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Advertisers Index AD ADVERTISERS NAME PAGE Aggreko . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 American Oil & Gas Historical Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239 Aqua-Clear, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205 Ariel Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Armstrong Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 Arnco Technology Trust Ltd. . . . . . . . . .78 Atlas Copco CMT USA LLC . . . . . . . .157 Babst | Calland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 Balon Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 & 3 Benoit Machine, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223 Bestolife Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Bituminous Insurance Companies . . . . .211 BlueRock Energy Capital . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Bluetick Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170 Boots & Coots . . . . . . . . .54 & 55, 56 & 57 Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC . . . .199 Cactus Wellhead LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Cafe Bel Ami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 CESI Chemical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Consolidated Oil Well Services, LLC . . .213 Control Microsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Copyright Clearance Center . . . . . . . . .107 Dawson Geophysical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Dearing Compressor & Pump Co. . . . . .229 Double-E, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Dragon Products, Ltd. . . . . . . . .26, 83, 153 Drake Pumping Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204 Drill Baby Drill Staffing . . . . . . . . . . . .230 Drilling Info, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Drilling Specialties Co., LLC . . . . . . . . . .4 Duke Drilling Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 Emirates SkyCargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 Enerflow Industries Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Energy Exposition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 EnergyNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Enertia Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Enterprise & Industry Historic Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 EV Downhole Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 F&M Bank & Trust Company . . . . . . . . .35 Falcon Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Flotek Industries, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Forum Energy Technologies . . . . . . . . .137 Fugro Robertson Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 GEFCO INC./King Oil Tools . . . . . . . .101 Grantham University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 Greene’s Energy Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Halliburton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 AD ADVERTISERS NAME PAGE Hoover Oil Field Supply Co., Inc. . . . . .204 IHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 Independent Petroleum Association of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 Industrial Rubber, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Integrated Geophysics . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224 ION Geophysical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Javins Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 Jayhawk Oilfield Supply, Inc. . . . . . . . .221 Jim Blecha Photography, Inc. . . . . . . . .184 Jim Bourbeau Land Service, Inc. . . . . .202 John Crane Production Solutions, Inc. . .181 Keystone Drill Services LLC . . . . . . . .201 Kruse Energy & Equipment Auctioneers LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207 Larry Lee Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . .244 Lasser, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123 Lee Supply Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Leistritz Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 McAda Fluids Heating Services . . . . . . .32 McDonald Tank & Equipment Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 Meadowlark Land & Title, LLC . . . . . .107 MESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 MicroSeismic, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Milligan Brand Outfitting, Inc. . . . . . . . .21 Moore Truck & Equipment Co. . . . . . . .217 Mpact Downhole Motors . . . . . . . . . . . .108 MS Energy Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 Murfin Drilling Company . . . . . . . . . . .247 NAPE Expo LP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 National Oilwell Varco . . . . . . .76, 97, 165 Newpark Drilling Fluids, Inc. . . . . . . . . .69 Norris Production Solutions . . . . . . . . .169 Oilfield Helping Hands . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Oilfield Improvements Inc. . . . . . . . . . .232 OKC Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178 Oklahoma Energy Resources Board . . .227 Oklahoma Marginal Well Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226 OPW Fluid Transfer Group . . . . . . . . . . .18 P2 Energy Solutions, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Packers Plus EnergyServices . . . . . . . . . .11 Paradigm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Paul Tadlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231 Permian Basin International Oil Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233 Portadam Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Precision Geophysical, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .195 AD ADVERTISERS NAME PAGE ProTechnics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Quorum Business Solutions, Inc. . . . . . .21 Ramsey Property Management, LLC . . .228 Reef Services, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 Robert Gunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192 RockWare, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Rockwater Energy Solutions . . . . . . . . .174 Schlumberger Oilfield Services . . . . . . . . . . .7, 23, 276 Schneider Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Sigma3 Integrated Reservoir, LLC . . . .145 Sioux Steel Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Society of Exploration Geophysicists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47, 91 Society of Petroleum Engineers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30, 45, 140 Spectrum Geo Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 SPIRIT Global Energy Solutions . . . . .176 Stephens Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237 Steptoe & Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 Stockdale Mine Supply, LLC . . . . . . . .201 Sun Drilling Products Corp. . . . . . . . . . .81 Superior Drillpipe Manufacturing Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237 Surfside Abstracting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Tejas Tubular Products, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .6 TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company L.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 The Mud Masters Group . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 The TechnoWise Group, Inc. . . . . . . . . .179 TMK IPSCO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Transform Software and Services, Inc. . .114 Tripple M Oil Tool, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .230 Turbo Trac USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231 Ulterra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Unit Liner Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210 UPCO, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 VAM USA Field Service . . . . . . . . . . . .149 ValTek Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 VARCo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Volant Products Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLC . .37 Waring & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Well Control School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 WellKeeper, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172 Whirlwind Methane Recovery Systems, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228 Wild Well Control, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 Winches Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158 The American Oil & Gas Reporter® (ISSN 0145-9198) is published monthly, with an additional issue published between the September and October issues on even numbered years, by National Publishers Group, Inc., 1326 E. 79th Street South, Haysville, Ks. 67060-2217. 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The American Oil and Gas Reporter - January 2012

The American Oil and Gas Reporter - January 2012
Contents
Calendar
Oil & Gas Counts
State Legislative
Industry Digest
Tech Connections
Washington Watch
Federal Legislation
EPA
Gulf of Mexico
Resource Plays Providing Wealth of Opportunities
Tight Plays Poised to Transform U.S. Crude Supply
El Paso Project Optimizes Eagle Ford Completion Design
Real-Time Forward Modeling Improves Bakken Horizontals
Cover Story
Financial Firms Expand Oil and Gas Divisions
Multicomponent 3-D Poised for Growth in Shale Plays
Cloud Computing Driving Business Step Changes
Advanced Attributes Improve 3-D Interpretation
3-D Data Improve Knowledge of Shale Heterogeneity
HBUR RSS Solves Granite Wash Drilling Challenges
Technologies Improve Production Consistency in Resource Plays
SaaS Helps Operator Streamline Data Management
Automation Enhances Operations in Challenging Applications
Dispersant Chemistry Combats Plugging in Low-Gravity Oil Wells
New Technologies Optimize Production
PIOGA
Drilling Regs
IOGAWV
The Presidential Papers
Energy Education
Conventions
Shale Gas
New Lits & Products
Computer Currents
Industry Focus
Classified Advertising
Advertisers Index

The American Oil and Gas Reporter - January 2012