East Texas Gears and chains – 1930s
Photo courtesy of The Sloane Gallery, Houston, TX. Image for sale at www.sloanegallery.com or call 281-496-2212...
2014 March-April
Sometimes it Takes an Old Pro to Show the Young Roughnecks How it’s Done…1950s
by Story Sloane
 Photo courtesy of The Sloane Gallery, Houston, TX. Image for sale at www.sloanegallery.com or call 281-496-2212...
Roughneck Holding Drill Bit
by Story Sloane
Long before the gas flows from the pump to the car the process of drilling for it has to start. Men made of steel willing...
Shallow Water Derrick Drilling in Lake Barrie… 1930s
by Story Sloane
Photo courtesy of The Sloane Gallery, Houston, TX. Image for sale at www.sloanegallery.com or call 281-496-2212...
Drill Pipe and Casing Loaded for the Job
by Story Sloane
If you hunt, fish or drill for oil in the state of Louisiana you probably are going to do it in or close to...
Halcon’s Wilson Says Tuscaloosa Shale Among Last Big Shale Finds
Floyd Wilson, the wildcatter who helped discover the fastest-growing U.S. oil field, says a prospect called the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale is among the last great...
Will President Obama Use Two Small Birds to Limit Oil Drilling in the West?
Almost half the land west of the Mississippi belongs to the federal government, including 48% of California, 62% of Idaho and 81% of Nevada. No...
How the State of Texas Extracts Revenue from the Oil and Gas Industry
Every business sector has a complex set of tax laws that are industry-specific, and with the large numbers produced by the oil and gas industry,...
Smitherman: Texas Could Break Oil Record by 2020
Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman said Friday the shale revolution could drive the state’s oil production to record levels before the end of the...
Energy Pushes Texas Exports To Highest Value Ever
Fueled by the rapid expansion of the oil and gas industry, Texas exports reached their highest value in history in 2013, jumping 5.6 percent over...