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 Page 2 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. Page 3 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 Page 4 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 Page 5 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. Page 6 September, 2014 Membership Meeting Photography by Sheryl Cole Page 7 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 Page 8 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 Page 9 Page 10 October 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 Laura Duskey 5 6 7 8 9 Margie Steed 10 11 Michael Carr 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Gusher Deadline Membership Meeting Page 11 Remember the Date 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 Page 12 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) Page 13 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. Page 14 - CONNECT - ENGAGE - COLLABORATE - LEARN Sharon Blackwell 2014 Region III Director Region III Meeting April 2-6, 2014 Baton Rouge, LA Page 15 Page 16 Linda Rodgers 2014 ADDC President 2014 ADDC Convention Sept 24-28, 2014 “Livin’, Lovin’, Lafayette” Lafayette, LA Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 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 Page 24 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 Page 25 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 Page 26 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.
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