Last week, I spent a few days in the "Gem City" – Laramie, Wyoming. I learned quite a bit during my time there, including these little tidbits, some relevant to the oil and gas industry, and some not:

  • Laramie was named for French trapper, Jacques LaRamie, who disappeared in the mountains in the early 1800s.
  • The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission ("WOGCC") issued its September 2016 Supervisor's Report – which can be found here. Takeaways from the WOGCC September 2016 Supervisor's Report are as follows:
  1. The number of applications for permit to drill ("APD") in Wyoming have significantly increased!
  2. There were 588 APDs received in July and a whooping 866 received in August.
  3. Wyoming's rig count is up 5 from last month to a total of 13.
  4. In the month of August, the WOGCC plugged 174 orphan wells. We previously discussed Wyoming's orphan well issue here.
  • According to the Denver Business Journal, a Denver-based oil and gas company with its principal assets in Sheridan and Campbell counties in Wyoming, Battalion Resources LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week and reportedly carried $83 million in debt while only bringing in $8.4 million in revenue in 2015 from the sale of natural gas.
  • The Wyoming Cowboys beat the tar out of the UC Davis Aggies, winning 45 to 22. Welcome to 7,220 feet! Go Pokes!
  • Six word stories are having a resurgence, some say due to Twitter, and they are some of the most powerful things I have ever seen. A famous six word story is by Ernest Hemingway is said to be, "For sale: baby shoes. Never worn." I heard this for the first time last week and was blown away by its power. It is remarkable what can be said in only six words.

Laramie is a wonderful town...Here is my attempt at a six word story to summarize my time in Laramie last week:

Gem City Sparkles on the Plains.

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