Volume 33,
Number 10
Gusher
RED RIVER DESK AND DERRICK CLUB
October, 2014
The
OCTOBER PROGRAM
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
President’s Letter
2
Pictures
7
Pipeline Page
9
Calendar
11
Remember the Date
12
Recipe
13
Region III
15
ADDC
17
Committees
24
Officers / Advisers
25
SPECIAL POINTS OF
INTEREST:
 Program Review
 Leadership Quotes
 Iron Roughnecks
 In the News
Ragan Dickens
with LOGA
“A Day Without Oil”
October Membership Meeting
DATE:
October 28, 2014
TIME:
5:30 PM
LOCATION:The Petroleum Club, 15th Floor
Mid-South Tower
416 Travis Street, Shreveport
PARKING: Chase Bank Parking Garage on Travis Street.
COST:
$16.50
Red RiveR PResident’s LetteR
I
Bonnie B. Fish
2014 President
Hope
You
MacFarlane Co.— USA, LLC
116 North Washington
El Dorado, AR 71730
(870) 866-7684 C
[email protected]
[email protected]
Dear Members,
Red River
Desk and Derrick Club
Board of Directors—2014
President
Bonnie Fish
MacFarlane Company USA, LLC
1st Vice President
Linda Edwards
Hargrove, Smelley, Stricklnad &
Langley
2nd Vice President
KayWarziniack
Petro-Chem Operating Co., Inc.
Secretary
Margie Steed
Grigsby Petroleum
Treasurer
Patti Hartley
Donner Properties
Immediate Past President
Jan Soderstrom
Will Drill Resources, Inc
Director
Xingwen Chen
ABCD GIS Mapping
Director
Sheryl Cole
As I write this letter, I am in Lafayette, Louisiana, attending the 63rd Annual International Association of Desk & Derrick Clubs’ Convention. Of the 2,243 Association Members, 368 are in attendance this week as well as a number of
guests. Those of you who were unable to attend are missing a fantastic event and an exceptional opportunity to
learn more about our Industry and our Association!
The Lafayette Club has worked many hours ensuring that this meeting is a tremendous success, and their work has
paid off exceedingly well. Seminars and field trips have been well attended, and all were very informative.
Friday morning’s Keynote Address, presented by Ben Broussard of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association was excellent. Mr. Broussard is a very accomplished speaker and extremely knowledgeable of the Industry and its operations
in the state of Louisiana as well as other states in the US.
At this time, the opening business session has concluded, and we look forward to tomorrow’s session as well as the
Member Recognition Luncheon at which time the AIMEE Award Winners will be announced. Our own Deb
McCuller and the Gusher are in the running for this award. Hopefully, they will be winners, but whether or not Deb
brings home an AIMEE, we KNOW ours is the best bulletin in the Association – and we have Deb to thank! Her
hard work has produced an organized, professional bulletin of which she and our members can truly be proud.
Our Tuesday night membership meeting was a wonderful success. Dr. Vera Verdree of Baker Hughes, presented a
very informative overview of the operations of her company – and she’s interested in joining us as a member!
Also visiting with us Tuesday night was Margie Steed’s son, Jonathan Hakun who has also expressed an interest in
joining our group. We look forward to seeing more of him in the months to come.
I want to welcome our newest member, Kay Bruhnke who is employed by Premier Land Services LLC. Kay’s addition to our group brings our current membership to 48.
The Nominating Committee has been working hard to provide an excellent slate of officers for our 2015 Board of
Directors. At this time, nominees for all offices have been secured, and they will be presented to the membership
during the October meeting. Elections will take place at the November meeting with installation of officers to be
held during the December meeting. Please make every effort to attend these three meetings and join us in meeting,
electing, installing, encouraging, and assisting our new Board in any and every way possible.
Brammer Engineering, Inc
Director
Anna Rachal
Donner Properties
Director
Bobbie Trust
Vector Investments
As I’m sure you all remember, we will also be recognizing our Essay Contest winners and their teachers at the October meeting. Their topic this year is “My Day Without Oil”, and this will also be the topic of our speaker’s presentation. We are fortunate to have as our speaker Mr. Ragan Dickens of LOGA. Mr. Dickens spoke to our group a
couple of months ago. His presentation, at that time, was excellent, and his October presentation is sure to be outstanding as well.
Next month, I’ll report more of the details of the Association’s Convention. Until then, whatever life presents to
you – I hope it is good and wonderful – and “I hope you dance”!
Parliamentarian
Dorothy P. Semon
Office of K. N. Bancroft &
Est of J. Pat Beaird
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Bonnie
October 2014
“Servicing Customer and Community”
Dr. Vera Verdree
Baker Hughes
When it comes to servicing the oilfield, Baker Hughes does it all. Baker Hughes transitioned (2009) from
operating separate service companies into one entity Baker Hughes Incorporated. Baker Hughes' workforce
numbers 59,000 covering eighty countries and provides 1,600 products and services in today's global market.
Baker Hughes is continuing their legacy by concentrating on technology innovation in all phases of the industry through work being done at their eleven research and technology centers. The future for Baker Hughes
is to create greater value for their clients by finding the best procedures in drilling, completions and beyond.
"Baker Hughes was formed in 1987 with the merger of Baker International and Hughes Tool Company, both
founded over 100 years ago when R. C. Baker and Howard Hughes, Sr. conceived ground-breaking inventions that revolutionized the fledging petroleum era."
In 1895, at age 22, R. C. Baker decided farming wasn't for him, that his future was mining for gold in Alaska.
He earned the $24 needed to purchase a ticket. But, before he could leave for Alaska everything he owned
was stolen. He decided to try his luck in the Los Angeles County City Oil Field as an oil hauler. Later, he
became a contract driller and began to improve the drilling equipment. He invented the casing shoe and received over 150 patents on inventions which improve drilling equipment.
In 1899, Howard Hughes, Sr. began working in his father's law firm. Deciding the law wasn't the career path
for a man of his talents, he embarked on finding his "fortune under the surface of the earth". His invention of
the two-cone rotary drill bit, nicknamed the "rock eater", increased drilling speed ten times that of current
bits in hard rock. Its development revolutionized oil well drilling.
Asked what her most memorable oil field experience has been, Dr. Verdree replied that being at a frac job
was amazing. Just seeing all the equipment needed and the people was unbelievable.
Baker Hughes participates in community projects, such as the Sally Ride Festival for 8th graders. They even
painted drilling bits "pink" in support of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness event.
Currently, Baker Hughes is actively recruiting members of the military and have a strong program for recruit
females.
Phyllis Powell
Petro-Chem Operating Co., Inc.
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LEADERSHIP
“QUOTES OF THE WEEK”
“You’re not stuck with who you are or where you are. You can grow.
You can change. You can be more than you are.”
Zig Ziglar
Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their
personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can
accomplish.
Sam Walton
Leadership is doing what’s right when no one is watching.
George Van Valkenburg
Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it and it will
go nowhere at all.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your
best customers.
Stephen R. Covey
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RED RIVER DESK AND DERRICK CLUB MEMBERSHIP MEETING
September 23, 2014
The September Membership Meeting of the Red River Desk and Derrick Club was held on Tuesday, September 23,
2014 at the Petroleum Club, 416 Travis Street, Shreveport, Louisiana. President Bonnie Fish called the meeting to order at 6:45 PM.
Parliamentarian: Dorothy Semon (absent).
A quorum was present.
Secretary: Margie Steed
Minutes from August Membership Meeting were approved as presented.
Treasurer: Patti Hartley
Monthly Treasurer’s report was approved and filed for audit.
First Vice President: Linda Edwards
October Program:
Speaker: Mr. Ragan Dickens, LOGA
Topic: A Day Without Oil
Invocation/Pledge: Becky Hutchins
Introduction: Linda Edwards
Write up: Patti Hartley and Anna Rachel
Second Vice President: Kay Warziniack
Motion was made by Linda Edwards to accept the Membership Application for Kay Bruhnke, Laverne Broussard seconded motion. All approved.
Membership: 48
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
BULLETIN: Deb McCuller
Bulletin deadline is Friday, September 26, 2014
RESERVATIONS: Kay Warziniack (Phyllis Powell)
In attendance were 18 members, 3 guests and 3 advisers
COMMUNITY PROJECTS: Arlys Milan
Box Tops for Education is still active.
NEW BUSINESS
There will be a Board Meeting Thursday, October 17, 2014, in the meeting room at Brammer Engineering at 12:00 PM.
Membership Meeting will be Tuesday, October 17, 2014, on the 15th fl of the Petroleum Club, at 5:30 p.m.
There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned by Bonnie Fish at 6:45 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Margie Steed
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Margie Steed, Secretary
How do Iron Roughnecks Work?
An integral part of the drilling process, iron roughnecks connect and disconnect drill
pipe. Whether pipe is being fed into the wellbore or it is being taken out, the iron
roughneck uses a rotary table and torque wrench(es) to make up or break down pipe.
What was once an extremely dangerous process on the rig floor has now become almost completely automated in most drilling situations. Iron roughnecks of today are
fed pipe mechanically, and drillers are relatively removed from the process, many
times remotely handling drilling operations from an automated drillers cabin, increasing safety and efficiency on the rig.
Despite drill pipe automation, men and women who work on the rig (usually beginners) are still coined "roughnecks," named after the process of linking drill pipe together.
Iron roughnecks clamp the bottom pipe, providing torque, while a spinning or rotary
wrench turns the top pipe. Thirty-foot sections of drill pipe have one female end (or
tool joint) with inside threads, or a "box," and one male tool joint with outside threads,
or a "pin." Pipe is strung together by twisting the box and pin pieces together.
When a drill bit needs replacement or the well has been completed, pipe is simply
turned the other way to break it down.
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September, 2014 Membership Meeting
Photography by Sheryl Cole
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Energy Programs Essential to OiI
and Gas Future
As the oil and gas industry touches nearly every corner of this great country, a few key components
will keep it strong for the future. Obviously, expanding our technology base is crucial to developing
these deep, highly pressurized plays. Keeping a close tab on regulations will continue to be important
so that future economic development is not squashed out due to unnecessary laws on the books.
However, the industry recognizes the education of our future workforce as the lead contributor to
ensuring a robust oil and gas industry. Historically speaking, Louisiana has not had the best track record in the education department. Our state typically ranks in the bottom two or three in the country each year. However, over the last decade, our community and technical colleges, along with our
four-year degree universities have stepped up their requirements as well as their offerings for those
students who desire a career in the oil and gas industry. Specifically, a few good examples are the
energy programs offered at Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC), Fletcher Technical Community College (FTCC) and Nicholls State University (NSU) to name but a few. BPCC offers programs
such as oil and gas production technology, instrumentation and mechatronics. FTCC offers programs
such as integrated production technology (IPT) and a Medic First Aid certification, which is necessary
for onshore and offshore exploration and production. Conveniently, NSU as well as LSU offer complete four-year degrees in petroleum engineering and geology studies. Certain programs offered at
the community and technical level have agreements with the four-year institutions that allow for the
continuation of those specific areas of study. Why is a quality education so important to the oil and
gas industry? For starters, these educational institutions now offer certifications that the oil and gas
industry requires for certain job roles. In previous years, the industry would make a hire, then have
to send the worker back to get certified in different areas of the industry. Two negatives to this former process exist: 1. The industry has to spend additional dollars before that new employee ever
steps foot into the role. 2. The job goes unfilled until a trained and certified worker becomes available. As mentioned in the beginning, technology is quickly advancing with each passing day. This does
not necessarily mean that fewer humans are required to do the job. In reality, it means that more
training is necessary to understand and execute the new technology. The chain reaction then occurs.
A trained and skilled workforce then develops new technologies that allow the oil and gas industry
to thrive. In addition to training and certifying at the collegiate level, the State of Louisiana has now
created a new k-12 program called Jump Start. This program allows students to graduate high school
with a traditional diploma or with a technical diploma. If the student so chooses the technical route,
he or she arrives at the community or technical college with necessary credits before the first day of
college ever begins. Whether a future worker desires to become an engineer or instrumentation
tech, the necessary courses and programs are now available. A trained and skilled workforce is the
essential element to an energy secure nation.
- See more at: http://loga.la/energy-programs-essential-to-oil-and-gas-future/#sthash.GvSYKdtI.dpuf
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I heard it through the Pipeline…
To Dorothy Semon for being recognized at ADDC
Convention for her outstanding contributions
and hard work for the Association of Desk and
Derrick Clubs.
Congratulations to our Club for winning 1st Place in the AIMEE
awards for large bulletin
Betty Ross has been under the weather
for a while but is feeling better now.
.
Please continue to keep our soldiers and country in your
thoughts and prayers
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Margie Steed
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Michael Carr
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Gusher Deadline
Membership
Meeting
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Remember the Date
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October 9: Red River Invitational, Olde Oaks Golf Course
November 13: Chili Cook-Off
LAGNIAPPE
Being a successful person is not
necessarily defined by what you have
achieved, but by what you have
overcome…
Fannie Flagg
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Easy Pumpkin Muffins
Ingredients
1 Box of Spice Cake Mix
1-1/2 cups canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie)
1 cup of water
Optional (1-2 egg whites). This makes the muffins lighter & fluffier
Directions
Mix all ingredients and pour into muffin tins (no liners)
Spray with cooking spray.
Bake for about 25-30 minutes (test for doneness)
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RED RIVER DESK AND DERRICK CLUB
STANDING RESERVATIONS
Advisers and their wives are welcome—Dutch Treat
WHEN: Fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 PM
WHERE: 15th Floor, Petroleum Club, Mid-South Towers, 416 Travis Street
COST: $16.50 (Checks payable to the Red River Desk and Derrick Club)
Reservations and cancellations MUST be made by 12 noon on the Monday
prior to the meeting on Tuesday.
Call for Reservations and Cancellations
Kay Warziniack
Petro-Chem Operating Co, Inc.
[email protected] (preferred)
318-221-1225
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Unpaid reservations must be submitted to Patti Hartley, Club Treasurer, within ten (10) days after the meeting. MEMBERS are responsible for any unpaid reservations of their guests. Members with standing
reservations who are unable to attend a meeting and do not cancel their reservations will have to pay for their dinner reservations.
Complete the section below and mail to the Reservation Chairman at
Red River Desk and Derrick Club, P. O. Box 1863, Shreveport, LA 71166-1863.
Please record a Standing Dinner Reservation in my name for the 2014 Club
Year (January—December). I understand the Cancellation Procedure and that
my Standing Reservation does not apply for the May and December meetings.
_________________________________________________________________________________
Signature
Date
Telephone #
Permanent cancellation of a Standing Reservation must be made in writing.
Standing Reservations expire at the end of the calendar year.
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- CONNECT
- ENGAGE
- COLLABORATE
- LEARN
Sharon Blackwell
2014 Region III Director
Region III Meeting
April 2-6, 2014
Baton Rouge, LA
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Linda Rodgers
2014 ADDC President
2014 ADDC Convention
Sept 24-28, 2014
“Livin’, Lovin’, Lafayette”
Lafayette, LA
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2014 Red River Desk and Derrick Committees
STANDING COMMITTEES
Bulletin
By-Laws
Education/Seminars
Field Trips
Handbook
Hospitality
Membership/Orientation
Procedures Manual
Programs
Public Relations/Publicity
Reservations
Scrapbook
Deb McCuller
Dorothy Semon
Bonnie Fish
Dorothy Semon
LaVerne Broussard
Sheryl Cole/Kay Warziniack
Laura Duskey
Kay Warziniack
Phyllis Powell
Linda Edwards
Amy Hollenshead
Kay Warziniack/
Margie Steed
Bobbie Trust
Linda Edwards
Sheryl/Kay
Kay Warziniack
Kay Warziniack
Linda Edwards
Sheryl Cole
Margie Steed
Bobbie Trust
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Activity Books
Advisers
AOG Ladies’ Luncheon
Chili Cook-Off
Clay Shooting Tournament
Community Projects
Convention/Regional
Decorations
Essay Contest
Golf Tournament
Nominating
Scholarship
Ways & Means
Kay Warziniack
Jan Soderstrom
Dorothy Semon
Mary Godwin
Terri Poole/Laura Duskey
Arlys Milan
Sheryl Cole
Bobbie Trust
Dorothy Semon/Margie Steed/
Laura Touchstone
Dorothy Semon
Cindy Murphy/Lauretta Randle
Anna Rachal
Jan Soderstrom /Xingwen Chen
Kay Warziniack
Jan Soderstrom
Dorothy Semon
Bonnie Fish
Bonnie Fish
Sheryl Cole
Sheryl Cole
Bobbie Trust
Margie Steed
Dorothy Semon
Jan Soderstrom
Anna Rachal
Jan / Chen
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS
AIMEE
E-Mails
Parliamentarian
Photographer
Web Page
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Kay Warziniack
Deb McCuller
Dorothy Semon
Phyllis Powell
Sarah Russell/Xingwen Chen
Kay Warziniack
Margie Steed
Dorothy Semon
Bobbie Trust
Chen
2014 RED RIVER DESK AND DERRICK CLUB
OFFICERS
President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Immediate Past President
Directors
Bonnie Fish
Linda Edwards
Kay Warziniack
Margie Steed
Patti Hartley
Jan Soderstrom
Xingwen Chen
Sheryl Cole
Anna Rachal
Bobbie Trust
MacFarlane Company USA LLC
Hargrove Smelley Struckland & Langley
Petro-Chem Operating Company, Inc.
Grigsby Petroleum
Donner Properties
Will Drill Resources, Inc.
ABDC GIS Mapping
Brammer Engineering, Inc.
Donner Properties
Vector Investments
Chris Aymond
Greg Hall
Lynn Higginbotham
Larry Hock
Louise Pearce
Robert Stroud
Brammer Engineering, Inc.
Chippewa Investments
Argent Property Services
Petro-Chem Operating Company, Inc.
Hargrove, Smelley, Strickland &
Langley, Attorneys at Law
Stroud Production, LLC
Terms Expiring in 2016
Bill Chaney
Mark Heacock
Holly Hollenshead
Jonathan Matkins
TDX Energy, LLC
Heacock Investments
Team Spirit Petroleum
JP Energy
Honorary
Rick Hailey
John Harrell
Dickie Jester
Steve Moran
Jim O’Bannon
Pinnacle Operating Company
Geological Drafting
ADVISERS
Terms Expiring in 2015
Brammer Engineering, Inc.
Plains Marketing, L.P.
PAST PRESIDENTS
Jan Soderstrom
Dorothy Semon
Mary Godwin
Dee Hilliard
Virginia Calhoun
Phyllis B. Powell
Sabrina Guillory
Bobbie Trust
Linda G. Presson
Carol Lloyd
Jean Chappel Cooper
LaVerne Broussard*
2013
2012/1989/1993
2011/2010
2009
2008
2007/2001/1991
2006/2005
2004/1997/1996
2003/2002
2000
1999/1998
1995/1983
*Served 6 months of term prior to transferring out of state.
**Deceased
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Charlotte Mulford
Mary Frizzell
Sandra Causey
Jane Johnson
Claudine Rosett
Betty Ross
Kathy Trower
Eleanor W. Brown
Juanita Griffith**
1994
1992
1990
1988
1987
1986
1985
1984
1982
OUR MISSION
Red River Desk and Derrick Club
PO Box 1863
Shreveport, LA 71166
“To enhance and foster a positive image to the global
community by promoting the contribution of the
petroleum, energy and allied industries through
education by using all resources available.”
Club Contact: Kay Warziniack
Phone: 318-221-1225
Email: [email protected]
RED RIVER DESK AND
DERRICK CLUB
Greater Knowledge. Greater Service.
WWW.REDRIVERDANDD.COM
OUR PURPOSE
The purpose of the Association shall be to
promote the education and professional
development of individuals employed in or
affiliated with the petroleum, energy and
allied industries and to educate the general
public about these industries.
Thank You to Our Employers & Advisers
ABCD GIS Mapping
Access Midstream
Anderson Feazel Management, Inc.
Brammer Engineering, Inc.
Bulldog Oilfield Services
Caddo Management, Inc.
Chippewa Investments, LLC
Donner Properties
Drilco, A Schlumberger Co
Exco Resources
Falco Energy Transportation
Geological Drafting
Grigsby Petroleum
Hargrove, Smelley, Strickland &
Langley, Attorneys at Law
Heacock Investments, LLC
Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC
Marmick OilCompany
MacFarland Company USA LLC
Miller Tubular Services, LLC
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Nelson Energy
Office of K.N. Bancroft
& Est of J. Pat Beaird
Padco Energy Services LLC
Palmer Petroleum, Inc.
Petro-Chem Operating Company
PetroTemp Services
Phillips Energy Partners, LLC
Pinnacle Operating, Inc.
Plains Marketing, LP
Pumpworks610
Red River Land Services
Reeves, Coon & Funderburg
Regal Plastics
Sklar Exploration Company
Stroud Production
TDX Energy, LLC
Team Spirit Petroleum
Valveworks
Vector Investments
Will-Drill Resources, Inc.