🌱 Patch AM: See where new wells are being drilled just miles from Odessa

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In today's newsletter:

• See where new wells are being drilled just miles from Odessa
• Permian rigs rise while national count falls—what that means locally

Also on today's calendar: 🌕 Full Moon Sound Bath & Reiki: Return to Your Inner Peace 🌿 and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 104 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Hot with sizzling sunshine, temps: high: 102, low: 76.
• Wednesday: Hot with sunshine, with a high of 103 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Development Wells drilling permits August 7-August 14 (mrt.com) — Oil activity around Odessa remains busy, with new drilling permits approved just a few miles southeast, southwest, west, and northwest of town in Ector County. The detailed Railroad Commission filings show continued horizontal drilling across nearby counties, underscoring how strongly the regional energy industry is still investing in the Permian Basin.
   

• US rig count down five as prices climb (star-telegram.com) — Permian Basin drilling ticked up to 267 active rigs this week, even as the overall U.S. rig count slipped by five. For Odessa's oil-driven economy, that local strength comes alongside higher crude prices, with Plains-WTI and national benchmarks both climbing more than four dollars per barrel over the past week.
   

📸 Around Odessa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Odessa

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Thursday August 27
• 🌕 Full Moon Sound Bath & Reiki: Return to Your Inner Peace 🌿 →
  Earth, Body, & Soul, 21 Village Cir, Midland
  7:30 pm
Friday August 28
• Divine Insight Readings & Reiki with The Mystic Sabrina →
  Earth, Body, & Soul, 21 Village Cir, Midland
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Transformational Reiki Sessions By Appointment →
  Earth, Body, & Soul, 21 Village Cir, Midland
  12:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• CRYSTAL MATCHMAKING: Because Even Your Crystals Need a Bestie →
  Earth, Body, & Soul, 21 Village Cir, Midland
  12:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Hecate Readings & Energy Work W/ Jojo →
  Earth, Body, & Soul, 21 Village Cir, Midland
  12:00 pm
• 🍂 Welcome Autumn: A Cozy Apothecary Gathering 🍁 →
  Earth, Body, & Soul, 21 Village Cir, Midland
  7:30 pm
Saturday September 5
• Discover the Energy Within: Aura Photography at Earth, Body, & Soul →
  Earth, Body, & Soul, 21 Village Cir, Midland
  12:00 pm
Tuesday September 8
• Walk-In Vagus Nerve Work & Scalp Massage →
  Earth, Body, & Soul, 21 Village Cir, Midland
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday August 24
• MHS JV Tennis vs. Pecos JV @monahans Tx
  Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD Monahans, TX 79756
  4:30 pm
• JH VB vs. Reagan County
  Wink-Loving ISD Wink Jr/Senior High School, Wildcat Stadium, 200 S Rosey Dodd Av
  5:00 pm
• MS VB vs Pecos →
  Crane El Crane, TX 79731
  5:00 pm
• Meet the Buffs
  Stanton ISD Stanton, TX 79782
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello neighbors..
  I need help locating my dog that got out from our backyard. Shes a white multi poodle mix. She got out over an hour or two ago. I live in the 31st… (Nextdoor Central Odessa)
• Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog!
  Sophie was LOST on August 22, 2026 in Odessa, TX 79762 near Maple Ave & Redwood Dr Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor East John Ben Shephe)

• Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member, Weekend Shift - Unit 1656 in Odessa. Apply here.
• ThreePDS posted a job opening for Service Coordinator in Odessa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Odessa here.

🗞 Nearby News

Midland

• St. Louis encephalitis virus confirmed in mosquito in Midland County (firstalert7.com)
• Meet Midland, Grand Companions' Pet of the Week (newswest9.com)
• Zoo Midland construction advances, with opening expected by 2030 (star-telegram.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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