< Previous40 The Official Publication of the Western Dakota Energy Association VELO3D PARTNERS WITH DUNCAN MACHINE PRODUCTS TO 3D PRINT OIL AND GAS INDUSTRIAL PARTS VELO3D recently announced a new customer part- nership in the oil and gas industry with Duncan Machine Products (DMP). DMP is expanding into metal additive manufacturing with the VELO3D solution to respond to increasing demand from customers for increased part per- formance and shorter lead times. Known for its capabilities to consistently produce high- quality parts with low-angle geometries without support structures, the VELO3D solution consists of Flow™ ad- vanced pre-print software, Sapphire printer, and Assure™ quality management software. DMP expects to take deliv- ery of the system in the second quarter of 2020. “We chose VELO3D because their Sapphire printer can handle the most geometric complexity, and their support- less process doesn’t require customers to redesign their parts,” says Chris Billings, co-owner of DMP. “We put VE- LO3D to the test on a series of customer-driven part builds and, in the end, it was an easy decision.” DMP has received orders to 3D print a minimum of 1,500 parts for downhole tools used in onshore and off- shore exploration, and the company believes this order could easily increase tenfold in the next 24 months. “The conditions under which downhole tools must perform are hostile and include extreme pressure and high- temperature situations, requiring a robust and dependable manufacturing solution.” For this specific program, DMP will be using metal AM to replace investment casting as the manufacturing process. “Metal AM is a very compatible manufacturing process for the oil and gas industry, given the complex engineer- ing requirements,” says Benny Buller, founder and CEO of VELO3D. “Our SupportFree technology can make highly complex geometries without the burden of post-process- ing—providing repeatability, process gains, and greater productivity for oilfield service providers.” www.duncanmachineproducts.com www.velo3d.com WDEA News AWARD-WINNING GLOVES FROM HONEYWELL PROTECT WORKERS FROM IMPACT AND CUT HAZARDS Honeywell has rolled out a new line of award-winning, impact-resistant gloves—Rig Dog™ Xtreme—designed to protect workers from hand and finger injuries while working with hammers, tools, and heavy machinery typical of the oil and gas industry. Winner of prestigious international design awards, including the Red Dot, iF and Best 100, Rig Dog Xtreme gloves are available in three models to pro- tect workers from specific working conditions and atmospheric challenges: • Rig Dog™ Mud Grip, featuring a tire-tread pattern palm to squeegee out thick oil and mud to provide better grip for work such as roughnecks on oil rigs; • Rig Dog™ Waterproof, featuring an integrated water-proof membrane to help keep hands dry in wet applications such as mining; and • Rig Dog™ Cold Protect, which provides cold-weather protection down to -20º F. Serious hand and finger injuries from impacts, abrasions, and cuts plague heavy-industry worksites around the world. In the U.S., hand injuries consistently rank number-one on the list of recordable incidents each year for industries like oil and gas, and over three million workplace accidents resulted in lost time for workers in the European Union during 2015. These incidents add up to lost time and profits. Available in a wide range of sizes, unique colors, and configurations, Rig Dog Extreme is a feature-rich, premium impact protective glove that includes: • Patented CoreNest™ technology-engineered design on knuckles that absorbs impact energy to help prevent injury from severe blows; • Impact-resistance that meets ANSI/ISEA Level 3, a more robust standard for knuckle and finger protection compared to the EN 388 pass/fail rating; • ANSI A6 / ISO Level F Cut resistant palm; • Unique palm material that provides exceptional oil grip and has an interior coating to inhibit oil penetration; and • High-visibility colors for better awareness in low-light conditions and solid red palm provides hand signal communication capability in high-noise areas. https://honeywell.com ENDRESS+HAUSER LAUNCHES NETILION IIOT Endress+Hauser recently launched its IIoT solution platform, Netilion, an ecosystem combining digital services and system components to improve lifecycle and asset management, maintenance, and support of instruments and analyzers. Netilion enables users to keep track of their installed base, documentation and data management, and instruments’ performance and health status. Its scanner service is a free smartphone app that guides users in capturing field instrument asset data, while using QR code or RFID tag. It can store images and instrument location and accessibility, and critical and quality-relevant information can be associated with the RFID tag. Its analytics service can create a digital twin of the system to analyze and initiate proactive maintenance measures for critical instruments or swap out discontinued instruments. The health service visualizes diagnostic data provided and receives instructions where maintenance or service is required. The library service helps users organize working files and documents through its file-sharing and data management service. It safely stores documents and makes them available to any device with a web browser, saving time, since the often-tedious search for information is eliminated. Its value service collects process data from the field and makes it accessible anytime, anywhere, and it displays values in the dashboard, history, tracking map, and more. These digital services can be used separately or in concert to improve the management, maintenance, and support of instrumentation systems—regardless of instrument or analyzer type or vendor. https://eh.digital/netilion_us Tools of the Trade14. EOG Resources, Inc. Oil production (2020): 1,041,483 bbls Gas production (2020): 2,698,335 mcf Tel: (713) 651-7000 Toll Free: (877) 363-3647 (EOGR) Web: www.eogresources.com 15. Newfield Production Co. Oil production (2020): 990,282 bbls Gas production (2020): 2,602,086 mcf Tel: (281) 210-5100 Web: www.newfield.com 16. Kraken Operating, LLC Oil production (2020): 913,760 bbls Gas production (2020): 1,613,398 mcf Tel: (713) 360-7705 Web: www.krakenoil.com 17. QEP Energy Co. Oil production (2020): 862,234 bbls Gas production (2020): 2,404,389 mcf Tel: (303) 672-6900 Web: www.qepres.com 18. RimRock Oil & Gas Williston LLC Oil production (2020): 703,604 bbls Gas production (2020): 857,664 mcf Tel: (303) 339-0885 Web: www.rimrockoil.com 19. Crescent Point Energy U.S. Corp. Oil production (2020): 612,401 bbls Gas production (2020): 743,011 mcf Tel: (888) 693-0020 Web: www.crescentpointenergy.com 20. Lime Rock Resources III-A, LP Oil production (2020): 549,174 bbls Gas production (2020): 486,890 mcf Tel: (713) 292-9500 Web: www.limerockresources.com 8. XTO Energy Inc. Oil production (2020): 2,128,970 bbls Gas production (2020): 5,057,966 mcf Tel: (817) 870-2800 Toll-Free: (800) 299-2800 Web: www.xtoenergy.com 9. Slawson Exploration Co., Inc. Oil production (2020): 1,856,027 bbls Gas production (2020): 2,287,432 mcf Tel: (316) 263-3201 Web: www.slawsoncompanies.com/ exploration.html 10. Equinor Energy LP (Formerly Statoil Oil & Gas LP) Oil production (2020): 1,680,092 bbls Gas production (2020): 3,713,108 mcf Tel: (713) 918-8200 Web: www.equinor.com 11. Petro-Hunt, LLC Oil production (2020): 1,352,730 bbls Gas production (2020): 2,879,489 mcf Tel: (214) 880-8400 Bismarck: (701) 258-1557 Charlson: (701) 675-2467 Crosby: (701) 982-3351 Killdeer: (701) 863-6622 McGregor (Tioga): (701) 546-4601 Web: www.petrohunt.com 12. Bruin E&P Operating, LLC Oil production (2020): 1,326,667 bbls Gas production (2020): 3,184,578 mcf Tel: (713) 456-3000 Web: www.bruinep.com 13. Enerplus Resources USA Corp. Oil production (2020): 1,134,249 bbls Gas production (2020): 1,556,476 mcf Tel: (701) 675-2135 Web: www.enerplus.com 1. Continental Resources, Inc. Oil production (2020): 5,842,779 bbls Gas production (2020): 15,198,896 mcf Tel: (405) 234-9000 Toll-Free: (800) 256-8955 Killdeer: (701) 764-6582 Rhame: (701) 279-6688 Tioga: (701) 664-3001 Web: www.contres.com 2. Hess Bakken Investments II, LLC Oil production (2020): 3,926,530 bbls Gas production (2020): 8,192,893 mcf Tel: (713) 496-4000 Web: www.hess.com 3. Marathon Oil Co. Oil production (2020): 3,195,802 bbls Gas production (2020): 4,781,306 mcf Tel: (713) 629-6600 Web: www.marathonoil.com 4. WPX Energy Williston, LLC Oil production (2020): 2,817,217 bbls Gas production (2020): 3,965,819 mcf Tel: (701) 837-2900 Web: www.wpxenergy.com 5. Whiting Oil & Gas Corp. Oil production (2020): 2,810,939 bbls Gas production (2020): 8,394,641 mcf Tel: (303) 837-1661 Web: www.whiting.com 6. Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., LP Oil production (2020): 2,584,321 bbls Gas production (2020): 5,345,518 mcf Tel: (432) 688-6800 Web: www.br-inc.com 7. Oasis Petroleum North America, LLC Oil production (2020): 2,225,440 bbls Gas production (2020): 8,426,370 mcf Tel: (281) 404-9500 Web: www.oasispetroleum.com As of early mid-March 2020, there are 56 active rigs drilling in the North Dakota oil patch, according to the North Dakota Oil & Gas Division of the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources (DMR). This number is up from 55 in both December and January and from 54 in February. The all-time high reached 218 on May 29, 2012. THE BAKKEN TOP 20 The industry projects a substantial reduction in rig count over the next three months. Well completions have begun to fall as a result of oil price, weather, and gas capture. The number of producing wells in North Dakota, as of mid-March 2020 is 16,000 (preliminary; all-time high was in November 2019), with oil production in January reaching 1,429,515 barrels per day (all-time high was in November 2019). Of the producing wells, 14,847 (93 percent) are from unconventional Bakken – Three Forks and 1,132 (seven percent) produce from legacy conventional pools. According to the DMR’s monthly report released in mid-March, OPEC and Russia discussions earlier in the month about further production restrictions resulting from the effect of the coronavirus on demand ended in the abandonment of the three-year existing agreement. The report adds that “future markets now reflect the ‘every man for himself’ spiral of price cuts and production increases announced by Saudi Arabia and Russia.” BASIN BITS | Spring 2020 41 WDEA NewsHOTEL Hampton Inn & Suites Minot Airport ......................................36 HYDROVAC SERVICES Badger Daylight ......................................33 INDEPENDENT OIL & GAS COMPANY Whiting Petroleum Corporation .............42 INDUSTRIAL CLEANING EQUIPMENT Hotsy Water Blast Manufacturing ...................................IFC INDUSTRIAL GENERAL CONTRACTOR Bilfinger Inc. ...........................................12 INSURANCE Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota.........................................5 INVESTMENT RECOVERY SERVICES Material Management Resources .............27 LAND RECORDS North Dakota Recorders Information Network ...........................36 NATURAL GAS COMPRESSION EQUIPMENT J-W Power Company ..............................13 OIL & GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION Petro-Hunt, LLC .....................................21 OILFIELD Elgin Separation Solutions ......................18 OILFIELD EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER Piper Oilfield Products ............................12 OILFIELD & SAFETY CLOTHING Home of Economy ....................................3 PEC SAFETY TRAINING Jameson Safety ........................................10 PIPE FUSION & PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION Accel Fusion ............................................33 PIPE SUPPLIER High Country Fusion ..............................12 PIPELINE INSPECTION INGU Solutions Inc. ..........................16-17 PROCESS HEATING EQUIPMENT Heatec .......................................................6 WASTE MANAGEMENT, FILTER SUPPLIER, FILTER VESSEL SALES Oilfield Waste Logistics ...........................38 ENGINEERING & CONSULTING SERVICES Barr Engineering .......................................9 ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, PLANNER & CONSULTANTS Advanced Engineering & Environmental Services Inc. .................38 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Orion Biotechnology International .......22-23 EVENT CENTER Rough Rider Center ................................29 HEAVY RIGGING Vic’s Crane & Heavy Haul ......................32 42 The Official Publication of the Western Dakota Energy Association CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU Bismarck-Mandan Convention & Visitors Bureau .............................OBC COUNCIL North Dakota Petroleum Council .........IBC CPA & BUSINESS ADVISORS Eide Bailly ...............................................25 ENERGY COUNCIL Lignite Energy Council .............................4 ENERGY PRODUCTION & RESEARCH CENTER University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center ...........38 Index to AdvertisersNext >