Friday, February 13, 2026

Friday Night -- Flashback -- February 13, 2026

Locator: 49970YORKSHIRE. 

2004.

Yorkshire. 

England.

Friday night. End of the week. Hitchhiking from RAF Menwith Hill to Pateley Bridge via Darley, Dacre, and Summerbridge.

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A Musical Interlude

Link here. 

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Brinham Rocks, Yorkshire

Link here. 


 

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Pretty Blue Eyes 

Link here. Stella Stevens.

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The Conductor

Note the conductor in the background. 

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Hegseth: "We're Gonna Need More Pizzas" -- February 13, 2026

Locator: 49969WAR. 

WTI: $62.89. My hunch: it will be a lot different next week. 

Mideast: The US is sending its largest warship the USS Gerald R Ford to the Middle East.

Maduro: the Pentagon used Anthropic's Claude in the Maduro Venezuela raid.   

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The Book Page

Today's book: Joseph Conrad, Adam Gillon, c. 1982. 

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Hess With Four New Permits In Manitou Oil Field — February 13, 2026

Locator: 49968B. 

WTI:

Active rigs:

Five new permits, #42714 - #42718, inclusive:

  • Operators: Hess (4); Phoenix Operating
  • Fields: Manitou (Mountrail County); Skabo (Divide)
  • Comments:
    • Phoenix Operating has a permit for a Brynn Ferrari well, NENW 22-160-98, 
      • to be sited 900 FNL and 1915 FWL;
  • Hess has permits for four EN-Aicha wells, lot 3, section 3-155-94, 
    • to be sited 538 / 579 FNL and 2215 / 2305 FWL; 
    • interesting spacing: sections 27 and 34 (1280 acres), W/2 section 15 (320 acres), E/2 section section 16 (320 acres), E/2 of NW/4 of section 16 (80 acres), E/2 E/2 of section 21 (160 acres), the W/2 of section 22 (320 acres), the W/2 of SE/4 of section 22 (80 acres) - T156N, range 94W. If I did the math correct: 1280+320+320+80+160+320+80? = 2560 acres? Feel free to check. Based on those sections, these wells would run north.

There's already a permit for #42388 at that same location: 593 FNL and 2335 FWL: EN-Lalim B-156-94-3427H-1. Spacing unit: sections 27 / 34 - T156N-R94W, 1280 - acres; which means it also runs north. These wells are in the White Earth Valley area; southeast of Tioga, and not too far from the Cottonwood oil field.

There are already a lot of active wells in that area. Looking at one:

  • 39657, F/A, Hess, EN-Enger -156-94-1423H-8, Big Butte, 1280 acres, t8/23; cum 377K 12/25; initial production, a very nice well, spud, May 26, 2023, cease drilling June 2, 2023; seven days start to finish; frack data appears not to have been scanned in yet: at FracFocus, link here.
BAKKEN9-20243088688866203894137240963409
BAKKEN8-2024311036510358117652949529059436
BAKKEN7-202431907590801061426599235803019
BAKKEN6-2024301189511899132374559345088505
BAKKEN5-2024311407214097144785033749692645
BAKKEN4-2024301612616091147684396743168799
BAKKEN3-2024311681816833139323370232871831
BAKKEN2-2024291997319986142384155940700859
BAKKEN1-20243124844248301645443126415631563
BAKKEN12-2023311915019129168782645525622833
BAKKEN11-20232616674167131432224008230081000
BAKKEN10-202331302663030122133451742662918545
BAKKEN9-20233044981450584663554304487095595
BAKKEN8-202331621556192897050382152772410491
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Alison's Quick Connects -- February 13, 2026

Locator: 49967B. 

Quick connects:

• Basin seeks approval for last 2 transmission lines in North Dakota loop -- Bismarck Tribune
• North Dakota aims for smoother families' enrollment for home heating aid -- Minot Daily News
• UND-led project strengthens US "mine-to-battery" pathway for next-gen drone power -- UND
• 400 barrels of crude oil released in spill about three miles northeast of Arnegard -- KX News
• Five North Dakotans have announced their candidacy for the state's U.S. House seat -- Dickinson Press
• Ruling against the tide, ND judge denies emergency petitions for Minnesota ICE detainees -- InForum
• Total of seventeen North Dakota agencies sign up for voluntary job buyout program -- North Dakota Monitor
• New campgrounds and expansion underway in Rough Rider and Pembina Gorge State Parks -- KFYR-TV
• Murphy announces reelection campaign for North Dakota House of Representatives -- Grand Forks Herald
• Jamestown resident becomes third Democrat to campaign for US House seat -- North Dakota Monitor
• Measles case reported in Pembina County; second case in North Dakota this year -- Dickinson Press
• State spreads wealth to help communities celebrate America's 250th birthday -- North Dakota Monitor
• North Dakota health leaders see new federal funding as turning point for rural patients -- Dickinson Press
• Kylan Klauzer and Vicky Steiner received Republican endorsement from District 37 -- Dickinson Press
• Dunn County commissioners discuss road priorities alongside community projects -- Dickinson Press
• Golden Valley County officials discuss tax changes, road projects at township meeting -- Dickinson Press
• Two of three County Commissioners in Williams County up for election say they plan on running -- KFYR-TV
• $1.6 million communication overhaul proposed for McKenzie County -- McKenzie County Farmer
• Shawn Roness announces candidacy in Williston mayoral race; refers to it as a calling -- Williston Herald
• Williston Mayor Howard Klug will not seek fourth term after more than eleven years in office -- KFYR-TV
• Turtle Mountain awarded $9,000 from ND250 Commission for public historical exhibit -- Minot Daily News
• Watford City Police Department to dedicate Braddock Memorial Drive to WCPD fallen officer -- KX News
• City gives day care additional funding; Spirit Fund board at odds with council over allocations -- The Journal
• District 26 Republican Party gathers for endorsement convention in Watford City -- Dickinson Press
• In 1st month, ND free school meals group gets one-third of signatures needed for ballot -- Bismarck Tribune
• West Fargo electrical trade school expands access to western North Dakota students -- InForum
• Farm to School Grant Award applications now accepted from North Dakota elementary teachers -- KFGO
• Dickinson Public Schools victimized by email scam; $4.92M paid to fraudulent account -- Bismarck Tribune
• Williston high schoolers demonstrate for public what they've been learning at CTE Showcase -- KFYR-TV
• Grand Forks superintendent reflects on budget realignment after $4.4M in cuts -- Grand Forks Herald
• Minot Public School Board approves sale of Bell school building at its regular meeting -- Minot Daily News
• Surrey Public School's four-day school week prompts students' mental health improvement -- KFYR-TV
• Energy secretary calls for emphasis on fossil fuels to keep power on in winter storms -- North Dakota Monitor
• Argentina and US sign expansive trade deal to slash tariffs and boost a political alliance -- KX News
• Trump administration seeks to loosen environmental regulations to 'unleash' nuclear energy -- The Hill
• Oil supply a localized concern; supply chain disruptions result from international conflict -- RealClearEnergy
• Trump administration giving more time for cleanup requirements for hundreds of coal ash sites -- E&E News
• India's coal demand could more than double by 2050 from current levels under current policies -- Oil Price
• Texas family raffling off 100 acres of mineral rights for $4 per ticket; winner to get $1,000,000 -- The Hill
• Trump directs Pentagon to boost coal use as Energy Dept announces $175M infusion for plants -- The Hill
• US energy secretary meets Venezuela's president as they face Herculean task of oil recovery -- Reuters
• With electricity bills rising, leaders in at least a dozen states consider new data center laws -- Stateline
• Coal power saved Americans $30-40 billion in 2025, proving to be grid reliability MVP -- Count on Coal
• House Ways & Means Committee hearing spotlights foreign funding of U.S. climate litigation -- EID Climate
• Repealing the Endangerment Finding shows CO2 was never an "existential threat" -- RealClearEnergy
• Legal experts warn repeal of climate rule needs good strategy to survive activist lawsuits -- Just The News
• Why climate science is not "settled," the claim reflects political arrogance, not reality -- CO2 Coalition
• How the EPA's Endangerment Finding was pre-cooked, and why it's now unraveling -- Irrational Fear 
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Venezuelan Oil-Money Now Being Deposited In The US -- February 13, 2026

Locator: 49966VENEZUELA. 

Updates

February 15, 2026: link here.

February 15, 2026: link here.

Original Post 

Link here. 

It will be interesting to see how President Trump redistributes this money to the poor in Venezuela -- maybe using the same methods at Evanston, IL, is using to distribute reparations -- link here -- just at much higher levels. For example, $1 million to each of 500 Venezuelans this month.

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