Can Small Carbon Sequestration Projects be Economic?
President Biden has the worst energy policy since Jimmy Carter, so it was probably inevitable that he would disinter one of Mr. Carter’s worst ideas—a “windfall profits” tax on oil companies. Doesn’t he know that when you tax something, you get less of it?
Energy Policy for Dummies
President Biden has the worst energy policy since Jimmy Carter, so it was probably inevitable that he would disinter one of Mr. Carter’s worst ideas—a “windfall profits” tax on oil companies. Doesn’t he know that when you tax something, you get less of it?
Peak Demand in 3 Years? We don’t think so.
On May 17, 2022, Bill Vail represented Graves & Co. Consulting at the New York Energy Capital Assembly’s annual conference in New York City. Held at the New York Stock Exchange’s […]
John Graves comments on SPR Release
USA TODAY, March 31, 2022 Will gas prices ease with Biden’s release from strategic reserve? Experts say it’s not enough One million barrels of oil will be released per day […]
Allen Barron retires from Graves & Co. Consulting, Bill Vail to serve as Executive Vice President
HOUSTON, March 14, 2022 | PRNewswire Graves & Co. Consulting, a professional independent reservoir engineering firm to the oil and gas industry, announced today that Allen C. Barron, Executive Vice President, […]
Strategic Alliance between Graves & Co. Consulting and Signa Engineering
Houston, TX – June 17, 2020 – Graves & Co. Consulting (www.gravesconsulting.us) is a reservoir engineering and geological consulting firm. We are pleased to announce the creation of a strategic alliance with Signa Engineering (www.signa.net) providing unparalleled engineering and consulting capacity and expertise. [cont'd]
How Tight-Oil Wells Grow Old
Tight-oil production in the US set new records in 2019, but the banner year ended with an important caveat: more than two-thirds of crude production from shale plays flowed from wells drilled in the past 2 years. The figure reflects the fast-paced life of horizontal wells while also highlighting that older assets are not contributing as originally expected. [cont'd]
Low-Cost Fracking Offers Boon to Oil Producers, Headaches for Suppliers
At a dusty drilling site east of San Antonio, shale producer EOG Resources Inc recently completed its latest well using a new technology developed by a small services firm that promises to slash the cost of each by $200,000.
