About the Book
Oilfield Laughs, Lies, and Lore follows the careers of two independent oilmen and their adventures in the American oilfield from the 1970’s to present time. The book consists of 48 short stories detailing their humorous exploits in a format that is at the same time both entertaining and very informative.
Throughout the book, the author introduces the reader to many of the unique characters that make up the American oil patch from hippie roughnecks to independent oil operators as he details their many adventures ranging from encounters with unfriendly skunks to doodlebugging donkeys to atomic gophers.
To some degree, this book is a chronicling of an American era that is fast disappearing as it becomes more and more difficult to find new oil and gas frontiers to explore out where the wildcats still roam and the hoot owls mate with the chickens. Still, the author believes that the American oilfield will always maintain a certain measure of frontier thinking and continue to attract the type of characters and adventurers that gravitate to frontiers. As described by the author, these people are, to a man and woman, rugged individualists who don’t accept limits. And the proof of this is that every time someone declares that America has reached the limit of its oil and gas reserves, the independent American oilman says “Hah!” and moves the limits by discovering new sources of petroleum.
In reading these stories, the author gradually introduces new oil and gas terminology in such a way that upon finishing the book the reader has a working knowledge of many of the terms and concepts utilized in oil and gas exploration. And if additional data is desired, the author provides it in the form of appendixes that explain petroleum exploration in more depth along with a glossary of oilfield terms.
Throughout the book, the author introduces the reader to many of the unique characters that make up the American oil patch from hippie roughnecks to independent oil operators as he details their many adventures ranging from encounters with unfriendly skunks to doodlebugging donkeys to atomic gophers.
To some degree, this book is a chronicling of an American era that is fast disappearing as it becomes more and more difficult to find new oil and gas frontiers to explore out where the wildcats still roam and the hoot owls mate with the chickens. Still, the author believes that the American oilfield will always maintain a certain measure of frontier thinking and continue to attract the type of characters and adventurers that gravitate to frontiers. As described by the author, these people are, to a man and woman, rugged individualists who don’t accept limits. And the proof of this is that every time someone declares that America has reached the limit of its oil and gas reserves, the independent American oilman says “Hah!” and moves the limits by discovering new sources of petroleum.
In reading these stories, the author gradually introduces new oil and gas terminology in such a way that upon finishing the book the reader has a working knowledge of many of the terms and concepts utilized in oil and gas exploration. And if additional data is desired, the author provides it in the form of appendixes that explain petroleum exploration in more depth along with a glossary of oilfield terms.
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