Tag Archive: gas

May 02

Osage County Field Visit – March 23, 2011

Osage Well

On March 23 I took the family up to the Frank Phillips ranch, wildlife preserve, and museum at Woolaroc, http://www.woolaroc.org/ in Osage County, Oklahoma, near Bartlesville. Along the way I stopped at several oil wells to take some pictures. The picture on the left is the back porch of the Phillips ranch house. It overlooks …

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Mar 18

EPA Compliance – The Bad, The Worse, & The Ugly

Osage County, OK Tank Battery

On March 9 I attended Oklahoma Marginal Well Commission (OMWC) seminars on SPCC regulations, and green-house gas monitoring. I’ve asked if the various regulations and monitoring can be used to bring additional value or benefit to the owner, but it seems that unfortunately, the answer is no. The reporting, monitoring and compliance efforts affect almost …

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