Talk:XTO Energy

message: Hello, I am an employee of XTO Energy – my role is a media advisor for government and public affairs. I would like to suggest a series of edits to help improve the content and accuracy of the page. I am familiar with Wikipedia’s policies but definitely do not claim to be an expert! Therefore, I am hoping the community can help maintain NPOV by objectively reviewing my suggestions and/or offering counsel on additional ways to improve the page. 
The aim of my proposed edits will be threefold: (1) eliminate redundant information by consolidating facts where appropriate, (2) improve accuracy with new valid, third-party references and (3) reflect a neutral point of view with additional, validated information.
In the coming days I will post edits here on the Discussion board for review and input by the Wikipedia community. Thanks in advance for your attention and help.XTOPGA (talk) 22:10, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article improvements 

message: ===Edit #1=== 
Wikipedia editors, please make note that XTO Energy no longer operates in Alaska. This should be updated in the table under “Number of locations” and within the second paragraph of the “Corporate overview” section by removing mention of Alaska. 
Here are two sources to validate the change:
* Alaska Dispatch News
* Alaska Journal
In addition, I’d like to suggest that the official name of the company (XTO Energy, not XTO) and its parent company (ExxonMobil, not Exxon) be used throughout for accuracy and consistency. Lastly, within the table, the company’s current president can be added and mention of founder Bob R. Simpson can be linked to his respective Wikipedia page.
Please let me know if these edits can be made, and thank you in advance for your help!
XTOPGA (talk) 16:33, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like requester made changes after receiving no response here. Looks good! Thank you for your contributions! Ajpolino (talk) 02:22, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request edit 

message: Wikipedia editors, please make note that XTO Energy no longer operates in Alaska. This should be updated in the table under “Number of locations” and within the second paragraph of the “Corporate overview” section by removing mention of Alaska. 
Here are two sources to validate the change:
* Alaska Dispatch News
* Alaska Journal
In addition, I’d like to suggest that the official name of the company (XTO Energy, not XTO) and its parent company (ExxonMobil, not Exxon) be used throughout for accuracy and consistency. Lastly, within the table, the company’s current president can be added and mention of founder Bob R. Simpson can be linked to his respective Wikipedia page.
Please let me know if these edits can be made, and thank you in advance for your help!
XTOPGA (talk) 16:33, 24 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit #1

message: Hello again. I also wanted to point out that details regarding the company’s Permian Basin acquisition are currently outdated under the “History” sub-section. Following is new proposed copy which includes the latest agreement and aims to help consolidate the information:
In August 2015, Exxon Mobil Corporation signed two agreements to drill on 48,000 acres in the core of the Midland Basin to be operated by XTO Energy. XTO operates 11 horizontal and four vertical rigs across 1.5 million net acres in Texas’ Permian Basin. 
New sources:
* Fuel Fix
* Reuters
XTOPGA (talk) 17:11, 3 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit #2

message: In addition, information regarding the Texas Railroad Commission hearing under the “History” section is outdated. The final ruling came in November 2015. Please consider this addition:
In November 2015, the final decision by the Texas Railroad Commission unanimously agreed with hearing examiners that there was not enough evidence to support findings that the wells contributed to seismic activity and that XTO should be able to maintain its permit for the wells. 
News sources:
* Fort Worth Star-Telegram
* Texas Tribune 
* Fuel Fix Blog
Related to this, I also would like to get Wikipedia editor’s views on pulling this information into a new header called “Environmental affairs,” along with the EPA fine and pending Kansas civic penalty which are currently under the company “History” section. It seems this information is less about company operational milestones as part of its history, and more about external events related to environmental affairs. Please let me know your thoughts on this new section. Below is how this section would look with the existing copy plus the timely update mentioned above:
Regulatory issues
In July 2013, XTO agreed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to pay a $100,000 fine for a November 2010 water spill at a Pennsylvania water recycling operation. In September 2013, the Pennsylvania Attorney General filed criminal charges against XTO, stemming from this incident.
In October 2013, the federal Office of Natural Resources Revenue issued a $648,000 civil penalty against XTO for not providing data regarding a federal lease in Kansas. XTO has stated that it did provide the required records, but that the process was time consuming. As of February 2015, an appeal of XTO’s Kansas penalty is still pending Petro Global News.  
In April 2015, a study published by researchers at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas allegedly connected two XTO-operated wastewater disposal wells with a series of earthquakes in Azle, Texas, occurring in 2013 Nature. In August 2015, preliminary findings by investigators with the Texas Railroad Commission found a disposal well operated near Azle by XTO Energy was unlikely to have caused the seismic activity, which contradicted the SMU study. Dallas Morning News. In November 2015, the final decision by the Texas Railroad Commission unanimously agreed with hearing examiners that there was not enough evidence to support findings that the wells contributed to seismic activity and that XTO should be able to maintain its permit for the wells. Fort Worth Star-Telegram Texas Tribune Fuel Fix Blog.
XTOPGA (talk) 20:33, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit #3

message: I’d like to propose an addition to “Charitable contributions.”  XTO Energy is the largest contributor to North Dakota’s Housing Incentive Fund. Following is proposed copy for consideration by the Wikipedia Community:
In 2015, XTO contributed $5 million to the North Dakota Housing Incentive Fund, supporting the construction of low-cost apartments for teachers and emergency personnel. The donation was the largest since the fund was established in 2011.
New source:
* Reuters
XTOPGA (talk) 15:34, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit #4

message: Lastly, I would like to suggest a few minor edit improvements to the page for consideration. Please see below. Thank you in advance for your help!
* Within the first sentence of the first paragraph, rather than stating “XTO Energy Inc. is an American energy company,” which implies it operates solely in America, it is more accurate to state “XTO Energy Inc. is an energy company, principally operating in the United States.”
* Under Corporate overview, second sentence, remove “and reserves” as natural gas resources and reserves are two separate things within the industry, and the source does not valid this.
*Under the History section, 2011-present, the word the is missing before mention of the fields here: “In exchange for the acreage, Denbury Onshore received $1.6 billion in cash and operating interests in the Hartzog Draw Field in Wyoming and the Webster Field in Texas.”
* Under History, ExxonMobil purchase, the current sources do not validate this sentence: “At the time of the acquisition, ExxonMobil was the world’s largest publicly traded oil company and XTO was the largest natural gas producer in the United States, with more than 3,000 employees and revenue of $7.9 billion in the previous year.” I’m having a trouble finding a valid third-party source, and am hoping the community could point to one or consider removing. 
XTOPGA (talk) 19:59, 21 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like requester made changes after receiving no response here. Looks good! Thank you for your contributions! Ajpolino (talk) 02:22, 20 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit #5

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