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50 years and going strong
San Juan Generating regional haze reduction plan moving through state agencies
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SJC, Highlands create oil, gas management bachelor degree program CDL students learn life skills while helping others
Harrison first graduate of School of Energy APPO program 22
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PNM Job Growth Initiative
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Merrion honored
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Mancos Shale play
Company supports small business
Four Corners Innovations Inc.
New research park to turn great ideas into profitable endeavors
BHP-Biulliton Navajo Nation works toward purchasing Navajo Mine
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Business group names T. Greg Community Star
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Activity increases, companies still optimistic
Energy News
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Editor’s note Area innovators continue moving forward When the cost for dry natural gas dropped to a decades-low price, producers in the Basin were hit hard. However, as always, the ingenuity and persistence of people in the San Juan Basin continues finding innovative ways to move forward. In this issue we have a number of stories that point out what a great asset San Juan College School of Energy is for education, employment and the oil and gas workforce but, with the addition of Four Corners Innovation Inc., also financially for the college. All that leads to a huge financial asset for the entire community and the Four Corners. In his column in this issue Randy Pacheco, Dean of the School of Energy, explains the benefit of the research park. “In San Juan County, we are very fortunate to have the energy industry continue to support San Juan College. However, with the partial closure of the San Juan Generating Station power plant, the
loss of coal production, and the lower prices of natural gas, we face increasing challenges to generate revenue. “We need the financial resources to support San Juan College’s current faculty, attract new members to our faculty and bring new technology to our community. FCI is looking for innovative ideas and opportunities within and outside of San Juan College. The College has an implementation team that is generating innovative revenue ideas to share with the FCI. The FCI board is composed of members from several market sectors in the community – from healthcare and business, to education, trades and energy. Their breadth of experience enables them to evaluate proposals carefully.” It’s no secret the oil and gas industry has hit a rough patch over the last couple of years. We have an update on the progress of the Mancos Shale Play and production has increased and optimism remains high that the
development could provide a big turnaround in state production. Aztec Well Servicing, another area innovator, just celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Aztec Well family is now a mid-sized nationally based service company, and Jason Sandel has managed to replicate his father’s success across the U.S. The company took its services to a national level after the crash of 2008, and Jason has built service operations in communities where the oil and gas industry has boomed. The company has grown out of necessity for work and a valued partnership with its customers, Jason said, adding that he also is investing in new technology such as the new drilling rig he has in Grand Junction, Colo. It is entirely fueled by natural gas, and it can walk by itself on location. With our history, and our well documented history of innovation, our area will continue to succeed and grow. publisher
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Four Corners Innovations Inc.: Developing research to benefit San Juan College students, staff and the community Four Corners Innovations Inc., or FCI, was created as a revenue generator for San Juan College when the State of New Mexico and our country were struck with the recession, which adversely affected those who depend on taxes for their funding. Some very forward thinking individuals at San Juan College gave thought to the future of the institution and began to look at additional revenue sources. Four Corners Innovations Inc. was incorporated in the spring of this year and lots of exciting things are happening, which will provide revenue that will benefit San Juan College, its staff and, most importantly, its students. San Juan College wants to encourage entrepreneurs within the faculty and staff and, with the assistance and help of FCI, their ideas will be reviewed and supported. FCI was modeled after other similar organizations at the University of New Mexico (which has Lobo Development, a real estate developer), New Mexico Tech (which is famously known for its research with explosives), and New Mexico State University (which does extensive biofuel research). The University Research Park Act, passed by the New Mexico Legislature in 1978, allows universities and colleges the ability to do research and economic development within the community. In San Juan County, we are very fortunate to have the energy industry continue to support San Juan College. However, with the partial closure of the San Juan Generating Station power plant, the loss of coal production, and the lower prices of natural gas, we face increasing challenges to generate revenue. We need the financial resources to support San Juan College’s current faculty, attract new members to our faculty and bring new
technology to our community. San Juan College wants to be a part of economic development, and Four Corners Innovations Inc. is an important part of that goal. FCI’s goal is to offer financial support to San Juan College. The college is not directly supporting FCI, but will benefit from revenues generated by FCI to help provide new equipment for our students and other financial needs of the college. FCI is looking for innovative ideas and opportunities within and outside of San Juan College. The College has an implementation team that is generating innovative revenue ideas to share with the FCI. The FCI board is composed of members from several market sectors in the community – from healthcare and business,. to education, trades and energy. Their breadth of experience enables them to carefully evaluate proposals. Other institutions in the county have achieved high success with research parks similar to FCI. Duke University has a medical center that provides research to the pharmaceutical industry, and New Mexico Tech developed the nicotine patch. Through FCI, we can develop research that will benefit the students and staff of San Juan College and the community by creating economic development.
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Aztec Well Service works in 15 states, operates in 7 basins and employs 750 people DebrA MAyeux Basin Resources An oil and gas tycoons’ belief in his employees led to the birth of several well servicing companies that have lasted throughout the decades in New Mexico
and Texas. It led to the opening of Aztec Well Service, which recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary of servicing the oil and gas industry in the San Juan basin and across the united States. The company started when J.P. “bum” Gibbins decided in 1963 he wanted to leave the business after a nearly 50-year career in the oil patches of West Texas and New Mexico, he asked the foreman of seven different yards to buy him out
for $100,000. “bum Gibbons was one of the largest oilfield service company owners of his day,” said Angie Sims, general manager of buster’s Well Service. Her grandfather purchased Gibbons’ assets to start his company as did many other foremen, according to an article in Well Servicing Magazine. One of those foreman was Wayne Sandel, who had moved his wife and two children in Aztec in the 1950s to work for Gibbins. “My grandfather was a faithful and loyal employee to Mr. Gibbins,” said Jason Sandel, vice president of Aztec Well Service. Wayne and his wife Sally decided they would try to come up with the money to purchase the yard and seven pole units, but it was difficult to secure a loan in the 1960s. He couldn’t get a loan from the local banks, because he didn’t have collateral. Wayne called Gibbins and said that while he would love to buy the area and start his own business he couldn’t get the money. Gibbins would not take no for an answer and told Wayne to meet him at Midland National bank the next morning. Wayne showed up with his son, www.basinresourcesusa.com •FALL 2013
BASIN RESOURCES 11 Jerry, who had graduated from Farmington High School three years earlier. They met in the lobby and Gibbins cosigned on a $100,000 for the Sandel family. Aztec Well Service was born in June 1963. Jerry was attending Texas Tech University when Wayne and Sally bought the business. Sally ran the office and Wayne took over the operations. Jerry knew it was time to come home and help out. He began working on the rigs, but to this day remembers taking turns with his other family members sleeping on the couch in the company office, so there was someone there to answer the phone 24 hours a day. The company’s first job came from Roy Owens, father of Jerry’s longtime friend Bunky Owen. It was in the Rattlesnake field near Shiprock. Aztec Well Service began working with several other local companies that helped shape the history of the not only the oil and gas business, but the people of the San Juan Basin, of which the Sandels have had a major impact. When the business started Jerry left Texas Tech to come home and help out, but he brought with him the philosophy of a vertical integration business model. Applying this philosophy helped Aztec Well service become a full-service energy company, Jason said. Jerry encouraged business growth through the purchase of companies whose services and equipment Aztec Well Service would need to be the best at its business. In 1965, the Sandel purchased a drilling company, which became Totah Drilling in 1967. In 1970, they purchased Triple S Trucking, and added equipment hauling services in 1974 and liquid hauling services in 1977. Double M was purchased in 1983 and they latest addition to the company was Road Runner Fuels. “Each of those businesses supply to the Aztec Well Servicing process of supplying to ourselves to keep costs down FALL 2013 • www.basinresourcesusa.com
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“Each of those businesses supply to the Aztec Well Servicing process of supplying to ourselves to keep costs down and deliver to customers at a great price with exceptional quality. The vertical integration model still drives our work and business processes.” — Jason sandel,
and deliver to customers at a great price with exceptional quality,” Jason said. “The vertical integration model still drives our work and business processes.” Jason entered the family business in 2001. He is the vice president, but Jerry remains president and comes to work each day. “He is a guiding force of how we do our business,” Jason said of his father. Jason never thought he would go to work for the family company. He grew up in Farmington and graduated from Rocinante High School. He left for college and later became involved in politics
while living in Santa Fe. But in 2001, Jason’s mother Nancy died, and Jerry was “seemingly alone” with no family in Farmington. Jason and his wife, Stacy, decided to move back to Farmington with their young daughter, Stella. It was time for Jason to learn the family business. “I’ve come in and taken it to a new level,” he said. The Aztec Well family is now a mid-sized nationally based service company, and Jason has managed to replicate his father’s success across the U.S. The company took its services to a na-
tional level after the crash of 2008, and Jason has built service operations in communities where the oil and gas industry has boomed. The company has grown out of necessity for work and a valued partnership with its customers, Jason said, adding he also is investing in new technology such as the new drilling rig he has in Grand Junction, Colo. It is entirely fueled by natural gas, and it can walk by itself on location. “We’re taking it to the next level, while building relationships with our customers, working hand-inhand to meet their needs.”
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Aztec Well Service is in 15 states and seven operating basins and employs 750 people, whom Jason said provide a backbone to the company. “The success of the company is based upon them and their dedication,” he said. “Those men and women who work day and night, who are out there fighting the
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elements and faced with the challenges to deliver fuel for America’s future – those people are the basis for our success.” The generosity of Gibbins and his belief in his employees has been paid forward and come full circle with the Sandels and their Aztec Well Family
employees. They do an “honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay,” and they work together with a focus on safety and success for the company. That success has allowed the company to give back to the communities in which serves. Aztec Well Service gives money to capital improvement projects, children’s
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ball teams, the Boys and Girls Clubs, academic teams, school activities their employees’ children are involved in and to
much-needed projects in the community. “We do what we can,” said Jason, who also serves as a city councilor in Farming-
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PNM San Juan Generating regional haze reduction plan moving through state agencies Debra Mayeux Basin Resources a plan to install selective non-catalytic retrofit technology, or SNCr, on two units at San Juan Generating Station is moving through state agencies for final approval and submission to the environmental Protection agency. The plan calls not only for SNCr installation on two units, it also calls for the shutdown of two other units at the Public Service Company of New Mexico coal-fired power plant. Once the process is completed it is estimated that regional haze from the plant will be cut down, thus meeting the federal rule adopted in 1999 for regional haze. The New Mexico environmental Improvement board met Sept. 5 in Farmington discuss PNM’s plan, which was drafted by the New Mexico environment Department and Governor Susana Martinez’s office in cooperation with PNM. at the meeting, the board not only received testimony from environment Department Secretary Designate ryan Flynn, but also from community members, government bodies and concerned citizens. “We had four different public meetings, including three in Farmington. each was dedicated to discussing the economic and environmental impacts – the impacts on jobs in the region,” Flynn said of the process leading up to presenting the state implementation plan to the environmental Improvement board. “It became clear we could not come up with an alternative that would receive an endorsement from everyone.” The state improvement plan, or SIP, would include the shutting down of units 2 and 3 at San Juan Generating Station and the installation of Selective Non-Catalytic retrofit technology on units 1 and 4. The city of Farmington opposed the SIP, saying it would harm the region’s economy, because the plant shutdown FALL 2013 • www.basinresourcesusa.com
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“At the end of the day, we are transferring those energy production jobs and the use of our infrastructure and perhaps even our severance tax to Palo Verde Power Plant in Arizona and is that what we really want for the state of New Mexico and this community? — Jason sandel, Farmington City CounCilor would result in a loss of 818 megawatts of power produced in San Juan County. This could mean a loss of jobs and tax dollars while also being a burden on plans for economic development in the region. This is why Farmington City Councilor Jason Sandel asked the Council as the local governing body to adopt a resolution opposing the agreement. Despite the fact that PNM plans to construct a natural gas-powered electric
plant that peaks at 117 megawatts and only has a daily output of 17 megawatts, Sandel pointed out that the community will lose the 818 megawatts of electric generation. While the plan meets federal demands, it also potentially would cost the community millions in lost jobs and tax revenue, he said during a council meeting. “I see more than 838 megawatts of power exiting the community. …That
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energy that is produced here and transmitted out of here is going to be replaced with additional electricity from Palo Verde Power Plant in Arizona. It is critical for us to stand up and say this power generation leaving our community is the wrong thing for San Juan County, for the workers the businesses and the community,” Sandel said. “At the end of the day, we are transferring those energy production jobs and the use of our infrastructure and perhaps even our severance tax to Palo Verde Power Plant in Arizona and is that what we really want for the state of New Mexico and this community?” Sandel pointed out that the city of Farmington Electric Utility did a study of power production in the area, and that study came forward with the possibility of the city partnering with another company for the construction of a natural gas facility. Instead, city staff presented a plan for the city to further its partnership with PNM and take over ownership in the two units that will remain open. Sandel said he thought that was a “conflict.” Councilor Dan Darnell, however, disagreed. “If the SIP goes into effect we’re still going to have two units and somebody is going to have to invest in those units. I see no conflict here,” Darnell said. “We’re at the point where we are trying to decide – somebody has to own those shares – is it a good idea is it not? We’re not here to throw stones at anybody, we just want a solution.” Darnell actually opened the discussion saying he wished the city didn’t have to have a “haze rule we have to comply with.” Darnell looked at the SIP as a plan with some “give and take,” where the EPA came to town and didn’t consider the implications of its actions. “Guys, take into consideration what you are doing to the communities you are going into with this plan. Don’t walk in to a community and say we are not taking any economics into consideration. We are only looking at one thing and that is environmental concerns, because I think there is a balance and there is no balance here,” Darnell said, adding he wishes the cities of Farmington, Bloomfield and Aztec, and San Juan County, would have had a seat at the negotiation table. Flynn pointed out that it was the fault of the EPA as well as the former state administration forcing the hand of the Martinez administration and PNM on this issue. PNM and the state had until 2007 to come up with a plan to reduce haze as well as nitrous oxide emissions from the plant. The state presented the EPA with a plan in June 2011. This included the best retrofit technology for the plant, with a less severe impact on jobs and coal-fired electrical output from the community. The EPA rejected the plan, saying the state missed the 2007 deadline, which Flynn said was the result of a lack of FALL 2013 • www.basinresourcesusa.com
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“We cannot say this plan is perfect, but it is the best path forward in a very difficult situation.” — Ryan Flynn, EnviRonmEnt DEpaRtmEnt SEcREtaRy DESignatE interest in the project from the Bill Richardson administration. “I think it’s really important to emphasize we inherited a really bad problem. We were forced to consider a plan that the state promulgated after the 2007 deadline. That was a failure of leadership by the prior administration. They put the state and this region in a bad position,” Flynn said. Governor Susana Martinez sued the
EPA in the Tenth Circuit Federal District Court and the case is ongoing. The alternative SIP came as a result of the parties sitting down outside of that lawsuit to try to come up with a plan to address the federal environmental regulations being imposed on the plant. “The state decided it was best for New Mexicans to move forward with a plan that included the shutdown of two units,” Flynn explained. “It will improve
visibility, cut down on pollution and conserve water.” Under the SIP, PNM has agreed to ensure there will be no layoffs, despite the shutdown. The company also promises to build a 200 megawatt peaking natural gas plant in San Juan County, which will provide approximately 300 construction jobs. PNM also has given more than $1 million to the Navajo Nation to provide for educational opportunities within the tribe and has donated more than $100,000 to Four Corners Economic Development. “We cannot say this plan is perfect, but it is the best path forward in a very difficult situation,” Flynn told the Environmental Improvement Board. Once the Environmental Improvement Board makes its decision on the SIP, the plan will be forwarded to the Public Regulation Commission for approval.
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Harrison first graduate of School of Energy APPO program DOROTHY NOBIS Basin Resources Call her petite, call her tiny, call her short, call her dynamite in a small package. But never, ever call Trish Harrison unmotivated. An admitted over-achiever, Harrison enjoys challenges and opportunities. While an employee of the Colorado Forest Service, Harrison was on the front lines, fighting forest fires shortly after graduating from high school. The forest fires soon led to a fire of another kind – Harrison met her husband, Dayton, while both were serving on a fire line and they fell in love. College beckoned both Harrisons – Dayton’s goal was to get his degree and continue working for the Forest Service, and Trish majored in business and accounting. When the couple learned they were pregnant, they decided Trish would stay home and raise the baby and the two other children that soon followed. When all three children were in school, Trish decided to return to the work force. She was hired as a contractor by a major oil field company in 2002 and, in 2006, was hired full time. In 2009, Trish was invited to be a training coordinator for the company at San Juan College’s School of Energy, where she also developed classes. “One day, I sat down with Randy Pacheco (dean of the School of Energy) and we discussed the possibility of creating a degreed program for people who were working in the oil field,” Trish said. “The Advanced Petroleum Production Operations (APPO) program was the result, which offered students an Associates of Applied Science degree.” As the discussion about the program continued and evolved, Trish said, “I looked at Randy and said ‘why am I not in the program when I helped design and develop it,’ and he said, ‘You should be.’” Trish enrolled and began an independent study class. “Ken Johnson (the class instructor) gave me the books, and I studied nights and weekends, reading books and trainTrish Harrison ing material,” she said. “I switched my major (from
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BASIN RESOURCES 23 accounting and business), worked with Ken and got through the classes.” “And I’ll graduate in May,” Trish added proudly. For Ken Johnson, working with Trish was a pleasure. “Trish already had her GE’s (general electives), so it took her eight months to complete the program,” Johnson said. “It was a lot of work for her because she has a job, but she’s committed to her company and to the oil and gas industry.” To earn an APPO Associate of Applied Science degree at San Juan College, students must have a minimum of two years of experience in the oil and gas industry and be employed by an oil and gas company, Johnson explained, and must have completed the other requirements necessary for graduation. “One hundred percent of San Juan College credits may be transferred to New Mexico Highlands University so students can get their bachelor’s degree,” Johnson added. For Trish, getting her degree means she’s achieved one of the many goals she’s set for herself. “I want to get my bachelor’s degree in business with an emphasis on oil and gas,” she said. “And I’m debating just doing just fun stuff – volleyball (she was a volleyball coach for several years), climbing or biking -- or continuing working 60 hours a week!” Randy Pacheco, Dean of the School of Energy, presents Trish Harrison with her certificate in the All kidding aside, Trish said she appreciates the support she Advanced Petroleum Production program. – Courtesy photo
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24 BASIN RESOURCES received from her employer and encourages other oil and gas industry employees to check out the educational opportunities their companies offer. “Most industry companies support and encourage education,” she said. Ken Johnson agreed with Trish. “This program affords many opportunities to existing employees (of oil and gas industry companies). (Getting) the degree is a lot of work, but the payouts are worth it.” As a woman in an industry that, for many years, was a man’s world, Trish said she is grateful that women are now accepted and respected in the oil field. “There were a number of women engineers (years ago),” Trish said, “but women have started, more and more, working in the field. It’s physically chal-
lenging – you have to be strong enough to manipulate a valve and lift things. Now, the (industry) recognizes the importance of having women in the workplace, and companies know they can do the job.” Trish said opportunities for women in the oil and gas industry have also increased. “The field jobs are no longer limited to only men, and the opportunities for women are huge. If women want an opportunity, they can get it.” Trish also said she appreciates the training offered by San Juan College and the School of Energy. “The School of Energy makes a difference in people’s lives,” Trish said. “I love interacting with the people at the School of Energy, and now, with my education, I can talk intelli-
gently about things and ask intelligent questions when I’m talking about things like starters in an engine. That (education) enhances my knowledge and my participation in meetings.” Trish also encourages others to take advantage of higher education and training. With many companies not hiring those without a degree, Trish said she’ll be talking to young people, encouraging them to get their education. “If they have a degree, the opportunities are way better,” she said. Randy Pacheco, dean of the School of Energy, said Trish is an inspiration, not just to women, but to everyone in the oil and gas industry. “Trish is dedicated to the industry and understands the importance of education,” Pacheco
said. “Trish is the first one to graduate from our Advanced Petroleum Production Operations, Associate of Applied Science program. I’m very proud of her. She’s a role model to women who want to work in the oil and gas industry. Trish is a professional and her co-workers respect her. I’m glad the School of Energy and San Juan College helped prepare her to continue to succeed in an industry she appreciates and loves.” So, call Trish Harrison tiny, call her short, call her dynamite in a small package, but always be respectful of her, said Ken Johnson. “Don’t misjudge Trish,” Johnson said with a big grin. “Don’t think because she is little that she’s a pushover. I’ve seen her mad, and she can kick butt!”
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the CDL exam taken in the eighth week. The School of Energy has 10 Class A tractors, eight dry vans and two flatbed trailers, three Class B trucks and a Class B passenger coach. An MPRI TransSim IV simulator, installed in a 38-foot selfcontained trainer, is used for specialized training. As part of their training, students need to learn how to maneuver the big trucks and how to inspect and load trucks according to state and federal regulations. While most of the training is done within San Juan County, instructors at the
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28 BASIN RESOURCES serves on the Board of Directors for the New Mexico Trucking Association and when the association requested help from members to take hay for horses used in the Horses for Heroes program last year, Tiehen jumped at the chance. “We have contacts at NAPI and I made arrangements to get hay from them,” Tiehen said. “The students would load the hay, make sure they met the DOT (Department of Transportation) regs, make the trip and help unload the hay.” The Horses for Heroes-New Mexico Inc. Cowboy Up! is a non-profit corporation based in Santa Fe. According to the corporation’s website, it is a unique horsemanship, wellness and skill-set restructuring program that is offered free to veterans and active military who have sustained physical injuries or combat trauma, or PTSD, during their time serving their country. Veterans work with horses and learn to ride and participate in other aspects of ranch life. They work with cattle and enjoy the camaraderie of cowboys who are also veterans. The program allows veterans to become instructors and, under the volunteer mentorship
of working ranch cowboys, raise and train the horses that are the program horses for future veterans coming into the program. Unfortunately, when the drivers were ready to take the hay from NAPI to Santa Fe this year, NAPI had no hay left. Dean Emery, of Emery Ranch in Aztec, heard of the need for hay for the horses and donated 249 bales for the students to take to Santa Fe. Mickel Wilson, an adjunct instructor for the CDL program, was one of the instructors who made the trip. “It was a great benefit to the students by experiencing the process of loading and unloading the hay and doing all the paperwork,” Wilson said. Jason Backe was one of the students who participated in the project. Backe entered the CDL program at the School of Energy for a good reason. “It’s (the license) a golden meal ticket,” he said, with a smile. “I helped load the hay – it took a couple of hours to load it and it was a lot of work.” For student Sam Greyeyes, being able to help with a project for military veterans has a special meaning.
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“I’m a veteran,” Greyeyes said, “and I’ve ‘been there, done that.’ To be able to help these veterans recover and move back into society is a way I can help them and is something I want to do. From a vet’s aspect, we’re one team at the end of the day and we have the same goal – go home safely. Unfortunately, sometimes society views us (veterans) differently and all we want to do is (to) be treated like everybody else.” “I’m fortunate and I’m OK,” Greyeyes added, “but to be able to help these vets get back to their lives is really good.” Jake Gomez took the CDL training to upgrade to a Class A, which will allow him to tow a vehicle that weighs more than 10,000 pounds. While he knew taking the classes would be advantageous for him in his chosen career field, he didn’t know the classes would also give him the opportunity to help others. FALL 2013• www.basinresourcesusa.com
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“It was pretty cool taking hay for the horses,” Gomez said. “It’s a good thing they’re doing for those vets.” Gomez said the classes also broadened his circle of friends. “I’ve enjoyed every bit of taking these classes,” he said. “Now I know where Santa Fe is and I’ve gotten to know the other students and they’ve become good friends. They’re a great group and the teacher has been great. I enjoyed the experience of pulling and parallel parking a trailer, and I can’t wait to go show everyone (at work) what I learned!” Donald Brockman is also a veteran and was more than happy to help with the Horses for Heroes project. “It’s a good project – it helps people who don’t know what to do with their lives (when they leave the military) by giving them what they need to get back to work. As a veteran, it’s part of my responsibility to help them.” Les Welsh and Rick Greenaker are also instructors for the CDL program. Both participated in the Horses for Heroes project and both agreed it was good for the students. “They (students) had to deal with traffic on completely different roads and it was a good experience for them,” Welsh said. Rick Iannucci is the executive director for Cowboy Up! Horses for Heroes, New Mexico Inc., and in an email to Raul Garcia, a board member of the New Mexico Trucking Association, expressed his appreciation to the San Juan College School of Energy students for their help. “We were blessed to meet you and for you to put us on track with the guys from San Juan College,” Iannucci wrote. “We have established a great relationship with them and we look forward to their trips here. By hauling the hay and thus making the hay affordable, they have literally made us able to continue to provide this program free to our combat warriors.” A letter of appreciation from Nancy De Santis, director of the New Mexico Horses for Heroes, stated, “Please know that your generous support helps us to continue our effort in giving veterans their new and vital mission: To rest, recuperate and restructure their skill sets so that they can reach their life goals.” Randy Pacheco, Dean of the School of Energy, considers providing students with the opportunity to learn a life skill that will help them be successful in their career is matched only by giving them the opportunity to help others. “Horses for Heroes is a wonderful program that helps those men and women who have selflessly served our country by giving them the encouragement and support they need to re-enter civilian life,” Pacheco said. “Our students not only experience the hands-on challenges of driving in heavy traffic, loading and unloading trailers and doing the paperwork necessary as a CDL drive, but they experience the benefit of helping others.” When Pacheco received a thank-you letter from De Santis, he forwarded it on to the instructors and students in the CDL program with a note that said, “This is why I feel working with the School of Energy is a blessing from God and why I feel all of you are a blessing in my life. Good job, CDL folks!” www.basinresourcesusa.com • FALL 2013
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unlocking federal funds would be economic boom for state New Mexico is sitting on an untapped gold mine. Well, not quite a gold mine – although we do have some – but in terms of natural resources, the oil and gas located on New Mexico’s federally-owned lands is about the same. New Mexico is among the top oil and natural gas producing states in the nation. These industries are the foundation upon which New Mexico’s economy and budgets are built. However, we’re like a car that is only firing on four of six possible pistons. That’s because so much of our lands are owned by the federal government and, thus, underutilized. A whopping 41 percent of New Mexico is controlled by Washington. Some of these lands are completely off-limits to economic activity as they are owned and managed by Native tribes and the DoD, but more than 20 million acres currently managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management, could be considered for oil and gas exploration. At a time when New Mexico’s economy is struggling, the positive economic impact of accessing these resources would be tremendous. A new report from Dr. Timothy Considine, professor of energy economics at the University of Wyoming, the results of which were released by the Rio Grande Foundation, found that New Mexico could see an increase of 68,000 new jobs, more than $1 billion in new tax dollars, and $8.4 billion in additional economic growth if energy production was allowed on these lands. To say that these numbers represent an economic gamechanger for New Mexico is an understatement. We could go from struggling economic laggard to having plentiful jobs and economic-prosperity. Look at North Dakota. That state’s economy grew by an incredible 13.4 percent in 2012 while the nation as a whole grew by only 2.5 percent and New Mexico grew by a paltry 0.2 percent. The unemployment rate in North Dakota is just 3 percent, lowest in the nation. This is the result of technological advances that have unleashed an energy boom in North Dakota. But having the land under state and private control has made a big difference. Only 2.7 percent of North Dakota is controlled by Washington as compared to New Mexico’s 41 percent. Proposals to shift New Mexico’s federally-controlled lands to the state will undoubtedly set off alarm bells among the environmental community, but they shouldn’t. After all, in terms of FALL 2013• www.basinresourcesusa.com
environmental problems on New Mexico’s federal lands, the recent epic forest fires are among the most significant. They are being caused by federal mismanagement. According to the U.S. Government’s own Watchdog, the GAO, “The most extensive and serious problem related to health of national forests in the interior West is the over-accumulation of vegetation, which has caused an increasing number of large, intense, uncontrollable and catastrophically destructive wildfires.” Under a regime where the state controlled these lands, as has been proposed in the Legislature, a portion of the $1 billion in new tax money collected could be used to manage New Mexico’s federal lands in a way that prevents forest fires, allows for multi-purpose uses, and restores the lands to pristine conditions in the wake of any energy or other uses. Unfortunately, Washington lacks the focus to invest these resources and has mismanaged New Mexico’s lands to the point where each June massive new forest fires are expected. There is no doubt that the current administration in Washington will oppose any shift of federally-controlled lands to state control. But New Mexicans, as we saw with the bi-partisan effort to restore the withheld $26 million in royalty payments, we can move mountains when we unite. Environmentalists, outdoors enthusiasts, frustrated job-seekers, traditional users, and political leaders looking to goose the economy should come together to support efforts to restore poorly-managed federal lands to state control. Paul Gessing is the President of New Mexico’s Rio Grande Foundation. The Rio Grande Foundation is an independent, non-partisan, taxexempt research and educational organization dedicated to promoting prosperity for New Mexico based on principles of limited government, economic freedom and individual responsibility.
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Dr. Toni Pendergrass, president of San Juan College, left, and Dr. James Fries, president of New Mexico Highlands University, talk before signing some 18 agreements and memorandums of understanding between the two entities just before the college board meeting at San Juan College. – Debra Mayeux photo
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SJC, Highlands create oil, gas management bachelor degree program Debra Mayeux Basin Resources San Juan College and New Mexico Highlands university have partnered to create the state’s first bachelor degree program in oil and gas management. The presidents from both institutions signed a memorandum of understanding Sept. 3 to begin offering the program to students from San Juan College’s School of energy.
“This is a very momentous and important occasion,” said Dr. James Fries, president of Highlands university, as he signed the agreement. “This is a program that has been needed.” San Juan College approached Highlands with the idea about a year ago, and Highlands developed the oil and gas management degree from the ground up. It was done to help support the industry, which Fries said is a key industry to the state.
“The oil and gas industry is a tremendous part of the economy in New Mexico,” he said. “It’s important there be a new generation of people with oil and gas experience ready to move into management positions and become future leaders in the industry.” That was the idea behind developing the bachelor’s and master’s degree program with a focus on oil and gas management, said randy Pacheco, director of
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PNM Job Growth Initiative
Company supports small business by funding WESST Technology Toolkit Loan Program Debra Mayeux Basin Resources Public Service Company of New Mexico is supporting small business by providing funding and support to WESST for its Technology Toolkit Loan Program. The program was launched by the PNM Job Growth Initiative and is an alternative financing product that gives small business clients access to low-interest loans with the purpose of purchasing technology related materials. The small businesses, which must be clients of WESST, can use the funds to purchase computer related software, computer devices and anything needed to set up or enhance a business website. “There’s a big percentage – two-thirds – of really small businesses that don’t have a Web presence at all or are accessing technology in business,” said Kim Blueher, vice president of lending for WESST. The loan program is a spinoff of WESST’s efforts to educate small business owners on the importance of using technology for everything from marketing to networking with other business owners and potential clients. The Technology Toolkit initially was released in Albuquerque in the format classes that focused on “educating the entrepreneur on how to incorporate technology into business,” Blueher said. This included social media and online marketing. The loans were rolled out statewide with PNM’s assistance. “PNM has a long history of supporting WESST,” Blueher explained. “Two of the three women who started WESST were PNM employees, and PNM has continued to support WESST throughout its 24-year history. PNM also has a long history of supporting economic development in New Mexico.” PNM was searching for a statewide organization to partner with on an economic development initiative and selected FALL 2013 • www.basinresourcesusa.com
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WESST’s Technology Toolkit™ Program. That was because “many entrepreneurs in New Mexico, especially in rural areas, could benefit from incorporating technology into their businesses to help them grow and reach markets they might not otherwise be able to access.” The loans are available to small businesses anywhere in the state and will be secured by newly purchased computer and/or related software, devices and other items with a value to cover the amount of
the loan. The money can be used on “anything you can connect to improve business through technology,” Blueher said. The interest rate is set at 5 percent with varying repayment terms based on the client’s cash flow. The terms of the loan are from six to 24 months and the amounts range from $500 to $5,000. “Each situation is different, and the program will help determine the loan amount based on the client’s need, repayment ability and collateral available,” Blueher said. There is a one-time, non-refundable application fee of $25. These loans are important, she said, because of the need for technology in all business – from startups to businesses with a long history. “Most of the markets are moving toward Web-based marketing,” Blueher said. People find out about businesses online. “They communicate with small businesses through the Web, using Facebook and Twitter.” To learn more about the loan program go to WESST’s website at west.org.
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Four Corners Innovations Inc.
New research park to turn great ideas into profitable endeavors Lauren Duff Basin Resources Many of us do not have a clear definition of what a research park is, but Four Corners Innovations Inc. in a partnership with San Juan College has a full grasp of the concept and is on the way to developing much needed revenues for the college. Research parks are often linked with major research universities. They exist to create linkages between the university, industry, and the community. The result of research parks is converting new research into new businesses that generate new jobs. San Juan College recently announced it will follow in the
footsteps of several higher education institutions in New Mexico and develop a research park. The name of this research park is Four Corners Innovations Inc. “We are in its infancy stages. We are just now initiating it and getting our bylaws in place,” said San Juan College President Dr. Toni Hopper Pendergrass, adding the research park will help “encourage innovation and provide additional revenue to the college.” Educational institutions in New Mexico are allowed to have research parks because of The University Research Park Act, which was enacted by state legislature in 1978. The purpose of the University Research Park Act is to “pro-
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mote the public welfare and prosperity of the people in New Mexico, foster economic development within New Mexico, and engage in other cooperative ventures of innovative technological significance that will advance education, science, research, conservation, health or economic development within New Mexico,” according to Section 21-28-2 of the act. The idea of creating a research park at San Juan College came from an implementation team at the college called Grow San Juan. “What they do is they come up with proposals and then share them with the executive leadership team,” Pendergrass said.
The executive leadership team saw the benefits of having a research park and decided to create a Four Corners Innovations Inc. “The members are nominated by the San Juan College Board. They are comprised of community members from different market sectors in our community so it represents all of our schools at the college.” The FCI Board’s purpose is to review the research projects and decide “if we want to build a partnership. We have a process where we ask does this have merit and will this patent enable monetary recoveries,” said Dr. James Henderson, who is a member of the Four Corners Innovation Board.
“Universities have been doing this for years. What (a research park) will do for the college is it enables this college to become involved in things that actually will be extremely beneficial because there will be monetary values.
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BASIN RESOURCES 35 “Universities have been doing this for years. What (a research park) will do for the college is it enables this college to become involved in things that actually will be extremely beneficial because there will be monetary values,” Henderson added. There are a “myriad” of ways a research park can generate revenue for the college, Pendergrass explained. “If (someone) writes a book that is highly marketable then the college can share in revenue or if someone has a patent or invention that is highly marketable then the college can also share in revenue.” At the School of Energy, having a research park allows for the school to help other energy institutions improve their education and training programs. “San Juan College is one of the top three as far as developing education and developing training for the energy industry,” Dean of the School of Energy and CEO
“We want to establish quality within various community colleges that want to mimic the education and training we are doing. Currently there is no mechanism in which to do that. But San Juan College has put lots of money into the School of Energy so we want to be able to help other institutions but not give away all of San Juan College’s investments.”
Randy Pacheco dean of Four Corners Innovations Inc. Randy Pacheco said. “We want to establish quality within various community colleges that want to mimic the education
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want to be able to help other institutions but not give away all of San Juan College’s investments.” Several future research projects that will be conducted by the School of Energy will be funded through “some initial revenues” that were generated through out of state training and an energy conference that was held in the springtime, Pendergrass said. Other schools in New Mexico that have a research extension include Santa Fe Community College, the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University, and New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. “We are more than just a community college; we are willing to take on research. This is looking at ideas that can spawn from inside the community and really move the college,” Pacheco said.
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BHP-Billiton Navajo Nation works toward purchasing Navajo Mine Debra Mayeux Basin Resources As the Navajo Nation continues to work toward purchasing Navajo Mine from BHP-Billiton, the Navajo government is in the throes of developing energy policies as well as a company that will be dedicated to transitioning control of the mine to the nation. Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly voiced support for the policy as well as
the Navajo Transitional Energy Company, or NTEC, while visiting the area on Oct. 4. “We have an outdated energy policy that needs to be updated,” Shelly said, voicing support for the energy policy, which was originally drafted in 1980. “I am committed to supporting NTEC in order to keep paychecks going to our Navajo people. I have asked the council to ensure that the financial mechanism used will pay back any moneys appropri-
ated to the process.” The Navajo Nation formed Navajo Transitional Energy Company to oversee the ownership transition of BHP Billiton’s Navajo Mine to the tribe. Negotiations are ongoing, but Council Delegate LoRenzo Bates has introduced a bill to provide seed money for the new company to finalize the purchase of Navajo Mine. Bates’ legislation seeks funding from the Navajo Nation’s Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance to pay for initial and www.basinresourcesusa.com •FALL 2013
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“I am committed to supporting NTEC in order to keep paychecks going to our Navajo people. I have asked the council to ensure that the financial mechanism used will pay back any moneys appropriated to the process.” — Navajo NatioN PresideNt BeN shelly
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immediate costs and obligations associated with the ongoing negotiations and ultimately the acquisition of Navajo Mine from BHP Billiton. "It is important for Navajo leadership to work collaboratively together and to respect the lines of authority during negotiations, for the success of this important project. We must keep lines of communication open between the parties involved," Naize said. He and Shelly have issued a joint letter directing Navajo Nation staff to focus their efforts on closing the pending transaction. When and if the purchase of Navajo Mine is complete the tribe will retain 800 local jobs at the mine, which it said will help support the local economy.
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Business group names T. Greg Community Star The New Mexico Business coalition honored T. Greg Merrion of Farmington at its annual Heroes Event on Sept. 26 at the Albuquerque Country Club. Merrion was named the Community Star for the state of New Mexico, along with six other Heroes in different categories. Each year the coalition honors people who go “beyond their job description” in doing what is good for New Mexico, according to the organization’s website. The New Mexico Business Coalition is a grassroots organization that promotes probusiness principles in the state with the
hopes of improving the economy and quality of life for New Mexicans. This year the organization also recognized Sen. John Arthur Smith, of New Mexico District 35, as the Hero of the Year; Cemco Inc., as the business of the year and
KRQE’s Larry Barker as the media star. Three elected officials also were recognized as heroes. They are Rep. Carl Trujillo of District 46, Bernalillo County Commissioner Wayne Johnson and Albuquerque City Councilor Janice Arnold-Jones.
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Activity up, companies still optimistic about production LAuren Duff Basin Resources The recent success seen within the San Juan Basin has been in the oil window of the Mancos Shale, according to George Sharpe, Merrion Oil and Gas investment manager. Oil production has increased by 33 percent from 180,000 barrels per month in 2010 to 240,000 barrels per month in April/May 2013, Sharpe said. “Most of the wells are drilling for oil.” natural gas production, however, has decreased. Currently, natural gas production is at 60 billion cubic feet per month www.basinresourcesusa.com •FALL 2013
and “it looks like it is still declining,” he added. Encana and WPX Energy are two companies that are drilling in the San Juan Basin. “Encana has been busy and has got it going. WPX is up in the dry gas area and the gas wells up there were very good,” Sharpe said. “There certainly are economic assets down Highway 44 and testing continues in other areas of the Basin to determine how extensive the economic window may be.” New Mexico Oil and Gas Association President Steve Henke said companies within the Four Corners are continuing to explore development within the southern part of the Basin. “Companies are attempting to determine the extent of the play and what is more productive than others. In the northern part of the Rosa area, there is a possibility for future development, but it will depend on natural gas commodity prices.” In June, Encana purchased 67,000 acres within San Juan Basin because “we feel this is an area where we can be successful and it is a good area for us to develop,” Encana Spokesman Doug Hock said. “Earlier this year we announced that we have had enough success we are ready to ramp up commercial production. We felt there was an economic play there to develop, and we are encouraged by the results we have had to date.” Encana is drilling for oil and operated two drilling rigs in the beginning of the year. In August, Encana released one of its two rigs to stay within the 2013 capital budget. “We had been efficiently drilling wells and allocated certain capital for the year. We were in danger of going over the level of allocated capital and as a result of that we had to release one of those rigs,” Hock said, ensuring that regardless of releasing a rig, Encana isn’t “pulling back” because the San Juan Basin is a “promising area.” WPX also is pursuing oil development in the San Juan Basin after exploratory drilling this spring yielded commercially economic results from the Gallup Sandstone in the Mancos formation, according to a WPX press release. “WPX is estimating a year-end 2013 exit rate of 3,400 (barrels of oil equivalent per day) from this new development,” the press release stated. Currently, WPX has lease rights to more than 31,000 net acres in the oil window of the San Juan Basin for its Gallup Sandstone development. “Certainly we have seen increase in activity and interest with acreage for lease, so we need to be optimistic about the southern part of the Mancos in terms of the economy of Farmington and the Four Corners region. We are hopeful,” explained Henke, adding that once natural gas prices improve “I think we will see a rebirth of activity in the natural gas sector as well.” “Hopefully, there will be an uptick and the rumor is people want to pick up rigs,” Sharpe said. “Every rig is hundreds of jobs.” FALL 2013 • www.basinresourcesusa.com
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Workers go where the jobs are Permian Basin big draw for area oil and gas employees Lauren Duff
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the large amount of activity within the region. It is apparent the Permian Basin is much more active than the San Juan Basin when looking
What is the Permian Basin? The Permian Basin is an oiland-gas-producing area located in West Texas and the adjoining area of southeastern New Mexico. The Permian Basin covers an area approximately 250 miles wide and 300 miles long. Various producing formations such as the Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Yeso, Bone Spring, Avalon, Canyon, Morrow, Devonian, and Ellenberger are all part of the Permian Basin, with oil and natural gas production ranging from depths
from a few hundred feet to five miles below the surface. The Permian Basin remains a significant oil-producing area, producing
more than 270 million barrels of oil in 2010 and more than 280 million barrels in 2011. The Permian Basin has produced over 29 billion barrels of oil and 75 trillion cubic feet of gas and it is estimated by industry experts to contain recoverable oil and natural gas resources exceeding what has been produced over the last 90 years. Recent increased use of enhanced-recovery practices in the Permian Basin has produced a substantial impact on U.S. oil production.
at the rig count. During the week of Oct. 4, there were six horizontal rigs drilling for oil in Midland County and 15 vertical oil rigs, according to the Baker Hughes Rig Count. In San Juan County, there were two horizontal oil rigs and one vertical oil rig. Within the entire Permian Basin, there were 190 horizontal oil rigs and 229 vertical oil rigs. “The way we determine the rig count is as long as the rigs are actively drilling that week, then that is what we capture,” said Emil Ferenz, Baker Hughes market research resource manager. There are several large oil and gas producers in New Mexico that have field offices in Midland, said Steve Henke, New
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Permian Basin on track to be top shale oil producer Although the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas gets most of the chatter when it comes to talk of major oil production from hydraulic fracturing, the storied West Texas fields of the Permian Basin are revving up to steal the limelight. Between January and June of this year, the Permian Basin has already surpassed oil production in the Eagle Ford, showing 889,808 barrels each day compared to the 598,706 barrels per day in South Texas, according to statistics from the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state’s energy industry. Houston energy companies are among the top players in the field. The top producer in the Permian Basin is Houston’s Occidental Permian Ltd., which produced more than 20 million barrels during the first six months of the year. Irving-based Pioneer Natural Resources USA Inc. was next with more than 12 million barrels of oil production. Rounding out the top three was Houston’s Apache Corp. which produced almost 10 million barrels of oil. The consensus is that the Permian Basin
oil production will reach 2 million barrels of oil per day within the next five years, said Stephen Shepherd, an associate in the exploration and production research group at Simmons and Company International in Houston. As production moderates in the Dakotas' Bakken Shale, the Permian is expected to fill the gap, Shepherd said. Simmons and Company expects the Eagle Ford to surpass the Bakken in oil production sometime in 2014. In 2013,
the Eagle Ford is on track to produce about 930,000 barrels of oil per day. The Williston Basin in the Bakken Shale is producing in 2013 a little more than 1 million barrels, and those two are expected to flip in 2014. The Permian should produce around 1.4 million in 2013. It’s generally expected that the Eagle Ford will continue at that pace while the Permian will accelerate its production, driven by horizontal drilling. – Houston Business Journal
pany in Farmington. “When we see natural prices rebound, I think we will see the employment increase in the San Juan Basin,” Henke said. As far as students graduating from San Juan College’s School of Energy, they typically stay in the San Juan Basin to work, according to School of Energy Dean Randy Pacheco. “I would assume a lot of them are staying here because they have families, but you will quickly find where the big money is. If they
have the knowledge and the experience, then that would be valuable to them.” He added that oil and gas companies are recruiting students during their first week of their first semester in college. “They are trying to build a relationship with them and then take them to basins where there is not a lot of eligible workforce,” Pacheco said. “The reason why a lot of the (students) are working in the San Juan Basin is that they have the knowledge and the experience.”
jobs Mexico Oil and Gas Association president. “It wouldn’t surprise me that some of those support jobs are going to Midland and the Permian Basin.” Oil and gas service companies within the Four Corners also have concerns with employees moving to Midland. “We could have the best technology to use here, but if we lose people, we won’t be able to do the job we are supposed to get done,” said Danny Seip, president of Blue Jet Inc., a perforating and logging wireline oilfield service com-
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MARKET WATCH: Oil futures fall as government shutdown threatens crude demand Benchmark light, sweet crude oil futures prices fell Oct. 1 for a third consecutive trading session on the New York market amid rising concerns that a partial U.S. government shutdown could reduce crude demand. Both Democrats and Republicans were quoted in the media on Oct. 2 saying resolution of an impasse on the federal budget could take weeks. Meanwhile, White House and lawmakers planned more talks Oct. 2 in efforts to break a stalemate that closed some agencies. House Republicans were trying to devise a piecemeal strategy of financing government operations going into December. Meanwhile, analysts suggested the budget impasses could reduce oil demand because hundreds of thousands of federal employees might go without pay for an undetermined period. Natural gas prices on Oct. 1 reached their highest level on NYMEX since Sept. 20. The upward momentum was expected to continue as forecasters watched a system likely to enter the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center said a low-pressure area has 40 percent chance of forming into a tropical cyclone. The system was expected to reach the southern gulf by Oct. 3. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s weekly inventory report came out as scheduled Oct. 2 and was expected to do the same on Oct. 9 regardless of a government shutdown. Crude oil stockpiles built more than analysts had expected. Crude inventory builds The American Petroleum Institute said its
information showed crude stockpiles increased 4.5 million bbl last week. EIA’s inventory report, meanwhile, said U.S. commercial crude oil inventories – excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve – increased 5.5 million bbl for the week ended Sept. 27 compared with the previous week. At 363.7 million bbl, crude inventories are toward the upper range for this time of year. Total motor gasoline inventories increased 3.5 million bbl and are at the top of the average range. Finished gasoline and gasoline blending component inventories both increased. Distillate fuel inventories decreased 1.7 million bbl and remain near the lower limit of the average range for this time of year. Propane-propylene inventories increased 1.6 million bbl, which is middle of the average range. U.S. refinery inputs averaged 15.4 million b/d for the week ended Sept. 27, which was 146,000 b/d lower than the previous week’s average. Refineries operated at 89 percent of capacity. Gasoline production fell, averaging 8.9 million b/d. Distillate fuel production rose to about 4.9 million b/d. EIA said crude oil imports averaged 8.4 million b/d last week, up 438,000 b/d from
the previous week. Over the last 4 weeks, crude oil imports averaged just under 8 million b/d, which was down 6.5 percent from the same 4-week period last year. Total motor gasoline imports – including both finished gasoline and gasoline blending components – last week averaged 559,000 b/d. Distillate fuel imports averaged 85,000 b/d last week. Energy prices The NYMEX November contract for benchmark U.S. light, sweet crudes fell 29 cents on Oct. 1, settling at $102.04/bbl. During the trading session, the November contract dipped briefly to $101.06/bbl but rebounded. The December crude contract dropped 21 cents to settle at $101.69/bbl. Heating oil for October delivery was down 1.6 cents to a rounded $2.95/gal on NYMEX. Reformulated gasoline stock for oxygenate blending for October lost 1.76 cents to $2.61/gal, marking its lowest settlement price for 2013. The November natural gas contract climbed 4.9 cents to a rounded $3.61/MMbtu on NYMEX. On the U.S. spot market, the gas price at Henry Hub, La., was $3.58/MMbtu, up 6.2 cents. In London, the November IPE contract for North Sea Brent crude dropped 43 cents to $107.94/bbl. The October contract for gas oil dropped $7.75 to $905.25/tonne. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries reported its basket of 12 benchmark crudes declined 19 cents to $105.42/bbl on Oct. 1. – Energy Watch www.basinresourcesusa.com •FALL 2013
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Oil & Gas industry supports economy and environment richard Gilliland President, Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico You know how it feels when you’re watching a movie and the hero is falsely accused? You begin feeling angry as you await the vindication of the good guy and the exposure of the villain spreading vicious lies. That’s the feeling that we in the oil and gas industry endure all too frequently. i felt this frustration last week when i read an op-ed column published in the Journal written by a longtime anti-industry agitator. in his piece he wrote, “Big Oil” is “an industry that has no moral code of conduct. They are an industry based in greed, stealing our water, fouling our air, causing major health issues and showing no regard for our oceans.” and for good measure, he claimed that the industry is “killing our planet.” Wow. This may be a new record for bizarre, over-the-top propaganda. Many books, movies and TV shows have been produced debunking this kind of nonsense, but here are a just few facts to consider. Oil and natural gas – and coal – built and sustains our modern world. Oil is in virtually every product you touch, and it is the fuel source for virtually all transportation. natural gas provides the heat in our homes; it cooks
our food, and it is the feedstock for fertilizer, chemicals and all sorts of products we use. Our lives would not exist in any way that we would recognize without these vital and powerful energy resources. in new Mexico the oil and gas industry is especially important. if our economy were a train, oil and gas would be the lead locomotive. last year the industry pumped $1.7 billion into the state’s General Fund. The oil and gas economic engine accounts for approximately 95 percent of the land Grant Permanent Fund and 99 percent of the Severance Tax Permanent Fund. This money is used to support our public schools, universities, hospitals, water reservoirs, public roads and buildings, state parks and more. if we were one of the states not fortunate enough to have petroleum resources, our personal and business taxes would have to be much higher in order to pay for public services. On the environmental side, the anti-industry activist’s claims are even more preposterous. The land, air and waterways of our country are much cleaner than they were a generation ago. This happened because the public rightly demanded that business and industry stop unnecessarily damaging the environment and because technological advancements – such as cleaner-burning and more-efficient engines – made a cleaner society economi-
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cally possible. none of this would have happened if our brightest minds didn’t have adequate energy resources to do their work. The anti-energy agitator is greatly concerned about carbon emissions. is he unaware that in 2012 energy-related emissions in the United States were the lowest in two decades? Or that emissions have trended significantly downward in the past five years? The U.S. Energy information administration reports that the switch to natural gas electricity generation away from coal is by far the biggest driver behind our decline in greenhouse gas emissions. here in new Mexico, oil and gas producers have contributed millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of acres of leasehold toward cooperative conservation programs. State oil and gas producers have worked with the conservation group center of Excellence to protect
many of new Mexico’s unique species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently credited our efforts with saving the dunes Sagebrush lizard from being listed as an endangered species. i’m incredibly proud of the important work my industry does to provide the economic benefits, essential fuels and environmental philanthropy that new Mexico deserves. We are honest, hardworking, salt-of-the-earth people working mostly for small, independent companies in towns such as hobbs, artesia, roswell, Farmington and Bloomfield. We love this state and are honored to make such a large contribution to the land of Enchantment. When you read bombastic claims about oil and gas producers, i trust you will be able to separate the good guys from those who have “no moral code of conduct.” – IPANM
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Speakers urge commission not to change renewable energy rules Don’t mess with New Mexico’s renewable energy rule. Give it some time before changing anything. That was the overwhelming message from dozens of solar installers, biofuels developers, renewable energy lobbyists and regular citizens who testified Tuesday before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission concerning proposed changes to renewable energy regulations. Only three people in the packed Apodaca Hall in the
PERA building spoke in favor of changes, including one who advocated dumping the state’s mandate for renewable energy altogether. The PRC is considering revisions to a rule approved late last year that regulates the costs to public utility rate payers of adding renewable energy. This so-called reasonable cost-threshold caps the costs to utilities and their customers of adding renewable energy. Currently it is set at 3 percent of a utility’s total rev-
enues. The rule sought to define how the costs are calculated, but a fight has ensued once again over the matter. Shortly after two new PRC commissioners were sworn into office and less than a month after the rule was approved, New Mexico’s attorney general, state Public Regulation Commission staff and large industrial energy users, like Intel and The University of New Mexico, appealed it. They think the rule as written
will cost customers too much money without proven benefits. Randy Sadewic, a solar installer at Santa Fe’s long-time solar company Positive Energy, said Tuesday it has taken 60 years of steady work to begin transitioning from fossil-fuel sources to renewable energy. “Today we are slaves to fossil fuels that consume an increasing amount of our income and consume our precious water,” Sadewic told commissioners. – Santa Fe New Mexican
MIOX lands distribution deal with major water company MIOX Corp. of Albuquerque has announced a new distribution agreement with Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies for cooling tower water treatment, wastewater reuse, industrial water treatment and downstream oil and gas water application. MIOX, best known for making munici-
pal water-treatment systems, also makes industrial cooling tower systems and systems that recycle water used in industry. MIOX’s systems use salt and electricity to make chemicals that the company says can kill almost any bugs living in water. The industrial systems control bacteria and
algae that can plague industrial applications. The new partnership will bring MIOX’s systems to Veolia Water’s design and build projects for water and wastewater treatment. Veolia Water recorded 2.4 billion euro in revenue in 2012. – Albuquerque Business First
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Natural gas prices flat, but cold weather could help boost demand Natural gas spot prices closed at $3.51 per MMBtu (millions of British thermal units) on October 4—down slightly from $3.56 per MMBtu the prior week. Natural gas prices are especially important for domestic independent upstream names whose production largely includes natural gas such as Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Southwestern Energy (SWN), Comstock Resources (CRK), and Quicksilver Resources (KWK). Natural gas price movement is also relevant for commodity ETFs such as the U.S. Natural Gas Fund (UNG), an exchange-traded fund designed to track the price of Henry Hub natural gas (the standard benchmark for domestic natural gas prices). Looking ahead, weather will be an important demand factor As the winter months approach, an important driver for natural gas demand and therefore natural gas prices will be temperatures. Colder weather will increase demand for natural gas, as it’s a major fuel for home heating. Natural gas prices are low from a long-term
perspective From a long-term historical perspective, natural gas has been trading at low levels over the past few years. Prior to the financial crisis of 2008, natural gas had reached peaks of over $15.00 per MMBtu. Since 2008, a large amount of natural gas supply has come online
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without an equivalent increase in demand due to the discovery and development of large natural gas shale resources in the United States. Many investors expect natural gas prices to remain relatively depressed, as the development of shale resources has allowed companies to produce natural
gas economically at lower prices. For companies weighted towards natural gas assets and production, prices have an important effect on valuation Market participants and upstream energy companies monitor natural gas prices because lower prices translate into lower revenues—and therefore lower margins and valuation for natural gas producers. Slightly negative short-term catalyst: Prices remain relatively low from a long-term view This past week, natural gas prices were down slightly, which was a negative shortterm catalyst. In the medium term, winter weather will be an important driver to watch for natural gas prices. From a wider long-term perspective (five years and longer), natural gas prices are relatively low. Fluctuations in natural gas prices most affect natural gas– weighted producers, such as the companies mentioned above (CHK, SWN, CRK, and KWK), and the U.S. Natural Gas Fund ETF (UNG). Investors with such holdings find it prudent to track the price of natural gas. – Market Realist
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degree the San Juan College School of Energy. “This degree is specifically for the oil and gas industry,” Pacheco said, explaining that the School of Energy gives students an opportunity to receive an associate degree and then get a groundlevel job in the industry. “The student ends up working in the field and is a great lease operator,” he said. “Management wants to promote the worker into a management positions. If they go out and pursue a little bit of education with this degree program, they learn about human resources, how to budget and how to forecast – all skills they need in the industry.” It will cover such issues as oil and gas finance, accounting, oil and gas contract law, energy policy and the environment, petroleum economics and project management.
The program will be offered in San Juan County, but it is an Internet-based program. “The focus is on the Four Corners region, but it is applicable nationwide,” said Buddy Rivera, director of the Highlands University Farmington Center. San Juan College President Toni Pendergrass added that this program will allow San Juan College students an opportunity to be successful and “pursue ambitious career goals.” In addition to the oil and gas degree partnership, SJC and Highlands also signed 18 admission agreements that guarantee San Juan College students a seamless transition of SJC credits to Highlands to as they work to complete their bachelor’s degree. The college also signed a second memorandum of understanding focused on professional and personal development. It
is an agreement of reciprocity that will allow employees at both institutions an opportunity to take free courses at each institution. San Juan College employees have an opportunity to continue their education at Highlands with a four-credit hour tuition waiver for classes, while Highland’s employees receive the same benefit at SJC. “This will help in professional development and advancement in their careers,” Pendergrass said. Fries added that his employees are excited to be able to use the Health and Human Performance Center at SJC through this memorandum of understanding. “Our partnership with San Juan College has been phenomenal,” he said. For more information on the oil and gas business degree program call Highlands at 505.566.3805.
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