OILFIELD SUPERHERO
TROY BLAIR, DRILLING CONSULTANT
OWNER OF AZAVACHY ENERGY
ABOUT YOU:
There is not too much to tell. I was raised on the Arledge ranch out in Robert Lee and eventually moved to Mineral Wells where I
graduated HS. My dream was to be a ranch cowboy till I went to work for Parker Drilling one summer and loved the money. I decided
I would do that instead and buy my own ranch someday. I told my dad back then I would sit out my first year of College at Sul Ross
to put back money. A year later, I was drilling and had college educated men working for me. I would never see another poor day.
Then came 1982. The biggest BUST most people had ever seen. I ended up working as a bouncer for Herb Graham out at the StarDust
in Odessa, Texas waiting for the Oilfield to turn around. Eventually, it did and I went to pushing tools for Quarles Drilling for John
Long. After that I went to work for several different companies and ended up at Basin Drilling until Grace Drilling bought them out.
Eventually, Nabors came in and bought Grace. I became a District Manager for West Texas and then South Texas where I stayed until
I made the move back to Midland and went to work for Patterson Drilling as the Area Manager for Midland. I started my first Consulting company (B & H) when I left there. I am married to the love of my life Meg Blair, my partner in life and in business. Together,
we have four great kids and two beautiful granddaughters and 4 amazing mini Aussies! We enjoy the cowboy way of life as well as
fishing, golf and traveling.
ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS:
I own two Drilling Consulting Companies, one out in West Texas and one in South Texas.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO DO WHAT YOU ARE DOING?
We started B &H when I left Patterson. My guys needed somewhere to go and they didn’t want to work for anyone else. We started
Azavachy when we made the move to South Texas last year.
How would you ENCOURAGE Others like Yourself?:
Be a teacher to the young men out in the field. There is a generation gap there. These young guys need some tutoring.
What is the biggest Challenge you have?
Breaking into the new market here in South Texas where no one knows my reputation.
What do you enjoy most about what you do?
I enjoy Teaching.
What is your advice or business tip that you would like to share?
Treat your employees with respect, pay the good ones what they’re worth and be very, very selective in whom you hire.
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