An oil field is a tract of land used for the purpose of extracting petroleum, such as natural gas or crude oil, from the ground. Although some contest the exact origins of oil, most consider petroleum to be a “fossil fuel” created from dead organic material often found in ancient seabeds thousands of meters below the surface of the earth.

Moving equipment and personnel in a timely manner is every bit as complicated in today’s oil and gas industry as in a military operation. The term, “logistics,” in the oil and gas industry includes everything from moving drilling rigs and other equipment to moving workers and providing temporary housing for them.