Welcome to Blacky’s Blog, where you will find pithy commentary and earthy insight into the oil patch and the people who populate it and the wells that are drilled in it and the oil that comes from those wells and the gas that comes from eating too many beans while waiting for core samples.

It’s an exciting world in the oil patch, all the more so because of  its characters, some that make the kind of friends a person is lucky to have, some that make the kind of enemies it’s fun to take down, some that make you just wonder how the human race evolved past living in trees.

Whatever you think you know about oil, you’ll learn more by dropping in here from time to time to learn the truth, because the truth you’ll find here is unvarnished and unretouched, and it needs to be told because there are way too many people out there who aren’t telling it.

So, drop by any time; kick yer shoes off; set a spell; enjoy.