Texas Oil Employment Up
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that direct Texas upstream employment last month totaled 199,400, an increase of 700 jobs from March and 17,600 more than a year earlier. The 12-month period ended in April saw an increase of 1,700 jobs in oil and natural gas extraction and 15,900 jobs in the services sector.
An exerpt from The OilWoman Magazine’s feature on Yassmin Abdel-Magied, a Sudanese-born writer, broadcaster and former drilling engineer:
The rig manager shrugged as he explained the reaction to a “lady” applying to be a leasehand on the rig – the lowest level job, responsible for cleaning and errands.
“I just didn’t want to deal with the extra hassle that it would bring,” he said.
I am the only woman on the 25-person rig in Central Western Queensland.
Later that evening as I begin my regular 12-hour night shift, I touch my iPod screen and select my current favorite anthem. In a flash Seal’s velvet voice reverberates through the white earbuds. “This is a man’s, man’s world…”
WOGCC to Meet in June
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (WOGCC) will meet at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, and WOGCC Examiners will meet beginning Monday, June 12, 2023, and subsequent days between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., to consider the following matters at the office of the State Oil and Gas Supervisor, 2211 King Boulevard, Casper, Wyoming.
DOCKET NO. / APPLICANT / MATTER / S-T-R / FORMATION / COUNTY
521-2022 / WOGCC / Show Cause; Pine Haven Resources; Failure to Timely Repair or Plug Aztec Fed 1-23 and Anton 12-28, and Failure to Post Idle Well Bonding / NA / NA / Campbell, Crook, Weston
752-2023 / Maximus Operating LTD / Unitization; Secondary Recovery; Missouri (Minnelusa Upper B) Unit / 22.23.26-53-68 / Minnelusa Upper B / Crook
858-2023 / Oildigger Resources Fund I / 1280-Acre D&S Unit / 29.30-50-67 / Turner / Crook
859-2023 / Oildigger Resources Fund I / 960-Acre D&S Unit / 27.28-50-67 / Turner / Crook
860-2023 / Oildigger Resources Fund I / 1280-Acre D&S Unit / 19.20-50-67 / Turner / Crook
861-2023 / Oildigger Resources Fund I / 1280-Acre D&S Unit / 5-49-67; 32-50-67 / Turner / Crook
862-2023 / Oildigger Resources Fund I / 640-Acre D&S Unit / 33.34-49-67 (South) / Turner / Crook
863-2023 / Oildigger Resources Fund I / 640-Acre D&S Unit / 33.34-49-67 (North) / Turner / Crook
864-2023 / Oildigger Resources Fund I / Extension to Flare Gas; Warbonnet 20-49-67-1TH / 17.29-49-67 / Turner / Crook
Any interested party is entitled to appear and be heard by the Commission at the time and date listed above. Protests to applications shall be in writing and filed with the State Oil and Gas Supervisor at least three (3) business days prior to the date of hearing pursuant to Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Rules & Regulations, Chapter 5, Section 11 and Chapter 5, Section 26.
Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 12 of the Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission Rules & Regulations, the written protest must state the grounds of the protest and include information and evidence to demonstrate that: (a) the protestant is a party entitled to notice or relief under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 30-5-101 through 30-5-410; (b) the protestant seeks a remedy that is within the jurisdiction and authority of the Commission. No action shall be taken on an objection or protest that is not timely filed.
Anyone interested in more information, contact Energy Ambassador Baily Midkiff at (307) 351-6578.
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