REPORT BY LAURA MUNTEAN & KAY LEDBETTER, Texas A&M AgriLife
PHOTOS BY SAM CRAFT, Texas A&M AgriLife
Generosity from across the nation filled four Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Animal Supply Points since Feb. 28 in the wake of the Smokehouse Creek, Windy Deuce and Grapevine Creek wildfires, which burned over 1.2 million acres to become the largest wildfire in Texas history.
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AUSTIN – The state’s major energy industry reached new peaks last year with records set for both oil and gas production. The Railroad Commission regulates the Texas oil and gas industry and tallies production reports submitted by operators.
Oil production hit a record 1.92 billion barrels in 2023, which was 51 million barrels more than the previous record. Operators produced 12.01 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in 2023, beating the previous record by more than 13%.
CANADIAN -- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Hemphill County Executive Director Janee Cross today announced that Hemphill County is accepting applications for the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) to address damages from the Smokehouse Creek Wildfire that occurred in February. ECP signup will begin on April 9, 2024, and end on June 10, 2024.
Intents to Drill
ROBERTS (ST. CLAIR, Granite Wash; WILDCAT) Valpoint Operating, LLC, #1 Erin, (685.5 acres) 13634’ FNL & 7926’ FEL, Clay CSL Surv, A-50, 14 mi NW from Miami TD 9250’, (sgd. Rebecca Dunn 806-665-0338) Vertical
MOORE (PANHANDLE, Red Cave) Berexco LLC, #7428 Masterson G, (2305 acres) 990’ FNL & 1650’ FEL, Sec 74, Blk O18, D&P RR Surv, A-668, 2.5 mi SE from Masterson TD 2400’, (sgd. Tyler Walters 316-337-8345) Vertical
Intents to Drill
ROBERTS (ST. CLAIR, Granite Wash; WILDCAT) Valpoint Operating, LLC, #1 Erin, (685.5 acres) 13634’ FNL & 7926’ FEL, Clay CSL Surv, A-50, 14 mi NW from Miami TD 9250’, (sgd. Rebecca Dunn 806-665-0338) Vertical
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COLLEGE STATION—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorizes the release of emergency haying and grazing of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres nationwide to livestock producers affected by the recent wildfires in Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.
Intents to Drill
OCHILTREE (WOLFCREEK, Douglas; WOLFCREEK, Council Grove; WILDCAT) Courson Oil & Gas, Inc., #9574 Ranch ‘A’, (666.5 acres) 1570’ FNL & 1804’ FWL, Sec 574, Blk 43, H&TC RR Surv, A-946, 10 mi S from Perryton TX TD 6000’, (sgd. Zach Heflin 806-435-2910) Vertical Amended
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CANADIAN---The 2024 Hemphill County Texas A&M AgriLife Beef Cattle Conference will be held April 23-24, 2024, Jones Pavilion, in Canadian, Texas. The Tuesday and Wednesday beef cattle event has established itself as one of the nation’s leading sources for cutting edge, critical information for beef cattle producers.
Weeks after the smoke has cleared from the wildfires in the Texas Panhandle, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is alerting livestock owners to watch their surviving livestock for respiratory issues.
