with believe wind is what currently powers most […]

RRC Candidate Gets Candid About Energy, Elections And ESG

December 31, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Tom Slocum joins Jason Spiess regarding his recent announcement running for Railroad Commission of Texas in 2022.  Slocum explains why he is running for office and how he would approach the position in a modern way. Slocum talks about introducing Bitcoin to well sites, repealing the Flared Gas Tax, making […]

Steering Geology For Horizontal Wells Is Logical

December 28, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Ryan Nostrud with Targeted GeoVision, LLC at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Mid-Continent Convention. GeoVision provides its clients a dedicated outsourced service for the geological steering of horizontal wells across the globe. #FossilFuelFridays is an industry weekly episodic webisode […]

West Texas Mayor Primed For Growth

December 28, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The city of Odessa (TX) Mayor Javier Joven talks about why the city of Odessa is primed for growth in the oil and gas industry during the Permian Podcast Party sponsored by The Wireline Group at the Permian Basin International Oil Show. The Mayor also presents podcast host Jason Spiess […]

Accountable Geology And Remote Geosteering

December 27, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Patrick Jordan, MS with Raptor Consulting Inc. at American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Mid-Continent Convention. Jordan talks about their company’s well site geology, onsite and remote geosteering, gas detection, and geologic well evaluations. #FossilFuelFridays is an industry weekly episodic webisode […]

A Pioneer In Mud Logging

December 26, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews William Hagan, CEO, Stratagraph, Inc. at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). Stratagraph is a pioneer in the mud logging industry. Since 1961, Stratagraph has been providing quality, reliable and accurate data services throughout the Gulf of Mexico, across North […]

Bakken BBQ Raises $87K In 2021, Turns 10 in 2022

December 25, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Bakken BBQ co-founders Tiffany Steiner and Jackie Jenkin give a recap of the 9th Annual Bakken BBQ and preview of the 10th Annual Bakken BBQ.  The 9th Annual Bakken BBQ raised $87K with donations of $70K to Make A Wish North Dakota and $17K to local Bakken charities. The event […]

Why Reservoir Laboratories, Carbon Sequestration Are Important In Energy

December 22, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Barbara Hill and Oniel Wint with Schlumberger Oilfield Services at AAPG – American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Founded in 1917, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists’ original purpose of AAPG, to foster scientific research, to advance the science of geology, to […]

Dealing With Supply Chain Issues While Creating Safer Water Supplies

December 22, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Byron Bolles, president, and Bette Bassford, director of marketing, of Seal Tite, which manufactures PVC & CPVC lined pipe for the Energy Industry. The interview dives into supply chain issues and how Seal Tite has been managing effectively.  Emission management and recycled water are also topics of discussion.  Upcoming regulations […]

Decades Of Innovations Create New Opportunities In Energy

December 21, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Jason Spiess interviews Ken Mertz and Jesse Swindell of Mertz Manufacturing in Ponca City, OK. The three discuss new innovations in industry and how Mertz’s has kept up with the times and technology. For years, Mertz has designed and manufactured quality built equipment for industries around the world. Mertz is […]

Has The Bakken Peaked?

December 20, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Clark Williams-Derry, Energy Finance Analyst for the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) shares his views and insight on a recent report “Has the Bakken Peaked? Exhaustion of High-quality Drilling Sites Could Point to Falling Oil Output”, which he was co-author of. Host Jason Spiess challenges the data […]

US Senator Cramer Delivers The 12 Biden Blunders Of Christmas

December 16, 2021 jasonspiess 0

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) delivered remarks on the Senate floor on the 12 Biden Blunders of Christmas, highlighting twelve of the Biden Administration’s blunders in 2021. “As we approach the Christmas break and advent of the New Year, I believe it’s instructive to take an inventory of the year […]

To Predict Today’s Unpredictable Oil Prices, One Needs A Rogue

December 14, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Bill Shanahan, Energy Rogue, explains how oil and gas data is impacting more than the fossil fuel industry.  Trucking companies making bulk fuel purchases, feed stock buyers and other industries use EnergyRogue.com to understand how the market is moving. Host Jason Spiess and Shanahan compare much the recent data mining […]

Real Life Rock Stars

December 12, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Tara Benda, the executive chair of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Mid-Continent Convention (AAPG). Founded in 1917, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists’ original purpose of AAPG, to foster scientific research, to advance the science of geology, to promote technology, […]

Understanding Geology In Energy Is Rock Solid

December 12, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Matthew Hill interviews Genna Blair Lee of Drill2Frac Corporation at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Mid-Continent Convention (AAPG). Drill2Frac is the first to assemble an integrated platform of solutions to accurately characterize rock heterogeneity from drilling data, to optimize horizontal well completions. A […]

It’s Higher Stress In Sand And Ceramic Proppants

December 11, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondents Matthew Hill and Ken Lavin Interview Mark McGill, US Ceramics at the PBIOS Podcast Party sponsored by The Wireline Group at the Permian Basin International Oil Show in Odessa, Texas. The three talk about the difference between sand and ceramics in fracking and why […]

15 Orphan Wells Capped This Year, 250 Scheduled for 2022

December 9, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Curtis Shuck, CEO and Chairman, Well Done Foundation (WDF), gives an update on their mission to plug as many orphaned and abandoned wells possible.  Shuck shares some growing pains the non profit has gone through since 2019, and how those pains turned into positive growth. Shuck talks about the $1.2T […]

The Story Of The Famous Sherwood Forest And Oil And Gas

December 9, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life had the privileged to be invited on to the production studio and set of Sherwood Forest, a docufilm about a historic time in American Oil and Gas’s impact on global independence and empowerment. By the summer of 1942, the future of Great Britain and the outcome of […]

Micro Hold Technology Gains Traction Across Shale Play USA

December 7, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondent Sarah Phillips joins host Jason Spiess for an update from the Marcellus/Utica/Appalachian Basin and some innovations in the next generation of performance materials and chemical technologies. She explains how micro-hold technology is finding some traction in shale plays. Before that, Sarah shares her journey in oil […]

From Oilfield Worker To Energized Entrepreneur

December 7, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Jordan Sadler joins Jason Spiess to talk about the genesis of Drag Up Coffee.  Sadler, a former oilfield worker, shares his processing and experience of leaving the oilfield to become a CEO and business owner. The opportunities that exist in the new marketplace are discussed as well as how his […]

The Oilfield Is A Journey Of Positive Experiences

December 6, 2021 jasonspiess 0

The Crude Life Content News Correspondents Matthew Hill and Ken Lavin interview Adrienne Mains with Silver Fox Energy at SOER | OERB | Oklahoma Energy Resources Board | The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma Oil & Gas Expo At the time she was with The Austin-Montana Project and is often the […]

In West Texas There Are Jobs And Good Will

December 5, 2021 jasonspiess 0

Jason Spiess and co-host Ken Lavin interview Danielle Robertson, senior director, and Kaitlin Paonessa, marketing director, of the Good Will West Texas at the Permian Basin Hiring Events in Odessa, Texas. The interview circles around jobs in west Texas and how the recent oil activity has impacted the marketplace. Goodwill-West […]