Whether you travel on rural roads or on major highways, there's a good chance that you occasionally cross paths with oil or gas transportation trucks. These massive vehicles, sometimes referred to as tankers, allow for the quick and controlled transportation of either...
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Corpus Christi explosion in the refinery district
Wyatt Law Firm, PLLC., a Texas based law firm, extends our sincerest condolences to the victims and the families of the victims of the refinery explosion in Corpus Christi, Texas. The fire occurred shortly after 8:00 AM near Nueces Bay, according to the Associated...
Common oilfield accidents and what causes them
Texas oil country can be dangerous. There are many incidents that can cause injury, and those injuries can be catastrophic in nature. With the expansion of operations into the Permian Basin and other areas, the risks have increased. Even when activity is low, some...
Are deaths in the oil and gas extraction industry increasing?
Working in the oilfield can be an incredibly lucrative profession; however, it is very dangerous. The fields are highly regulated by federal and Texas state laws, which create guidelines for a safe working environment. However, accidents happen all too often,...
The most common accidents in oil fields
Texas is one of the largest oil and gas industry states in the U.S. Yet, positions in this field can be very dangerous. Between 2008 and 2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found 10,873 safety violations. 64% of those were diagnosed as “serious,”...
We can help victims and families of the Burleson County oil well explosion
, a Texas based law firm, extends our sincerest condolences to the victims and the families of the victims of the oil well blowout in Burleson County, Texas on January 29, 2020. We are here to help and can be reached at [nap_phone...
Surviving a Hydrogen Sulfide Emergency
Ask Texas oil workers and you'll hear it from them: hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is the bogeyman in drilling. More than just offensive to the nostrils with its rotten-egg odor, hydrogen sulfide is extremely toxic, highly flammable, and very corrosive to metal. Sadly, it...
Hydrogen Sulfide: Deadly Toxin Profile
What is it? Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) is an extremely toxic gas produced naturally from decaying biomass. Though H2S irritates the throat and eyes, its giveaway quality is its smell: a rank, rotten-egg odor that has earned this gas several nasty nicknames including...
Cheap Drilling Mud = Well Failure, or Worse
In January of 2018, a surge of gas ignited and caused an oilfield fire that killed five men on a drilling rig near Quinton, Oklahoma. A following lawsuit alleged the deadly blowout was preventable: Red Mountain Energy, the owner and operator of the well, used a...
Shady Hiring and Training Practices in Drilling
You - standing in fire-retardant overalls with steel-toed boots, gloves, eye protection, a hard hat, and a shovel - listen carefully on your first day as the manager explains your job and watch as some seasoned guys demonstrate: is that training? Not by authoritative...