NATURE ERUPTS: Mysterious 100-foot geyser of salty water erupts in West Texas oil field hit by recent earthquakes “Chairman Craddick takes the recent events in West Texas seriously,” Craddick ...

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Dunlap has worked oilfield emergencies in 102 countries, he said. He’s seen water dribbling up from old oil wells before, but never anything close to the quantity he’s seen in West Texas.

For the first time in more than 40 years, energy companies in Texas soon will have new rules for managing oil field waste. The Railroad Commission of Texas, which regulates the industry, adopted the ...

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Crews responded to an oilfield fire at 5:14 a.m. on the 10,000 block of West Murphy Street. The fire was deemed under control ...

Areas of West Texas are under red flag warnings on Monday. Red flag warnings were issued Monday due to critical fire danger in West Texas, eastern New Mexico and the Oklahoma/Kansas/Colorado corner.