Humble Oil & Refining. Memories of days long gone by. Last posted price was 26.4/gal. I remember 19.9 during the sixties. Gas pump graveyard. Hay Harvest!
The sun appears to be suspended by the fountain at White Bluff Resorts.
Above -Aquilla Bend north of Covington. Below -Name looks familiar. Follow the 42" pipeline to the Burt Lease seen on the horizon. Nothing left here but memories, and nearby 'Deadhead Creek'. Looking south from FM 934 near Osceola.
EOG continues movong deeper into Hill with the Strickland horizonal drill. Their TAM lease near Aquilla was a vertical drill, and is waiting on gathering lines to be built by Pecan Pipeline. Hey Nabor! Let's see a 'monster' producer for the folks in this part of the county. You've been put on NOTICE!
As in Hill County, Pecan will construct a gathering system in Palo Pinto County, TX. The 26 mile series of pipelines are scheduled for completion in June, 2007. (Map courtesy of Pecan Pipeline Co.)
The proposed 40 mile gathering system pipeline route for Hill County, TX - According to a recent press release the scheduled completion date is Septemeber 2007. Map courtesy of Pecan Pipeline Co.
The Primula 2H is being drilled by Grey Wolf. Even though the RRC indicates Westside on the permit, Forest Oil is the operator on this lease. The tool pusher said that this rig came from Marshall in East Texas, and would drill at least one more lease in the area.
We'll be open Easter Sunday - Counted 4 trucks today hauling thumpers on FM 933, northbound near Whitney. Lake looks good. 11 inches of rain in this area of Hill county one week ago.
The Nolan River, just NE of Blum, TX. following the recent rains. A freight train passing the old US Mail 'yard arm' makes it's way through Hillsboro, TX. Late afternoon look at the majestic old Hill County courthouse. Sunset pictures taken from FM 933 looking across the J-G Ranch.