50 Years in the Mud: Kevin Banks on Blowouts, Faults, and Staying in the Game

50 Years in the Mud: Kevin Banks on Blowouts, Faults, and Staying in the Game

Kevin Banks has been logging wells since before most of us were born—literally. In this episode, we sit down with one of the most experienced mud loggers in the Mid-Con to talk about the early days of pressure control, how the role has evolved, and what it really takes to last half a century in the field.From picking bits with a calculator the size of a brick to monitoring blowouts and mapping faults by feel, Kevin’s career reads like a field manual for the entire modern oilfield. We swap stories from our time at Revolution, laugh about 3 a.m. wake-up calls, and talk about what made the Wailu crew one of the best in the business.But there’s more—Kevin opens up about his wife’s journey into natural health, why they never really “retired,” and what it means to keep your purpose as the decades roll on.This one’s got legacy, laughs, and a hell of a lot of mud.🔗 Connect or reach out at:www.grizzledgeologist.com📌 Hashtags:#mudlogger #oilandgaslife #drillingrig #geology #wellsitegeology #blowouts

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(26)

American Heat Engine: Kent J Williamson

American Heat Engine: Kent J Williamson

🎙 Author of 'American Heat Engine', Kent J. Williamson on the Hidden History of HydrocarbonsIn this episode, I sit down with Kent J. Williamson, author of American Heat Engine: Hydrocarbons and the P...

14 Aug 202544min

Fair Pay For Wellsite Geology and Geosteering: With Bo McCue

Fair Pay For Wellsite Geology and Geosteering: With Bo McCue

In this episode of The Grizzled Geologist Podcast, I sit down with Robert “Bo” McCue, founder of Raptor Consulting, to talk about the state of wellsite geology, geosteering, and mud logging in today’s...

14 Aug 202548min

Document Imaging In Oil and Gas: A Look at Land

Document Imaging In Oil and Gas: A Look at Land

In this episode of The Grizzled Geologist Podcast, I sit down with Scott Casso, owner of Casso Land & Imaging, to talk about how a small, family-run company is modernizing courthouse document imaging ...

14 Aug 202542min

Reservoir Engineering 101 with Wyatt Wick

Reservoir Engineering 101 with Wyatt Wick

🎙️ Reservoir engineer Wyatt Wick joins the show for a walkthrough of what it actually takes to find, evaluate, and monetize oil and gas assets. From subsurface fundamentals to boardroom economics.We ...

30 Jul 202537min

Oil and Gas Storytime with Chantel Maybach

Oil and Gas Storytime with Chantel Maybach

Chantel Maybach brings big energy to this episode. Sharing her wild ride from teaching high school and fronting a rock band to working for an oilfield service company - Columbine Corp.We talk about Al...

30 Jul 202540min

Microseismic in Oil and Gas: Shane Quimby from Borehole Seismic

Microseismic in Oil and Gas: Shane Quimby from Borehole Seismic

🎙️ I sit down with Shane Quimby of Borehole Seismic, LLC to break down the science and story behind microseismic, fiber optics, and vertical seismic profiling (VSP). With nearly 30 years in the seism...

21 Jul 202526min

Can Seismic Data Reveal What’s Beneath Our Feet… or a Lost T-Rex?

Can Seismic Data Reveal What’s Beneath Our Feet… or a Lost T-Rex?

In this episode, I sit down with my longtime friend and geophysicist Mark Aisenberg to talk about everything from oilfield processing workflows to a potential breakthrough in near-surface seismic imag...

3 Jul 202525min

Geo-Entrepreneurialism: Working From Home and Family Management

Geo-Entrepreneurialism: Working From Home and Family Management

Dr. Sarah Compton brings the heat in this episode—laying out what it’s like to balance PhD work, motherhood, and a career in subsurface geology. From pulling all-nighters with a newborn to mapping com...

3 Jul 202530min

Populært innen Teknologi

lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
teknisk-sett
tomprat-med-gunnar-tjomlid
rss-ki-praten
shifter
elektropodden
rss-ai-forklart
rss-alt-som-gar-pa-strom
pedagogisk-intelligens
nasjonal-sikkerhetsmyndighet-nsm
smart-forklart
rss-polypod
rss-fish-ships
fornybaren
rss-bouvet-bobler
rss-kunstig-intelligens-med-elisabeth-maren-og-morten
hans-petter-og-co
rss-fisketimen
teknologi-og-mennesker
rss-digitaliseringspadden