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Saturday, August 09, 2008

Forest Oil's Duke Units

Looking east from FM 1947 at Hwy 22. Pioneer drills the westernmost Duke unit.
Continue to pray for rain.
A third pad site awaits a rig. There will be at least 10 horizontals in the Duke lease. Hill county's largest so far.
Patterson UTI continues it's drill of the first Duke well. Should be nearing completion.

Friday, August 08, 2008

'King' Cotton near Aquilla Station

Cotton fields will soon resemble a winter snow in August.

No 'mass' transit needed around these parts.
Makes a city boy long for the slower pace only the country can provide.

Sights from S. Central Hill County

Cattle graze the recently completed pipeline right-of-way on HCR 2127.


One of numerous properties for sale across Hill county. This sign was located on HCR 2127 across from the old 'Culp' home.

Cornerstone 2H Production 8/8/2008

2-H well identifier.
Extra flowmeter installed at both the 1H and 2H units shows 'GL' readings.
Main production nears 100 Million cubic feet at the 2H unit.

2nd Flowmeter Added to Cornerstone Units

An additional flowmeter has been added to Forest Oil's Cornerstone 1H and 2H units south of Whitney.
A smaller takeaway line has also been added at the 1H unit.

Production - Forest's Cornerstone 1H Unit

Meter readings at the 1H unit.
There are now 2 meters at this unit. One measures total production/flow, the other has a 'GL' identifier. This term is new to me, and I hope to have an explanation soon for this reading.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

UDI Drills Quicksilver's Shelby S.

The rig is up and the Barnett Shale gas show is underway about 5 miles south of Blum, on FM 934.



Cotton and Gas

Survey stakes mark possible site for Aspect Energy's Gerik 2H drill, south of Aquilla.
Experimenting with new varieties of 'King' cotton.


Aspect Energy's Dennis-Gerik 1H Unit

Currently this is Hill county's southernmost producing Barnett well.
The flowmeter for this unit is not on the lease site. It's located about a quarter of a mile away, next to Aquilla Station.


Dennis-Gerik Lease (cont)



A look at gathering lines and control valves around Aquilla Station.

Cornerstone 2H Production 7/26/2008

Latest readings from Forest Oil's Cornerstone 1H and 2H units. (Please click on images to enlarge them).