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contentsfeatures12 CONTRACTOR PROFILE: WELDING IN THE WEST Oklahomas Key Welding sees big growth as it finds a niche in providing services to oilfield companies. -Ken Wysocky 38 OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 2015 PRODUCT PREVIEW: ITS ALL OFFSHORE The 2015 Offshore Technology Conference will showcase the most innovative products and services from all aspects of the offshore energy industry. - Craig Mandli 50 PRODUCT FOCUS: DEWATERING/SEPARATION EQUIPMENT, WATER AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT - Craig Mandli 56 CASE STUDIES: DEWATERING/SEPARATION EQUIPMENT, WATER AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT - Craig Mandli
COMING IN MAY 2015ISSUE FOCUS:
Compressors and Power Generation, Mobile Services
n Contractor Profile: Baker Hydro-Excavating (Mountain View, Wyo.)
n Safety First: Fall Protection Safety
departments8 EDITORS NOTEBOOK: PROJECTS ON THE HORIZON Pipeline projects have taken center stage as the oil and gas industry looks at ways to boost production. - Cory Dellenbach 10 @GOMCMAG.COM Clips and quotes from the best of our exclusive online content.
20 EYE ON THE INDUSTRY: OTC STILL A BIG DRAW New events keep Offshore Technology Conference fresh for attendees. - Cory Dellenbach
24 MARCELLUS & UTICA EXTRA: WORKING FOR THE INDUSTRY Ohio education program focuses on building, training incoming workforce. - Greg Bates
30 TECH PERSPECTIVE: PLAYING IN THE MUD Recycling systems cut back on waste products, save on transportation costs. - Cory Dellenbach
32 MONEY MACHINES: BACKCOUNTRY BEAST Ardco four-wheel-drive buggy boldly goes where other vehicles fear to tread. - Ken Wysocky
34 BAKKEN EXTRA: A NEW INITIATIVE IN THE OILFIELDS Williston Economic Developments new program connects regional businesses with Bakken oil and gas producers. - Cory Dellenbach
48 SAFETY FIRST: FOCUS ON FRACKING Hydraulic fracturing is focus of new OSHA safety alliance brochure. - Doug Day 58 INDUSTRY NEWS
60 PRODUCT NEWS Product Spotlight: Coker crane technology minimizes load sway, monitors equipment performance. - Ed Wodalski 66 CALENDAR
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on the coverKey Welding owner Bill Key and his wife, Leann, stand near one of the Ford service trucks outside their shop in Vici, Oklahoma. Bill founded the oilfield weld-ing company in 1989. Key Welding serves western Oklahoma, southern Kan-sas and the Texas Panhandle with 15 employees. (Photography by Mike Hoffman)
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contentsfeatures12 CONTRACTOR PROFILE: WELDING IN THE WEST Oklahomas Key Welding sees big growth as it finds a niche in providing services to oilfield companies. -Ken Wysocky 38 OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE 2015 PRODUCT PREVIEW: ITS ALL OFFSHORE The 2015 Offshore Technology Conference will showcase the most innovative products and services from all aspects of the offshore energy industry. - Craig Mandli 50 PRODUCT FOCUS: DEWATERING/SEPARATION EQUIPMENT, WATER AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT - Craig Mandli 56 CASE STUDIES: DEWATERING/SEPARATION EQUIPMENT, WATER AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT - Craig Mandli
COMING IN MAY 2015ISSUE FOCUS:
Compressors and Power Generation, Mobile Services
n Contractor Profile: Baker Hydro-Excavating (Mountain View, Wyo.)
n Safety First: Fall Protection Safety
departments8 EDITORS NOTEBOOK: PROJECTS ON THE HORIZON Pipeline projects have taken center stage as the oil and gas industry looks at ways to boost production. - Cory Dellenbach 10 @GOMCMAG.COM Clips and quotes from the best of our exclusive online content.
20 EYE ON THE INDUSTRY: OTC STILL A BIG DRAW New events keep Offshore Technology Conference fresh for attendees. - Cory Dellenbach
24 MARCELLUS & UTICA EXTRA: WORKING FOR THE INDUSTRY Ohio education program focuses on building, training incoming workforce. - Greg Bates
30 TECH PERSPECTIVE: PLAYING IN THE MUD Recycling systems cut back on waste products, save on transportation costs. - Cory Dellenbach
32 MONEY MACHINES: BACKCOUNTRY BEAST Ardco four-wheel-drive buggy boldly goes where other vehicles fear to tread. - Ken Wysocky
34 BAKKEN EXTRA: A NEW INITIATIVE IN THE OILFIELDS Williston Economic Developments new program connects regional businesses with Bakken oil and gas producers. - Cory Dellenbach
48 SAFETY FIRST: FOCUS ON FRACKING Hydraulic fracturing is focus of new OSHA safety alliance brochure. - Doug Day 58 INDUSTRY NEWS
60 PRODUCT NEWS Product Spotlight: Coker crane technology minimizes load sway, monitors equipment performance. - Ed Wodalski 66 CALENDAR
APRIL 2015
on the coverKey Welding owner Bill Key and his wife, Leann, stand near one of the Ford service trucks outside their shop in Vici, Oklahoma. Bill founded the oilfield weld-ing company in 1989. Key Welding serves western Oklahoma, southern Kan-sas and the Texas Panhandle with 15 employees. (Photography by Mike Hoffman)
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Advertiser Index APRIL 2015
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. ..........................65......
BJM Pumps ...................................................................................21......
Bright Technologies, div. of Sebright Products, Inc. ........................................26......
Bucks Fabricating .....................................................................59......
ClearSpan Fabric Structures ............................................69......
Comforts of Home Services, Inc. ...............................64......
Detroit ................................................................................................71......
Ditch Witch .......................................................................................9......
Dragon Products Ltd. ..............................................................7......
Eldred Environmental & Export Co. LTD ...............31......
Fairmont Supply ..........................................................................6......
Felling Trailers, Inc. ...................................................................22......
Flo Trend Systems ....................................................................68......
Found It Now ..............................................................................69......
Freightliner Trucks - A Div. of Daimler Trucks NA .....................................11, 55......
ManufacturingEst. 1957
FRUITLAND
Fruitland Manufacturing ...................................................19......
GapVax, Inc. .....................................................................................3......
Gorman-Rupp Company ....................................................2......
Great Lakes Equipment Sales, Inc. ............................69......
Harrison Truck Centers ........................................................29......
Hi-Vac Corporation .................................................................17......
JLG Industries, Inc. ..................................................................15......
Juniper Systems, Inc. ............................................................22......
Luft, LLC ....................................................................................36-37......
Master Pumps & Power .......................................................................8......
Moro USA, Inc. ..............................................................................5......
NLB Corp. .......................................................................................27......
Northeast Industrial Mfg....................................................35......
Pearpoint/SPX .............................................................................18......
Petrofield Industries ...............................................................59......
PolyJohn Enterprises, Inc. ................................................70......
PowerWash Industries .........................................................35......
Premier Oilfield Equipment ............................................67......
Pressure Lift Corporation ...................................................28......
Rhino Linings Corporation ..............................................23......
Screenco Systems LLC .........................................................28......
Southern Glove, Inc. .............................................................26......
Southwest Products ..............................................................21......
StoneAge, Inc. ............................................................................35......
Ultra Shore .....................................................................................64......
Vactor Manufacturing ..........................................................25......
Vacuum Sales, Inc. ...................................................................68......
Vanair Manufacturing, Inc. ..............................................49......
Vertiflo Pump Co., Inc. .........................................................69......
Water Cannon, Inc. ........................................................69, 72......
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Advertiser Index APRIL 2015
ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. ..........................65......
BJM Pumps ...................................................................................21......
Bright Technologies, div. of Sebright Products, Inc. ........................................26......
Bucks Fabricating .....................................................................59......
ClearSpan Fabric Structures ............................................69......
Comforts of Home Services, Inc. ...............................64......
Detroit ................................................................................................71......
Ditch Witch .......................................................................................9......
Dragon Products Ltd. ..............................................................7......
Eldred Environmental & Export Co. LTD ...............31......
Fairmont Supply ..........................................................................6......
Felling Trailers, Inc. ...................................................................22......
Flo Trend Systems ....................................................................68......
Found It Now ..............................................................................69......
Freightliner Trucks - A Div. of Daimler Trucks NA .....................................11, 55......
ManufacturingEst. 1957
FRUITLAND
Fruitland Manufacturing ...................................................19......
GapVax, Inc. .....................................................................................3......
Gorman-Rupp Company ....................................................2......
Great Lakes Equipment Sales, Inc. ............................69......
Harrison Truck Centers ........................................................29......
Hi-Vac Corporation .................................................................17......
JLG Industries, Inc. ..................................................................15......
Juniper Systems, Inc. ............................................................22......
Luft, LLC ....................................................................................36-37......
Master Pumps & Power .......................................................................8......
Moro USA, Inc. ..............................................................................5......
NLB Corp. .......................................................................................27......
Northeast Industrial Mfg....................................................35......
Pearpoint/SPX .............................................................................18......
Petrofield Industries ...............................................................59......
PolyJohn Enterprises, Inc. ................................................70......
PowerWash Industries .........................................................35......
Premier Oilfield Equipment ............................................67......
Pressure Lift Corporation ...................................................28......
Rhino Linings Corporation ..............................................23......
Screenco Systems LLC .........................................................28......
Southern Glove, Inc. .............................................................26......
Southwest Products ..............................................................21......
StoneAge, Inc. ............................................................................35......
Ultra Shore .....................................................................................64......
Vactor Manufacturing ..........................................................25......
Vacuum Sales, Inc. ...................................................................68......
Vanair Manufacturing, Inc. ..............................................49......
Vertiflo Pump Co., Inc. .........................................................69......
Water Cannon, Inc. ........................................................69, 72......
For Environmental & Support Service Professionals
Published monthly by:
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here are two things that always seem to come up as Im sifting through news stories regarding the
oil and gas industry. The first is fracking. The second is pipeline construction in North America.
Several pipeline projects are in limbo currently throughout the U.S., from the Bakken Shale to the Marcellus and Utica shales. The one that garners the most head-
lines on my news feed is, of course, the Keystone XL. As I write this in February, the Keystone XL bill is on its way to the Oval Office.
Once there, the bill is likely going to be vetoed by President Obama and then the whole process will have to start over again.
The other pipeline thats been hitting the news lately is the Enbridge pipeline
plan in Wisconsin. The com-pany plans to triple capacity between Superior, Wiscon-sin, and the Illinois state line. Enbridge Energy Co. plans to boost the volume of oil to 1.2 million barrels a day.
The increase would send more oil from Canada and North Dakota across Wis-consin than the proposed Keystone XL pipeline linking western Canada to the Gulf Coast. As of early February, Dane County (Wis.) was the final unit of government needed to approve the plans.
According to a story in the Milwaukee Journal Senti-nel, Dane County supervisors were raising concerns about the financial liability of a po-tential oil spill. To address those concerns, Enbridge has pledged $100 million of
a $700 million liability insurance policy for the county.
However, instead of accepting the of-fer, county board members opted to study the implications and will hire an expert to evaluate the liabilities of an oil spill and the type of insurance to best cover an ac-cident.
Around 2.5 million miles of pipeline crisscross the country carrying hazardous liquids and natural gas.
EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
This issue features some new tech-nology that will be displayed at the Off-shore Technology Conference in Houston in early May.
The Offshore Technology Conference brings thousands of attendees looking at the new technologies to Houston for the four-day show. While the show targets offshore operations, organizers say much of the technology shown works with on-shore markets as well.
HOW ABOUT YOUR COMPANY
Is your company looking at technol-ogy or equipment as summer approaches? Maybe a new hydroexcavator? A mud recy-cler? Or something else?
Email me at [email protected] and let me know. Id like to hear from you about the technology and equipment that are moving the industry forward.
Enjoy this months issue! GOMC
Cory Dellenbach
Editors Notebook
PROJECTS ON THE HORIZONPipeline projects have taken center stage as the oil and gas industry looks at ways to boost production
By Cory Dellenbach
T Around 2.5 million miles of pipeline crisscross the country carrying hazardous liquids and natural gas.
HOW ARE WE DOING? We strive to provide interesting and helpful stories for support service contractors in the gas, oil and mining industries. We welcome your comments, questions and column suggestions, and promise a prompt reply to all reader contacts. Call 800/257-7222 or email the GOMC editor at [email protected].
FREE INFO SEE ADVERTISER INDEX
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here are two things that always seem to come up as Im sifting through news stories regarding the
oil and gas industry. The first is fracking. The second is pipeline construction in North America.
Several pipeline projects are in limbo currently throughout the U.S., from the Bakken Shale to the Marcellus and Utica shales. The one that garners the most head-
lines on my news feed is, of course, the Keystone XL. As I write this in February, the Keystone XL bill is on its way to the Oval Office.
Once there, the bill is likely going to be vetoed by President Obama and then the whole process will have to start over again.
The other pipeline thats been hitting the news lately is the Enbridge pipeline
plan in Wisconsin. The com-pany plans to triple capacity between Superior, Wiscon-sin, and the Illinois state line. Enbridge Energy Co. plans to boost the volume of oil to 1.2 million barrels a day.
The increase would send more oil from Canada and North Dakota across Wis-consin than the proposed Keystone XL pipeline linking western Canada to the Gulf Coast. As of early February, Dane County (Wis.) was the final unit of government needed to approve the plans.
According to a story in the Milwaukee Journal Senti-nel, Dane County supervisors were raising concerns about the financial liability of a po-tential oil spill. To address those concerns, Enbridge has pledged $100 million of
a $700 million liability insurance policy for the county.
However, instead of accepting the of-fer, county board members opted to study the implications and will hire an expert to evaluate the liabilities of an oil spill and the type of insurance to best cover an ac-cident.
Around 2.5 million miles of pipeline crisscross the country carrying hazardous liquids and natural gas.
EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
This issue features some new tech-nology that will be displayed at the Off-shore Technology Conference in Houston in early May.
The Offshore Technology Conference brings thousands of attendees looking at the new technologies to Houston for the four-day show. While the show targets offshore operations, organizers say much of the technology shown works with on-shore markets as well.
HOW ABOUT YOUR COMPANY
Is your company looking at technol-ogy or equipment as summer approaches? Maybe a new hydroexcavator? A mud recy-cler? Or something else?
Email me at [email protected] and let me know. Id like to hear from you about the technology and equipment that are moving the industry forward.
Enjoy this months issue! GOMC
Cory Dellenbach
Editors Notebook
PROJECTS ON THE HORIZONPipeline projects have taken center stage as the oil and gas industry looks at ways to boost production
By Cory Dellenbach
T Around 2.5 million miles of pipeline crisscross the country carrying hazardous liquids and natural gas.
HOW ARE WE DOING? We strive to provide interesting and helpful stories for support service contractors in the gas, oil and mining industries. We welcome your comments, questions and column suggestions, and promise a prompt reply to all reader contacts. Call 800/257-7222 or email the GOMC editor at [email protected].
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THINK YOUR CITY WORKS HARD? FIND OUT IF IT MADE THE CUT AT HARDESTWORKINGCITIES.COM.
Competitive financing available through Daimler Truck Financial. For the Freightliner Trucks dealer nearest you, call 1-800-FTL-HELP. FTL/MC-A-1387. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright 2015 Daimler Trucks North America LLC. All rights reserved. Freightliner Trucks is a division of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler company.
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Faces of the OilfieldEarlier this year, we featured a Q&A with industry COO Kevin Karella. Check out the details of Kevins career in the oilfields, and send an email to [email protected] for your chance to be featured on the website. gomcmag.com/featured
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THINK YOUR CITY WORKS HARD? FIND OUT IF IT MADE THE CUT AT HARDESTWORKINGCITIES.COM.
Competitive financing available through Daimler Truck Financial. For the Freightliner Trucks dealer nearest you, call 1-800-FTL-HELP. FTL/MC-A-1387. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Copyright 2015 Daimler Trucks North America LLC. All rights reserved. Freightliner Trucks is a division of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler company.
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REGULATION RATIONALE
Bakken Crude Safety Concerns
Concerns over safety earlier this year brought about new crude conditioning standards in North
Dakota. The regulations went into effect on April 1. Learn more about the updates here, and check our website weekly for
other industry updates. gomcmag.com/featured
OVERHEARD ONLINE
Delegating responsibility is a way of teaching people new skills,
and eventually it can help reduce your workload.
- Dont Be Irreplaceablegomcmag.com/featured
EXTRA REACH
Video Exclusive
Integrated Chassis Solutions debuted the Sky-Vac at the WWETT Show this year. The highly versatile industrial vacuum truck features a boom-mounted vac hose that can reach up to 120 feet. Check out the video and learn more. gomcmag.com/featured
TELL YOUR STORY
Faces of the OilfieldEarlier this year, we featured a Q&A with industry COO Kevin Karella. Check out the details of Kevins career in the oilfields, and send an email to [email protected] for your chance to be featured on the website. gomcmag.com/featured
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Cover Story
ven though it happened more than 25 years ago, Bill Key still vividly remembers the first welding job his company, Key Welding Inc., performed in the oilfields of Oklahoma.
I cut open some doors on a control house and welded the conductor pipe onto a drilling rig, he
recalls. It took me about four hours, and I made $100.A lot has changed since that day in March 1989. Keys business,
based in Vici, Oklahoma, has expanded considerably. It now serves cus-tomers throughout western Oklahoma, southern Kansas and the Texas Panhandle. Owned by Key and his wife, Leann, the company also runs two branch offices in Hobbs and Carlsbad, New Mexico. In addition, Key Welding runs 10 welding trucks and employs 15 people. And two years ago, Key built a nearly 15,000-square-foot fabrication shop next to an existing smaller facility.
But through it all, one thing has not changed for Key: an unrelent-ing focus on customer service coupled with boundless confidence in his ability to succeed.
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Key Welding owner Bill Key and his wife Leann are in their office at their facility in Vici, Oklahoma. Bill founded the oilfield welding company in 1989 after working for his father-in-law at another welding company. Key Welding serves western Oklahoma, southern Kansas and the Texas Panhandle with 15 employees.
Oklahomas Key Welding sees big growth as it finds a niche in providing services to oilfield companies By Ken Wysocky | Photography by Mike Hoffman
THE WESTWELDING IN
KEY WELDING INC.OWNERS: Bill and Leann Key
LOCATION: Vici, Oklahoma
FOUNDED: 1989
EMPLOYEES: 15
SPECIALTIES: Oilfield welding
WEBSITE: www.keywelding.com
SERVICE AREA: Western Oklahoma, southern Kansas and the Texas Panhandle Key Welding employee Joe Horton cuts a portion
of an oilfield truck, with an oxy acetylene torch in the companys shop.
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Cover Story
ven though it happened more than 25 years ago, Bill Key still vividly remembers the first welding job his company, Key Welding Inc., performed in the oilfields of Oklahoma.
I cut open some doors on a control house and welded the conductor pipe onto a drilling rig, he
recalls. It took me about four hours, and I made $100.A lot has changed since that day in March 1989. Keys business,
based in Vici, Oklahoma, has expanded considerably. It now serves cus-tomers throughout western Oklahoma, southern Kansas and the Texas Panhandle. Owned by Key and his wife, Leann, the company also runs two branch offices in Hobbs and Carlsbad, New Mexico. In addition, Key Welding runs 10 welding trucks and employs 15 people. And two years ago, Key built a nearly 15,000-square-foot fabrication shop next to an existing smaller facility.
But through it all, one thing has not changed for Key: an unrelent-ing focus on customer service coupled with boundless confidence in his ability to succeed.
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Key Welding owner Bill Key and his wife Leann are in their office at their facility in Vici, Oklahoma. Bill founded the oilfield welding company in 1989 after working for his father-in-law at another welding company. Key Welding serves western Oklahoma, southern Kansas and the Texas Panhandle with 15 employees.
Oklahomas Key Welding sees big growth as it finds a niche in providing services to oilfield companies By Ken Wysocky | Photography by Mike Hoffman
THE WESTWELDING IN
KEY WELDING INC.OWNERS: Bill and Leann Key
LOCATION: Vici, Oklahoma
FOUNDED: 1989
EMPLOYEES: 15
SPECIALTIES: Oilfield welding
WEBSITE: www.keywelding.com
SERVICE AREA: Western Oklahoma, southern Kansas and the Texas Panhandle Key Welding employee Joe Horton cuts a portion
of an oilfield truck, with an oxy acetylene torch in the companys shop.
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You put out a good product, be on the job on time and put in 10 hours of work for 10 hours of pay, Key says. Thats pretty much how weve made it. We provide good, quality service and never take advantage of customers. We work for a lot of good companies, and if you take care of them, they take care of you. Its just that simple.
FORGING A FUTUREKey got introduced to welding as a high school student
in 1979, working part time at Everetts Welding, an out-fit owned and operated by his future father-in-law, Everett Hutchens. The shop was in Vici, which is located about 100 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
I really liked welding, he says. It really intrigued me I was fascinated by how you could put two pieces of metal together and make them stick.
After graduating from high school in 1982, Key earned some oilfield experience while working as a roughneck on drilling rigs for about a year. Then he went back to work for Hutchens. Displaying the business instincts that would serve him well in the years ahead, he told his father-in-law that the oilfields around Vici represented a prime market opportunity for new business.
I told him I wanted to work the drilling rigs, Key says. I told him, Youve got to believe in me. I said Id guarantee that if we bought a welding truck, wed pay it off in a year. And we did, he adds, noting the truck cost about $32,000 and he earned about $50,000 doing oilfield welding.
Roughly six years later, Key told Hutchens he wanted to strike out on his own and service just oilfield customers and build drilling rigs. He told me, Go for it, and Ive been chasing rigs ever since March 13, 1989, Key says.
Everett was my mentor a pretty good guy, someone I looked up to, he adds. We butted heads frequently. But in the end, he was still the man that helped guide me in the right direction. He gave me a lot of the knowledge I needed to run my own business.
STARTED OUT SMALL
Starting out with virtually nothing wasnt easy. His marketing strategy was as basic as can be: Head out to drilling rigs. Ask rig officials if there was any welding work to be done. Hand out business cards. Repeat. Day after day, week after week, month after month.
Basically, I just busted my butt, he says, summing it up. I had to hustle constantly. There was no time to relax. During one six-month-long stretch, I dont think I saw Vici in the daylight more than three or four times.
But diligently making the rounds paid off. After two years, Key felt con-fident enough and sufficiently sound financially to build a 7,000-square-foot shop. And after five years, he felt hed established himself in the industry.
But Key hit a critical turning point after about 10 years in business. Run down from the rigors of years of working 70- to 90-hour weeks, he caught
Solving problems 101: Experience is best teacher
You put out a good product, be on the job
on time and put in 10 hours of work for
10 hours of pay. Thats pretty much
how weve made it.
Bill Key
ABOVE: Dartanian Brown, an employee for Key Welding, loads the Betenbender press brake with a sheet of metal that the machine will bend.
BELOW: Key Welding employee Joe Horton measures a piece of oilfield equipment that the company will work on in the coming months.
pneumonia, recovered, then caught it again. I was killing myself trying to keep it all together, he says. So Leann and I talked, and we decided to grow the business by hiring some people.
I was physically and mentally worn out and couldnt do any more than what I was doing, he con-tinues. So it was time to either slow down or get bigger by hiring some employees.
A GROWING FLEET
The couple chose the latter option and never looked back. As the company expanded, so did its stable of trucks and equipment. Today, Key Welding owns 10 Ford welding trucks with special welding
Doing a great job and doing it on time and on budget are great ways to keep custom-ers satisfied. But to really seal the deal and form long-standing business relationships, theres nothing quite like taking a customer out of a major jam with a little creative ingenuity.
Bill Key, the owner of Key Welding Inc. in Vici, Oklahoma, can attest to that. About six years ago, one of Keys customers called and said a rotary bushing had fallen down a 30-inch-diameter conductor pipe at a drilling pad in Oklahoma. The bushing, which weighs about 500 pounds, came to rest 500 feet below ground. That halted production an expensive proposition for drilling companies.
Because Key has a good reputation for providing top-notch customer service, the cus-tomer asked if he could help solve the problem. Key came up with a deceptively simple solu-tion. He suggested cutting roughly 2-inch-wide, 16-inch-long fingers into the end of a 10-foot-long piece of 28-inch-diameter metal pipe. The result was a series of notches that left the end of the pipe looking similar to a crude kings crown, Key says.
Then we tapered in the fingers just a lit-tle bit, he explains. Then we used the drilling rig to lower the pipe into the conductor pipe. Once you tag up, or know youre on bottom, you apply a little bit of weight to the pipe and turn it at the same time, and it twisted those fin-gers around and collapsed them into a basket around the bushing.
The weight indicator on the drill told us we had it, Key says, referring to the bushing. It worked like a charm.
One of the head guys from the company, who had flown in on a helicopter, was ecstatic, he adds. He asked me how the hell I knew it would work, and I told him that it was just the experience I got from working 12- and 16-hour days most of my life.
Solving problems 101: Experience is best teacher
The pipe inventory outside of Key Welding in Vici, Oklahoma.
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You put out a good product, be on the job on time and put in 10 hours of work for 10 hours of pay, Key says. Thats pretty much how weve made it. We provide good, quality service and never take advantage of customers. We work for a lot of good companies, and if you take care of them, they take care of you. Its just that simple.
FORGING A FUTUREKey got introduced to welding as a high school student
in 1979, working part time at Everetts Welding, an out-fit owned and operated by his future father-in-law, Everett Hutchens. The shop was in Vici, which is located about 100 miles northwest of Oklahoma City.
I really liked welding, he says. It really intrigued me I was fascinated by how you could put two pieces of metal together and make them stick.
After graduating from high school in 1982, Key earned some oilfield experience while working as a roughneck on drilling rigs for about a year. Then he went back to work for Hutchens. Displaying the business instincts that would serve him well in the years ahead, he told his father-in-law that the oilfields around Vici represented a prime market opportunity for new business.
I told him I wanted to work the drilling rigs, Key says. I told him, Youve got to believe in me. I said Id guarantee that if we bought a welding truck, wed pay it off in a year. And we did, he adds, noting the truck cost about $32,000 and he earned about $50,000 doing oilfield welding.
Roughly six years later, Key told Hutchens he wanted to strike out on his own and service just oilfield customers and build drilling rigs. He told me, Go for it, and Ive been chasing rigs ever since March 13, 1989, Key says.
Everett was my mentor a pretty good guy, someone I looked up to, he adds. We butted heads frequently. But in the end, he was still the man that helped guide me in the right direction. He gave me a lot of the knowledge I needed to run my own business.
STARTED OUT SMALL
Starting out with virtually nothing wasnt easy. His marketing strategy was as basic as can be: Head out to drilling rigs. Ask rig officials if there was any welding work to be done. Hand out business cards. Repeat. Day after day, week after week, month after month.
Basically, I just busted my butt, he says, summing it up. I had to hustle constantly. There was no time to relax. During one six-month-long stretch, I dont think I saw Vici in the daylight more than three or four times.
But diligently making the rounds paid off. After two years, Key felt con-fident enough and sufficiently sound financially to build a 7,000-square-foot shop. And after five years, he felt hed established himself in the industry.
But Key hit a critical turning point after about 10 years in business. Run down from the rigors of years of working 70- to 90-hour weeks, he caught
Solving problems 101: Experience is best teacher
You put out a good product, be on the job
on time and put in 10 hours of work for
10 hours of pay. Thats pretty much
how weve made it.
Bill Key
ABOVE: Dartanian Brown, an employee for Key Welding, loads the Betenbender press brake with a sheet of metal that the machine will bend.
BELOW: Key Welding employee Joe Horton measures a piece of oilfield equipment that the company will work on in the coming months.
pneumonia, recovered, then caught it again. I was killing myself trying to keep it all together, he says. So Leann and I talked, and we decided to grow the business by hiring some people.
I was physically and mentally worn out and couldnt do any more than what I was doing, he con-tinues. So it was time to either slow down or get bigger by hiring some employees.
A GROWING FLEET
The couple chose the latter option and never looked back. As the company expanded, so did its stable of trucks and equipment. Today, Key Welding owns 10 Ford welding trucks with special welding
Doing a great job and doing it on time and on budget are great ways to keep custom-ers satisfied. But to really seal the deal and form long-standing business relationships, theres nothing quite like taking a customer out of a major jam with a little creative ingenuity.
Bill Key, the owner of Key Welding Inc. in Vici, Oklahoma, can attest to that. About six years ago, one of Keys customers called and said a rotary bushing had fallen down a 30-inch-diameter conductor pipe at a drilling pad in Oklahoma. The bushing, which weighs about 500 pounds, came to rest 500 feet below ground. That halted production an expensive proposition for drilling companies.
Because Key has a good reputation for providing top-notch customer service, the cus-tomer asked if he could help solve the problem. Key came up with a deceptively simple solu-tion. He suggested cutting roughly 2-inch-wide, 16-inch-long fingers into the end of a 10-foot-long piece of 28-inch-diameter metal pipe. The result was a series of notches that left the end of the pipe looking similar to a crude kings crown, Key says.
Then we tapered in the fingers just a lit-tle bit, he explains. Then we used the drilling rig to lower the pipe into the conductor pipe. Once you tag up, or know youre on bottom, you apply a little bit of weight to the pipe and turn it at the same time, and it twisted those fin-gers around and collapsed them into a basket around the bushing.
The weight indicator on the drill told us we had it, Key says, referring to the bushing. It worked like a charm.
One of the head guys from the company, who had flown in on a helicopter, was ecstatic, he adds. He asked me how the hell I knew it would work, and I told him that it was just the experience I got from working 12- and 16-hour days most of my life.
Solving problems 101: Experience is best teacher
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beds fabricated in-house. Each truck is equipped with welding units made by the Lincoln Electric Co.; theyre powered by four-cylinder diesel engines built by Perkins Engines Inc.
Key prefers cutting torches manufactured by Victor Technologies International Inc. Theyre durable tools a good quality product, he notes. Theyre the Cadillac of cutting torches. Shoot, Ive got some Victor torches that are 20 years old and still work great.
The companys newer, larger fabrication shop is the hub of the business. Its large enough that customers can drive trucks inside, where the companys employees rebuild truck beds, piping and other components. Pretty much anything that comes along, we can repair it, from frac tanks to oilfield equipment, such as mud tanks, substructures and derricks, Key notes.
The shop is well equipped with machines that boost productivity and efficiency, including:
One 5-ton-capacity overhead crane, made by Bridge Crane Specialists.One shear machine for cutting iron, made by Betenbender
Manufacturing Inc.One 250-ton press brake for bending metal, also made by Betenbender.Three forklifts, two made by Genie (a Terex Corp. brand) and one built
by Caterpillar Inc.
The Betenbender press brake is used to bend metal plates, which is faster than welding two plates together. The unit is capable of bending metal plates that are up to 3/8-inch thick and 12 feet long. Before the plates are bent, workers use the shear to cut them.
Its way faster than cutting them with an [acetylene] torch, Key notes. In fact, using both machines together cuts fabrication time by a third or in half, as opposed to welding parts together or cutting them with torches. The overhead crane also is important to our efficiency.
HARD WORK, LONG HOURS
Like most oil and gas workers, Key Welding employees put in long hours 50 to 60 a week minimum. The welders are certified by the state
LEFT: Key Welding employee Lloyd Kearns operates the companys Piranha Ironworker (MegaFab) as he inserts a small sheet of metal into it to bend it.
ABOVE: Key Welding employee Korey Mitchell cuts the end of a beam with an oxy acetylene torch at the shop in Vici, Oklahoma. The beam will be used on an oil pad site nearby.
(continued)
I really liked welding. It really intrigued me I was
fascinated by how you could put two pieces of metal
together and make them stick.
Bill Key
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beds fabricated in-house. Each truck is equipped with welding units made by the Lincoln Electric Co.; theyre powered by four-cylinder diesel engines built by Perkins Engines Inc.
Key prefers cutting torches manufactured by Victor Technologies International Inc. Theyre durable tools a good quality product, he notes. Theyre the Cadillac of cutting torches. Shoot, Ive got some Victor torches that are 20 years old and still work great.
The companys newer, larger fabrication shop is the hub of the business. Its large enough that customers can drive trucks inside, where the companys employees rebuild truck beds, piping and other components. Pretty much anything that comes along, we can repair it, from frac tanks to oilfield equipment, such as mud tanks, substructures and derricks, Key notes.
The shop is well equipped with machines that boost productivity and efficiency, including:
One 5-ton-capacity overhead crane, made by Bridge Crane Specialists.One shear machine for cutting iron, made by Betenbender
Manufacturing Inc.One 250-ton press brake for bending metal, also made by Betenbender.Three forklifts, two made by Genie (a Terex Corp. brand) and one built
by Caterpillar Inc.
The Betenbender press brake is used to bend metal plates, which is faster than welding two plates together. The unit is capable of bending metal plates that are up to 3/8-inch thick and 12 feet long. Before the plates are bent, workers use the shear to cut them.
Its way faster than cutting them with an [acetylene] torch, Key notes. In fact, using both machines together cuts fabrication time by a third or in half, as opposed to welding parts together or cutting them with torches. The overhead crane also is important to our efficiency.
HARD WORK, LONG HOURS
Like most oil and gas workers, Key Welding employees put in long hours 50 to 60 a week minimum. The welders are certified by the state
LEFT: Key Welding employee Lloyd Kearns operates the companys Piranha Ironworker (MegaFab) as he inserts a small sheet of metal into it to bend it.
ABOVE: Key Welding employee Korey Mitchell cuts the end of a beam with an oxy acetylene torch at the shop in Vici, Oklahoma. The beam will be used on an oil pad site nearby.
(continued)
I really liked welding. It really intrigued me I was
fascinated by how you could put two pieces of metal
together and make them stick.
Bill Key
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of Oklahoma, plus they receive extensive training in-house before theyre allowed to work on drilling rigs. And the training doesnt just cover the technical aspects of welding; it also centers on building a strong work ethic and organizational skills traits that impress customers on job sites and lead to repeat business, Key says.
What sets us apart is we train our people pretty heavily about six months before we send them out in the field, he explains. But we teach them not only how to weld, but how to work.
A lot of people know how to weld, but not how to work, he continues. You have to set the pace and guide them in the right direction. You have to know the next move before you finish the one youre on. You dont flip up your hood and then wonder what to do next.
Key concedes that younger workers think hes hard on them. But Ive had quite a few of them come back years later and tell me they were glad I didnt give up on them because I helped make them what they are today, he says. It helps to push them and guide them in the right direction, just like my father-in-law did for me.
Looking ahead, Key envisions a day when he hands off the business to his three sons: Zak, age 27; Nik, 23; and Dakota, 18. He also foresees more growth for the company, perhaps expanding farther out geographically if it makes sense. But if growth does occur, he says hed prefer slower, more modulated growth in order to maintain the companys high expectations for customer satisfaction.
Im pretty comfortable where were at, he notes. But theres always room for growth you never rule that out. But how much is enough growth? Thats the million-dollar question. GOMC
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of Oklahoma, plus they receive extensive training in-house before theyre allowed to work on drilling rigs. And the training doesnt just cover the technical aspects of welding; it also centers on building a strong work ethic and organizational skills traits that impress customers on job sites and lead to repeat business, Key says.
What sets us apart is we train our people pretty heavily about six months before we send them out in the field, he explains. But we teach them not only how to weld, but how to work.
A lot of people know how to weld, but not how to work, he continues. You have to set the pace and guide them in the right direction. You have to know the next move before you finish the one youre on. You dont flip up your hood and then wonder what to do next.
Key concedes that younger workers think hes hard on them. But Ive had quite a few of them come back years later and tell me they were glad I didnt give up on them because I helped make them what they are today, he says. It helps to push them and guide them in the right direction, just like my father-in-law did for me.
Looking ahead, Key envisions a day when he hands off the business to his three sons: Zak, age 27; Nik, 23; and Dakota, 18. He also foresees more growth for the company, perhaps expanding farther out geographically if it makes sense. But if growth does occur, he says hed prefer slower, more modulated growth in order to maintain the companys high expectations for customer satisfaction.
Im pretty comfortable where were at, he notes. But theres always room for growth you never rule that out. But how much is enough growth? Thats the million-dollar question. GOMC
more infoBetenbender Manufacturing, Inc.319/435-2378www.betenbender.com Lincoln Electric Co.216/481-8100www.lincolnelectric.com MegaFab800/338-5471www.megafab.com Perkins Engines Inc.888/737-5364www.perkins.com Victor Technologies636/728-3000www.victortechnologies.com
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gathering early next month for the Offshore Technology Conference.
The conference, held May 4-7 at NRG Park in Houston, is an annual event geared toward the development of offshore resources.
The Offshore Technology Conference was founded by engineering and scientific organizations as a response to the growing need for technology of the exploration and development of oil and gas reserves offshore, says OTC Board Chairman Ed Stokes.
The first conference was held in 1969 and has been held annually in Houston
since. The conference has grown in size over the years. Attendance at OTC 2014 reached 108,300 the largest to date and had delegates from 130 countries. The sold-out exhibition was also the largest in show history at 680,025 square feet, and 44 percent of exhibitors were international companies.
THIS YEARS SHOW
Show organizers say response to OTC 2015 is still positive and strong despite the dropping crude oil prices. For its technical program, OTC received 1,313 paper proposals this year the highest number in the events history.
This response will ensure a high-quality technical program, covering the latest in technology innovations and applications, as well as practices and processes, Stokes says.
New to OTC this year is an event called d5, which will be held the day after OTCs traditional technical program and exhibition, on May 8, at the University of Houston.
Motivational speakers and group discussions will spur creativity to help identify the next big step for the energy industry, in the way of technology game-changers and leadership practices, Stokes says. Designed to bring together the most creative professionals from inside and outside the offshore energy industry, d5 will create an environment where innovation and inspiration can occur so the biggest challenges confronting the industry today as well as challenges tomorrow can be addressed.
Stokes says there will be approximately 2,500 exhibiting companies participating this year.
NOT JUST FOR OFFSHORE
Because of the large size of the exhibition, there are many companies that
Eye on the Industry
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OTC helps attendees understand the relationships between different ideas and approaches so they can bring this expanded knowledge back to their office.Ed Stokes
OTC STILL A BIG DRAWNew events keep Offshore Technology Conference fresh for attendees
By Cory Dellenbach
Visitors to the annual Offshore Technology Confer-ence in Houston walk through the exhibits. More than 65,000 people and 2,000 exhibitors represent-ing more than 113 countries attended the four-day conference last year. (Contributed photo from Off-shore Technology Conference)
EVENT: Offshore Technology ConferenceWHEN: May 4-7WHERE: NRG Park, HoustonWEBSITE: 2015.otcnet.org
participate in both onshore and offshore exploration and production.OTC officials say that while the technical program focuses on offshore
technologies, some onshore technologies have been identified as having potential use offshore.
OTC helps attendees understand the relationships between different ideas and approaches so they can bring this expanded knowledge back to their office, says Stokes. OTC gives attendees access to leading-edge technical information, the industrys largest equipment exhibition, and valuable new professional contacts from around the world.
CHANGES THROUGH THE YEARS
While shifting business, political and economic programs have altered the complexion of the Offshore Technology Conference over its 46-year history, it hasnt changed its status as one of the must-attend technical conferences for engineers working in the offshore energy industry.
OTC continues to focus on meeting the needs of the offshore community, which has meant expanding its technical and global reach, Stokes says. The Arctic Technology Conference, OTC Brasil, OTC Asia and the new d5 event are all examples of its commitment to addressing long-term challenges and opportunities for our community. GOMC
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housands of engineers, executives, operators, scientists and other oil industry professionals will be
gathering early next month for the Offshore Technology Conference.
The conference, held May 4-7 at NRG Park in Houston, is an annual event geared toward the development of offshore resources.
The Offshore Technology Conference was founded by engineering and scientific organizations as a response to the growing need for technology of the exploration and development of oil and gas reserves offshore, says OTC Board Chairman Ed Stokes.
The first conference was held in 1969 and has been held annually in Houston
since. The conference has grown in size over the years. Attendance at OTC 2014 reached 108,300 the largest to date and had delegates from 130 countries. The sold-out exhibition was also the largest in show history at 680,025 square feet, and 44 percent of exhibitors were international companies.
THIS YEARS SHOW
Show organizers say response to OTC 2015 is still positive and strong despite the dropping crude oil prices. For its technical program, OTC received 1,313 paper proposals this year the highest number in the events history.
This response will ensure a high-quality technical program, covering the latest in technology innovations and applications, as well as practices and processes, Stokes says.
New to OTC this year is an event called d5, which will be held the day after OTCs traditional technical program and exhibition, on May 8, at the University of Houston.
Motivational speakers and group discussions will spur creativity to help identify the next big step for the energy industry, in the way of technology game-changers and leadership practices, Stokes says. Designed to bring together the most creative professionals from inside and outside the offshore energy industry, d5 will create an environment where innovation and inspiration can occur so the biggest challenges confronting the industry today as well as challenges tomorrow can be addressed.
Stokes says there will be approximately 2,500 exhibiting companies participating this year.
NOT JUST FOR OFFSHORE
Because of the large size of the exhibition, there are many companies that
Eye on the Industry
T
OTC helps attendees understand the relationships between different ideas and approaches so they can bring this expanded knowledge back to their office.Ed Stokes
OTC STILL A BIG DRAWNew events keep Offshore Technology Conference fresh for attendees
By Cory Dellenbach
Visitors to the annual Offshore Technology Confer-ence in Houston walk through the exhibits. More than 65,000 people and 2,000 exhibitors represent-ing more than 113 countries attended the four-day conference last year. (Contributed photo from Off-shore Technology Conference)
EVENT: Offshore Technology ConferenceWHEN: May 4-7WHERE: NRG Park, HoustonWEBSITE: 2015.otcnet.org
participate in both onshore and offshore exploration and production.OTC officials say that while the technical program focuses on offshore
technologies, some onshore technologies have been identified as having potential use offshore.
OTC helps attendees understand the relationships between different ideas and approaches so they can bring this expanded knowledge back to their office, says Stokes. OTC gives attendees access to leading-edge technical information, the industrys largest equipment exhibition, and valuable new professional contacts from around the world.
CHANGES THROUGH THE YEARS
While shifting business, political and economic programs have altered the complexion of the Offshore Technology Conference over its 46-year history, it hasnt changed its status as one of the must-attend technical conferences for engineers working in the offshore energy industry.
OTC continues to focus on meeting the needs of the offshore community, which has meant expanding its technical and global reach, Stokes says. The Arctic Technology Conference, OTC Brasil, OTC Asia and the new d5 event are all examples of its commitment to addressing long-term challenges and opportunities for our community. GOMC
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imes have changed quite a bit since the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) was
founded 17 years ago.However, one thing that has stayed
constant is the need for an education and public outreach program in the Marcellus and Utica shales. OOGEEP which was awarded the Chairmans Stewardship Award for energy education in 2014 by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission is doing all it can as a leading educator.
OOGEEPs primary focus as an orga-nization is on careers and workforce devel-opment, teacher workshops, scholarships, science fairs, firefighter training (worked with over 1,000 emergency responders), in-dustry training, research, landowners and
guest speaker programs (over 300 presen-tations the last two years).
OOGEEP Executive Director Rhonda Reda, who has been involved in the oil and gas business for 28 years, is one of the organizations founders. From the programs beginning, there was a real concerted effort for energy education.
At that time, one of the concerns as an industry we had was the lack of energy education curriculum that was being taught in the classroom, Reda says. Immediately after our founding, we organized teachers from around the state to help us develop specific science curriculum that meets state and national science standards. Im an industry person and so are many others, and we had to reach out to the education community to make sure that what we were teaching definitely met science standards.
Today, you hear the term STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Math] a lot and STEM education and thats really what this has evolved into.
Another area OOGEEP was concerned with, and still is, that has a direct correlation to the lack of curriculum, is the one- to two-generation gap in people pursuing careers in the energy field.
Today, the average age of workers in the gas and oil industry is 55. Reda says there is a push in the industry to close the gap since so many are hitting retirement age.
So what we were seeing is we didnt have any young people coming into the energy-related field, Reda says. Were now starting to see more young kids pursuing careers. It starts in the classroom, it really does.
PUSH FOR EXPANDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
One area OOGEEP has focused on and dedicated its resources to in the last few years is workforce development.
OOGEEP learned that only 21 percent of high school graduates go on to earn four-
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WORKING FOR THE INDUSTRYOhio education program focuses on building, training incoming workforce
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The top five positions needed in our industry are in the trades. Its the welder, it is the machinist, it is the diesel mechanic, it is the CDL truck driver and it is what we call a well tender or well pumper.Rhonda Reda
Diane Smith, left, and Jen Most perform an experiment during a 2014 teacher workshop hosted by the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program. OOGEEP works with educators throughout Ohio in developing curriculum pertaining to the oil and gas industry.(Photo contributed by OOGEEP)
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imes have changed quite a bit since the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) was
founded 17 years ago.However, one thing that has stayed
constant is the need for an education and public outreach program in the Marcellus and Utica shales. OOGEEP which was awarded the Chairmans Stewardship Award for energy education in 2014 by the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission is doing all it can as a leading educator.
OOGEEPs primary focus as an orga-nization is on careers and workforce devel-opment, teacher workshops, scholarships, science fairs, firefighter training (worked with over 1,000 emergency responders), in-dustry training, research, landowners and
guest speaker programs (over 300 presen-tations the last two years).
OOGEEP Executive Director Rhonda Reda, who has been involved in the oil and gas business for 28 years, is one of the organizations founders. From the programs beginning, there was a real concerted effort for energy education.
At that time, one of the concerns as an industry we had was the lack of energy education curriculum that was being taught in the classroom, Reda says. Immediately after our founding, we organized teachers from around the state to help us develop specific science curriculum that meets state and national science standards. Im an industry person and so are many others, and we had to reach out to the education community to make sure that what we were teaching definitely met science standards.
Today, you hear the term STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Math] a lot and STEM education and thats really what this has evolved into.
Another area OOGEEP was concerned with, and still is, that has a direct correlation to the lack of curriculum, is the one- to two-generation gap in people pursuing careers in the energy field.
Today, the average age of workers in the gas and oil industry is 55. Reda says there is a push in the industry to close the gap since so many are hitting retirement age.
So what we were seeing is we didnt have any young people coming into the energy-related field, Reda says. Were now starting to see more young kids pursuing careers. It starts in the classroom, it really does.
PUSH FOR EXPANDING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
One area OOGEEP has focused on and dedicated its resources to in the last few years is workforce development.
OOGEEP learned that only 21 percent of high school graduates go on to earn four-
Marcellus & Utica Extra
WORKING FOR THE INDUSTRYOhio education program focuses on building, training incoming workforce
By Greg Bates
T
The top five positions needed in our industry are in the trades. Its the welder, it is the machinist, it is the diesel mechanic, it is the CDL truck driver and it is what we call a well tender or well pumper.Rhonda Reda
Diane Smith, left, and Jen Most perform an experiment during a 2014 teacher workshop hosted by the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program. OOGEEP works with educators throughout Ohio in developing curriculum pertaining to the oil and gas industry.(Photo contributed by OOGEEP)
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year college degrees. The organization wants to assist the other 79 percent with job placement.
What weve been saying is, You must learn a skill. You must learn a trade, Reda says. The top five positions needed in our industry are in the trades. Its the welder, it is the machinist, it is the diesel mechanic, it is the CDL truck driver and it is what we call a well tender or well pumper. And those are non-degree programs.
Jobs are out there. Students just need to be aware of their options. In Ohio alone, Reda says there is a need for 2,000 trained welders.
In the three years since I came on board with OOGEEP, it really has exploded in the sense of working with a lot of the schools, OOGEEP Safety and Workforce Director Charlie Dixon says. Welders, for instance, theres such a need for welders throughout this industry and other industries that schools are starting to engage and add to their labs.
Back when OOGEEP was first getting started, high school students may not have considered their career options until they were seniors. Now, some states mandate that students have career counseling as early as middle school.
The organization is really starting to engage career and guidance counselors at schools so that they have a greater understanding of whats available for career paths, Dixon says.
Theres just so much opportunity within our industry that, how do we engage these students? says Dixon. I think thats one of the things that we do well here at OOGEEP with the development of our Careers in Ohio Series. Weve been able to create some material that will attract the eyes of students and the other potential employees for the industry.
The Careers in Ohio Series is a booklet listing 75 positions in the gas and oil industry ranging anywhere from an attorney, which requires a law degree, to a derrickhand, where a person only needs a high school diploma/GED.
That has really been a hit with career counselors to date, Dixon says. They just love being able to go in [the booklet] and see the job description, see what the typical education requirements are and then show students where they can go and get education.
OOGEEP also just entered into partnership with the American Petroleum Institute and will be launching a Career of the Month series starting this year. It will be a two-year campaign that will promote the top careers needed in the industry.
With its in-school education programs which are free for the schools and teachers OOGEEP has been able to reach over 2,600 teachers and 100,000 students in Ohio. It doesnt want to stop there.
We have to continue to outreach to all of the K-12 schools, Reda says. Weve now outreached to schools in all 88 counties. Whats our goal? In the next five years, we would love to see that double. GOMC
I think thats one of the things that we do well here at OOGEEP with the development of our Careers in Ohio Series. Weve been able to create some material that will attract the eyes of students and the other potential employees for the industry.Charlie Dixon
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For drill pipe cleaning, water jet systems beat your usual method
You can get drill pipe back into service sooner and keep it working longer when you clean it with NLB high-pressure water jets.
Our water jets (up to 40,000 psi) remove scale and hardened mud more thoroughly than rattle-and-brush systems, making it easier to pass inspections. Water jets also flush out debris and drilling fluids without a separate rinse operation. That means fewer plugged drill heads, less corrosion, and more work done between cleanings.
For drill pipe that easily passes inspections and goes longer between cleanings, you cant beat water jets. To learn more about NLB cleaning systems, or ask about converting your existing system, call 1-800-441-5059 today.
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WATER FOR DRILLING OPERATIONS CAN BE TOUGH TO COME BY, AND DISPOSAL costs for mud used in drilling can be expensive for companies to haul away.
For oil and gas drilling companies trying to control their costs on job sites, reducing the costs of trucking in water and hauling away thousands of pounds of waste have a big impact in the long run.
Mud recyclers are one way to reduce waste and cut expenses, and they can be used with drilling operations of all sizes. These machines pull in dirty mud slurry used in directional drilling and separate the solids from the liquids in order for the liquids to be used several times over.
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Finding the mud recycling system that works best for your company can be tricky, but there are certain things you can look for to make your decision easier, according to Mud Technology International.
Factors that contractors should consider when looking for a mud recycling system include:
Type of drill being usedDrill rateType of solidsLength of the boreGpm of the pumpTank volume you will needNumber of conesScreen sizeContractors should be concerned about the environment as well when
selecting a mud recycling system. The right unit will protect the environment and leave the job site as clean as possible.
The oil and gas industry is very stringent on keeping clean job sites,
says Seth Mattheson, senior product manager for Ditch Witch. Theyre really concerned about having it kept clean.
Typically with a mud recycling system, the amount of waste hauled off a work site is considerably lower. Mattheson recalls a customer in Chicago who was pumping 20,000 to 40,000 gallons of fluid a day and only had to haul off 1,000 gallons thanks to the recycling system that was used.
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There are several mud recyclers on the market from Mud Technology, KEMTRON Technologies and several others. Most of the systems are too large to move without the use of semis, but there are several on the market that are mobile and can be moved with pickup trucks.
Without these systems, youre going to take that mud from the drilling process, haul it off to your disposal area which may be 5 to 100 miles down the road, says Mattheson.
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