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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on October 13, 2009 at 16:53

HMI. Ditto. We seldom think of, or at least we seldom discuss, those hard working folks except when there is an injury or death. They have demanding jobs. And they deserve much of the recognition for the extended economic impact of the shale. Shreveport has historically been a center for drilling related services since the early 1900's with the Caddo Pine Island Field. When I was growing up, half of the Agurs Industrial district was drilling related companies. A long decline has turned into a new boom. And the capital expenditures related to development and the royalty income that it generates will benefit our economies for the next 30 to 40 years.

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Permalink Reply by Keith Mauck (Site Publisher) on October 14, 2009 at 10:40

Great post.

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Permalink Reply by Rosebud on October 14, 2009 at 12:04

I thought this same thing last summer only more in relation to working outdoors doing such demanding, dangerous work in the brutal heat and humidity. Most of us never in our lives see anyone working on a well or, like Skip said, think much about the actual process of drilling unless someone gets injured or killed.

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