Oilfield Basics

Steven Barrow graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. He is a husband, father of 4, entrepreneur, and licensed professional engineer who is passionate about his family, leadership, and energy. He is an expert in chemical process safety and loves designing, building, and operating projects in the oil & gas industry. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Patronus Energy, an innovative engineering and technology firm. Steven sits on several different boards including the BYU Industrial Advisory Board and the board of directors for Rosedown Energy, a private midstream company. 

Scott Neil, retired (2019) as the VP of Engineering for DCP Midstream, one of the nation’s largest processors of natural gas and transporter of natural gas liquids.  He has worked across Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado. He completed registration in Petroleum Engineering in 1985.  Scott has worked in all phases of the technical side of the midstream business, notably: Facility Engineer (13 gas processing plants and systems), Project Management (1 new gas processing plant), Design (5 new gas processing plants, one 700 mile NGL pipeline) Project Development, Operations Supervision, and Leadership. ​ In that role, Scott led the Field Engineering and Reliability Engineering groups in the 5 regions for DCP: Rockies, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast, Permian, and NGL Logistics.  The team was responsible for technical support and minor project management for DCP’s 50 gas processing plants and gathering systems, 4 NGL Pipelines, and 7 Propane Storage and Distribution Terminals. ​ Scott also guest lectures on Gas Processing Engineering at CSU and Petroleum Engineering at CU.  He was a volunteer on the METEC Industry Advisor Board at CSU investigating qualitative means to measure methane emissions and sat on the Executive Technical Committee for the Gas Processors Association.  

David Dahlgren is the Northern U.S. and Canadian Business Manager at Flowco Production Solutions, a U.S. based company focusing on Plunger Lift, Gas Lift, Nitrogen Generation, Down Hole Gauges, Capillary Units and Cloud Based Well Site Automation. David has served in this role since Flowco's inception in July 2014. David provides technical product support, optimization training and sales support to 9 districts throughout the U.S. and Canada. David's experience has led him to work in nearly every major oil and gas play in the U.S. including the DJ Basin, Marcellus and Utica Shale, Bakken Shale, Barnett Shale, Eagle Ford Shale, Powder River Basin, Jonah and Salt Creek Fields.