We are vested and invested in the oil/energy industry and its related businesses and their impact on our individual lives and the future of our country. Our program committee is providing very interesting and informative speakers who provide us with information we need to consider and decide what role each of us can and should play in protecting and enhancing our industry and country for the future. We learn, we participate or we let it happen. Let’s be active; encourage each other, seek new members, attend all meetings and make suggestions for improving POPS.

Registration at 11:00 — Lunch at 11:30 — Presentation at 12:15
Cost of the luncheon is:

Members: $22.00
Non-Members: $30.00

May 21 – Ralph W. Baird, Texas EquuSearch — Lost Is Not Alone: Search and Discovery by Texas EquuSearch

— If you're a Non-Member and interested in attending the May luncheon please click on this link and then click on 'Send'.

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Apr 16 – Keith Barnett — North American Natural Gas Market Outlook with a Dash of Crude Oil

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Ralph W. Baird, Texas EquuSearch will provide the May program. He will discuss “Lost Is Not Alone: Search and Discovery by Texas EquuSearch.” Baird will cover techniques the search group uses with emphasis on technology borrowed from the oil and gas industry.

Baird, a Texas based oil and gas geophysicist, was called in 2005 by the Harris County Texas Sheriff to assist Texas EquuSearch to add new technologies to volunteer search cases. He serves Texas EquuSearch as a director and as technical advisor. Ralph graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1971, and worked for ConocoPhillips and Fairfield Industries before founding Baird Petrophysical International in 1978, and co-founding PetroDevelopment Partners in 2008.

Another thanks to the membership for their attendance and participation at the April meeting. If you know of a fellow member who lives close to you and needs a ride to the May meeting, offer your assistance. Several members are enjoying their time during car pooling.

Also, during the fellowship time before and during lunch, introduce yourself to our guess. They attend our meeting to learn and network with our monthly speakers, as well as network with you and learn from the vast experience and knowledge of the POPS membership. Slip in a word or two about joining POPS.

Sadly another death of a POPS member was announced at the April meeting. Mark J. Costello died March 3, 2012. He retired from Gulf Oil Company as a Senior Staff Petroleum Engineer. He joined POPS in 1988.

Your continued effort to support our membership is greatly appreciated. We look forward to seeing you at the May 21 meeting. Please remind your fellow POPS members of this meeting. Bring a guest and enjoy the fellowship, lunch and program.

For regular users of the website, you will notice further additions and upgrades in the coming months.

Buddy Ives
President

Buddy Ives, President, opened the meeting and welcomed the members and guests. His first item on the agenda was to remind the members to stop by the membership table to provide any contact information, including e-mail address, new e-mail address, mailing address, or other information changes.

He encouraged the members to use the “site” saying it provides considerable information about POPS along with previous and future programs.

Also, he reminded those in attendance the Red Bowls on the tables are for the Houston Food Bank donation, and thanked the membership for its generous contributions. He said the Houston Food Bank has thanked POPS for its monthly contribution.

Following the standard meeting reports, there was a brief presentations on the various sections of the POPS website using a disc provided by Russell Wright by way of the POPS web lady, Kathy Coffman. The purpose was to show the membership the value of the website. The website continues to be a work in progress following the upgrades made last year. Reports on hits (viewers) are following an upward trend.

Jack Walker, Chaplain. Gave the blessing prior to opening the serving line.

John Grissett, Membership Secretary.  Jaime Delegado, retired, joined POPS prior to the April meeting. He was sponsored by George West. Also, Jay Hachen, W&T Offshore, joined our group prior to the meeting.

Dan Moriarty announced six guests, including the two new members. Both signed in as guest before joining. The April guests included Will Cottle, Edward Jones, Website; Jeanne Peterson, wife of member Gerald Peterson; Daniela Ribita, Website and Bailey Simpson, World Oil Magazine, sponsored by Don DePugh.

Bob Scott, POPS Historian provided the month’s history lesson. Bob’s history is posted each month on the POPS website, www.pioneeroilproducers.com

The current industry history lesson plus previous industry history presentations can be found by clicking on the Industry Anecdotes tab to the left or click on this link.

Ron Harrell, Vice President Programs, announced the programs for May and June. Those speakers are listed on the website. He then introduced the month’s speaker, Keith Barnett, Senior Vice President, Asset Rick Management, LLC., who provided an excellent presentation on the North American gas market

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