Aquilla Station

ConocoPhillips 'Aquilla Station', just north of EOG's TAM and Aspect's Gerik lease.

New valves 'bask in the sun' awaiting installation by Lonestar-Midstream.

Looking northward from Aquilla Station towards FM 310, several miles in the distance. This route will soon be home to Hill county's latest gas pipeline infrastructure.

Lonestar-Midstream Pipeline Prep FM 310

Just West of Lake Aquilla dam, on FM 310, workers prepare an entry for heavy equipment.


Looking south toward Aquilla station, land has been cleared for the latest addition to Hill county's pipeline infrastructure.

Getting Close Folks!

Woodbury/Peoria Gas Activity Escalates

The area near HCR 1313 and FM 309 seem to be a hub for renewed gas drilling in Hill county.











EOG's Strickland Unit

Polaris Seismic in Southern Hill

Seismic, Pipelines & Hay Harvest

Seismic activity off of FM 1534 just south of Whitney, TX.
Lot's of drilling activity near Osceola.
Energy Transfer's 42" pipeline lays quietly beneath this serene pasture next to FM 934.
Hay Harvest lined up pretty and straight. Great crop this year.
Nothing like the smell of fresh mown hay. These bales are wrapped up like so many Christmas gifts.

Sights in and near Blum TX

Certainly doesn't appear to be a 'jackrabbit' roaming the streets.
The Blum Bobcats were fired up for their recent 'Homecoming'.
'Friday Night Lights' will soon be appearing in Smalltown America.
Salty's Injection well off of Hwy 174 near FM 933.

Automated High Volume Fuel Station is taking shape.

Lonestar-Midstream - South Central Hill

Percheron Acquisitions has secured ROW for the Lonestar-Midstream pipeline in south central Hill county that will parallel the old Conoco Phillips pipeline.
The old liquid transmission line crosses FM 310
Current plans will take it across numerous properties near Lake Aquilla's western border.

Polaris 3-D Seismic Cable Crew

Cable layers on FM 1947 near Lake Aquilla.

Johnson County Drills

They decorated this one with a little 'John Deere Green'.
A fresh coat of paint glistens in the afternoon sun.
Just one of the Mize Family horizontals. There are MANY!
The Williams have more than a few.

Not to be outdone by Chesapeake, Devon has an immense presence in Johnson County. This is the Miller 1H on CR 1017.

God Saying 'Goodnight'

(courtesy of M. Routh)
Awesome sunset from Hill county side of Lake Whitney dam. (courtesy of M. Routh)

Burleson Barnett Activity

Pictures of drilling activity in the Burleson area of Johnson county. (Photos courtesy of Melinda Routh)

Rural and Urban Activity

New facility near Blum on Hwy 174 just NE of FM 933.
Formerly 'Big Bertha's - FatCats is Blum's newest Hamburger joint.
Felderfoff Bros. doing some urban drilling in southern Tarrant county.
Recent business took me to Dallas. What a far cry from the peaceful country setting of Osceola and fry guy's Shiloh community.

A passing glimpse of the construction on the Cowboys stadium in Arlington. It's HUGE!