Sunday, August 21, 2016

Busters Gate Jim Hogg County TX - Aug 14 - 20

Busters Gate Jim Hogg County TX - Sunday, August 14, 2016
Morning 75 Degrees, Wind NE variable, calm to 4 Mph, Humidity 97%, overcast.
Afternoon 78 Degrees, Wind SW at 2 to 4 Mph, Humidity 95%, overcast / rain.

We had rain overnight and it came back (1.75 inches) after noon just in time for a couple of trailer trucks that are sand handling equipment used in the frak operation.


Busters Gate Jim Hogg County TX - Monday, August 15, 2016
Morning 74 Degrees, Wind S variable, calm to 1 Mph, Humidity 98%, overcast.
Afternoon 95 Degrees, Wind N variable, calm N to 5 Mph, Humidity 50%, Scattered Clouds.

Afternoon rain > than an inch and we have gotten away from the triple digit temperatures thank goodness. More frak equipment trailers and rigging up equipment for the frak thru the gate today.


Busters Gate Jim Hogg County TX - Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Morning 73 Degrees, Wind SW variable, calm to 1 Mph, Humidity 98%, Scattered Clouds.
Afternoon 88 Degrees, Wind SSE at 1 to 7 Mph, Humidity 68%, Scattered Clouds.

Rain shower this afternoon. High volume of vehicles today with support equipment and Frak trailers coming in to the work site.


Busters Gate Jim Hogg County TX - Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Morning 74 Degrees, Wind E at variable, calm 1 Mph, Humidity 96%, Scattered Clouds.
Afternoon 95 Degrees, Wind SSE at 5 to 13 Mph, Humidity 53%, Scattered Clouds.

 Frak one stage done and an early day for the workers. An easier day here at the gate.


Busters Gate Jim Hogg County TX - Thursday, August 18, 2016
Morning 75 Degrees, Wind E variable, calm to 1 Mph, Humidity 95%, mostly cloudy.
Afternoon 97 Degrees, Wind SE at 5 to 12 Mph, Humidity 52%, Scattered Clouds.

The Frak finished up this morning, quickest frak job we have been gating on only two stages. An above average day morning and early afternoon than really busy late afternoon with frak trucks moving out.


Busters Gate Jim Hogg County TX - Friday, August 19, 2016
Morning 78 Degrees, Wind SSE at 4 to 7 Mph, Humidity 91%, mostly cloudy.
Afternoon 97 Degrees, Wind SSE at 9 to 15 Mph, Humidity %, Scattered Clouds.

More rig down and equipment moving out today. We now have water trucks removing water from the “flow back”. Hydraulic fracturing is interesting operation as sand with chemicals and water under high pressure is pumped into the well to fracture the rock. Then the water comes back up and is hauled to a water disposal site.


Busters Gate Jim Hogg County TX - Saturday, August 20, 2016
Morning 78 Degrees, Wind S at 1 to 11 Mph, Humidity 90%, sunny.
Afternoon 99 Degrees, Wind E at 10 to 14 Mph, Humidity 56%, mostly cloudy.

Well things are winding down at this gate coming to a closing of this job site for us. We will head towards Pleasanton foe as week after we close here. In Pleasanton it is time to visit the doctor and get our prescriptions for another year.  


Thought for the Day:

Apparently Cinderella is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life.

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