Oilfield Survival Guide, Volume One: For All Oilfield Situations

If you work in the Oil Industry as a Company Man, Engineer, Driller, Tool Pusher, Roughneck, Geologist, Landman, Truck Driver, Frac Hand, Treater, Cementer, Lawyer, Flowback Hand, Welder, Geophysicist, Snubber, Pumper, Equipment Operator, Derrick Man, Mechanic, Petrophysicist, Roustabout, Manager, Director, VP, or Executive, consider adding Oilfield Survival Guide to your toolbox of knowledge. In other words, if you work hard for your money in the oil business, this book is for you.  The Oilfield Survival Guide (OSG) stands on a foundation of Core Tactics, constructed based on experience and analysis of over 1,000 oil and gas situations.

The detailed fatality, accident, and investigation related information included in the OSG, for many of the selected oilfield incidents, was obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

A significant amount of research, time, effort, and associated FOIA fees were incurred to bring this material to you, the reader. In many cases, oilfield incident related documents (substantial in size) were distilled down to a few paragraphs, to only bring you the most critical information.

Save Money, Time, and Lives with the Real-World Oil & Gas Experience of Others. Learning the Hard Way in the Oilfield can Cost You Millions, sometimes Billions of Dollars in addition to Injury and Loss of Life. 

Based on over 1,000 Oil and Gas Situations involving Drilling, Cementing, Fracking, Wireline, Coil Tubing, Snubbing, Running Tools, Welding, Production, Workover, Logging, Trucking, Geology, Land, Engineering, Resource Development, Executive Management and much, much more. 
 
Oilfield Survival Guide cuts through the noise to focus on the most critical aspects of working in the oil business.
 
Expand your opportunities by learning from the real-world experience of others.
   
The oil & gas industry is one of the most capital-intensive businesses today. As a result, mistakes/situations can be expensive, in addition to injury and loss of life. To prevent undesirable situations, Oilfield Survival Guide was created, based on over 1,000 petroleum & natural gas situations.
 
The ultimate guide for all oil and gas situations:
● Tactics ● Procedures ● Fatalities ● Short Stories ● Train Wrecks ● Disaster Avoidance ● Court Cases ● Life Savings Skills ● Checklists ●Troubleshooting ● Problem Job Prevention ●

Oilfield Survival Guide is the ultimate oil industry resource to help manage oilfield risk and avoid mistakes by increasing your oil and gas knowledge and intelligence, utilizing a variety of methods, including:

Tactics: Short and to the point guidelines to reduce risk and instill work principles to be successful in the oil industry, from the field to the office.

Short Stories: Experience from the mistakes of others.

Fatalities: Detailed analysis of oil and gas tragedies.

Court Cases: Jury trials, expert witness testimony, and legal opinions on a variety of oil and gas cases.

Procedures: Step-by-step process to create oilfield procedures and checklists, along with multiple examples.

Operations Analysis: Oil and gas operations post-mortem, highlighting key learnings, practical knowledge, useful tips, and best practices.

Over 1,000 oil and gas situations analyzed to create Oilfield Survival Guide.

I hope you find value in learning from the mistakes of others, sharing these experiences with your co-workers, and leading your company towards success in every way.

I wish you the very best, Godspeed !

- Matthew

Save Money, Time, and Lives with the Real-World Oil & Gas Experience of Others. Learning the Hard Way in the Oilfield can Cost You Millions, sometimes Billions of Dollars in addition to Injury and Loss of Life. Based on over 1,000 Oil and Gas Incidents involving Drilling, Cementing, Fracking, Wireline, Coil Tubing, Snubbing, Running Tools, Welding, Production, Workover, Logging, Trucking, Geology, Land, Engineering, Resource Development, Executive Management and much, much more. Oilfield Survival Guide cuts through the noise to focus on the most critical aspects of working in the oil business. Whether you work in the office or in the field, work as a Company Man, Engineer, Driller, Tool Pusher, Roughneck, Geologist, Landman, Truck Driver, Frac Hand, Treater, Cementer, Lawyer, Flowback Hand, Welder, Geophysicist, Snubber, Pumper, Equipment Operator, Derrick Man, Mechanic, Petrophysicist, Roustabout, Manager, Director, VP, or Executive, consider adding Oilfield Survival Guide to your toolbox of knowledge. In other words, if you work hard for your money in the oil business, this book is for you. Expand your opportunities by learning from the real-world experience of others. The oil & gas industry is one of the most capital-intensive businesses today. As a result, mistakes/situations can be expensive, in addition to injury and loss of life. To prevent undesirable situations, Oilfield Survival Guide was created, based on over 1,000 oil & gas incidents. The ultimate guide for all oil and gas situations: ● Tactics ● Procedures ● Fatalities ● Short Stories ● Train Wrecks ● Disaster Avoidance ● Court Cases ● Life Savings Skills ● Checklists ●Troubleshooting ● Problem Job Prevention ● Oilfield Survival Guide is the ultimate oil industry resource to help manage oilfield risk and avoid mistakes by increasing your oil and gas knowledge and intelligence, utilizing a variety of methods, including: Tactics: Short and to the point guidelines to reduce risk and instill work principles to be successful in the oil industry, from the field to the office. Short Stories: Experience from the mistakes of others. Fatalities: Detailed analysis of oil and gas tragedies. Court Cases: Jury trials, expert witness testimony, and legal opinions on a variety of oil and gas cases. Procedures: Step-by-step process to create oilfield procedures and checklists, along with multiple examples. Operations Analysis: Oil and gas operations post-mortem, highlighting key learnings, practical knowledge, useful tips, and best practices. Over 1,000 oil and gas incidents analyzed to create Oilfield Survival Guide.

Mistakes are painful in the oil and gas business, both financially and physically. Many have been wiped out and forgotten. A statistic in a chart somewhere gathering dust. A distant memory, if remembered at all. However, each has a story to tell. A story of those final moments of life and death. A story that just might save your skin, if you're interested and willing to listen. Within the confusion and chaos of oilfield disasters are valuable lessons from the honorable efforts of great explorers. Great oil men and women dealing with adversity, fighting to survive. This book gives tribute to them.

The cause of undesirable oilfield situations is sometimes simple, sometimes complex, but always unforgiving. Often it comes down to one's actions or inaction. Hesitate to shut a job down for safety, men die. Poor communication on location, men die. Neglect to perform the proper calculations, men die. Lack of attention to detail, men die. When the stakes are high, there is little room for error, as will be shown throughout the book when we step into the steel toe boots of others as they deal with oilfield challenges. Learning from the experience of others is a key principle of the Oilfield Survival Series. The philosophy is best summed up with a 2,200-year-old quote from old Latin literature: 

"It is better to learn from the mistakes of others than that others should learn from you."

FOR ALL OILFIELD SITUATIONS
High cost operations, poor well results, troubled jobs, train wrecks, environmental incidents, accidents, and fatalities do not just happen. They are mostly caused by people's actions or inaction. They are the undesirable result of human error. And they are preventable.

Catastrophic mistakes in the oil and gas business can cost hundreds of millions and even billions of dollars, in addition to injury and loss of life.

OILFIELD SURVIVAL GUIDE is the ultimate resource to help manage oilfield risk and avoid pain by increasing your oil and gas knowledge and intelligence, utilizing a variety of methods, including: 

TACTICS: Short and to the point guidelines to reduce risk and instill principles of oilfield survival.
SHORT STORIES: Experience from the mistakes of others.
FATALITIES: Detailed analysis of oilfield tragedies.
COURT CASES: Jury trials, expert witness testimony, and legal opinions on a variety of oil and gas cases.
PROCEDURES: Step-by-step process to create oilfield procedures and checklists, along with multiple examples.
Over 1,000 incidents analyzed to create Oilfield Survival Guide

Matthew J. Hatami is a petroleum engineer and entrepreneur. He holds a degree in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering from West Virginia University and an MBA from Columbia University. He is a licensed Professional Petroleum Engineer in the State of Oklahoma. 

Matthew started his career 20 years ago, working as a field engineer in Hobbs, New Mexico. He has worked in oil and gas operations across multiple basins in the United States and overseas, primarily focusing on shale development and frontier shale exploration. He has worked on the oilfield services side of the industry and on the operating side, including positions working with geology, land, drilling, completions, production, reservoir, regulatory, legal, accounting, finance, and corporate strategy. Before venturing into the entrepreneurial arena, he was the Director of Resource Development for American Energy Partners and American Energy Global Partners, with the latter focused on opportunities to create value by employing American shale technology in international markets. He lives with his wife in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.