Rike Service, Inc.

"The course was presented in an able, pleasant and precise manner. We will no longer be working in the dark -- but with a base for confronting any problem." D.C., PEMEX (Applied Statistics for Drilling and Workover)

"The seminar was conducted with the highest level of efficiency and professionalism I have ever seen in my sixteen years in the oilpatch." K.Y.L., Petrotrin (Coiled Tubing Technology)

"The presentation is at a pace which allows time for questions and discussions. I will be able to make some immediate improvements in my operation." T.H.P., Kerr McGee (Corrosion in Oil & Gas Fields)

"Delightful! Valuable information was presented in an entertaining manner and relaxed atmosphere. Valuable general information with specific techniques for improving presentations, other communications, time management, goal setting, work attitude, etc." C.B., Chevron USA (Creative Communication)

"Excellent content with outstanding presentation. One of the best I have ever seen." C.S., Santos Ltd. (Enhanced Oil Recovery)

"It was a very useful, practical and informative course that cleared up many misconceptions in our minds. We can be much more valuable to our company now." T.Z., Union Texas Pakistan, Inc. (Field Handling of Natural Gas)

"Seminar was valuable in providing us with theory and practical knowledge for designing and operating facility systems and equipment." L.M., Department of Energy (Field Handling of Natural Gas)

"Great. I am now more of an asset to my company. I would recommend this course to all of the senior staff in my company." D.D., National Gas Company of Trinidad (Field Handling of Natural Gas)

"One of the better seminars I've attended. Most valuable were the homework and in-class problems. V.W., Chevron USA (Field Handling of Natural Gas)

"It's been an excellent seminar in my opinion. My company has gained another gas engineer!" R.S.D., Lagoven S.A. (Field Handling of Natural Gas)

"Examples were valuable as they enable you to solve real problems without becoming overwhelmed with algebra." M.R., Occidental (Gas Lift for High Volume Producers)

"Truly excellent seminar with world-class instruction, the right balance of theory, rules-of-thumb, case examples, and homework problems. The wide variety of immediately applicable ideas will vastly enhance my toolbox for improving and optimizing.." S.K., BP Exploration Alaska (Gas Lift Operations & Troubleshooting)

"I can't wait to put it to use! I'll be able to help my company tremendously, save money and optimize production." R.D.M., Arco Alaska (Gas Lift Operations & Troubleshooting)

"The value of this seminar to me and this company is great. I now can go and make some more oil for the company." R.B.S., Trintoc (Gas Lift Operations & Troubleshooting)

"I can apply the knowledge gained here in the oilfield which will increase production and profits for Thai Shell. The company will have this course to thank." S.U., Thai Shell (Gas Lift Operations & Troubleshooting)

"More than 75% of the material taught will be applicable to my work, and this is of great value to my company." J.C., Marathon Petroleum (Gas Lift Operations & Troubleshooting)

"Probably the best school I have been to; a very worthwhile investment for myself and the company." S.M.S., Arco Oil and Gas (Gas Lift Operations & Troubleshooting)

"The material was well presented. Although the majority of the course was engineer level material, the instructor was able to break it down to my level." B.R.W., Chevron Overseas (Gas Lift Design & Optimization)

"Maintenance costs will go down for my company because of this course." E.W., UNOCAL Indonesia (Gas Technology)

"The course was efficient and practical and has helped me to analyze engineering problems from a practical point-of-view." O.S., YPFB Bolivia (Gas Well Performance)

"Very systematic, academic and professional. The best seminar I have ever had. Value: very high." K.C., Bureau of Land Management (Heavy Oil Technology)

"The value of the seminar is like a diamond to me and to my company." S.M.S., Caltex Pacific Indonesia (Heavy Oil Technology)

"Many things were cleared up for me during the seminar which are going to pay off in a big way for me and for PEMEX as I perform my duties. The materials and the instructor were magnificent." C.A.P., PEMEX (Key Workover Areas for the Man on the Rig)

"Jim Rike's knowledge seems to have no end, and with the way he develops the subjects with that strong and clear voice, is able to maintain the whole audience's interest." R.C.D., PEMEX (Key Workover Areas for the Man on the Rig)

"The program emphasized working safely, protecting people, maintaining control of facilities, and completing the work in a cost-effective manner." J.J., Enron Gas (Key Workover Areas for the Man on the Rig)

"Very impressed. Teaches facts, not B.S. Will help economics of jobs where we would normally call a consultant." W.H., Terra Resources (Key Workover Areas for the Man on the Rig)

"The time and money spent to attend this seminar will be beneficial in many aspects of our operations now and in the near future. It has produced a better productive and efficient employee." P.M., Chevron Overseas (Maintenance Management)

"It was just like a key I was given to open the door to the scientific oil industry." N.A.A, Arabian Oil Company (Making Hole)

"Analogies, examples and other techniques used make it understandable. Future differences with other production departments will be narrowed due to the understanding from this course." Y.F.A., Kuwait Oil Company (Production Optimization with Systems Analysis)

"The material covered is so excellent and the ideas generated are so challenging that I have listed no less than one dozen 'things to do' when I get back on the job." C.C., Trinidad & Tobago Oil Company (Production Optimization with Systems Analysis)

"I feel like this seminar has been tailored for me." D.B.R., Chevron Overseas (Waterflooding)

"I now have an arsenal of opportunities to investigate for reducing operating costs." R.G., Chevron USA (Oil Production—Surface)

"The course material will continue to be used as reference material for future optimization." K.L., Petrocorp Exploration New Zealand (Oil Production—Surface)

"I had never anticipated that there was so much one could have learned from a course of this nature. I am now better equipped with the tools to make recommendations." F.C.R., Amoco Trinidad (Oil Production—Surface)

"In contrast to several other courses I have attended (given by American based companies), this course instructor recognized that not everyone works in West Texas—a pleasant change." E.Q., Statoil (Oil Production—Surface)

"Terrific! Great! Excellent! If I forget the exact words on a subject, I can just go back to the theory and logically reason the problem out. This is even better than knowing where to look something up. Erik was the best instructor I've ever had in such a course." S.F., Chevron USA (Oil Production—Surface)

"Outstanding. Believe it or not, 85% of the material presented was new to me. This seminar 'blows the pants' off our in-house seminars, basically because the instructor knows how to teach." B.M.K., Chevron USA (Oil Production—Surface)

"This seminar is one of the best I have ever attended. It shows the right way, clears the misconceptions, and helps to reduce operational costs." H.T., HUFFCO Indonesia (Casing & Cementing Technology)

"I was made aware of the extent to which certain misconceptions can and have ruined operations." E.B., Trinidad and Tobago Oil Company (Casing & Cementing Technology)

"The value of the seminar is such that I think the seminar will pay for itself more than once over within a month." J.S., Trinidad and Tobago Oil Company (Casing & Cementing Technology)

"The seminar was conducted in a highly professional manner, and the instructor was so dedicated to the job that he really made the seminar a great success. His way of teaching was superb. I learned a lot from this seminar and my company will benefit from it when I apply Mr. Rike's techniques in solving our problems." J.S.A., Lasmo Oil Pakistan (Completions & Workovers)

"The seminar was full of very valuable concepts, brilliantly exposed by the instructor due to his vast experience. The instructor was sure of himself and showed a high quality of knowledge when answering our questions and clarifying concepts which were myths." C.C., Ecopetrol (Completions & Workovers)

"I found the course to be more practical and better presented than any other technical course I have attended. One sees how useful experience and objective thinking are." B.W., Standard Alaska Petroleum (Completions & Workovers)

"I have been in a fair number of courses over the last year, and this Rike seminar has easily been the best presented and most interesting of them all." PD.M., Amoco UK Exploration (Completions & Workovers)

"The conductor of the seminar is a genius. He has dispelled all the wrong ideas and practices that I have been using in the oil field." S.O.I., Nigeria National Petroleum (Completions & Workovers)

"It is the distillation of the best practices in completion and workover seasoned by long years of experience and hard work, nurtured by intelligence, keen interest and devotion, and adeptly delivered." E.B.A., Nigeria National Petroleum Company (Completions & Workovers)

"This seminar was more practical than others I have attended. The system applied to teach, with homework, initial quizzes and the 'instant response' were excellent forms of control and evaluation." B.M., CEPE (Completions & Workovers)

"I commend you for the best seminar I have ever attended. I learned more this week than I did in my first 1 ½ years at work." D.D., Chevron (Completions & Workovers)

"It was excellent and of enormous value. It is amazing how many myths and standard procedures that one accepts, but now we have the data to challenge those and make alternate and more economical decisions. Production is so hectic that often we lose sight of the complete picture. It is only when one stops at such a seminar and can get feedback from experienced persons like Mr. Rike that we can pull together all the puzzle pieces." H.R., Texaco (Completions & Workovers)

"I was offered this seminar by my company, and they told me that this is the best oil industry school I could attend." R.O.A., ADCO (Downhole Completion & Workover Operations)

"The whole seminar was a great event. I was shocked how you could treat the various problems from a practical point-of-view. I hope I can get through to my boss what I learned here since it will be very useful to all in my company." I.H., MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas (Downhole Completion & Workover Operations)

"I especially liked the dispelling of many of the myths that surround the practices we studied." R.M.D., Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (Downhole Completion & Workover Operations)

"Your ability to not only tell us what has worked (or failed) in the past, but also to explain why it has worked (or failed) makes the seminar valuable to both our engineering and field operations attendees." S.N, Gulf Canada Resources (Downhole Completion & Workover Operations)

"I got more information and value out of this seminar than any other I have attended in my eight years of experience to date." M.L., Gulf Canada Resources (Downhole Completion & Workover Operations)

"This was a very well-run and demonstrably beneficial course. The ease with which this information and technical familiarity will transfer to my current job tasks will, I believe, be seamless." C.M.H., Louisiana Land & Exploration Company (Producing Petroleum for Non-Technical Personnel)

"Instructors were both extremely knowledgeable—enjoyed side stories by both. Economics and drilling were of particular interest. Very educational course." D.W., Texaco (Producing Petroleum for Non-Technical Personnel)

"Without exaggeration, I strongly feel that every engineer, foreman and manager in my district should attend this class." K.R.B., Texaco (Sand Control)

"The best school I have attended since I entered the industry. Very impressed." D.S., Texaco (Open Hole Logging)

"This was not a 'cookbook' course, but stressed the limitations and tolerance factors. His quality instruction and 'questioning' approach to the material made the course realistic." R.G.D., Texaco (Open Hole Logging)

"The seminar was conducted by a most capable personality who has the ability to impart the required knowledge. Analysis of these concepts has provided a basis for making economic decisions." M.E., Nigeria National Petroleum Company (Practical Economics for Oil & Gas Production)

"I found it very practical and very valuable. The problems we solved have been interesting and are applicable to real life." J.I.T., Repsol Exploration (Practical Economics for Oil & Gas Production)

"An excellent course taught by a knowledgeable, stimulating instructor. The course will be very useful." J.I., Texaco (Surface Production Operations & Equipment)

"As we are used to in Rike courses, the content of said course was of great value from the basis of logic and field applications. Thanks for the most practical formal education I have had; I am looking forward to more Rike seminars." M.M.E., GUPCO (Surface Production Operations & Equipment)

"I've been to several industry courses and most of them cannot blend the theory with practical field application. However, I was pleased with the way you've accomplished this." R.P.F., Marathon Oil Company (Well Control)

"Actual examples support the understanding of the material very well. The fact that teaching partly takes place as a discussion is valuable; I commend the teacher's enthusiasm." J.E.K., Dansk Olie-Og Gas (Production Logging)

"Impressive and well-presented! Oriented toward precise application. This seminar was really the best." E.N., HUFFCO Indonesia (Production Logging)

"Presented in a systematic and appropriate way, clear and easily understood. It gives me the feeling of confidence in solving daily field problems." M.S., Caltex Pacific Indonesia (Pump Technology)

"The instructor taught me to analyze problems and forced me to solve problems efficiently." S.B.M., Meta Epsi Drilling (Put It In Writing)

"Very well presented bringing to light several potential problems we are currently facing in our chemical treatment programs. A suggestion will be made to my manager to get our technical personnel through this seminar." M.R., Halliburton (Scale in the Oilfield: Deposition, Removal & Prevention)

"What I have learned will certainly assist me to better identify and control scale problems on the job. The textbook is invaluable." P.J., Marathon Oil Company (Scale in the Oilfield: Deposition, Removal & Prevention)

"Removed many misconceptions that had been used previously for justifying well remedial work. The value of the seminar will be realized through an improvement in workover successes." J.S., Bechtel Petroleum Operations (Stimulation of Oil & Gas Wells)