Well, Isn't That Interesting -- 201 Active Drilling Rigs -- Ties Record -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

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Something I Should Have Posted Yesterday -- Veterans Day -- The Deck of Cards

One of my favorite albums is a double-lp with Tex Ritter's hits. I can't remember if this song is on that particular volume or elsewhere. A blog contributor reminded me of the song. I should have posted it yesterday.


The Deck of Cards, Tex Ritter

Side Dump Trailer -- West of Williston -- Heart of the Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Early Saturday morning, November 12, 2011 --- a side dump trailer turned his dump over a bit early.

For newbies: this is not normal.

Note also, all the truck traffic on the four-lane divided highway west of Williston. Traffic was backed up about halfway to the four-mile corner. Weather was a balmy 40 degrees -- long-sleeve weather for many. No rain.

Please feel free to copy/re-transmit the video and photos.

Glass Bluff Oil Field Updated -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Link here.

A reader was gracious enough to send an update regarding this field, see first comment when you get to that post. It looks like the Amy Michelle well turned out to be a good well.

Regardless of whether you have an interest in the Glass Bluff oil field, this is a nice opportunity to compare fracking techniques of two companies in the same field and the results.

Williams County -- Heart of the Bakken -- Zoning Commission Recommends Approval of Proposed Diesel Refinery West of Trenton -- The Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Link here. 

After tabling the matter on two earlier occasions, the Williams County Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval of a proposed diesel refinery west of Trenton during its meeting Thursday evening.

Dakota Oil Processing was requesting to rezone 160 acres in Buford Township from agricultural zoning to industrial along North Dakota Highway 1804, west of Trenton near what is called the Marley Crossing.

Data points:

• State permits have been acquired
• 20,000 bpd diesel refinery
• 93 acres of the 160-acre site would be used for the project
• Refinery to be located on 20 acres of the 160-acre site
• 73 acres to be for equipment as well as to provide a buffer zone

The vote was 5 - 2, one abstention, and one absent.

See first comment, regarding this link.

Dean Koch drove by the huge Magellan Midstream Partners fuel depot in Sioux Falls this week.

“There wasn’t a truck in the place,” said the energy division manager for Central Farmers Co-op. “No gas. No diesel.”

Indeed, no deliveries are expected before Monday.

Similar shortages at fuel terminals in Yankton, Mitchell, Watertown and Aberdeen and at terminals throughout much of North Dakota and Minnesota as well are squeezing farmers working to conclude an early harvest and launch into fall tillage.

“This is worse than 2007-08,” said Dawna Leitzke, director of the South Dakota Petroleum Marketers Association. “That was a supply nightmare. This is quickly escalating to a worse situation.”

On the heels of the last fuel crunch, in December 2007, Hyperion Refining sought permits for its proposed new refinery in Union County. Then Gov. Mike Rounds endorsed the new refinery, in large part, he said, because it would give South Dakota an additional fuel supply and prevent future shortages.

Lots of shovel-ready jobs if the government would just get out of the way, and let Americans get to work.

But this is just one more data point that tells me the administration is not serious about the job issue.