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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I have written about the 1975 Oil Export Ban two times now. Why do I keep going back to it? Personally, I think that is something that needs to stay on people’s minds. By allowing the U.S. to export any oil and gas products, will boost our economy and take power away from OPEC. Two very […]
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I want to go back to basics this week. I write a lot about regulations, pipelines, and treating gas after the well head. But an ongoing question and concern that I find a lot of people have, is hydraulic fracturing also known as fracking. So I want to simply discuss in this blog exactly what […]
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The naysayers have been quiet this week. The price of a barrel of oil has grown almost $15.00 a barrel in just one month. GREAT NEWS for my state’s economy and for the industry that supports my growing family. However, it’s not all peaches and cream. There are still lots of marginal sized companies barely hanging on. […]
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Who doesn’t like science experiments? I remember getting so excited about lab days back in grade school. Making ice cream, creating fires, making foam and more! It was always a nice break from schoolwork, too. So I decided to kick it old school and relive a lab day! Before I jump into my science experiment, […]
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I love the phrase ‘fiscal responsibility’. I threw that phrase around all the time at my previous job. I worked for an amazing non-profit organization here in Houston, so it was a daily focus. Fiscal responsibility is something that anyone or any company can practice. With the current oil and gas market, I know it […]
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I’m about to brag about how wonderful Texas is again in this week’s blog, be warned. So once again my amazing home state is getting a leg up in the energy business. The Port of Brownsville, which is the only deep water port located in the U.S. / Mexico boarder, is slated to get a new […]
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Maybe it is just because I am in the industry but talk of crude oil prices are the talk of the town. Even if you have nothing to do with the industry, I am sure you have heard about it one way or another. Whether you heard about layoffs or low gas prices, the low […]
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What do you think of when you hear the phrase, refrigeration plant? There is no right or wrong answer. I guess the answer really depends on what industry is in the context. Refrigeration plants come in all different shapes and sizes. There are some small enough to fit in a box of wine to ones sized […]
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Last week my fellow blogger, Amy, and I wrote on utilizing stranded gas and well gas for running well site equipment such as generators and how Croft’s FCS, JTS, and CIS can help clean that gas so it won’t tear up the equipment. Well since we are on a roll, I want to continue the topic of using well gas but instead, using […]
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Everyone that is in the oil and gas industry has been paying attention to the prices of crude, diesel, natural gas and gas at the pump. Heck anyone who drives has been paying attention. With the lower prices all the way around, those in the energy business have been finding a way to be as […]
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What is the first thing you think about when you hear the words, “stranded gas?” Is it a very sad image of a lonely gas can stuck on an island with no one or no cars around to utilize it? Although that may be one kind of stranded gas, it is not the kind we […]
Read MoreAnd so it begins. On March 20th the Obama administration released the first (of many I expect) major federal regulations on fracking. This ruling has 90 days before it goes into effect. So what is it all about? The regulations come from the Department of Interior and are the first new federal rule in 30 years. […]
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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 […]
Read MoreIt’s time to talk about regulations again… This time the regulations are not on the oil and gas companies, they are now on local governments. Two bills are entering the Texas Legislature that would drastically discourage cities and counties from placing any bans on fracking. Both of these bills stem from the fracking ban that […]
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The calendar officially states that we are in winter. However, seeing people while having lunch out of the office in tank tops and flip flops contradicts that for those of us who are in south Texas… 70 degree days and 40 degree nights, in December, is nothing out of the ordinary for us. For […]
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We have finally reached the final blog in our three-part series. The part I know you have all been waiting for…Shale Plays! As you can see from the map below, the shale plays lie in the tight sand, within the basins and these geological formations are all over the United States of America. The natural resources we […]
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Last week we discussed what a Basin is and how the word is used in the oil and gas industry. If you did not read last week’s blog be sure to check it out to get a better understanding of basin and can differentiate basins from tight sand. “Tight Sand” is not the only way to refer […]
Read More What are the differences between basins, tight sand & shale plays? Why are the resources that come from them different? Do you have to drill through them differently? We are going to explain the differences in basins, tight sand, and shale plays in a three-post series. Basins are geographically the largest of the […]
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Lingo, jargon, verbiage, whatever you want to call it, every industry has its own. The oil and gas industry is no different. “Conventional” and “unconventional” are terms used across the industry that many may not have a clear understanding. So, how do these definitions (unconventional and conventional) pertain to oil & gas? What are Conventional Resources? […]
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America’s drilling process is converting to operate with hybrid systems, resulting in the conversion of running rigs based off of their own produced natural gas and avoiding the cost of using expensive diesel in order to run the rigs. Learn more about theses hybrid systems that utilize bi-fuel or dual-fuel and natural gas driven-engines. Croft Production Systems, […]
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