AREA |
LAST COUNT DATE |
COUNT |
CHANGE FROM PRIOR COUNT |
DATE OF PRIOR COUNT |
CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR |
DATE OF LAST YEARS COUNT |
UNITED STATES |
5/17/13 |
1769 |
+0 | 5/10/13 |
-217 |
5/18/12 |
CANADA |
5/17/13 |
118 | +5 |
5/10/13 |
0 |
5/18/12 |
USA OFFSHORE |
5/17/13 |
52 |
+2 | 5/10/13 |
+5 |
5/18/12 |
INTERNATIONAL |
04/2013 |
1301 |
+33 |
3/2013 |
+123 |
4/2012 |
World Oilfield Forum
July 24, 2012
NORRIS CITY, Ill. — Four Southern Illinois oilfield workers were injured, three of them seriously, in an explosion at a lease in southern White County, Ill. Tuesday afternoon.
The injured have been identified as Shane Farris of Enfield, Ill., John Sullivan of Herald, Ill., Brandon Hooper of Fairfield, Ill., and Jason Parr of Norris City, Ill.
“They were filling a 210 barrel tank in preparation for a “frac job” when the tank sprang a leak,” said Sonny McCulley, father-in-law of Hooper, 28. “They apparently didn’t vent the tank before Shane started welding on it, and it exploded.”
Hooper was within 10 feet of the explosion with his back to the blast.
“A couple of them took off running around the well. The welder was completely engulfed in flames. Brandon and the others were able to put out the flames. Brandon put them all in his truck and drove them to Norris City where the ambulances and helicopters met them,” McCulley said.
The fire was extinguished in a matter of minutes. By the time the Norris City Fire Department arrived on scene, the blaze was out and all of the injured had been evacuated.
Farris and Parr were taken to the burn unit of a Louisville, Ky., hospital. Sullivan was taken to Barnes Hospital at St. Louis. Hooper was treated and released from Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado, Ill.
“Brandon has burns to his hands and elbows,” McCulley said. “His back is really, really red, and his hands and stomach are really blistered. He is a very, very lucky man.”
The lease was operated by Bob Hartman for the Bankston Creek and Land Trust. Officials with the Illinois State Fire Marshal and the Oil and Gas Division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources are investigating the explosion.
Source: CourierPress
Comment by Gwamba Gerald on July 25, 2012 at 3:36pm Why do people not take JSA serious? A purging gas would have worked!
Comment by ron pruitt on August 13, 2012 at 6:45pm Shane Farris
Daniel Shane Farris, age 36, of Enfield, died on Sunday, August 12, 2012, at University Hospital in Louisville, KY. Shane was an oil field mechanic and worked for Bankston Creek Land Trust. He loved to ride mountain bikes and belonged to Southern Illinois Free Ride. He enjoyed going to quad races with his son, Danyon.
He is survived by his wife, Amber, of Carmi; a son Danyon “Danny” Shane Farris of Enfield; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Shelly Moore of Rosiclare, Shana and Josh Knight of Carmi; and Tracey Kramer of Atlanta, GA; a brother, Ethan Veatch; three uncles, Morris Coffey of Louisville, KY, Bill McGhee of Hanover Park, IL, and Randy Dodson of Phoenix, AZ ; three aunts, Tina Anderson, Darla and Gary Vaughn, and Debbie and Robert Shockley; an uncle, Charles Farris; a step-grandmother, Anna Coffey; grandparents, Don and Laura Hildreth, and Dortha Ballard; a mother-in-law, Dana Ballard; a father-in-law, Craig Ballard; two brothers-in-law, Colt Ballard and Jason Ballard; a sister-in-law, Christina Ballard; and many cousins, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 18, 2012, at Stendeback Family Funeral Home in Carmi. Burial will take place in North Maple Ridge in Carmi.
Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service in the funeral home chapel.
Memorials are suggested to be made to the Farris Family Fund and will be accepted at the funeral home. Condolences may be left by visiting www.stendebackfamilyfuneralhome.com.
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