Finally, the company is moving in the right direction. You are getting close to the people behind the root cause of the majority of the company's issues, but those people have still not been dealt with. As with any disease, you can treat the symptoms... — read more 

Go to salary.com and see how the "top five" executives were compensated in 2014 for their brilliant guidance. They don't seem to mind giving the axe to people under them, but they are still bringing home the big bucks. I know for a fact several of... — read more 

Watching this company "die on the vine" is painful. The good people are the ones that are suffering because of the incompetence of a few of the leaders...or buffoons if that shoe fits better...many would agree it would. The banks hold Chaparral's... — read more 

Thanks again Chaparral management! More people lost their jobs!

So I heard today from a very reliable source that Chaparral will have to sell off all of their remaining assets in order to keep the NBU Co2 project afloat. Has anyone else heard of this? How many more employees will be affected by the selling of all... — read more 

You know how you stick a tire in a bucket of water to see if there's a leak. Well guess what's happening near and in Kaw Reservoir now? Whoops!

Does anybody know who all is getting laid off in Perryton Camrick,FWU,Booker?

You guys are boring, your layoff page sucks. The guys over at CHK know how to do it and keep things interesting. Maybe take a page from their playbook. Here's to hoping the Sandridge boys can represent!!!

Are you seriously trying to blame this failure on the field personnel?! So bad engineering and decision-making at the highest levels were not the cause? So what do the rest of you field employees think? Did you not do your jobs exactly as instructed?

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. This project is a failure. Why keep throwing good money after bad? Change course! Maybe the reason is the same people who were in charge making this... — read more 

Looking for the next opportunity, but glad to be out of that environment. Oh, just a side note, but I have learned from a real HR department also going through a WARN that UNLESS additional compensation is provided for a signature, the releases we... — read more 

The information about the NBU was very accurate. I wonder who the source was?

the snails will get to them

Everyone meet in the cafeteria today at 11:15 for "Occupy Chaparral." 1% needs to pay its fare share, or atleast give us free dippin dots.

We will start anew, breed within ourselves and continue our race. The Chapicide took many of us but we will not become extinct.

The company's fate is now sealed. The Sr Ops leadership (JM & JD)that are left are incompetent and will lead the company to its final resting place, Bankruptcy. Long live King Fischer !

Why are hard working employees being laid off and then contract employees being used to do their job?! Why must an individual that has worked 41 years in the field, who has never had any disciplinary action taken against him be laid off when he is so... — read more 

All I could think about during that meeting was "what the hell is SM doing with that sprout of hair over her eye she keeps messing with?" Am I the only one who is concerned that she had no idea what she was talking about?

Many good men leaving the field today. Now a good question, Who the hell is going to do the work now? This makes absolutely no sense at all.

Sorry, folks. We have to close down now. Have a happy life however you can until we need you or your kind again.

I just want to know which of the brilliant "decision makers" at the top have been fired. Does anyone know?

NewsOK has a press release from the company saying it's 121 positions and that's a "conservative" approach so basically 1 in 5. Only good news is at least its so many that it falls under the WARN Act so everyone should get WARN pay since they didn't... — read more 

We are trimming the very top right now, all know that they will cut middle management next, peons will be last

Do you have more info on what's going on here in Oklahoma City? I am with CHK and have some good friends over there at Chaparral - I hope all is good and your situation will not be as bad as ours last fall when we imploded and it was ugly with pink... — read more 

The moment everyone has been anticipating is in motion. Good luck and God Bless

States that the price of an object is determined not by its intrinsic value,but rather by irrational beliefs and expectations of market participants. A price can be justified by a rational buyer under the belief that another party is willing to pay... — read more 

Everyone here is posting nothing but negative things about the leadership. Why are you still working here? If you hate it that much you should have left a long time ago. You all are the ones sitting on your ass surfing the Internet or in your friends... — read more 

A Post By My Children (on the family layoff site) ........... The real cause of this financial crisis is poor decisions by My Father and the incompetent people he listens to like My Mother. It is unreal to think that they would invest in our home... — read more 

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 215,000 people were employed for upstream oil jobs( that's us) in the US as of last October. That is a 44% increase since 2007. Why? Because oil prices allowed it to be so. Bp and Conoco who both have... — read more 

People need to look at commodity prices as a whole before they freak out. The price of oil has come down over 50% but the spot price for dippin dots is up ¢2.18/dot since November.

Is your location affected?

First of all, I must say that I don't want to lose my job any more than the next guy. Chaparral has a responsibility to its employees and should reward their loyalty by cutting contract labor first. This ensures that they don't have to compete to... — read more 

Sadly this company has become a disgrace to the industry in all of it's recent failure with the insane idea of the CO2 project in the North Burbank Unit! Sure, this type of flood can be successful in some formations but NOT this one. How could... — read more 

Maybe another reason for the layoffs is the the North Burbank CO2 project really hasn't worked at all. Lots of money spent on that.

Some really questionable people were promoted to COO, and Senior VP and they have done all they can to run the company into the ground. Also CCMP, the capital firm that bough 33% a few years ago is coming down on them. I've heard 35 people may be... — read more