“Oil prices are down again — and with that, the value of every well analysis just went up.”
James L Hawkins
11/17/20251 min read


“Oil prices are down again — and with that, the value of every well analysis just went up.”
When prices fall, efficiency becomes the name of the game. Petrophysicists play a critical role in identifying pay zones more precisely, minimizing uncertainty, and maximizing return on every drilled dollar.
It’s in these market cycles that the discipline of petrophysics truly proves its worth — delivering smarter reservoir evaluation, better completion strategies, and fewer unnecessary wells.