You’ve Got to Swab Your Well As you know, regular swabbing means better production and a longer life for your well. Natural gas and oil wells experience build-up along the walls that can reduce the flow of the resource out of the well. Regular swabbing prevents this, and keeps your rig up and working when … Continued
Having an operating oil field means having a lot of responsibilities, and one of those is making sure the oil field trucks are running as well as they can for as long as they can. To make oil field trucks run longer, start with basic maintenance. When you know what to do to keep your … Continued
It’s hard to ever imagine the United States without oil and gas. We use gas and oil to heat our homes; we use petroleum distilled from oil to run our vehicles and various light machinery; and we use oil and gas to power our cities. In fact, I can’t imagine what our world would be … Continued
A complex and vital industry, oil and gas require specialized trucks in order to efficiently complete the process of extracting these elements out of nature. Understanding the differences between the various rigs and trucks helps clarify the important roles they play during this process. Swab Rigs The purpose of a swab rig is easy to … Continued
Swabbing a well makes good business sense, and is an art form unto itself. A regular swabbing program can wring a few more years of production out of old wells, and can also increase production on newer, more active wells. Either way, this means more money for your business. That makes the investment into swabbing … Continued
Like other highly specialized industries, the oil and gas industry requires specialized transportation vehicles that do more than just move people around. Vacuum trucks, for example, are designed to be highly durable and able to pump out what’s needed into the tank and deliver it to the desired location. Do you need a vacuum truck? … Continued
After nearly eight years of price declines and regulatory burdens, the domestic oil and gas industry has experienced two years of growth and expansion. Oil prices have more than doubled since hitting a low of nearly $30 per barrel in January 2016. American oil and gas companies have increased their capital spending by nearly … Continued
Gas prices go up and down, seemingly arbitrarily. But the fluctuations have a point, and there are reasons behind them. So what’s really driving the price? Most people think it’s the price of oil, but that’s only part of the issue. There are several things that affect gas prices and they aren’t tied to the … Continued
In the past, the rig count was a strong measure of the success of the oil and gas industry. But is it still relevant today? Despite what some on the Left are saying, the oil and gas rig count is still highly important. Higher rig counts are much better for the economy mainly because rigs … Continued
No matter what type of truck you’re purchasing to use in the oil field, there are a few questions you should ask during the process. The one question you don’t need to ask is: “Who makes the best swab rigs?” You already know the answer to that one. It’s Tiger General. What sorts of questions … Continued