Oil companies have slashed production across west Texas and southeast New Mexico. And for some communities, the economic effect — on top of pandemic-driven shutdowns — has been devastating.
Lendon Partain, a well technician, has never seen so many pump jacks idled across Andrews County."Right now it's scary," he said.Lendon Partain, a well technician, has never seen so many pump jacks idled across Andrews County."Right now it's scary," he said.In the endless boom and bust cycle of the oil business, there has never been anything like 2020. The oil patch is reeling from historically low prices.
"When you have a community that receives 85 to 90% of their tax revenue from minerals, it's a serious threat," said Andrews County Judge Charlie Falcon. Stewart is tall and lumbering and wears a seed cap. He has survived other downturns in his nearly 40 years in the business, but he's never seen demand evaporate like this.
With 12,297 active wells in Andrews County, hydrocarbons have been a blessing to this community. There's an air-conditioned rodeo arena, a public water park and new Little League baseball diamonds. The schools have a planetarium and an Olympic-size swimming pool. All over town, gleaming motorcycles and ski boats and behemoth pickup trucks are parked in driveways.
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