Franklin Mining, Inc. Chairman and President, William A. Petty, is pleased to announce that a letter of agreement has been signed with Synfuels International, Inc., Dallas, TX. Mr. Petty and Mr. Ben R. Weber, Jr, CEO and Chairman of Synfuels, yesterday reached an agreement addressing the environment and steps to be taken prior to finalizing [...]
TXU Corp. received permission Wednesday to move forward with plans to construct a coal-fired power plant in Central Texas. The plant is one of three that the company’s prospective new owners still plan to build.
A federal judge in Austin approved a settlement Wednesday among TXU, the Justice Department and Alcoa Inc. that allows TXU to [...]
Paul Rolke, a 300-pound Robertson County man, was so outraged by plans to build a pulverized coal power plant within sight of his ranch that he went on a hunger strike last year, drinking little more than water for more than a week.
“This technology isn’t so last century,” said Rolke, who worries about pollution from [...]
DEVELOPMENTAL
Panola County
# In a lease 11.1 miles west of Carthage, in a wildcat field, the R.D. Browning GU Well No. 6 will be drilled by AC Exploration. The well will be drilled to 10,200 feet in the Morgan, E Survey, A-469. The well may also be drilled in the Beckville (Travis Peak) Field, the J.G.S. [...]
Panola County
# The Reed Estate Gas Unit Well No. 6 will be drilled by Chesapeake Operating in the Carthage (Cotton Valley) Field 1.4 miles northwest of Clayton in the MA Romero Survey, A-1. The well will bottom at 12,000 feet and may also be drilled in a wildcat field.
# Enduring Resources will drill the Allison-Cassity [...]
Texans may consume more electricity than other Americans, but they’re suddenly debating the wisdom of doubling the number of coal-fired power plants in the state — plants critics say will worsen air quality and increase health risks.
The threat of more smog-forming emissions from 12,000 new megawatts of coal-fired generation on the books for Texas has [...]
DEVELOPMENTAL
Cherokee County
# Marathon Oil will drill the Dixon “A” Well No. 5 in the White Oak Creek (Travis Peak) Field to 12,500 feet, 7.2 miles west of Alto in the Self, I Survey, A-793.
# The Barnes Gas Unit 1 Well No. 4 will be drilled by Southwestern Energy Production in the Overton (Cotton Valley [...]
Gastar Exploration Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has drilled the John Parker (number sign)1 well located in Robertson County, Texas to a total depth of 17,522 feet and, based on preliminary analysis of electric logs and gas shows encountered during drilling, the well encountered approximately 60 net feet of apparent pay with high [...]
