Hydrogen sulfide is one of the most dangerous toxic gas hazards in oilfield work. It can be present during drilling, production, tank gauging, flowback, well servicing, facility maintenance, and other oil and gas activities. It is often referred to as H2S. It can be...
An oilfield tank battery fire was extinguished on September 21, 2026, at an oilfield facility on North Moss Lake Road near Big Spring in Howard County, Texas. According to the Howard County Volunteer Fire Department, the fire was reported at a facility approximately...
Manual tank gauging and sampling are routine oilfield tasks, but they can expose workers to deadly hazards. When a worker opens a thief hatch or samples fluids from a production tank, flowback tank, or storage tank, hydrocarbon gases and vapors may be released into...
Oilfield work often requires employees to perform dangerous tasks at height. Derrickmen, floorhands, rig workers, and service-company employees may work from elevated platforms, derrick boards, ladders, rig floors, tanks, walkways, and other areas where a fall can...
A worker was seriously injured in an oilfield accident in Cowley County, Kansas, on Thursday, August 20, 2026. According to Cowley County Sheriff's Office, the call came in shortly before 12:30 p.m. from the 18,000 block of 236th Road. Authorities reported that an...
Two workers were critically injured during an accident at a well site in northwest Laredo, Texas, on Saturday, June 27, 2026. According to the Webb County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred at approximately 11:00 a.m., off Farm-to-Market Road 1472 near mile...
An oil well explosion in Nacogdoches County, Texas on April 21, 2026 triggered evacuations, road closures, and a large emergency response after a well site in the Etoile area caught fire late Monday night. According to the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office, deputies...
A 48-year-old subcontractor was killed on Friday morning, February 27, 2026, while working at a Citation Oil and Gas Corporation site in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. According to the Pontotoc County Sheriff’s Office, the worker was performing work on a pump jack near...
Authorities in Canadian County, Oklahoma reported that three workers were injured on February 24, 2026 after a pressure release from a pipe near Highway 37 and South Maple Road. In the information released publicly, officials indicated the event was not believed to be...
One person was injured after a natural gas pipeline explosion triggered an active fire in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, on the morning of Tuesday, February 3, 2026. The incident occurred near the coastal communities of Holly Beach and Johnson Bayou, according to the...