Building the Bakken Radio Episode 265: Shale Play Lodging, Davis Refinery and UAS Coming Soon

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September 1, 2025

Weekly Davis Refinery Update
Interview: Dan Hedrington, SEH
Dan Hedrington, SEH, gives an update on the Davis Refinery and their Permit To Construct issued from the North Dakota Health Department.

GroundBreakers
Interview: Troy Schrenk, Chief Commercial Officer, Target Lodging
Troy Schrenk, Chief Commercial Officer, Target Lodging, talks about the Davis Refinery and their five Bakken lodging camps.

Energy Communities and Culture
Interview: Troy Schrenk, Chief Commercial Officer, Target Lodging
Troy Schrenk, Chief Commercial Officer, Target Lodging, shares Target Lodging’s other locations in shale plays across the U.S., primarily discussing the Permian Basin and the lodging strategy there.

Shale Play USA
Interview: Kathy Neset, NESET
Kathy Neset, NESET, explains why Neset Consulting changed their name and why they have expanded their services into UAS.

Kids and Capitalism
Interview: MultiMedia Kidtrepreneur Otis and Juan Merlo, CNBC
MultiMedia Kidtrepreneur Otis talks with Juan Merlo about first jobs and entrepreneurial opportunity.

Author Profile

Jason Spiess

Contributor - The Crude Life Content Network

Jason Spiess is a multimedia journalist, entrepreneur and content consultant. Spiess has over 25 years of media experience in broadcasting, journalism, reporting and principal ownership in media companies. (Over 30 years experience if you count his adolescent years as a newspaper delivery boy learning the importance and logistics of daily distribution and monthly door-to-door bill collecting.) Spiess has worked in the areas of oil and gas, UAS and precision agriculture, health care, cannabis, agriculture, real estate, government affairs and economic development. Spiess is the host of two radio programs, Building the Bakken and Coffee & Capitalism, and three specialty programs, MonDak OilField Review, Corporate Ink and UnStuck, that carry a radio network that spans five states and two countries. Spiess is a North Dakota native and graduated from North Dakota State University.