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June Membership Meeting
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
June, 2018
Volume 37 Number 6
June Program
Region III Lafayette Club Members
Lori Landry
And
Sarah Hulin
“What Makes My Club Tick?”
President’s Letter 2
May Program 3
The Future of Oil & Gas 4
PL Page 5
Red River Pics 6
Reservations 7
Calendar 8
Coming Events 9
Region III 10
ADDC 12
Committees 15
Officers / Advisers 16
June 26, 2018
5:30 PM
Petroleum Club—15th Floor
Cost…$20.00 (Effective March 1, 2018)
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Red RiveR PResident’s LetteR
Sheryl Cole 2018 President
318-426-4955 (c) [email protected]
Red River Desk and Derrick Club Board of Directors—2018
President
Sheryl Cole Creative Artist
1st Vice President
Susie Scasta Argent Mineral Management
2nd Vice President
Missy Carroll Carroll Contracting
Secretary
Kathryn Carroll Carroll Contracting
Treasurer
Bonnie Fish MacFarlane Co USA, LLC
Immediate Past President
Margie Steed Independent Contractor
Director
Laura Duskey Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLC
Director
Sabrina Guillory Columbia Ventures, Inc
Director
Deb McCuller Brammer Engineering, Inc.
Director
Bobbie Trust Vector Investments
Parliamentarian
Dorothy Semon Est of J Pat Beaird
June President’s Letter
Dear Members,
Our May Industry Appreciation night was wonderful! We had a few members that we’ve not seen in a while attend. I can’t say it often enough that we as a club do miss our members and enjoying catching up with them when we see them.
Jeff LeBlanc with Querbes and Nelson gave us an overview on Risk Management Requirements. I understood a lot of the discussion as well as some of the brands he mentioned as this was something I worked on while in the industry. Again, an-other great speaker with plenty on information to learn about. Thanks to Susie Scasta for finding such good speakers.
With the end of the school semester most of our scholarship winners had headed home for the summer and began their internships. One of the scholarship recipi-ents as well as a member of the Louisiana Tech faculty attended and were very im-pressed with the evening events. Thank you, Dorothy Semon and Bobbie Trust, for working on this committee and processing all of the paperwork.
As always, we enjoy having our advisors attend but our May meeting is always ex-tra special as we recognize them for their time as well as their valuable assistance that they give us throughout the year. Thanks to Laura Duskey for working on this committee.
Just a reminder for happenings in June:
May 31st – June 2nd – we have been asked to volunteer at the Ark-La-Tex Oilman’s Annual Golf Tournament. An email has been sent out with specific times, please considering volunteering.
June 26th our membership meeting our speakers will be Lori Landry and Sa-rah Hulin from the Lafayette Club, they will be presenting their program “What Makes My Club Tick”.
A huge shout-out and Thank you, to Deb McCuller for her work on The Gusher. I know many times I’m a bit behind schedule due to writer’s block or busy life. She reminds me of her deadline and gives me a nudge. Thanks, Deb! You’re doing a Great Job and I know there is another 1st place AIMEE in your future!
See you soon,
Sheryl June, 2018
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MAY PROGRAM
Jeff LeBlanc with Querbes & Nelson,
a Risk Management Firm
Safety in the Big League
Eleven year old to father “Dad, what do you do?” Father to eleven year old son, “I save people. I save
them from hurting themselves, from hurting others, from blowing things up or taking risks that are
not safe.”
Jeffrey LeBlanc was our guest speaker for May’s Industry Appreciation Night. Mr. LeBlanc shared his
history spanning several years working for three major insurance companies while acquiring an ex-
tensive background in property and casualty claims in both commercial and residential applications.
Having begun his journey as an insurance claims and accident specialist he soon learned his appreci-
ation for the safety aspect of insuring.
Today, he is part of a team with over 100 years specializing in tailor-made insurance and risk man-
agement solutions and as Director of Loss Control for Querbes and Nelson, Mr. LeBlanc does exactly
what he told his son. He works through Querbes & Nelson’s risk advisory process helping businesses
identify and analyze a risk management program. With clients from construction, oil and gas, trans-
portation, industrial to name a few, Mr. LeBlanc works as a liaison representing Querbes & Nelson
clients and insurance company/underwriters with the goal of workplace safety and reduction of po-
tential injuries and limiting liability exposures. This is accomplished by working with a company’s
management and their employees creating safety programs and employee training.
In the world of “big data” Mr. LeBlanc explained how the insurance company can and will know eve-
rything they need to know before insuring. Same goes for big company contractors. With companies
like ISNetworld, Avetta, Veriforce and PEC collecting and verifying information, the process of
prequalification and hiring becomes streamlined allowing exceptional use of time and manpower.
Mr. LeBlanc also explained that if you want to work for the big teams like XTO Energy, Exco, Hess,
EnCana, Chevron etc., the bidding process begins with a score card. How long has a company been
in business, type of work and locations of offices, insurance information, safety policies, company
policies and safety statistics, are to name a few, some of the items creating the bidder’s grade. One
mishap or incident can lower your grade while awarding the A+ bidder the contract.
When asked about small business safety, Mr. LeBlanc described the biggest office mishaps being un-
covered extension cords crossing walkways and the infamous left open file drawer. When asked
about the safety issues concerning the oil and gas industry, Mr. LeBlanc explained the shortage of
CDL drivers due to the opioid epidemic. Failure to pass a drug test A topic for another day, one can
only imagine the unseen destruction of this epidemic.
With much appreciation to Mr. LeBlanc for educating us on a topic unknown the day before and def-
initely entertaining us with stories of safety mishaps.
Written by:
Margie Steed
Independent Contractor
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The Future of Oil and Gas
Gifford Briggs, President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association
The days of pen and paper seem to be coming to a close as this method of communication is being re-placed by tablets and smart phones. We no longer have the attention span to wait on a letter to arrive by mail. Instead, we simply send a text or an email to anywhere around the world and have a re-sponse within seconds. The speed at which work can be completed and the expectation that has creat-ed in our culture has propelled the United States forward as a dominant force in business and com-merce.
The oil and gas industry is no different. Beginning in the 1940s, fracking was considered cutting edge, but the industry has been able to advance their techniques. We are now entering previously thought to be dead fields and with the new technology of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracking, finding that there are still valuable resources available for extraction. We are able to drill wells at depths consid-ered impossible just decades ago.
Whether it was unnecessary regulatory burdens, low commodity prices, or unforeseen geopolitical is-sues, the oil and gas sector was forced to remain resilient and resourceful. Many of these advance-ments were in response to tough times in the industry itself. We now find ourselves looking forward to the coming years, eager for prosperous oil and gas production.
As we look at what’s on the horizon, there are still some dark clouds looming in the form of the coastal lawsuits scheduled for 2019. This frivolous litigation continues to cause problems. Although the names have changed, the issues remain the same. To this day, litigation continues to be the biggest issue facing the Louisiana oil and gas industry.
But for every dark cloud, there remains a ray of sunshine. The price of oil is up and more stable than it has been in years. The Trump Administration has held true to many promises made during his cam-paign regarding American energy. The Obama-era Well Control Rule has been revised in recent weeks by the Bureau of Safety and Environment Enforcement (BSEE). Instead of using a sledgeham-mer, BSEE went in with a scalpel to cut through unnecessary regulations that would provide relief from government red tape while continuing to take into account the safety of the men and women in the oil and gas industry.
That is not all! Thanks to the tireless work of our federal delegation, Louisiana will receive approxi-mately $82 million in Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) funding to protect and main-tain Louisiana’s working coast. GOMESA was signed into law in 2006 with the sole purpose of en-hancing Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas leasing, allowing for revenue sharing. The Act cre-ated this oil and gas revenue sharing amongst Alabama, Louisiana Mississippi, and Texas, and these funds are to be used for coastal conservation, restoration, and hurricane protection efforts along our working coastline.
The industry is moving rapidly into the future. Our practices have become significantly more efficient and safer for the hardworking men and women of our industry. We must engage the next generation
and show them the important, vital role the oil and gas sector plays in our communities, in our state,
and in our nation.
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I heard it through the Pipeline…
Advisers in Attendance were: Tim Nielsen, Louise
Pearce, Mark Heacock and Jim O’Bannon
LaVerne was recently interviewed by the R.W. Norton Art Founda-tion in their program to acquire memories of people who were living during World War II. She contacted Mr. Phil Lynch and told him she was was 9 years old when WWII was declared by President Roosevelt and wondered if he would be interested in a child’s mem-ories of WWII. Her hometown was located between two military bases in Central Louisiana. He was interested. She spent 4 hours interviewing with him. He actually also wanted her view of life dur-ing the depression. She received 2 CD recordings from those 4 hours and a pin commissioned by the Foundation of Frederick Re-mington’s “Bronco Buster” as a thank you for her participation in the Foundation’s project.
Coming up in the future he will be conducting interviews with peo-ple wo are the “Longtimers” in the petroleum industry and how the industry has changed over the years. After she told him her first job in the industry was in 1957, he said he would be calling her when that project starts.
Congratulations LaVerne
Bobbie and Dorothy along with one of our Schol-
arship Recipients
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D and D pics
Working the Ark La Tex Oilmen’s Ladies’
Luncheon
Missy and Kathryn looking daper in their hats.
No names—but as you can tell—somebody started on their cake before
the meal.
Laura working the Ark La Tex Oil-
men’s Golf Tourney with Frank Bailey
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JUNE 2018
Bobbie Trust Dorothy Semon
Becky Hutchings
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August, 2018: Bunco
September 17-22, 2018: Convention in Evansville, IN
September 25th: Fall Auction
Oct 11th: Red River Invitational (Stone Bridge)
LAGNIAPPE
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you
look at change.”
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Carol Shiavone
2018 Region III Director
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Christina Forth
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2018 Red River Desk and Derrick Committees
STANDING COMMITTEES
Bulletin Deb McCuller Deb McCuller By-Laws Margie Steed /Dorothy Semon Margie Steed Education/Seminars Sabrina Guillory Sabrina Guillory Field Trips Sabrina Guillory Sabrina Guillory Handbook Sheryl Cole Sheryl Cole Hospitality Laura Duskey Laura Duskey Membership/Orientation Missy Carroll Missy Carroll Procedures Manual Margie Steed/Dorothy Semon Margie Steed Programs Susie Scasta Susie Scasta Public Relations/Publicity Reservations Sabrina Guillory Sabrina Guillory Scrapbook
SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Activity Books Kathryn Carroll Kathryn Carroll Advisers Laura Dusky Laura Dusky AOG Ladies’ Luncheon Sheryl Cole Sheryl Cole Clay Shooting Tournament Laura Havard Susie Scasta Community Projects Missy Carroll/Sabrina/ Missy Carroll Cindy Murphy Convention/Regional Decorations Bonnie Fish/ Bonnie Fish Missy Carroll/Kathryn Carroll Essay Contest Golf Tournament (RRI) Dorothy Semon/Deb McCuller/ Deb McCuller Bobbie Trust Nominating Scholarship Ways & Means Margie Steed Margie Steed
SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS
AIMEE Margie Steed/Dorothy Semon Margie Steed E-Mails Deb McCuller Deb McCuller Parliamentarian Dorothy Semon Dorothy Semon Photographers All Members Web Page Dorothy Semon Sheryl Cole
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President Sheryl Cole
1st Vice President Susie Scasta Argent Mineral Management
2nd Vice President Missy Carroll Carroll Compression
Secretary Kathryn Carroll Carroll Compression
Treasurer Bonnie Fish MacFarlane Co USA, LLC
Immediate Past President Margie Steed Independent Contractor
Directors Laura Duskey Heard McElroy & Vestal
Sabrina Guillory Columbia Ventures
Deb McCuller Brammer Engineering, Inc.
Bobbie Trust Vector Investments
Dorothy Semon Est of J Pat Beaird
Margie Steed 2016 / 2015 Bonnie Fish 2014 Jan Soderstrom 2013
Dorothy Semon 2012/1993/1989 Mary Godwin 2011/2010 Dee Hilliard 2009 Virginia Calhoun 2008 Phyllis B. Powell 2007/2001/1991 Sabrina Guillory 2006/2005 Bobbie Trust 2004/1997/1996 Linda G. Presson 2003/2002 Carol Lloyd 2000
Jean Chappel Cooper 1999/1998 LaVerne Broussard* 1995/1983 Charlotte Mulford 1994 Mary Frizzell 1992 Sandra Causey 1990 Jane Johnson 1988 Claudine Rosett 1987 Betty Ross** 1986 Kathy Trower 1985 Eleanor W. Brown 1984 Juanita Griffith** 1982
OFFICERS
2018 RED RIVER DESK AND DERRICK CLUB
Terms Expiring in 2020 Neil Havard Universal Wellhead Service
Mark Heacock Heacock Investments
Holly Hollenshead Team Spirit Petroleum
Jonathan Matkins Turbo Energy, LLC
Terms Expiring in 2019 Greg Hall Chippewa Investments
Tim Nielsen Heard McElroy & Vestal LLC
Louise Pearce Louise Pearce, Attorney-At-Law
Robert Stroud Stroud Production, LLC
Honorary Rick Hailey Pinnacle Operating Company
John Harrell Geological Drafting
Larry Hock Petro-Chem Operating Company, Inc.
Dickie Jester Retired
Steve Moran Brammer Engineering, Inc.
Jim O’Bannon Plains Marketing, L.P.
ADVISERS
*Served 6 months of term prior to transferring out of state. **Deceased
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Past Presidents
Pumpworks610
Reeves, Coon & Funderberg
Regal Plastics
Stroud Production
Team Spirit Petroleum
Turbo Energy, LLC
Universal Wellhead Service
Vector Investments
Woodsprings Abstract Company
ABCD GIS Imaging
Argent Mineral Management
Brammer Engineering, Inc.
Caddo Management, Inc.
Carroll Compression
Columbia Ventures
Chippewa Investments, LLC
Dickie Jester
Est of J. Pat Beaird
First River Energy, LLC
Geological Drafting
Hargrove, Smelley, Strickland &
Langley, Attorneys at Law
Heacock Investments, LLC
Heard McElroy & Vestal LLC
Miller Tubular Services, LLC
Petro-Chem Operating Company
PetroTemp Services
Pinnacle Operating, Inc.
Plains Marketing, LP
Thank You to Our Employers & Advisers
Red River Desk and Derrick Club P.O. Box 1863
Shreveport, LA 71166-1863
Club Contact: Missy Carroll Phone: 318-347-8973
Email: [email protected]
Greater Knowledge. Greater Service.
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OUR MISSION
“To enhance and foster a positive image to the global community by promoting the contribution of the petroleum, energy and allied industries through education by using all resources available.”
OUR PURPOSE
The Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs (ADDC) is a non-profit, international organiza-tion. Its purpose is to promote the educational and professional development of individuals employed in or affiliated with the petroleum, energy, and allied industries and to educate the general public about these industries.
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