6 – Slugs and Heat

Oilfield services companies faced significant challenges when designing their shaped charges, and no help was available from a prime source. The U.S. military still withheld its vast shaped charge knowledge that was obtained during wartime testing and research. Consequently, oilfield services companies were forced to spend time and money to Read more

4 – Announcing the Shaped Charge

Robert McLemore, a petroleum engineer who worked at Well Explosives, Inc., had to answer a question: How could he effectively inform the industry and potential clients that his company had shaped charges available for the oil field? He determined the answer would be articles published in well-known industry magazines. In Read more