Seminar #2
Our second seminar was held in Artesia and was about Natural Resources and Agriculture in Southeastern New Mexico. It was my first time visiting the city and thought it was quite nice. The food and artworks were amazing. The first speakers were Representative Townsend and Representative Brown. From their discussions, I learned more about the importance of oil and gas for the New Mexico budget. When I first graduated from college, I was pro-renewable energies but after visiting energy companies and seeing cities experience rolling blackouts, it has me second guessing whether a full switch should be made. Another speaker was Tyler Deans from Burnett Oil Company. He talked about how oil wells were made. I was amazed at how they actually curved the drilling from vertical to horizontal. With a Geologist mother, it was interesting to hear about the Delaware Basin, hydrocarbon gas buildup and stratum. Aron Balok who is the Superintendent for the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy Di