Who wudda thought? Ms Heitkamp must like being a US senator, and wants to keep her job. She is up for re-election in just two short years. If Trump has a great first two years, and if North Dakota fields a strong Republican contender, Heidi might have a short career. Fox News is reporting. Senator Heitkamp's mentors: Barack Obama, Joe Biden (74), Chuck Schumer (66), Nancy Pelosi (76), Barbara Mikulski (80), Barbara Boxer (76) -- something tells me Heidi (61), except for her age, doesn't really fit in.
Is it just me or do things seem to be moving very, very fast.
And "the Donald's" early morning tweets are still a few hours away.
Stein, who pushed for recounts in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, raised $7.3 million for the efforts and said that “every dollar” went towards costs associated with the recount efforts.
The group, which claimed costs associated with the recounts hit $7.4 million, upped their fundraising goal four times since first calling for recounts.
According to a breakdown of expenses contained on the fund’s website, Stein paid nearly $1 million on consultants and staff. The staff payroll tallied $212,500 while consultants pocketed $364,000. Administrative expenses, such as travel costs, ran $353,618.
In all, $930,118 was used to pay consultants, staff, and administrative costs.
Hacking? There are indications that Obama's Department of Homeland Security may have tried hacking Georgia state government. This would explain why the White House was so reticent/resistant/hesitant about beginning an investigation. No links. Story everywhere.
2 ounces slab bacon, cut into ½-inch slices, 6 ounces smoked pork sausage, such as kielbasa, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 lemon, cut into wedges
½ stick butter, melted
1. Lidded large pot, salted water to boil over high heat: add potatoes; simmer until cooked halfway through - about 10 minutes. Remove potatoes; leave boiling water on heat.
2. Meanwhile: clams and mussels in large bowl of cold water to clean; rinse lobster claws and tails.
3. Steamer basket: lobster claws, tail, mussels, clams, egg (soft-boiled), bacon, potatoes. Pot on medium-high heat; steamer basket into pot. Steam until potatoes are easily pierced with knife; lobster tail is bright pin, tender, about 15 minutes. Check pot during cooking; remove any opened mussels/clams to prevent over-cooking.
4.
Transfer contents of basket to a platter. Serve with lemon wedges, a
dish of warm, melted butter, and a bowl for discarded shells.
Final wind-energy rule permits thousands of eagle deaths.
The Obama administration has finalized a rule to let wind-energy companies operate high-speed turbines for up to 30 years — even if that means killing or injuring thousands of federally protected bald and golden eagles.
Under a rule announced Wednesday, wind companies and other power providers face no penalty if they kill or injure up to 4,200 bald eagles.
That's nearly four times the current limit.
The standards are tougher for the more rare golden eagle.
Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe says the new rule will conserve eagles while also spurring development of a pollution-free energy source intended to ease global warming, a cornerstone of the Obama energy plan.
The new rule will conserve eagles. And environmentalists are worried about Trump's appointee for the EPA, Department of Energy, Attorney General, and chief strategist. Get real.
This tells me all I need to know about the Sierra Club which obviously consulted with the Obama administration on this.
Wynn Las Vegas resort announced Wednesday
that it’s putting an Amazon Echo (Alexa) in every room. “The ability to talk to your
room is effortlessly convenient,” Chief Executive Steve Wynn said in a
statement.
You just know that folks are going to use Echo to order room service. It will pay for itself in a year.
I don't yet have an Amazon Echo, but it's incredibly intriguing.
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They're Lovin' It
He's gonna out-Reagan Reagan.
Bill Gates and Jim Brown.
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The Literature Page
I don't subscribe to many periodicals any more. I canceled two during the most recent presidential campaign: The Smithsonian and The New Yorker. The first had turned into an advertising monstrosity; the latter had turned into a mouthpiece for Hillary.
I may subscribe to others, but the only three I know I still get: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Review of Books, and, London Review of Books.
London Review of Books presents an enigma for me. Generally speaking, there is not one article in the "magazine" that catches my attention when it arrives. But I keep it on the table, and when I'm ready, I begin reading any article at random, and really, really try to concentrate. And then, I find it a most incredible, a most interesting periodical.
Today, again, the same experience. London Review of Books arrived and it seemed worse than ever. Nothing caught my attention. But as usual, I let it smolder on my dining table.
Tonight while listening to "The Best of Skeeter Davis" through vintage Beats by Dr Dre headphones I started reading an essay on "Records of the Spanish Civil War/Into the Net" by Neal Ascherson. Ascherson writes his essay citing/reviewing four books on the Spanish War, including Spain In Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, April, 2016, by Adam Hochschild.
How coincidental. Some months ago I received an advance copy of Hochschild's book. To say the least, the Spanish Civil War was never one I could understand. But that all changed with Hochschild's book. I finally "understood" it. If you have any interest in the Spanish Civil War, you might find Hochschild's book interesting. For me, it's a top shelf book and one that won't get put in storage.
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The Music Page
Many, many years ago I was lucky enough to have come across a VHS Country Rhythm and Blues. It is one of my favorites and I still treasure it. For whatever reason I was reminded of it again tonight. I did not realize "Something Else" was an Eddie Cochran song (1959). Amazing.
Something Else, Tanya Tucker and Little Richard
The clip from Country Rhythm and Blues is much, much better but the video on YouTube is of poor quality and that's why I posted the the CMA Awards version above. But, if you haven't seen it before, you might enjoy the CRB version.
Posted earlier. No reason to post it again, except I wanted to play "Mr Lonely."
The media "turn" on Obama / Clinton: anyone paying attention cannot possibly miss the huge 180-degree "turn" on Obama / Clinton. MSNBC "Morning Joe" sounds like a responsible Fox News morning talk show. If one needs additional proof, read this article in Vanity Fair,
another huge fan of Hillary. Had Hillary won, Huma would have been
elevated to an even higher level than the one she held before the
election.
Later, 7:47 p.m. Central Time: picture of loneliness -- Huma. From The Week:
Huma Abedin has found herself at the center of a blame game over who lost Hillary Clinton the election, Vanity Fair
reports. "[Abedin] was enjoying the red carpet and enjoying the photo
spreads much too much in my opinion," one campaign insider reflected.
"She enjoyed being a celebrity too much."
Abedin has spent most of her life as one of Clinton's closest aides and
was largely blamed after new Clinton emails were discovered on her
estranged husband Anthony Weiner's computer, prompting a fateful letter
to Congress from FBI Director James Comey in late October.
But
Abedin is also being blamed by Clinton insiders for "reinforc[ing] all
the bad habits" throughout the campaign. "Where in most presidential
campaigns the circle grows broader and broader, [Clinton's] grew smaller
and smaller," one insider source explained to Vanity Fair.
My Lonely, Bobby Vinton
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US Oil And Natural Gas Proved Reserves -- 2015
When I first started blogging about the Bakken in 2007 this was a subject I did not understand at all. I now understand it much better and, in some ways, it's now how I would measure "proved reserves." But it it what it is.
U.S. oil and natural gas proved reserves decrease in 2015 due to lower prices.
U.S. crude oil proved reserves declined 4.7 billion barrels (11.8%) from their year-end 2014 level to 35.2 billion barrels at year-end 2015, according to U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves, Year-end 2015, released today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
U.S. natural gas proved reserves decreased 64.5 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), a 16.6% decline, reducing the U.S. total to 324.3 Tcf at year-end 2015.
The significant reduction in the average price of both oil and natural gas between 2014 and 2015 resulted in more challenging economic and operating conditions, an important factor in determining proved reserves.
These price developments, reflected in a nearly 50% decline in average West Texas Intermediate crude oil spot prices (from $95 per barrel in 2014 to $50 per barrel in 2015) and a more than 40% decline in the natural gas spot price at the Louisiana Henry Hub (from $4.55 per million Btu in 2014 to $2.62 per million Btu in 2015) led to reduced drilling activity and downward revisions in proved reserves across a broad range of U.S. producers in 2015.
Changes in proved reserves between year-end 2014 and year-end 2015 are summarized in the following table
New Mexico had the largest net increase in proved reserves of crude oil and lease condensate of all states in 2015, mostly from development of the Wolfcamp shale and Bone Spring plays in southeastern New Mexico's portion of the Delaware Basin.
Crude oil and lease condensate extensions to existing fields were highest in Texas and North Dakota in 2015. However, as a result of downward revisions, both states experienced a net reduction in proved reserves.
In 2015, Ohio added more than 5 Tcf of natural gas proved reserves (in the Utica/Point Pleasant Shale play), and surpassed Arkansas and the Gulf of Mexico to become the ninth-largest natural gas reserves state.
Proved reserves are those volumes of oil and natural gas that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. U.S. Crude Oil and Natural Gas Proved Reserves, Year-end 2015 is available at: http://www.eia.gov/naturalgas/crudeoilreserves/.
Current data here, September - October, 2016 data here, follows.
Top 20 producing Bakken fields in North Dakota, monthly production per field (descending order, 6th column, most recent month: October, 2016):
Field
Sept 2016 Production
Sept Wells
Sept Oil / Well / Month
Percent Change Aug - to- Sept
Oct 2016 Production
Oct Wells
Oct Oil / Well / Month
Percent ChangeSept-to-Oct
Parshall
1,160,162
446
2,601
-0.51%
1,384,361
454
3,049
19.32%
Sanish
1,284,316
601
2,137
-5.39%
1,272,975
601
2,118
-0.88%
Antelope-Sanish
773,353
171
4,523
0.39%
809,971
171
4,737
4.73%
Grail
829,786
179
4,636
-8.55%
808,414
178
4,542
-2.58%
Van Hook
483,348
185
2,613
-0.88%
746,624
186
4,014
54.47%
Corral Creek
771,081
148
5,210
-6.89%
710,230
148
4,799
-7.89%
Reunion Bay
585,800
152
3,854
15.08%
704,294
157
4,486
20.23%
Eagle Nest
290,515
84
3,459
-7.85%
693,733
93
7,459
138.79%
Banks
472,996
188
2,516
-22.54%
675,940
189
3,576
42.91%
Camp
517,194
141
3,668
5.39%
596,897
141
4,233
15.41%
Blue Buttes
498,107
143
3,483
-21.70%
577,204
143
4,036
15.88%
Siverston
512,404
222
2,308
-9.80%
562,880
224
2,513
9.85%
Alger
577,213
312
1,850
-11.01%
559,241
312
1,792
-3.11%
Heart Butte
519,383
179
2,902
1.75%
516,621
179
2,886
-0.53%
Spotted Horn
548,335
88
6,231
-11.24%
515,438
88
5,857
-6.00%
Alkali Creek
523,913
147
3,564
25.37%
507,940
147
3,455
-3.05%
Robinson Lake
372,026
173
2,150
-5.73%
465,712
178
2,616
25.18%
Big Bend
376,666
116
3,247
-27.42%
433,350
116
3,736
15.05%
Charlson
277,788
107
2,596
3.19%
400,653
107
3,744
44.23%
Truax
406,166
171
2,375
-10.03%
396,383
171
2,318
-2.41%
Top 20 producing Bakken fields in North Dakota, crude oil / well (descending order, 8th column):
Field
Sept 2016 Production
Sept Wells
Sept Oil / Well / Month
Percent Change Aug - to- Sept
Oct 2016 Production
Oct Wells
Oct Oil / Well / Month
Percent ChangeSept-to-Oct
Twin Valley
24,695
18
1,372
484.77%
153,902
18
8,550
523.21%
Eagle Nest
290,515
84
3,459
-7.85%
693,733
93
7,459
138.79%
Lost Bridge
264,198
61
4,331
-8.76%
376,069
61
6,165
42.34%
Long Creek
141,624
27
5,245
-19.96%
159,524
27
5,908
12.64%
Spotted Horn
548,335
88
6,231
-11.24%
515,438
88
5,857
-6.00%
North Fork
290,677
57
5,100
33.48%
324,416
57
5,692
11.61%
Corral Creek
771,081
148
5,210
-6.89%
710,230
148
4,799
-7.89%
Antelope-Sanish
773,353
171
4,523
0.39%
809,971
171
4,737
4.73%
Grail
829,786
179
4,636
-8.55%
808,414
178
4,542
-2.58%
Reunion Bay
585,800
152
3,854
15.08%
704,294
157
4,486
20.23%
Camp
517,194
141
3,668
5.39%
596,897
141
4,233
15.41%
McGregory Buttes
439,666
95
4,628
-1.90%
394,154
95
4,149
-10.35%
Pershing
170,794
39
4,379
-8.90%
158,885
39
4,074
-6.97%
Blue Buttes
498,107
143
3,483
-21.70%
577,204
143
4,036
15.88%
Van Hook
483,348
185
2,613
-0.88%
746,624
186
4,014
54.47%
North Tobacco Garden
106,944
44
2,431
24.57%
186,518
47
3,968
74.41%
Bear Creek
114,026
27
4,223
-1.38%
110,607
28
3,950
-3.00%
Bear Den
171,774
44
3,904
-17.36%
173,021
44
3,932
0.73%
Elm Tree
106,221
31
3,426
8.12%
121,115
31
3,907
14.02%
Charlson
277,788
107
2,596
3.19%
400,653
107
3,744
44.23%
Top 20 Bakken fields in North Dakota, percent change in production (for the entire field) month-over-month for the field (descending order, 9th column):
Field
Sept 2016 Production
Sept Wells
Sept Oil / Well / Month
Percent Change Aug - to- Sept
Oct 2016 Production
Oct Wells
Oct Oil / Well / Month
Percent ChangeSept-to-Oct
Twin Valley
24,695
18
1,372
484.77%
153,902
18
8,550
523.21%
Eagle Nest
290,515
84
3,459
-7.85%
693,733
93
7,459
138.79%
North Tobacco Garden
106,944
44
2,431
24.57%
186,518
47
3,968
74.41%
Van Hook
483,348
185
2,613
-0.88%
746,624
186
4,014
54.47%
Clarks Creek
92,852
37
2,510
-4.54%
141,471
41
3,451
52.36%
Charlson
277,788
107
2,596
3.19%
400,653
107
3,744
44.23%
Banks
472,996
188
2,516
-22.54%
675,940
189
3,576
42.91%
Lost Bridge
264,198
61
4,331
-8.76%
376,069
61
6,165
42.34%
Elidah
96,392
54
1,785
-32.81%
130,190
54
2,411
35.06%
Grinnell
140,740
52
2,707
-13.38%
186,234
52
3,581
32.32%
Sand Creek
217,328
79
2,751
-23.07%
276,314
82
3,370
27.14%
Robinson Lake
372,026
173
2,150
-5.73%
465,712
178
2,616
25.18%
Tobacco Garden
160,203
55
2,913
-15.69%
199,921
55
3,635
24.79%
Reunion Bay
585,800
152
3,854
15.08%
704,294
157
4,486
20.23%
Chimney Butte
168,482
75
2,246
5.09%
202,402
75
2,699
20.13%
Parshall
1,160,162
446
2,601
-0.51%
1,384,361
454
3,049
19.32%
Poe
248,560
94
2,644
-17.81%
296,158
94
3,151
19.15%
Willow Creek
59,130
27
2,190
5.93%
70,114
27
2,597
18.58%
Jim Creek
115,554
53
2,180
15.28%
134,313
53
2,534
16.23%
Blue Buttes
498,107
143
3,483
-21.70%
577,204
143
4,036
15.88%
Note: The spreadsheet from which this is taken includes only 88 fields in North Dakota. All, except two, are Bakken fields.
Note: The huge change in production in Twin Valley was due to almost all
or all of Whiting wells in Twin Valley taken off-line for the month of
August, or at least, reported no production in Twin Valley for the month
of August. In September, these wells were again reporting production. See this post for more information.
Note: the usual disclaimer applies. These tables are done quickly and
will have typographical and factual errors. If this information is
important to you, go to the source.
