Dip Tank Testing Principles
Published: Mon, 06/04/18
Recently for another business of mine (a high tech manufacturing firm), we fabricated a custom machine for a client, that treated a special type of…
Global Energy Labs (a Lonquist Company)
E-mails from Global Energy Laboratories
Razor's Edge Testing Results
Published: Fri, 06/01/18
I bought a used safety razor from Ebay. Why? Well, I thought that the cost of all those Mach 28 cartridges was getting crazy! A safety razor uses the…
The Sneaky Deception Of Clay
Published: Thu, 05/31/18
Clay is -- well -- usually pretty boring. A very few of us deal with it in our occupations. I would guess that most of us deal with it when digging…
The Electrical Storm Aftermath Testing Principle
Published: Wed, 05/30/18
We were at a relative's house in Eastern Montana this long weekend. And after a really warm Saturday, we had an impressive storm that night, with…
Piles and piles of frac sand (with link to video)
Published: Tue, 03/20/18
Hello,Sometimes it's nice to get some "video from the field" in the frac sand industry. In this case, I have a colleague that is selling a frac sand…
Ocean's Eleven Style Sand Testing
Published: Fri, 10/16/15
Hello,The movie “Ocean’s Eleven” is a great flick from 2001. It’s a casino heist film with an all star cast, led by Clooney and Pitt. They assemble a…
He's the "Indiana Jones" of metals and minerals exploration
Published: Mon, 09/21/15
My colleague Stuart Burgess, from Burge, Inc., is the "Indiana Jones" of metals and minerals e ploration.Stuart and I have had the opportunity to work…
Systems, models, and tools for and by smart people (free PDF)
Published: Fri, 08/21/15
Much of life can be understood by developing mental models and systems.In fact, one of my heroes, legendary investor Charlie Munger has around 100…
A bentonite "milkshake"
Published: Wed, 07/22/15
The American Petroleum Institute (API) 13A procedure for testing procedure actually calls for using a milkshake mi er to mi the bentonite and water…
How to sweeten a honey deal
Published: Fri, 07/17/15
First, a quick and interesting story about the big online retailer, Amazon.Amazon.com just had a special “holiday” they created called Prime Day. They…