Will The Wolfcamp Shale Find Lead To More Fracking Accidents?

Will The Wolfcamp Shale Find Lead To More Fracking Accidents? On November 15, 2016, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced big news: the Wolfcamp shale field in the Midland portion of Texas’ Permian Basin is the largest continuous oil accumulation ever found in the U.S. Containing 20 billion barrels of oil, 16 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, and 1.6 billion barrels of natural gas […]

Workplace Explosions: How And Why They Happen

Workplace Explosions: How And Why They Happen No one ever wants to experience a workplace injury, but what happens if the worst comes to pass? While not all workplaces are equally susceptible to workplace explosions, if you work an industrial job with plenty of machinery around, it’s a grim possibility. In 2014, 137 people were killed by fires and explosions at work […]

Notice To Oilfield Workers Now Available In Presentation Format!

Notice To Oilfield Workers Now Available In Presentation Format! Wyatt Law Firm’s blog “Notice to Oilfield Workers: Know Your WARN Act Rights!” is now available in presentation format! This helpful blog details protections outlined in the WARN Act, a law that protects oilfield workers from unlawful layoffs. According to the WARN Act, oilfield employers must give their employees 60 days’ notice before laying them […]

Train Carrying Tons Of Crude Oil Derails In West Virginia

Train Carrying Tons Of Crude Oil Derails In West Virginia A train that was hauling millions of pounds of oil from North Dakota to Virginia derailed on Monday, resulting in evacuations and oil leaking into a nearby river. Initial reports indicate that 12 or 13 cars derailed when a CSX train crashed just outside of Boomer in West Virginia. The train was in route from […]

Mass layoffs at fts international purportedly violate warn act

Mass layoffs at fts international purportedly violate warn act Recently FTS International closed its Bryan Plant, letting go of 200 oil and energy workers. FTS International is an oil field service company that employees over 4,000 workers. The employees at Bryan Plant came in on Wednesday morning, on April 8th, and learned that they no longer had a job. The lack of notice is […]

Karnes County Shale Plant Explosion

Karnes County Shale Plant Explosion Severe weather conditions may have contributed to a shale plant explosion near Falls City this afternoon. Authorities are still looking into what might have caused the explosion at a Karnes County shale plant this afternoon. The plant is located just north of Falls City, Texas. As the situation develops, some believe that the severe weather […]

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