Stuff About Energy Production

By Kimray

Stuff About Energy Production is an educational show featuring enlightening conversations and helpful tips about producing oil and gas. This podcast is produced by Kimray, an industry-leading manufact... more

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How many episodes does Stuff About Energy Production have?

The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.

Stuff About Energy Production episodes:

December 19, 2023What is a Liquid Level Switch for? | Ep. #103
Brady Holster joins us from Wichita Falls to talk about Liquid Level Switch.
Topics include:
Using a level switch as a primary controller
How easy it is to test the level switch

How to and why to change the level switch from direct to indirect

How to check the filter

How a Kimray video gets made
Resources mentioned:
Pneumatic Liquid Level Switch
How a Liquid Level Switch Operates
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18min
November 16, 2023Answering Questions about BMS, Level Control, Emissions & More! | Ep. #102
Will and Jeff cover:
How to safely use compressed air in your burner management system

Differences between the Gen 2 and a Gen 3 liquid level controllers

Kimray's options for reducing emissions on a well site

Tricks to maximizing the life of your valves and control equipment
Resources mentioned in this ep:
Kimray Emissions Solutions

How to Safely Reduce Emissions in your Pneumatic BMS

Check out the Gen 3 Liquid Level Controller
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32min
November 02, 2023How to Build a Career with Justin Overstreet from Wildcat Oil Tools | Ep. #97
Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Justin Overstreet, where we cover:
The street-cred you get from growing up in Midland

Texas baseball

A program he created to rescue derrick workers

Advice on building an impactful career in the energy industry

The key to holding yourself and others accountable

Oilfield tech and how industry has changed in the last 20 years
Recommendations:
Justin: The show Peaky Blinders and the book Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink

Kyle: Buying land

Curtis: The story "Giant Man" on This American Life (Ep. 351, Act Four)
Learn more about Wildcat Oil Tools and connect with Justin on LinkedIn.
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36min
November 02, 2023How to Be an Engineer with Chuck Baukal | Ep. #101
Engineering Program Director at OBU and lifelong Eagles fan Chuck Baukal joins us to discuss:
The engineer who didn't know what an Allen wrench was

Why seasoned technicians are worth their weight in gold

How engineering students can be more productive sooner after graduating
Recommendations:
Chuck: Say yes

Breck: Don't fear failure

Curtis: Read something on personal finance
More info:
Connect with Chuck or Breck on LinkedIn

OBU's Engineering Program

Project Lead the Way

Kimray Training Options
...more
25min
October 09, 2023 Keeping it 100 | Ep. #100
100 episodes in, we take a minute to mark the milestone, countdown our top 5 episodes, reveal our new name, and preview the changes coming in season 5.

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30min
September 21, 2023Why You Should Use an Electric Actuator on Your Control Valve | Ep. 99
The 3 Types of Valve Actuators

Why Larger Producers are Incorporating Electric Actuators

How Non-vent Pneumatics Work

How to Power Pneumatics with Air Compressors

The Advantages of Electric Actuation

Sneak Peek of the unreleased Kimray Electric Actuator

Resources mentioned in this episode
Ep. #89: How to Get Electric Power in Remote Locations

Video: How to Convert a Regulator to Non-vent

Video: How to Convert a Regulator to Accept Outside Supply
Recommendations
Ryan: Tennis ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Curtis: Summer evenings outside

Connect with Ryan or Curtis on LinkedIn
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20min
September 07, 2023Kuwait vs. Odessa, and Why Paper is Worth More than Metal in International Energy Production | Ep. #98
Jet setters Chase Hendley and Greg Chambers catch us up on the international upstream oil and gas industry. Topics include:
Why paper is worth more than metal

Working with government entities vs. private operators

Who has better beef ribs — Odessa or Kuwait?

How Louisiana is like a foreign country

The importance of good supplier-producer communication
Resources mentioned in this episode
3 Keys to Selecting the Right Valve Elastomers

Valve Seat Material Guide
Recommendations
Chase: The Green Chile Double CheeseBurger (with egg on top) at El Coyote in OKC

Curtis: Sauted peppers and onions on everything

Greg: Empathy
Connect with Chase Hendley or Greg Chambers on LinkedIn.
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25min
August 03, 2023Answering Customer Questions about Pressure Decay and COLD Production Fluid | Ep. #96
Jordan and Kyle answer a question from Tulsa about bench testing valves for pressure decay a questions from Brazil about options for -22F production fluid.
Resources mentioned
Catalytic Heaters

Control Valve Pilots
Recommendations
Kyle: Why Olympic Curling Stones are So Expensive

Jordan: Haunted Cosmos podcast

Curtis: "Down withe the Shine" by the Avett Bros

Denny: Station 11 Soundtrack
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21min
July 20, 2023Mounting an Actuator Horizontally, New Repair Kits, Choked Flow and More Customer Questions | Ep. #95
Will and Jordan answer customer questions about the K-factor for a flow meter, master repair kits, mounting an actuator horizontally, how much supply pressure a valve needs from an air compressor, and choked flow.
Resources mentioned:
What Causes Choked Flow?

Back Pressure Regulator with Outside Supply

Flow Meters

New Master Repair Kit Codes
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21min
July 06, 2023Liquid Level Control Challenges, Pop-off Valves, and Pilots with Will and Ryan | Ep. #94
Will and Curtis are in OKC while Ryan is in Ft. Worth at Super Dug 2023 (possibly wearing a cape) for this conversation about liquid level control.
Topics Include:
Vertical vs. horizontal separators

Replacing vs. repairing the pilot on a level controller

The life-changing experience of hearing a pop-off valve

What happens when you over-pressure a vessel

Customers' favorite part the new Gen 3

Displacer sizes in a level controller
Recommendations:
Curtis: Video about Mining for Lithium in Chile
Will: Guardians of the Galaxy 3
Ryan: Tennis
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25min

FAQs about Stuff About Energy Production:

How many episodes does Stuff About Energy Production have?

The podcast currently has 113 episodes available.