I saw these for the first time at a Lego Store in Nashville, TN. Most interesting Lego concept in a long time. Can't keep them in stock.
************************* At The Wave Kanab, UT
Readers in southwestern United States will be able to explain this phenomenon. This is Olivia running across the "non-Newtonian fluid."
Perhaps:
... a mixture of fine sand, very fine micron-sized particles of clay, and water. ... liquid mixtures with these properties are known as 'shear-thinning thixotropic non-Newtonian fluids' as they don't seem to follow the normal liquid/solid rules.
They had me at "thixotropic."
When Olivia's dad attempted to cross, he sunk in three feet deep, mid thigh, had a devil of a time getting out. Soles of hiking shoes separated from the shoes due to strong "suction" of sand-fluid pulling against shoes.
They came across similar patches without knowing how deep the mixture went.
William Shatner: age 90; oldest man to go into space; launch Wednesday morning, this week, from west Texas. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin. True space trip, though short, not like Virgin Galactic.
NFL:
yesterday: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 45 -- Miami Dolphins, 17 -- close game until Dolphins fell apart in fourth quarter;
yesterday: Kansas City Chiefs and Mahomes, lose
tonight: Indianapolis Colts, 1-3, at Baltimore Ravens, 3-1;
Underinvestment in fossil fuel: maybe the story for the rest of the year?
I had/have a reader that has written me often over the years about this very subject. I tended to ignore that observation, but more and more analysts are saying the same thing. One can agree that there has been underinvestment but that doesn't necessarily mean that explains the current situation.
Really?
"I'm concerned hydrocarbon demand is not falling fast
enough to match the potential under-investment in fossil fuels," said
Jason Bordoff, dean of the Columbia Climate School and a former senior
energy official in the Obama administration. Link here.
NASCAR: the Harvick, Elliott feud. Gonna make the last four (?) races very, very exciting. The former has nothing to lose; first time he did not advance to field of eight. Elliott, everything to lose if this feud doesn't end. Gonna be fascinating to watch. Google Rick Hendrick, Harvick, Elliott, Fox News.
Bitcoin: holy mackerel! Is anyone paying attention?
Up 4% today; up over $2,000; now trading over $57,500. Remember: just a week or so ago, it was trading around $42,000. You can fact check me on this; I don't follow Bitcoin very closely but this seems to be what I recall.
Japan and nukes: the island country is re-starting its nuclear facilities. Says they are doing it to lower emissions. Okay. Link here.
Big story: I was wrong. I thought this would be a huge story in the media today with regard to Southwest Airlines canceling flights over the weekend.
It
is incredibly obvious what's going on. Most analysts seem to be playing
checkers with regard to this while the Biden administration is playing
chess. Truly, truly enlightening. The ATC issues and the weather issues
apparently only affected Southwest Airlines and American Airlines. By
the way, I had forgotten something pretty basic when it comes to flight
medicine: pilots go DNIF if placed on a new medication. This vaccine
would be a "new medication."
Classic game of "playing chicken." Who will blink first?
Most interesting: media is avoiding this story.
Football in America: college football yesterday -- link here.
ISO NE: again, very strange, just not as marked. Link here.
Balmy autumn days and nice weather and yet rates are spiking again today, towards $80.
Big story: I was wrong. I thought this would be a huge story in the media today with regard to Southwest Airlines canceling flights over the weekend.
It is incredibly obvious what's going on. Most analysts seem to be playing checkers with regard to this while the Biden administration is playing chess. Truly, truly enlightening. The ATC issues and the weather issues apparently only affected Southwest Airlines and American Airlines. By the way, I had forgotten something pretty basic when it comes to flight medicine: pilots go DNIF if placed on a new medication. This vaccine would be a "new medication."
Washington State ferries: walkouts / shutdown. Media blackout. Link here.
WTI: $81.43.
******************************* Back to the Bakken
Given everything that’s happened lately on the ESG front — with a lot
more expected — it’s safe to say that while hydrocarbons will continue
to play an important role in the global economy for the foreseeable
future, the companies that produce, transport and process crude oil,
natural gas and NGLs will need to work much harder to minimize and
mitigate their impact on the environment. Traditional energy companies
have been scrambling to respond to the full-court press by investors,
lenders and others to rein in and offset their greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. In addition to establishing goals for slashing their GHGs,
and taking steps to tighten their upstream, midstream, and downstream
operations, they’ve offered and delivered “carbon-neutral” shipments of
LNG, oil and LPG to overseas buyers, using “nature-based” carbon credits
to offset their life-cycle emissions. Now, as we discuss in today’s RBN
blog, there’s a big push by U.S. gas distributors and other buyers to
shift to gas that’s been produced, gathered, processed and transported
as cleanly as humanly possible.
December 9, 2021: it is noted that the Slawson Orca Federal wells are fracked / completed and producing. See this point.
Original Post
The Slawson Orca Federal wells:
19916, 486, Slawson, Orca Federal 1-23-26H, Big Bend, F, t7/11; cum 449K 8/21; was taken off line 1/20; returned to production for 18 days, 8/21; 19K over 18 days; prior to that 3,000 bbls/month; see recent production below; off line for almost two years; comes back stronger than ever;
37236, 1,928, Slawson, Orca Federal 6-23-26TFH, Big Bend,
Pool
Date
Days
BBLS Oil
Runs
BBLS Water
MCF Prod
MCF Sold
Vent/Flare
BAKKEN
8-2021
21
28596
28313
90341
24785
0
24680
BAKKEN
7-2021
2
412
0
5819
347
0
33
37237, 2,258, Slawson, Orca Federal 7-23-26TFH, Big Bend,
Pool
Date
Days
BBLS Oil
Runs
BBLS Water
MCF Prod
MCF Sold
Vent/Flare
BAKKEN
8-2021
21
25310
25039
45673
21783
0
21676
BAKKEN
7-2021
3
367
0
8283
304
0
291
37238, 2,225, Slawson, Orca Federal 8-23-26H, Big Bend,
Pool
Date
Days
BBLS Oil
Runs
BBLS Water
MCF Prod
MCF Sold
Vent/Flare
BAKKEN
8-2021
17
23002
22319
37868
18558
0
18474
BAKKEN
7-2021
3
153
0
5820
121
0
106
37424, loc, Slawson, Orca Federal 3-23-26H, Big Bend,
37425, loc, Slawson, Orca Federal 5-23-26TFH, Big Bend,
37426, loc, Slawson, Orca Federal 2-23-26H, Big Bend,
37427, loc, Slawson, Orca Federal 4-23-26TFH, Big Bend,
35903, 481, Slawson, Orca Federal 1 SLH, Big Bend, t10/20; cum 143K 8/21;
