Texas Allocates $4.47M to Seismic Monitoring Program

Texas Allocates $4.47M to Seismic Monitoring Program “This program will set a much better baseline for Texas seismicity,” Dr. Scott Tinker, state geologist of Texas, said. By Jennifer Delony Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in June signed legislation that authorized $4.47 million in funding for the TexNet seismic monitoring program, which will be led by the Bureau of Economic Geology – State Geologic Survey of Texas – at University of Texas at Austin. “This program will set a much better baseline for Texas seismicity,” Dr. Scott Tinker, state geologist of Texas and director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, told Oilman on June 24. “Understanding Texas base level seismicity can help in many ways not just related to disposal of fluids from oil and gas wells; we have a lot that goes on in Texas – industrial as well as natural.” According to Tinker, the program will help Texas lead a national response to growing concern over increases in seismic activity. “We are forming…
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  • June 29, 2015
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A North Dakota Oil Boom Goes Bust

A North Dakota Oil Boom Goes Bust By Mara Van Ells

In a field of brittle yellow grass and clotted mud about five miles north of Dickinson, North Dakota, stands a cemetery of sorts. Drilling rigs stretch into the sky like tall skeletons. The occasional lone truck rattles along a dirt road. Otherwise, the location is deserted.

Similar graveyards have been popping up across the western half of the state since the price of oil sharply declined last fall. These once-great moneymakers that drew thousands to the state are now idle, or “stacked,” in the lingo of the oil fields. As more and more companies have stopped drilling following the decline in the price of oil last year, the term has become all too familiar.

During the good times, jobs were plentiful and businesses prospered. High-school graduates earned six-figure salaries in the oil fields, and cash flowed into the hands of those lucky enough to own the mineral r…

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  • June 27, 2015
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Oklahoma drilling regulator calls recent spike in quakes a “game changer”

Oklahoma drilling regulator calls recent spike in quakes a "game changer" Jun 24 2015, 18:57 ET | By: Carl Surran, SA News Editor A spike in earthquakes across Oklahoma is forcing the state's energy regulator to urgently consider tougher restrictions on drilling activity, calling it a "game changer." During the June 17-24 period, Oklahoma experienced 35 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey, with some of the quakes occurring in the Oklahoma City metro area where there are no high-volume wastewater injection wells. The spike in quakes comes two months after drillers were ordered by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which regulates the oil and gas industry, to stop disposing wastewater below the state's deepest rock formation. Oklahoma's elected officials have been reluctant to shackle an industry that directly generated more than 7% of state revenues last year in the form of production taxes from companie…
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  • June 25, 2015
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How to get high paying Truck Driving Job

How to get high paying Truck Driving Job   First steps to apply for Class A CDL Job Openings Contact a Truck Driving School , or You can do it yourself. Here’s how go to your local driver’s license exam location pick up a CDL Book. I would suggest spending a couple weeks and read the book twice. Go take the test find some one that will get you some driving time and pointers for the next 6 months. It doesn't have to be an everyday thing , just till your confident ! Then you will be ready for your final exam! Apply for any open jobs at local or over the road distribution warehouses, this is a job way to work your way up to a Class a Driver job. This are types of companies you may want to look for a job with : retail stores, moving companies, lumber yards, utilities companies, overnight shipping companies and automobile dealers.You should contact all local unions like Teamsters, or heavy equipment unions they are always looking for good cdl drivers If you …
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