As 2021 began, there were no drilling rigs operating in the Panhandle and in February, natural gas production was down by about 30 percent. There are currently five rigs operating in the Panhandle, and though oil and gas companies are doing well, many are struggling to find workers.
[pdf] Drilling in the Permian Basin remains steady, based on figures from the latest Baker Hughes rig count. The report showed 303 oil and gas rigs were active in the basin of West Texas and southeast New Mexico. It was the highest count in all of the nation’s various shale plays.
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A tornado left damage and injuries after it hit a gas drilling rig in the Texas panhandle Wednesday night. Hemphill County Sheriff's Office confirmed the tornado touched down just north of Canadian, Texas. Police reported structural damage as well as injuries..
A tornado left damage and injuries after it hit a gas drilling rig in the Texas panhandle Wednesday night. Hemphill County Sheriff's Office confirmed the tornado touched down just north of Canadian, Texas. Police reported structural damage as well as injuries..
A tornado touched down in northwestern Texas Wednesday, damaging a gas drilling rig and resulting in serious injuries, the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office and a hospital official said..
At least three people in the Texas panhandle were injured after a tornado hit a natural gas drilling rig. Hemphill County Sheriff James Pearson said in a statement that one person was impaled in the abdomen, another had non-life-threatening injuries to the face, and the third suffered minor injuries..
A tornado that hit northwestern Texas on Wednesday damaged a gas drilling rig and injured at least three people, as days of severe weather and flooding continued throughout the state, according to local authorities.
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