Rig Intelligence

Taking the new Vans for a test drive (Taken with Instagram at...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:00:09 -0600

Taking the new Vans for a test drive (Taken with Instagram at Claydesta)

Pretty cool shot of the rig at night (Taken with Instagram at...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:04:16 -0600

Pretty cool shot of the rig at night (Taken with Instagram at North Cowden)

Pulling an all nighter at the rig (Taken with Instagram at North...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:53:55 -0600

Pulling an all nighter at the rig (Taken with Instagram at North Cowden)

Another day, another rig visit (Taken with Instagram at North...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:27:51 -0600

Another day, another rig visit (Taken with Instagram at North Cowden)

Here’s my first video tutorial showing how to quickly...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:25:49 -0600

Here’s my first video tutorial showing how to quickly design an iPhone app loading screen.

Concert at the office (Taken with Instagram at Claydesta)

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:45:43 -0600

Concert at the office (Taken with Instagram at Claydesta)

Another wild animal for the office collection (Taken with...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:07:02 -0600

Another wild animal for the office collection (Taken with Instagram at Claydesta)

Love that we have fake zoo animals all over the office,...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:24:24 -0600

Love that we have fake zoo animals all over the office, I’m sure there’s a point to them, I just don’t know what it is (Taken with Instagram at Claydesta)

Wirelessly charging electrical cars while you drive. Stanford...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:11:07 -0600

Wirelessly charging electrical cars while you drive.

Stanford University researchers have designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. The long-term goal of the research is to develop an all-electric highway that wirelessly charges cars and trucks as they cruise down the road.

I’m usually not allowed to discuss my actual projects on...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:33:24 -0600

I’m usually not allowed to discuss my actual projects on here due to ongoing confidentiality agreements, however every once and a while I have a public domain app that I can showcase (today is such a day). We are getting ready to release an app that is extremely basic in terms of functionality, but powerful in regards to utilization. The app is iOS based and will be distributed through the enterprise application program Apple makes available to developers that require company-specific applications.

The app is basic in functionality because it’s a single page app with a standard scroll view controller that queries a singular database using the core data framework in Xcode.

Despite it’s basic process, the app is highly anticipated by our employees because it will give them turn by turn directions to every oil well in the Permian Basin.

There is no proprietary technology associated with the app, however it effectively illustrates the power of the iOS platform and how it can be utilized by enterprises. To review, all that was required to build this app was: 1. Single page application, 2. Scroll view controller, 3. Core data framework, 4. All of the above connected to the map application that comes native on the iPhone.

Taking a picture of a longhorn seemed like a Texas thing to do...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:45:09 -0600

Taking a picture of a longhorn seemed like a Texas thing to do (Taken with Instagram at Ector County Coliseum)

Love meetings with Nabors, always on the links (Taken with...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:46:46 -0600

Love meetings with Nabors, always on the links (Taken with Instagram at Green Tree Country Club)

WellFinder Support

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:25:41 -0600

For assistance with the WellFinder application, please email: support@cityspur.com or call 432-488-7092.

I’m kind of obsessed with organization and productivity. For...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:01:39 -0600

I’m kind of obsessed with organization and productivity. For many years I was addicted to Tasks in Gmail, but when I switched to the iPhone I found there was no elegant and free way to use Tasks anymore.

Then I found Wunderlist which is an amazing task app that I’ve become obsessed with. I performs largely the same function of Google Tasks but is beautifully packaged and can be accessed on your phone, computer or on the web. I really can’t recommend it enough for helping to keep your life organized.

Learn How to Make HTML5 Animations

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:22:04 -0600

Use Adobe’s new Edge software to create HTML5 animations and say goodbye to Flash! Download Adobe Edge here: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/edge/

Don’t be jealous of the view (Taken with Instagram at...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:36:13 -0600

Don’t be jealous of the view (Taken with Instagram at Goldsmith)

Just completed our first iPhone app! (Taken with Instagram at...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:59:39 -0600

Just completed our first iPhone app! (Taken with Instagram at Westex Office)

Might have some interesting implications and would be closer to...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:09:43 -0600

Might have some interesting implications and would be closer to putting the iPhone in the ‘Ruggedized’ category.

Waterproof iPhone details ‘leaked’.

Website TodaysiPhone has revealed details from a source ‘well-placed in one of the UK’s top independent phone retailers’, who claims that both the next generation of iPhone and Samsung Galaxy S devices will have a waterproof coating from company HzO.

The Liquipel coating covers both inside and outside the phones to make it water repellent, making them less susceptible to liquid/moisture damage.

He stated “both will have had liquipel treatment as they’ll be altering the wording on insurance.”

While the source was not revealed, the website claims the person was correct about the launch dates of both the white iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4S.

8 Bit Future covered a similar technology last month called Liquipel, check out that story here.

Move along, there’s nothing to see here… (Taken with...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:20:25 -0600

Move along, there’s nothing to see here… (Taken with Instagram at Claydesta)

Is RFID the Next Big Thing {let's hope so}

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:53:35 -0600

“When predicting technology trends, Bill Buxton, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and author of Sketching User Experiences may have said it best: “If history is any indication, we should assume that any technology that is going to have a significant impact over the next 10 years is already 10 years old!” This theory holds true for several technologies. For example, the first mobile telephone call was made in 1946, many years before the first commercial cellular network was launched in 1979. GPS was in use for nearly 30 years in government and military programs before it became a must have for personal vehicle navigation. And, the formation of the Internet as we know it began in the 1980s, but wasn’t truly incorporated into virtually every aspect of modern human life until a decade later. Applying this premise to radio frequency identification (RFID) seems to hold true as well. The technology itself was well over 10 years old in 2004 when retail giants began pushing it as a means of driving efficiencies into their supply chains. While these initial retail programs didn’t succeed according to plan, and mass adoption didn’t happen the way many analysts predicted, these initiatives did kick off a high level of interest from retailers, product manufacturers and many other industries and markets focused on improving their business and service processes. Between 2004 and now, something else happened that makes one ask if RFID is ready to have that significant impact Buxton mentions.”

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