Cordell's - Thanks for the Memories!

A Hill county landmark recently closed it's doors leaving a void in this tiny Hill county community. Best of luck to the Cordell family. Your hospitality will be greatly missed.

Forrest Drilling Rig#3 gets down to business on a lease near Mayfield.

Rigs are springing up like wildflowers across the Hill county horizon.

Gathering Lines south of FM 934

Stringing pipeline adjacent to Energy Tranfer's 42" transmission line near Osceola.


New pad site near 'fry guys' area.

'Soundproofing' a Compression Station

I believe that 'soundproofing' a natural gas compression site is an oxymoron. Chesapeake's Edgecliff facility is a mere two blocks from our Tarrant county home. Not looking forward to them cranking those monsters up.

Pipeline Tap Awaits Gathering Lines

A recently completed pipeline just north of HCR 2127 awaits gathering lines coming from new wells being drilled in the area.
Looking down into a large tank being completed for gas well fracturing in southern Hill county. One can imagine how large this tank is by seeing the idle bulldozer sitting on the top edge.

Sights in S. Central Hill County

Large tank near Cornerstone drills south of Whitney on FM 933 and HCR 2126.

Heavy equipment has been working for several weeks on what appears to be a large frac tank.
Cornerstone 3H Drill.
Cornerstone 2H completed drill awaits fracturing.

Aspect's Dennis-Gerik Drill Continues

Just hangin' around.
The Barnett activity heats up in southern Hill county.

Cornerstone 2H Separator Tanks

Forest has installed the separator tanks at the Cornerstone 2H just south of Whitney.
Wellhead awaits workover.

Patterson Drills Forest Cornerstone 3H

Forest Oil employs Patterson-UTI for the Cornerstone 3H drill in southern Hill county off FM 933 and 2122W.

Tank Construction for Fracturing Cornerstone Drills

Construction off of FM 933 and HCR 2126 south of Whitney.
Water well drilled to fill large tank.
Biffle Water Well Services out of Waco drills a well to supply water for the Cornerstone 1H, 2H and 3H.
This baby shreds trees into confetti.

Grace 1H and 2H near Whitney

EOG Resources clears a path to the Grace 2H drill.
DTE's Grace 1H sits idle after a year and a half. Anyone's guess what happens next here.

Cleanup Precedes Fracturing at Cornerstone 2H

The wellhead awaits the frac crew.

Forest Activity on Hill CR 2126

Building a large frac tank just south of the completed Cornerstone 2H drill.
This tree shredder was making cedar chips from bulldozed trees. Very powerful piece of equipment.

Grey Wolf Takes a Break

Forest Oil's rig at the Cornerstone 2H lease takes a rest following a month of drilling.

Around the corner on HCR 2126 a water well has been dug and a large frac tank is under construction.