Fort Worth-based Brazos Midstream will construct a new plant, Cassidy II, at its complex in Glasscock County to add 300 million cfd of cryogenic natural gas processing.  The new plant near Garden City is expected to begin operating in summer 2027 and increase Brazos’ total processing capacity in Midland Basin to about 1.1 billion cfd.  […]

Houston-based Targa Resources said last week it reached new long-term agreements with subsidiaries of ExxonMobil for midstream and downstream services in Permian Basin.  In Delaware Basin the agreement adds significant new acreage dedications for integrated fee-based services, including gathering, processing, treating, NGL transportation and fractionation through 2046.  And in Midland Basin, the agreement adds new […]

Texas Pacific Water Resources, subsidiary of Texas Pacific Land Corp., held ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for a new treatment facility near Orla in Reeves County.  It’s designed to treat up to 10,000 barrels or 420,000 gallons of produced water a day.  A day later, Aug. 11, Senate natural resources committee chaired by Kevin Sparks (R-Midland) […]

Christi Craddick of Midland this week was elected chair of the Railroad Commission of Texas to succeed Jim Wright.  A member of the commission since 2012, Craddick will lead the commission that oversees the state’s oil and natural gas industry, pipeline safety, natural gas utilities, energy infrastructure, and surface coal and uranium mining. After her […]

The first group of oil and gas inspectors from Railroad Commission of Texas recently attended a four-day course in Lubbock in the commission’s new partnership with Texas Tech  to enhance professional development of inspectors.  The course at Tech’s Department of Petroleum Engineering is designed specifically for oil and gas inspectors. Marshall Watson, department chair, told […]

Houston-based Battalion Oil said last week it completed preparations for a drilling program, including up to 8 wells at Monument Draw in Ward County.  Execution is scheduled to begin with a four-well pad.  Targets are distributed across Third Bone Spring and Wolfcamp A and B.  Battalion will remain the operator, retain a majority interest, and […]

Partners in a WhiteWater-led joint venture announced Monday their final investment decision for Solitude pipeline, a major new system connecting Permian Basin and Katy.  The partners will construct two 48-inch natural gas pipelines in a phased buildout intended to transport 4.5 billion cubic feet per day by 2030 to Gulf Coast gas markets.  Solitude will […]

Calgary-based Ensign Energy Services said recently it will acquire Citadel Drilling for $65 million.  Robert Geddes, president and CEO of Ensign, said Citadel’s business in the Permian Basin, which includes six high-spec AC drilling rigs, “is equipped in a manner closely aligned with Ensign’s, featuring automated drilling control systems and other high spec equipment capable […]

Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan and HF Sinclair said last week they executed a joint venture agreement and made final investment decision to advance the Western Gateway pipeline system.  It will create a new refined products transportation system of 1,300 miles linking St. Louis and expanded Gulf Coast supply points with markets in Arizona and California […]

Baker Hughes’ counts of active drilling rigs continue to increase in U.S., Texas and Permian Basin.  The weekly report of Aug. 14 shows 593 wells in U.S. (up 5 in the past week, up 54 or 10.02 percent in past year), 277 in Texas (up 2 in past week, up 35 or 14.46 percent in […]