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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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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This week our Guest Blogger is Jacob Jennings, the Business Development Manager at Kimray, Inc. ! Let’s talk about traffic for a minute. In any city, cars, trucks, and buses ebb and flow, stop and start, honk and purr. City governments must use several tools to control the flow of traffic through their street—primarily driving lanes, traffic lights, […]
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For this week’s blog, I thought I would start off addressing the most talked about topic that seems to be buzzing around lately…GAS PRICES! As a consumer, how awesome has the cheap gas prices been?! Just yesterday, I filled up my entire tank in my car for only $23. I couldn’t help but smile as […]
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Sadly the oil and gas industry took another kick while down this week. The Obama Administration has decided to not open up Atlantic Ocean waters to off shore drilling in 2017. I read a lot of different things, some dating back to 2005. Where offshore drilling money goes and how it gets there is very convoluted. […]
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Compressed Natural Gas…have you heard of it? You may have seen it while driving past a gas station that supplied it. We have written blogs before about converting cars to natural gas. This blog, in particular, does a great job explaining what CNG is and how it ties into natural gas cars. In a short definition, CNG is […]
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A plunger lift is an artificial list method of deliquifying a natural gas well. A plunger is used to remove contaminants from productive natural gas wells, such as water, sand, oil, and wax. The basics of the plunger is to open and close the well shutoff valve at the optimum times, to bring up the plunger and […]
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I’m not going to lie to you and say that I haven’t enjoyed the low gas prices. It has also been nice filling up my Husband’s lifted up Ford F150 for under 50 bucks. However, knowing how many friends are without jobs because of the downturn in oil and gas makes my money savings bitter […]
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Have you ever sat in a meeting with a field foreman, production engineers, chemical engineers, and landmen? Have you ever been lost with all the jargon and verbiage thrown around in the room or even out in the field? I HAVE! After over two years in the industry, I still come across new terms or slang terms […]
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I usually like to choose my weekly blog topics stemmed from something I have recently been thinking about or an event that is happening. Hence, the blog I wrote last week was appropriately timed about the Thanksgiving Parade. It is too early for my Christmas blog so I won’t jump on the early Christmas bandwagon just […]
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Whenever you are listening or reading about oil production, oil supply, or oil prices you will often notice OPEC being part of the story. I’m pretty sure most people know what OPEC is and I bet there is an equal number of people who wonder what OPEC is all about. I know very little […]
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If you have kept up with our blogs, you have probably picked up on the point that oil and natural gas are essential resources for not only America but for the world. There are countless uses for both oil and gas. Some of which you may find surprising. So why in some areas, is natural […]
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There seem to be meetings or summits of global leaders quite often. Well, there was another one recently. The United Nations Climate Change Conference was very recently held in Le Bourget, Paris. It ran from November 30 to December 12th. Obviously Mother Earth and how to make her last longer was the main topic of discussion. All the news […]
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You hear about the oil and gas industry everywhere. Even more so in Houston, TX. Heck…just in Texas in general! With the industry buzzing all around us, it is hard to know what information is true, what information is false, and what information is exaggerated. So I have compiled some common myths that I know […]
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When I heard a quick blurb on new radio stating that natural gas companies were going to have to report and document toxic emissions, I really listened up. I got to thinking and asked myself some questions. First off where will these reports be documented? Who would have access to them? The last thing that […]
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If you answered yes to the title of my blog this week, gold star for you! I’m just a little over a year in the oil and gas industry. I had no idea what PADD stood for. With all the current hoopla tied to the possible abolishment of the 40-year-old oil export ban, I stumbled onto […]
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I am sad to say that I have never ridden on a train. I don’t count the train ride at Herman Park or the Light Rail through the Texas Medical Center as a true train ride either. Here in SE Texas, railways and all public transportation in general is just not a mode of transportation used very often. We are car-loving […]
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There are multiple countries that produce oil and gas. Some more than others and some not at all. Who are the ones that produce the most? Has it changed throughout the years? This year, it is no secret that things have changed due to the slump. With wells being shut in, the numbers have changed. […]
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I’ve written a few blogs talking out the oil export ban here in the united states. 1975 Ban on Oil Exports in the US So Companies CAN Export Oil…Well Sort Of Senators are working Together to get the 1975 Oil Ban Lifted This will actually be my fourth blog mentioning it. Why to I keep coming […]
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With the oil and gas industry taking a hit right now you have not heard too much complaining from fracking haters. Production has slowed so there are less wells being fracked, so I guess that means less complaining. Speaking of complaining. An interesting document was released this week. An independent group of subject matter experts from academia, […]
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Climate Change, Global Warming, whatever catch phrase you prefer to use, they are not going away. The planet is changing, that, no one can deny. Why it is changing and what can be done to stop it, if anything, is what is constantly being debated. The current administration rolled out the Clean Power Plan in […]
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