Cameron P. Croft
Founder and CEO
Mr. Croft graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology and holds a Master of Science in Technology Project Management with a black belt in Lean Six Sigma. Since 2006, Mr. Croft has served as the founder/CEO of several other natural gas processing companies including Croft Production Systems and Croft Supply. In 2019, Mr. Croft established the Surplus Energy Equipment with a team of engineers that have been in the oil and natural gas industry for over 10 years. He designed this platform to allow clients to see a full line of equipment without having to make phone calls to vendors or spend time searching for quality equipment. His focus now is building relationships with partners and expanding on CROFT's product lines.
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We all know what crude oil looks like…. a thick black liquid substance. We all know it comes from the ground. It is cool to think you can drill a hole in the ground, and Bam! You got oil. But how did it get there? In previous blogs, we gave oil and gas history lessons on the first […]
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in this blog, we will look at the midstream sector of the oil and gas industry and how it is a go-between for the up & downstream sectors. The midstream sector greatly overlaps with these two sectors. The midstream sector links the upstream and the downstream sectors, making it possible for the downstream sector to […]
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Christmas Tree or Wellhead? A Christmas Tree is an assembly of valves, spools, and fittings used for an oil well, gas well, water injection well, water disposal well, gas injection well, condensate well, and other types of wells. It is named for its resemblance to a decorated tree at Christmas. Many times, the words Christmas Tree and Wellhead […]
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This blog was originally posted by Croft employee Jessica Lee back in 2015. I decided to revise this blog because just like Jessica back in 2015 when she wrote this blog, I am now new to the oil and gas industry. I really am amazed with all the stuff I’ve learned and all the different […]
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This blog was originally posted by Croft employee Jessica Lee in 2015 and titled “The Marcellus Shale Gold Rush”, but I am changing the title to “The Shale Gold Rush”. In the original blog, Jessica spoke about how the Marcellus shale was known to have natural gas. Still, the problem was how to get it, […]
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For this blog, I have taken a post from CROFT employee Jessica Lee in 2015 about the drop in gas prices and have revised it to match the 2017 gas price increase. In 2015 gas prices were dropping quickly and as excited as people were to fill up their cars’ entire tank for only $23, […]
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Croft has just installed a Fuel-gas Conditioning System (FCS) for a new client in the Eagleford and is already showing excellent results. The unit, our FCS-500, takes the high pressure/high temperature gas from the discharge of the compressor and cools, separates, dehydrates, reduces the BTU, and reduces the pressure to the required fuel system PSI. The reduction […]
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How many of you are guilty of looking up the oil prices at any point this year? I will gladly say that I have looked up the prices not once or twice, but many times. Sometimes it was out of curiosity and sometimes, it was hope that I would wake up one morning and the price would […]
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As I have said in many of my previous blogs, I am still pretty new to the Oil & Gas industry. Even though I have been at CROFT a little over two years, I didn’t get to enjoy much of the industry before it took a turn downhill. Nowadays, it seems most conversations I have […]
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In previous blogs, I wrote explaining at what point drilling for oil becomes unprofitable for oil and gas companies, also how companies are optimizing well sites, and in what ways companies have strive to remain as profitable as possible. Despite my pessimistic attitude about the current oil economy, there are some positives and an upside. […]
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I have made this statement before, but will state it again: Most intelligent people understand that renewable energy, green energy, clean energy or whatever buzzword is current, is a must. Yes, I agree we need to supplement the power grid in the United States with wind, water, and solar energy. But, we need it to be […]
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When you were a child, it may have seemed like there were so many rules to follow. Well, because there were! Sometimes (most of the time) those rules just didn’t make sense to you or why your parents had those rules in place. Fast forward to adult life and there are still rules to follow! […]
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Understanding Hydraulic Fracturing: Demystifying Concerns As we delve deeper into the intricacies of the energy industry, it’s sometimes essential to return to fundamental concepts. While discussions often revolve around regulations, pipeline logistics, and post-wellhead gas treatment, a prevalent inquiry remains centered around hydraulic fracturing, colloquially known as “fracking.” This piece aims to elucidate the process, […]
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What are VOCs? Anyone? Anyone? I am sure you have heard that term in some shape or form at some point in your life. Or I am sure you have at least heard of VOCs recently due to all the talk of the new proposal to cut emissions by 45% by 2025! But I am not going […]
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Even though I am new to the oil & gas industry, I have been around it my whole life. I was born and raised in Houston so naturally, oil & gas terminology is nothing that is new to me. It is a HUGE part of Houston and it seems every other person you ask about […]
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For the past few blogs, I have been drawn towards writing about the Marcellus Shale. I just cannot get enough of this ever increasing natural gas producing shale play! Well, guess what folks? I got the chance to visit Pennsylvania last week to see what all the hype is about and of course visit some of […]
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If you have read my blogs before, you know where I stand on my feelings toward the oil and gas industry. Shoot, even if you haven’t read my blogs…I WORK in the industry. It doesn’t take much to figure out how I feel about it. But enough about me! Today, as I sit and think […]
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I have done a previous blog before on the fun terms that are used in the oil & gas industry. Some of the terms I knew just by working in the industry but some of them were pretty entertaining and new to me. Writing about these terms was a fun blog! One of those terms happened to […]
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In my line of work it is pretty often that some sort of heavy machinery is needed. Well to be honest, I am not really the one using these big hunks of machinery…I just make sure we have them available. You see…we have some pretty big pieces of equipment and some small. But unless you are Superman, […]
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For those of you who don’t know, our office is located in a small town outside of Houston. So you can imagine that when anything out of the ordinary happens around here, the whole town knows about it. Something popped up recently that is pretty hard to miss…a drilling rig! I have been driving past it […]
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