Texas Oil & Gas Magazine June/July 2013 | Page 6

8 Compressed Natural Gas Now !! 22 Ford Motor Company ... Leader in Alternative Fuels 28 Oilfield Safety and H2S 32 Rathole Drilling , Inc ., 20 Plus Years Servicing Texas Oil Plays 34 The Future is So Bright ... The Outlook for Oil & Gas in Texas 40 The Cline Play

Dear Colleagues ,

We are greatly appreciative of our Speakers , Sponsors , and Exhibitors at the TOG Eagle Ford Shale Conference & Expo held on May 1 st and 2 nd at the Richard M . Borchard Fairgrounds . We had leading experts in the Oil & Gas Industry including Chip Haass , Chesapeake , David Blackmon , FTI Consulting , Jon Coleman , FORD Motor Company , David Ainsworth , Ainsworth Trucking , Buck Russel , Union Pacific Railroad , and Omar Garcia , STEER . TCEQ Chairman Dr . Bryan Shaw and Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter spoke about the legislative changes and regulations that affect our Oil & Gas Industry . United States Congressman Blake Farenthold spoke passionately about utilizing our strategic efforts in solidifying our relationships with China , Japan and other countries who need our oil & gas exports . Efforts like Congressman Blake Farenthold , Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter and TCEQ Chairman Dr . Bryan Shaw are prime examples of leaders supporting Texas ’ Oil & Gas industry . Mr . Jerry Colmenero , OSO Colmenero spoke about his abilities to manage energy consumption at the drilling site , creating a savings and cost effective plan for many oil & gas companies . Texas Oil & Gas Magazine truly thanks all of our speakers , sponsors , & exhibitors for their participation and support . We look forward to bringing you more opportunities at next year ’ s conference & expo .

In this issue , we are featuring a business that has done a tremendous amount of work in the oilfield . Rathole Drilling , Inc has been in business for over 20 years and Gary Mills is a fine example of a leader in this field . His strong ethics and dedication to his employees is evident with the low turnaround and great success this business has had . You can learn more about Mr . Mills and Rathole Drilling , Inc . in our cover story .

Sincerely ,

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Cover Story

10 Rathole Drilling , Inc . 20 Plus Years of Servicing Texas Shale Plays

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