PSAC is pleased to present PatchWorks – a series of short, monthly articles that provide information, facts and statistics to industry employees. In just a single page, each issue of PatchWorks answers a commonly asked question about the oilpatch, provides examples and points readers to more information.

Read on!

• Driving in the Patch - February 2012
  
• Who's Who in a Rig Crew - January 2012
  
• Matting - December 2011
  
• Reducing Wellsite Footprints - November 2011
  
• Drilling Fluids - October 2011
  
• Safety in the Oilpatch Part 2 - September 2011
  
• Safety in the Oilpatch Part 1 - August 2011
  
• 60 Years of Fracturing - July 2011
  
• Tanker Safety - June 2011
  
• Kitimat LNG - May 2011
  
• Kitimat LNG - April 2011
  
• Multistage Fracing: Part 2 (of 2) - March 2011
  
• Multistage Fracing: Part 1 (of 2) - February 2011
  
• Water Use in the Oilpatch - January 2011
  
• Shale Gas:  Part 2 (of 2) - December 2010
  
• Shale Gas:  Part 1 (of 2) - November 2010
  
• Industry's Economic Contributions - October 2010
  
• Royalties: Part 2 (of 2) – September 2010
  
• Royalties: Part 1 (of 2) – August 2010
  
• Crude oil pricing – July 2010
  
• Gasoline pricing – June 2010
  

Upcoming PatchWorks topics will cover:

• Industry structure and sectors
• Cyclical nature of the industry - booms and busts
• Forecasting and long-term future of the industry
• Unconventional gas
• Industry's environmental protection efforts for air, water, land
• Technologies:  SAGD, coiled tubing, horizontal drilling
  

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