> I stop at a random restaurant in Midland, Texas to eat by myself
>long time friend also randomly stops there to eat by himself
>we eat together (serendipity)
>we talk oil and gas, AI, our dads passing away, meaning of life
>he prays for me in middle of restaurant, we bro hug, then leave
A lot of people on twitter complain about American society going to shit, but you're probably not looking in the right places
Same price in Houston today.
- Branded spring water: collect at nearby spring, filter at plant, bottle and truck to store.
- Gasoline: Drill down 2 miles, turn sideways and continue another 2-4 miles. Run steel pipe and cement through hole. Punch small holes in pipe. Send water/sand mixture down pipe at extreme pressures to fracture rock. Separate streams of oil/gas/water at surface. Truck oil to nearest pipeline where it travels 800 miles to refinery. Treat crude to remove impurities. Heat crude to >700ยฐ to separate into different products including gasoline. Remove sulfur and other remaining contaminants. Move to large storage tank. Blend with ethanol, naptha, and other products that require complex chemistry to meet octane and clean fuel specs. Truck on specialized tanker to underground tank at gas station.