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Allan Herauf, of Bridge Masters Inc., is located in Bend, Oregon. His company specializes in utility installation and utility attachment repair on bridges, overpasses, and tunnels. EWN was so fortunate to have Allan and his family be in Decatur for our conference. We regret that we implied that his company repaired bridges in our last newsletter. |
New System Features
Enhanced User Experience
As part of our commitment to providing superior technology, quality education content, and unmatched customer service, ENERGY worldnet, Inc. will be releasing some exciting new features for the EWN system. These updates will include enhancements to your user experience.
What to expect:
- New Look & Feel
- Steps toward Browser Independence
- Simplified Navigation Structure
- Drill-Down Menus
- Established New Input Screen Standards
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EWN System Upgrading Nov. 9-11
The EWN system will be unavailable during the weekend of November 9th - 11th for upgrades and performance tuning. During this time, users will be unable to access OQ records or complete training. ENERGY worldnet, Inc. will continue to post notification and send reminders with further details as the date approaches. While this is essential to launching system enhancements, we recognize that this may present an inconvenience. We value our clients and appreciate your patience as we strive to continue providing the best in training and data management solutions. |
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PHMSA Updates
States and Communities Are Awarded $45 Million in Grants
The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has awarded 46 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands with nearly $44 million in grants and 23 communities will split nearly $1 million in grants to help with state and local pipeline safety efforts.
"We need partners across the country to help us in our efforts to ensure pipeline safety. These two grant programs fund important safety programs for state, communities, and non-profit organizations to help raise awareness of pipeline safety and ensure proper inspection of pipelines," stated Ray LaHood, U.S. Transportation Secretary.
Eighty percent of state pipeline regulators' operating costs come from these Pipeline Safety Base grants. Three hundred additional inspectors are provided by the participating states,as the regulators must sign agreements to inspect pipelines on PHMSA's behalf. |
Upcoming Training Events November 13: Master Evaluator Certification Program (MECP), Decatur, TX November 14: Basic System Administrator Training, Decatur, TX November 15: Advanced System Administrator Training, Decatur, TX November 15 & 16: Instructional Design and Authoring (2 day class), Decatur, TX Click Here to register for November Training Events. December 11: Master Evaluator Certification Program (MECP), Decatur, TX December 12: Basic System Administrator Training, Decatur, TX December 13: Advanced System Administrator Training, Decatur, TX December 13 & 14: Instructional Design and Authoring (2 day class), Decatur, TX Click Here to register for December Training Events. |
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EWN Congratulates Our Recent Training Graduates
Lauren Morton, far left, taught EWN's Administration Course. Pictured are Jessica Cox, Aeon PEC, Sofia Loya, Saulsbury Industries, Inc., Ronnie Braswell, AEON PEC, Nicole Zukas, Bridge Masters, Inc., Patty Stahl, City of Dumas, Jack Braswell, City of Dumas, and Jeffrey "Get your guns up" Smith, of Willmut Gas.
On October 1, we held an MECP training in Decatur. Pictured are Brent Saltzman , Allen Construction, Sally Rieger, EWN instructor, Aree' Kirksey, Mobile Gas, Dennis Eden, Big Country LLC, Dwayne Bayer, USIC, Donald Womack, USIC, and Jeremy Herauf, Bridge Masters, Inc. On the back row are Mark Allen of Allen Construction and Don Taylor, EWN IT director.
 Jessica Duncan with Falcon Helicopters finished her Administration Course in Decatur, Tx.
In Decatur, on October 4, we held another MECP class. From left to right are: Geoff Isbell, EWN's COO, Dylan Gibbs, DCG Construction, Tim Gale, USIC, Jeffrey Smith, Willmut Gas, Nick Colonna, NV Energy, and Tim Rhoads from Falcon Helicopters. |
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Where in the World is the EWN Team?
EWN's Jeremy Green in Tournament
Jeremy Green took time out of his busy schedule at Florida's Natural Gas Association's conference in September to play in their golf tournament. His team won first place.
Also with Jeremy are ( from left to right), Allen Wallace of Allied Corrosion, Jeremy, Jerry Zatopek and Andrew Byrd, both with InfraSource. Congratulations to all! |
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The EWN Office is open from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday.
For e-mail support, contact us at support@energyworldnet.com Sincerely,
ENERGY worldnet, Inc.
Phone Support 1-855-396-5267 |
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EWN Welcomes Our Newest Clients
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CETCO Oilfield Services Company,
Broussard, LA
Decatur Utilities,
Decatur, AL
MCC Pipelines Group,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Chew's Unlimited, LLC
Delmar, DE
Tas H.P. Air Excavation, LLC
Glen Rose, TX
Falcon Helicopters
Firestone, CO
AK Environmental
West Trenton, NJ
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At EWN Our Clients are Always First
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"ENERGY worldnet, Inc. customer service specialist, Lauren Elizabeth Morton was incredible. I could not have met a deadline for reporting without her outstanding skills and professionalism."
Troy Sheppard
Midwest Utility, Inc. |
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This Week in History
October 23, 1908 - Oil Boom arrives in Wyoming
A postcard from Midwest, Wyoming, pictures the Salt Creek oil boom. Production continues today thanks to new technologies.
Wyoming's first oil boom begins when the Dutch-owned Petroleum Maatschappij Salt Creek brings in the "Big Dutch" well - a gusher about 40 miles north of Casper.
Drillers J. E. Stock and his father, working for an English corporation known as the Oil Wells Drilling Syndicate, brought in the well at 1050 feet with initial production of 600 barrels a day.
October 23, 1948 - Pipeline Inspection
Technology advances
Northern Natural Gas Company records the first use of an X-ray machine for internal testing of petroleum pipeline welds.
The company examines a 20-inch diameter pipe north its Clifton, Kansas, compressor station. The device - now known as a "smart pig" - travels up to 1,800 feet inside the pipe, imaging each weld.
As early as 1926, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory had investigated the use of gamma-ray radiation to detect flaws in welded steel and in 1944, Cormack Boucher patented an "Industrial Radiographic Apparatus" described as "particularly suitable for radio-graphing annular welds in relatively large diameter cylindrical structures."
October 23, 1970 - Natural Gas fuels Blue Flame Land Speed Record
Natural gas makes a
spectacular rocket fuel debut at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah as the
Blue Flamesets a new world land speed record of 622.287 miles per hour - a
record that will stand for 13 years.
The 38-foot, 4,950-pound Blue Flame is powered by a rocket motor combining liquefied natural gas and hydrogen peroxide. The motor produces 22,000 pounds of thrust, about 58,000 horsepower.
The 38-foot Blue Flame's natural gas-powered rocket motor can produce up to 58,000 horsepower. Historic pursuit of the world land speed record is the heritage of this "fuel of the future."
Sponsored by the American Gas Association , the Blue Flame
springs from the imaginations of three Milwaukee men with a passion for speed: Dick Keller, Ray Dausman, and Pete Farnsworth.
October 25, 1887 - "Filling Station" Pump patented
Sylvanus and Augustus Bowser of Fort Wayne, Indiana, receive a patent for what will become the modern gasoline-pump design.
The patent, No. 372250, results from the popularity of a pump Sylvanus Bowser designed and sold two years earlier at Jake Gumper's Fort Wayne grocery store.
"Our invention relates to improvements in liquid-storage tanks or cans which are used for the storing and for measuring when the liquids are drawn out for use - as for delivery - such liquids as kerosene-oil, burning-fluid, and the light combustible products of petroleum," the patent document notes.
October 26, 1970 - Joe Roughneck Statue
The plaque of this memorial in Boonsville, Texas, reads: "Dynamic symbol of the petroleum industry is Joe Roughneck, who is hereby appointed guardian of this memorial commissioned by the Wise County Roughnecks Club. Dedicated by Preston Smith, Governor of Texas, October 26, 1970."
In Boonsville, Texas, Governor Preston Smith dedicates a "Joe Roughneck" statue on the 20th anniversary of the Boonsville natural gas field's discovery.
The field's first well, Lone Star Gas Company's B. P. Vaught No. 1, produced 2.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas in its first 20 years. By 2001 the field has produced 3.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 17 million barrels of condensate from 3,500 wells in the field.
Although Joe Roughneck began life as a character in Lone Star Steel advertising, it was soon adopted by the industry at large. A bronze Joe Roughneck bust has been awarded since 1955 during an annual Chief Roughneck Award ceremony of the Independent Petroleum Association of America.
October 27, 1938 - DuPont names New Product "Nylon"
A 1940 New Yorker advertisement for a revolutionary petroleum product: Nylon.
A revolutionary petroleum product is revealed when DuPont chemical company announces that "nylon" will be the name of its new synthetic fiber yarn.
Invented in 1935 by Wallace Carothers at a DuPont research facility, nylon is considered the first commercially successful synthetic polymer.
Nylon is used for parachutes and many other vital products during World War Two. Carothers is viewed by many as the father of the science of man-made polymers. DuPont was established in 1802 near Wilmington, Delaware, by a French immigrant.
Courtesy of www.aoghs.org. |
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