About Jeanne M. Perdue
Jeanne M. Perdue has 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry:
14 at Texaco research labs as a chemist and information specialist (librarian);
10 as Editor of oil industry technical journals (Hart’s E&P, Upstream Technology); and
6 as a technical sales and marketing consultant, freelance technical writer, and conference organizer.
Perdue was Editor-in-Chief of her high school newspaper and Production Manager for her college newspaper — and that was before PCs were invented, when layout was done with wax and backlighted tables! She also served as Secretary and Newsletter Editor for numerous organizations, and was elected President of the Manuscriptors Guild and the Houston Council of Writers.
So, basically, she knows how to write pretty well, and she’s willing to share that knowledge with you — for free.
She’s also willing to answer any grammar and writing style questions you may have — please leave a comment.
June 20, 2010 at 4:49 am |
Thanks for this site! I’ve been a technical writer and editor for many years, many of those spent in the minerals/mining industries. Since Sept 2008, I’ve been working as a technical editor in oil and gas, and some of the terms used go against what I had always believed to be accepted practice (at least, according to standard dictionaries). I came across your site and you have nicely explained some of the compound and hyphenated words. I’ll be back!
November 16, 2010 at 6:53 am |
I so much admire ur prospects in life.
April 25, 2011 at 12:55 am |
Hi, Jeanne-
You have a really useful site. I’ve added your feed to the Techdoc Superfeed (http://technicalwritingworld.com/page/techdoc-superfeed).
Thanks!
-Arnold Burian
May 17, 2011 at 11:54 am |
Hi Jeanne,
I work in a IT company and find your articles very useful in my day to day life. I enjoy reading your tips. Thanks for your site
Regards,
Tarun Rawat.
November 23, 2011 at 5:29 am |
Hi Jeanne,
Your site is super fascinating! I’m happy to have found it. I’m writing an essay about the language of hydraulic fracturing and the Marcellus Shale and I was wondering if you would be available for an interview. I think you may have some great insight into some of my inquiries. It seems as though this contentious issue of hydraulic fracturing has has introduced the public to a whole new vocabulary, and I get the sense that it’s difficult for people (myself included) to confront some of the esoteric language of gas drilling. I’m particularly interested in hearing your insight into the word “fracking.” I know you posted on it earlier, but I’d love to ask you a few other follow up questions. (I would e-mail you, but I couldn’t seem to find an address where I might reach you.)
Sincerely,
Tim Maddocks
MFA student U. of Pitt
November 24, 2011 at 1:16 am |
Dear Tim:
The oil industry is full of technical jargon that the general public probably has never heard.
I would be happy to be interviewed. My boss says “fracking” is a term used by the public and “fracturing” is used by oil professionals.
Fracking just sounds like a dirty word. I just found out they are using propane to “gas frac” wells now. Never a dull moment in the oil patch.
- Jeanne
December 27, 2011 at 8:43 pm |
This is one of my new favorite sites! I have bookmarked you and will be reading the older articles this week with a warm cup of apple cider.
I graduated a week and a half ago from Texas A&M with a BA in Geology, minor emphasis in English and a Professional Writing Certificate. Someday I hope to have a resume as long and distinguished as yours! I am working fulltime in a writing-related position but the subject matter is all IT. I have completed a SOP/other small projects and will be branching out to new territory soon…hopefully into oil and gas, where I studied.
December 27, 2011 at 8:48 pm |
Dear Stephanie:
Contact Clearpoint Creative and ask for Stephanie Hood — she is always looking for freelance technical writing talent in oil and gas.
Also, Society of Petroleum Engineers is looking for a social media director who can blog, Facebook, tweet and LinkIn all the members, preferably someone who knows geoscience and other oil and gas terms.
If those don’t work, email me at perduejm@comcast.net and I’ll see what other jobs I can point you toward.
Love, Jeanne
March 22, 2012 at 5:52 am |
Terrific! Finally, I uncover a place in which I quickly get useful information relevant to my specialty.