08.02.08
The quick fix.
Honestly, I don’t know what this thing is. It is part of the Kelsey Compressor Station. In July 2008, I saw that Exxon had sent some mechanics to work on it, so it must be something important. You don’t see a lot of things getting fixed around here. The mechanics’ presence in itself is newsworthy. The problem has been remedied and the contraption is up and running once again. I saw no screws plugging leaks. ExxonMobil has more than a roll of teflon tape and a few screws in their repair kit. That is reassuring. Here are some photos after the repairs were complete.
The neighbors, they have their own family owned oil company called Mestena Operating Ltd., are calling. They ask, “Hey, why aren’t you picking on Chevron. We just drilled 14 wells on our side of the fence and drained your gas. Aren’t you mad that Chevron, Carrizo, and Edge didn’t do any offsets?”. People are so impatient!! I’ve only had this blog for a week. I promise to get over to the Chevron side of the lease. ExxonMobil has these great tank slag roads and we just had a hurricane. Chevron has caliche roads and they are muddy. Plus, it’s not like Chevron, Carrizo and Edge aren’t going to have to pay us for all that gas they didn’t drill. There are only so many hours in a day, so I will get to the Chevron side, don’t worry. And, it’s ugly up there.
