Darkness moves in quickly just minutes after sundown on the J-G Ranch. The Binkley lease, on the J-W Crain survey is highly visible from FM 933, lighting up the night sky about 4.5 miles SW of Blum.
Quicksilver Resources is stepping up drilling again on the J.G. and Steiner Valley Ranches in northern Hill county
Lot's of activity taking place not far from this 'watering hole' in northern Hill county, according to the TX/RRC. I stumbled across this pump station while looking for J-W Operating's pad for the Craig-Davis lease. Not being familiar with the area I didn't see any activity, but I must have been close.
A little cleanup work on the Segars property near the junction of FM 67 and FM 3049, just out of Blum. (A.H. White survey).
Upper & Lower sections crudely put together. Aquilla Lake is the large V shaped body of water. Shaded areas below the lake are ROW's. The resolution and quality are compromised due to not being resized properly, but you get an idea of the layout. Click on picture for full view. (Map courtesy of Atexpal).
Saw this sign last night on FM 933, pointing down HCR 1145 LP N in the direction of Quicksilver's previously drilled Opus lease, on the Steiner Valley Ranch. I guess they are getting after it again.
When my dad purchased this land in 1962, this old house was livable. Seems hard to believe now, but we spent several cozy nights here. Now in extreme disrepair, it is used as a make-shift barn, to store an occasional bale of hay. We no longer own the acreage the barn sits on.
Aspect Energy's proposed pipeline will cross HCR 2125 only 1/2 mile past this dead end. This old overgrown roadbed travels east towards Lake Aquilla, and years ago went straight through to Peoria, TX.
Snapped this picture last Wednesday afternoon following a much needed rain. I was parked at the Sonic in Whitney, and couldn't pass up the opportunity. You're looking NE from Whitney in the direction of J-W Operating's latest lease permit, the Craig-Davis #1H. Maybe there's a rig at the end of that rainbow.
Quicksilver's 'Sideshow Bob' Lease location from about 2500 feet above. Blum, TX is approx. 3.3 miles to the southwest off Hwy 174, and Rio Vista is about 6 miles northeast of here. Photo courtesy of GoogleEarth. http://earth.google.com/
An updated view of what I believe is a Patman Bros. rig located about 2 miles NE of Blum on Hwy 174. I am not sure if this is a rig maintenance yard or an injection well site for Sundance Resources. There is another rig lying on the ground about 100 yards behind this one.
The landscape certainly has changed over the last several years. I can't ever remember seeing this type of tanker headed down FM 933 during the past 40 years. However, with the heightened drilling activity in southern Hill county, it is quickly becoming commonplace. These guys are EVERYWHERE!
There's nothing quite like a harvest moon to grab your soul, and lift it higher. We are ALL showered with blessings from up above.
No....Picture of huge cotton harvest in Central Texas on our way home from Galveston last week. If you look close you can see an oil rig and gas well tanks in the distance.
Snapped this picture at Jamaica Beach on Galveston Island last week.
This picture (courtesy of National Geographic Magazine) was recently sent to me in an email. It has absolutely nothing to do with the Barnett Shale, but I found it fascinating! Look closely at the photo. This is a picture taken directly above these camels in the desert at sunset.
What a magnificant view. Sundown provides an awesome backdrop for Quicksilver's latest drill in Northern Hill county. The title above this photo doubles as a link to Quicksilver Resource's website.
Patterson - UTI's drill on Quicksilver's 'SIDESHOW BOB' boldly projects the theme of ALL drill's in progress....Safety is PARAMOUNT!
