David Stanley

07/28/2024

My racing pigeon loft:

07/14/2024

06/18/2024

This is a historic resignation letter to Shell Oil by FD Covey who later became the President of Mitchell Energy and Development Corporation. I met Mr. Covey while employed by Mitchell Energy in the 1980’s. Great man! Notice the reason for his resignation. Not that many like him left....

06/18/2024

04/04/2024

This is a subsea blow out preventer (BOP) that is used in well control operations in offshore drilling operations. Outstanding engineering went into the design of this equipment!

04/03/2024

There is nothing more beautiful to a Petroleum Engineer than a drilling rig on location. I will never forget while in high school when my mother took me to visit my Dad when he was working on a rig in the Cleveland, Texas area! I can still remember hearing the sound of the powerful engines on the rig when the crew was pulling the drill pipe to replace the drill bit…

03/25/2024

If the Biden Administration destroys the American Petroleum Industry that will destroy the American economy and our way of life!

Taxes paid on oil and natural gas production:

Ad Valorem: 2%

Severance: 4.6% (Oil) 7.5% (Natural Gas)

Royalties Paid (Federal Properties): 12.5%

Then add the federal and state taxes paid at the pump which amounts to billions of tax dollars paid each year!

These taxes are not paid when using electric powered vehicles. So where does the federal,state and local governments go to replace this tax revenue?

03/07/2024

The 2024 AU Convention will be in Orlando, Florida!

Florida Inventional Combine

Unlock your potential with Homing Pigeons, the Florida Invitational Combine's official site. Join us at the 2024 AU Convention for an experience like no other.

02/18/2024

I like this 2024 AU Convention Race in Orlando, Florida.

6 birds for $850. You can send 2 back-up birds for a total of 8 birds. The backup birds can be activated for $200 per bird. That makes your total cost of $156 per bird which is not much above the perch fees of most OLR races.

02/18/2024

The 14 Facts About US Aid to the Ukraine:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.hudson.org/110323_Fourteen_Facts_Ukraine_Memo.pdf?