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June 2016

A Monthly Publication of the Desk and Derrick Club of Dallas

June 2016 Volume 65, Issue 6

D i a m o n d B i t s

Happy June!

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams

Eight Dallas Club members attended the 57th Annual Region IV Meeting in Galveston, Texas from May 18 – 21 including our own Mary T. Vaughan, 2016 Region Director and her Executive Assistant, Beverly Murrey. This region meeting was hosted by the Houston Club. It was a fun and enjoyable time had by all. We stayed

in the lovely Tremont House Hotel. A Certification Class on Completion and Pro-duction was offered on Wednesday culminating with an Ice Breaker at the Roof Top Bar that evening.

Thursday offered 2 field trips: ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery and Nanotech at Rice University. On Friday, there were 2 more field trips available: Ocean Star Drilling Rig Museum and the San Jacinto Maritime Technology & Training Center. Friday evening ended with a dinner and Murder Mystery during which some of our fellow members were key players. Who killed the Grandmother?

Our club offered a couple of items for sale in the Sales Room – World Famous Chocolate bars and a 50/50 raffle donation. Bev was the winner of the 50/50 raf-fle donation! Candy sales went well, but we still have more chocolate bars to sell. Check with Sharon Figueroa if you’d like to purchase some or if you’d like to take a box to work to sell.

Saturday was a busy day beginning with the Opening Business Session, followed by the Member Recognition Luncheon. The Dallas Club won an award in every category we submitted an entry, which was 7. Saturday night ended the region meeting festivities with the Industry Banquet.

Please check the calendar to see upcoming activities, especially another night at the Dr. Pepper Ballpark to watch the Frisco RoughRiders and fireworks on Friday, July 8 at 7:00. See Barbara Chapman for more details.

Our June Membership meeting is a luncheon on June 2 at noon. Bring a friend. See you then!

Julie

President’s Letter 1

Meeting Info 2

Dates/Remember 2

Birthdays 2

June Speaker Info 3

May Meeting Pics 4

May Meeting

Write up 5

The Presidential

Pilgrimage—1996 6

July Event—Frisco

Roughriders 7

NLA Rig Trip

Write Up 8

Energy Legislation

In the News 10

D&D News—

Fundraisers 12

ADDC—

Leadership

15

ADDC President

Letter 17

Reg. IV Director’s

Letter 18

Board, Committees

& Members 19

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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June 2016 Meeting Information When: Our meeting will be held on the 1st Thursday of the month. LUNCH is served at 12:00 p.m. Reservations must be made by 11:00 a.m. on the prior Monday by all members (Standing Reservations NO longer apply). Reservations can be made by e-mailing Lisa David at [email protected] or at: http://dddallasrsvp.wufoo.com/forms/z7x3p9/ Where: Embassy Suites Dallas—Park Central Area, 13131 North Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75243

Cost: The meal will be $30.00 cash/check or $31.00 credit card Parking: Please Self Park in the Underground Garage on the left side of the hotel. Hotel is located on the north-west corner of LBJ (635) & Central Expressway (US75).

June 2 MEMBERSHIP MEETING— *** LUNCHEON*** June 19 FATHER’S DAY

July 4 INDEPENDENCE DAY July 8 FRISCO ROUGHRIDERS EVENT—STARTS 6:30 PM

August 4 MEMBERSHIP MEETING— ***LUNCHEON***

September 1 MEMBERSHIP MEETING September 5 LABOR DAY September 21-24 65th ADDC CONVENTION— DENVER October 6 MEMBERSHIP MEETING - ORIENTATION & ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Birthdays Olivia Rojas June 15 Emily Abney June 20 Tiffany Sellars June 30

http://dddallasrsvp.wufoo.com/forms/z7x3p9/

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June Speaker Jason A. Schumacher

“Distressed Oil and Gas

Financing”

With the massive change in commodity prices from 2014 to

2015, many oil and gas companies have gotten caught in

the cross-hairs of owning assets at half the price they

bought them for. This dynamic has caused major chaos in

the industry. This speech will identify the causes of the

chaos, the outlook for the future, and the places and pro-

cesses to find opportunities for oil and gas companies and

investors going forward in 2016 and beyond.

Jason Schumacher is a partner in the Dallas and Houston offices of Locke Lord, LLP. Mr.

Schumacher is a transactional and project attorney, where his practice focuses on serving cli-

ents in the energy industry and the oil and gas sector. He has vast experience in mergers,

stock and asset acquisitions and divestures, joint development projects, operational affairs,

project development for energy facilities and financing arrangements for energy and oil and

gas companies. His clients include private and publicly traded U.S. and Chinese companies,

energy holding companies and oil and gas service companies, as well as mineral interest

owners, lenders, private equity firms and other financial institutions. Mr. Schumacher has

documented and closed transactions totaling billions of U.S. dollars and has documented

joint venture arrangements and energy facility projects involving committed aggregate ex-

penditures in the billions. One of Mr. Schumacher’s most notable international transactions

was the representation of Meidu Holdings Co., Ltd. (now known as Meidu Energy Corpora-

tion) in its US $535 MM acquisition of Woodbine Acquisition, LLC, a Texas-based oil and

gas company.

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MAY MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Left: Esther

Evans, Beverly

Murrey, Lisa

David

Right: Denise

Adams, Gary

Bratcher

Right:

Shayle

Figueroa,

Tiffany

Sellars,

Sharon

Figueroa

Above: Lisa David, Jess Shan, Julie Hendon

Below: Shayle Figueroa, Lisa David, Jess Shan

Below Right: Rita Harden

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May Speaker Recap:

“Stepping Up with Team-

work

Desk and Derrick Style”

By Denise Adams

At the May meeting, Mary Vaughan and Denise Adams presented to the Membership on teamwork and com-

munication. Sometimes our club needs to go back and review what has made us the club that we are today.

Mary and I decided to go back to 1998 to re-visit what types of programs were being presented to the club at

that time. We thought there might be some things we need to review. We found this program and decided to

bring it forward to 2016 because it is extremely relevant to our club today.

Teamwork was an essential part of our organization then and is just as important today. An acronym for

Team is “Together Everyone Achieves More.” Collectively with one another, the Desk & Derrick Club of

Dallas can accomplish more tasks to a greater degree. We can attain any goals that we set but we must work

together and consider all the options presented by an

individual.

We discussed the following:

1. Open and honest communication

2. Mutual respect

3. Recognizing individual and team contributions

4. Team goal setting and problem solving

5. Total trust in your teammates

6. Support your club and your teammates

If we as members can get back to basics, we can remember every great accomplishment, regardless of the

magnitude. It begins with an idea from a single individual. Then we as a team can branch out from that idea--

WOW what a difference it would make.

Coming together is a beginning – Keeping together is progress – Working together is a success, and that is

called “TEAMWORK.”

For a demonstration of teamwork, we had members participate in an exercise called “Walking the Boards.”

We had two teams consisting of 3 members each. We gave each team 2 - 2X4 boards and 6 pieces of ropes

approximately 5 feet in length. They had to use the ropes and teamwork to walk the boards to a designated

destination. This was a very entertaining exercise and was enjoyed by all including the participants. It also

was a great way to experience teamwork.

This program helped remind our club of the past and to bring it into the future by stepping up with teamwork.

June 2016


Presidential Pilgrimage: My Journey to 1996 President—

Denise Adams

My first job in the industry was with Mobil Oil Corporation in Drumright,

Oklahoma. My first thought when I was offered this job was what is oil

and gas and where in the heck is Drumright, Oklahoma. You see I am a

Texan by birth, choice and the grace of God. AMEN ! The last thing I

wanted as a Texan was to live in Oklahoma but I did need the job so I

moved to Oklahoma and I lived there for six years in three different towns.

I made a wonderful friend who also worked for Mobil. She was one of the first women

roustabouts in our industry. Since I knew nothing about the industry, she started teaching

me what she knew. Then she began to tell me about Desk and Derrick. We decided that was

exactly what Drumright needed. We chartered a club in 1982 and I was the Vice President.

I have not stopped my involvement since then. I lost my friend, Billie Gibson, three years

ago but she knew I was so blessed to have found her in Oklahoma.

When I moved to other cities, I was able to transfer my membership and immediately made

new friends in a new city. When I moved to Dallas in 1987, I transferred my membership

and started my journey up the ladder to President.

I think I chaired or was a member of every committee our club had. Being on a committee

is a great way to get involved and strengthen your friendship with the members. Being on a

committee sparked my interest in being on the board. I wanted to pay back to the club all the

knowledge I had gained through the years. I do not think I would have made it with Mobil

Oil had I not had Desk and Derrick. I am enjoying my retirement today because of Mobil

and because of Desk and Derrick.

After serving as most of the officers and directors of the club, I became the President in 1996.

My theme for 1996 was “Working Together for the Future.” I think those words are continu-

ing to work because here we are 20 years later and we are still together. We have suffered

some serious setbacks but we have made it. We will continue to work together and we will

continue to be committed to education.

When I move from Dallas (before the end of this year), I will never forget this club and all

the wonderful friends I have made. I will continue my membership and will always support

the Dallas Club. I loved being your President. It was a stressful year but I would not change

a thing and after all, the convention was held in San Francisco!

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June 2016


ENERGY LEGISLATION IN THE NEWS:

June 2016


Report: Earthquakes Linked to Less than One

Percent of All U.S. Injection Wells

8:08am EDT November 17, 2015

by Katie Brown, PhD [email protected], Washington, D.C.

Fewer than one percent of wastewater injection wells across the United States have been potentially linked to

induced seismicity, according to a new report by Energy In Depth. The report, entitled “Injection Wells and

Earthquakes: Quantifying the Risk,” consults data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and several peer-

reviewed studies to examine the number of injection wells that have been suspected as causing earthquakes,

compared against the total number of operating injection wells. The report includes breakout statistics for sev-

eral states as well, including Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, Kansas, and Arkansas.

Below are the key findings, by the numbers:

Total number of U.S. disposal wells – 40,000 (approx.)

Number of U.S. disposal wells potentially linked to seismicity – 218

Percentage of U.S. disposal wells potentially linked to seismicity – 0.55%

Percentage of disposal wells operating without seismicity – 99.45%

Total number of Class II injection wells in the United States – 150,000 (approx.)

Percentage of Class II injection wells potentially linked to seismicity – 0.15%

Percentage of Class II injection wells operating without seismicity – 99.85%

The report helps to quantify the risk of induced seismicity from underground wastewater disposal, demon-

strating that despite prevalent media coverage of each seismic event, the number of wells even potentially

linked to earthquakes is comparatively small across the United States. Even in the individual states where

most of the attention on induced seismicity has been focused, the vast majority of injection wells are operat-

ing aseismically.

In recent years, scientists, regulators, and industry have come together to implement a number of measures to

mitigate the risk of induced seismicity, including resource and data sharing to empower states to adopt best

practices. Many states have also updated their rules and guidelines for injection well permitting, and compa-

nies have spent tens of millions of dollars in mitigation procedures – many of which were voluntary – in order

to further reduce risks.

To access the full report, and the state specific fact sheets, go to: http://energyindepth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Energy-In-

Depth-Report-Injection-Wells-and-Earthquakes-Quantifying-the-Risk1.pdf

ENERGY LEGISLATION IN THE NEWS:

http://energyindepth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/EID_seismicityFactsheet_OK.pdf

http://energyindepth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/EID_seismicityFactsheet_TX.pdf

http://energyindepth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/EID_seismicityFactsheet_CO.pdf

http://energyindepth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/EID_seismicityFactsheet_NM.pdf

http://energyindepth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/EID_seismicityFactsheet_OH.pdf

http://energyindepth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/EID_seismicityFactsheet_KA1.pdf

http://energyindepth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Energy-In-Depth-Report-Injection-Wells-and-Earthquakes-Quantifying-the-Risk1.pdf

http://energyindepth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Energy-In-Depth-Report-Injection-Wells-and-Earthquakes-Quantifying-the-Risk1.pdf

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BY THE NUMBERS – INJECTION WELLS AND EARTHQUAKES IN TEXAS:

27 – Number of disposal wells potentially linked to seismicity

0.08% - Percentage of class II injection wells potentially linked to seismicity

0.34% - Percentage of TX disposal wells potentially linked to induced seismicity

34,100 – Number of class II injection wells

7,950 – Number of disposal wells

99.92% - Percentage of class II injection wells operating without seismicity

99.66% - Percentage of disposal wells operating without seismicity

BY THE NUMBERS – INJECTION WELLS AND EARTHQUAKES IN OKLAHOMA:

89 – Number of disposal wells potentially linked to seismicity

0.83% - Percentage of class II injection wells potentially linked to seismicity

2.8% - Percentage of TX disposal wells potentially linked to induced seismicity

10,789 – Number of class II injection wells

3,200 – Number of disposal wells

99.17% - Percentage of class II injection wells operating without seismicity

97.2% - Percentage of disposal wells operating without seismicity

Source: http://energyindepth.org/national/report-earthquakes-linked-to-less-than-one-percent-of-all-u-s-injection-wells/, Energy In

Depth

ASSOCIATION OF DESK AND DERRICK CLUBS 2016

REGION IV MEETING—GALVESTON, TX

MAY 18 - 21, 2016

Left: Evelyn Green -

Reg IV Dir. Elect,

Connie Harrison,

ADDC Pres., Val

Williams, past

ADDC Pres.

Right: Dallas Club

Sales—Tiffany

Sellars, Julie Hen-

don, Madelyn

Sellars

Left: Murder

Mystery Host and

suspects with

Detective Chanda

Lier (Mary

Vaughan)

Right: Carlos—

our host at Rice

Univ. tour

http://energyindepth.org/national/report-earthquakes-linked-to-less-than-one-percent-of-all-u-s-injection-wells/

June 2016


CONDOLENCES to Carolyn Sczepanski, Dallas Club member on the recent loss of her mother.

. . .To Connie MacRae of the Alberta Foothills Club on the loss of her mother.

. . .To Nancy Jones of the Bakersfield Club on the loss of her mother .

. . .To Vickie Farler and Charmaine Carol, both of the Bakersfield Club on the loss of their mother.

CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Cara Sczepanski, daughter of Dallas member Carolyn Sczepanski—Cara

graduated Cum Laude in her class. From Carolyn: Many of our seasoned members will remember me toting

this little blonde girl to Boss’s Appreciation practices. Now she is a Doctor

of Optometry! During this past year, Cara was on two externships. One was

in Jackson, TN, where she worked with a pediatric optometrist and treated

children (as young as 12 days old) and some adults with special needs and

visual challenges. Growing up with her brother Cain provided her a better

understanding and connection with special needs patients and their families.

She enjoyed this aspect of optometry so much Cara decided to apply for a

residency program that would provide the experience and knowledge neces-

sary to specialize in this area. On July 1, 2016, she will begin one-year resi-

dency program working at Northwest Eye Care for two optometrists outside

of Portland, OR. This is very exciting with tremendous benefits and the op-

portunity to help others. After her residency, she plans on returning to the

DFW area in summer 2017 and work in this specialized area of optometry.

Region IV Meeting Awards - Dallas Club Results:

The following were submitted for awards at the Region IV Meeting. The Dallas Club placed in every catego-

ry entered!

3rd Place—Bulletin Category – Best Large Bulletin: Diamond Bits, June 2015 edition, Editor – Barbara

Chapman

3rd Place—Best President’s Letter: President’s Letter – February 2015, by Donna C. Taylor

3rd Place—Best Desk and Derrick Article: “Moving Forward!” published in February 2015 bulletin, by

Madonna Nuckolls

2nd Place—Best Industry Program: “Earthquake Talk”, speaker Diane K. Brownlee, P.G., presented Sept. 3,

2015, D&D coordinators – Barbara Chapman and Julie Hendon, Author - Sharon Figueroa

3rd Place—Best Desk and Derrick Program: “State Fair Orientation”, speakers Denise Adams and Mary T.

Vaughan, present Nov. 5, 2015, D&D coordinators – Denise Adams, Mary T. Vaughan

2nd Place—Best Industry Field Trip: Tour of Covey Park Energy, speakers Mel Sorrell, Terry Thompson,

Monty Wright, Fred Frey, presented Nov. 14, 2015, D&D coordinators – Cheryl Morris, Sharon Figueroa,

Authors – Sharon Figueroa, Beverly Murrey, Shayle Figueroa, Photographers – Gary Bratcher, Donna C.

Taylor, Sharon Figueroa

1st Place—Best Industry Photograph: “Windmill in Lubbock”, photographer Mary T. Vaughan, taken Sept.

18, 2015 at the American Wind Power Center, Lubbock, ADDC Convention

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2016 Executive Board

President Julie Hendon

Vice President Tiffany Sellars

Secretary Barbara Chapman

Treasurer Lisa David

Director of Education Sharon Figueroa

Director of Publications Denise Adams

Director of Rules Susan Wrobbel

Immediate Past President Donna C. Taylor

Parliamentarian Mary T. Vaughan

Club Purpose and Motto

The purpose of the club shall be to promote the education and professional development of indi-viduals employed in or affiliated with the petroleum, energy and allied industries and to educate the general public about these industries.

Greater Knowledge, Greater Service

Desk & Derrick Club of Dallas P.O. Box 603071 Dallas, TX 75360

Sharon Figueroa, Mary T. Vaughan, Susan Wrobbel 2016 Diamond Bits Editors [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

2016 Committees & Members AWARDS Susan Wrobbel & Victoria Ashley BULLETIN Sharon Figueroa, Susan Wrobbel

& Mary T. Vaughan, Editors BYLAWS Susan Wrobbel , Sharon Figueroa, & Barbara Chapman

COMMUNICATION/LEADERSHIP TRAINING & LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION Sharon Figueroa COMMUNITY SERVICE Sharon Figueroa CONTACT/EMPLOYMENT Sharon Figueroa FIELD TRIPS/SEMINARS Sharon Figueroa GOLF TOURNAMENT Susan Wrobbel, Chairman

Molly Delgado, Co-Chairman HOUSE ARRANGEMENTS Lisa David & Rita Harden INDUSTRY LIAISON Barbara Chapman INSTALLATION Tiffany Sellars & Sharon Figueroa JULY FUNCTION Barbara Chapman MEMBERSHIP Tiffany Sellars,

Sharon Figueroa & Mary T. Vaughan ORIENTATION PHOTOGRAPHY Mary T. Vaughan PROGRAMS Tiffany Sellars & Carolyn Sczepanski RESERVATIONS Lisa David & Rita Harden ROSTER Barbara Chapman SCHOLARSHIP Susan Wrobbel & Victoria Ashley TALLY WEBSITE/MEDIA Mary T. Vaughan & Victoria Ashley

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