The Studios at Carrizo Springs Provides State of the Art Eagle Ford Accomodations - Press Release

The Studios at Carrizo Springs

Stratton Oilfield Systems has introduced a superior housing concept to the Eagle Ford Shale area.

Located one-half mile off of Hwy. 83 in Carrizo Springs, The Studios can accommodate almost 500 guests.  The fully furnished, apartment-style suites are outfitted with resort quality furnishings and amenities and are situated on a paved, 25-acre site. 

Stratton Oilfield Systems (SOS) has developed a keen understanding of the needs of oil field workers and the results are a resounding success. The Studios at Carrizo Springs is truly your Home Away From Home.

Accommodations for Oil Field Workers

“Stratton Oilfield Systems has developed a keen understanding of the needs of oil field workers and the results are a resounding success.”

A well-rested worker is a safer worker in the field, thus The Studios offer only full or king-sized beds in a quiet, secure environment. 

Amenities include:  daily housekeeping, weekly linen service, on-site laundry facilities, keyless building and room entry, DirecTV, Wi-Fi, a fully equipped exercise facility, and private training/conference rooms. The gated grounds are protected by 24-hour security with management and maintenance staff on the premises at all times.

The Two Bedroom Suites are 770 sq. ft., with 2 full size beds in each bedroom, a kitchenette, full-size refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, dining area, and a large comfortable living room.  The One Bedroom Suites are 322 sq. ft., with a kitchenette and a spacious, private bedroom featuring a king size bed and a desk.  All the Suites are equipped with flat screen TVs in the living areas and bedrooms.

Recognizing the need for community space, SOS created a large recreation facility on the premises, aka “The Man Cave”.  Residents can enjoy gathering around the 82” HDTV or the pool / domino / gaming /ping pong tables.  Out of doors, guests can enjoy the NBA quality basketball goal, huge gazebos & professional horseshoe pits, all set in a grassed, four acre area.

Convenient Dining for Eagle Ford Workers

There is also a state-of-the-art Dining Facility operated by Taylors International.  This is a full service, commercial kitchen, capable of serving three meals each day to 1,000 guests, in four separate dining rooms, if needed.  There are three hot entrées offered at every meal service, always a salad bar and boxed lunches available to go.  Guests have access to a fully stocked snack & drink area 24 hours a day.

Reasonable Daily Rates

With daily rates starting at $49.95, SOS has catapulted The Studios at Carrizo Springs to the top of the list for employee housing in the area.  It is a safe, clean, comfortable, full-service location that sets a new standard for remote accommodations.  Creating this type of model is not easy, but SOS clearly has it mastered.  Of particular benefit to smaller companies is the fact that long-term contracts are not required.  Stay a night, a week or a month.

More About Stratton Oilfield Systems

SOS's parent company, Stratton Securities, Inc. was established in 1987 and has an impeccable record of success working with the United States Military in providing housing to our servicemen and women.  Stratton Oilfield Systems brings that same work ethic, experience, integrity, and attention to detail to the oil field industry to provide remote housing for your business’s most important asset – your employees.

For Reservations Contact:  Tom Caufmann, Director of Operations 855.842.7799 909 Munson Road, Carrizo Springs, Texas Email: thomas@strattonoilfieldsystems.com Website: www.studiosatcarrizosprings.com

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Eagle Ford School Districts Prep to Send Money to the State

Eagle Ford Shale Well Map - July 2012

School districts in the South Texas Eagle Ford Shale region are preparing to send millions back to the state in coming years. Eight local districts were added to the Texas Education Agency's list of property-wealthy districts.

The reason is skyrocketing property values. In the past two years, property values in the Carrizo Springs district have increased from $441 to $2.5 billion. Cotulla ISD has seen a similar rise.

This year Cotulla will pay in a little less than $1 million, but next year the payment could swell to as much as $15 million. The wealth is welcomed, but it comes with a host of other obstacles. Several of the disstricts employees are living in trailers on site because of an Eagle Ford Housing shortage.

Read the full story at fuelfix.com

Texas Builders Are Moving to Rural Eagle Ford Areas

Texas builders are moving from San Antonio and Houston into more rural areas of South Texas where the housing market is much stronger. Major home developments have been built in La Vernia, Floresville, and another is on the way in Kenedy. With the 10,000 plus direct jobs and many more indirect jobs that have been created to date, there will likely be a housing boom for many years in rural areas like Carrizo Springs and Floresville. 

Now more developers and builders from San Antonio and beyond are moving into the sparsely populated Eagle Ford Shale counties to build everything from housing to pipe yards to warehouses.

Pleasanton native Garrett Ruple moved back home from Houston about two years ago when he realized how much work was available in the Eagle Ford Shale. “All of my friends from college are now in Houston, and everybody and their dog was trying to figure out a way to do projects in South Texas,” he said. “I was watching from afar.”

Read the entire news release at fuelfix.com

Small Business Development Center Opens in Carrizo Springs

The Rural Business Program, part of the UTSA Small Business Development Center, is scheduled to open a SBDC Information Center in Carrizo Springs. The new center will office with the Middle Rio Grande Development Workforce Solutions offices at 307 West Nopal St. The center will reinforce efforts to help communities become sustainable during the ongoing oil and gas extraction projects in the Eagle Ford Shale region. An open house commemorating the SBDC Information Center opening will be 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 17. The public is invited to attend the special ceremony and listen to presentations on small business opportunities within the Eagle Ford Shale area. 

The Eagle Ford Shale provides more than 12,000 workers with full-time jobs. Communities are welcoming the growth brought by the activity that includes challenges associated with the dramatic economic upturn.

"The Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas play will bring economic prosperity to the region and for the state," said Gil Gonzalez, director of the SBDC Rural Business Program at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Eagle Ford Shale Jobs Available

Available jobs in the Eagle Ford Shale are now easier than ever to locate through the Eagle Ford Jobs section. For employers, introductory pricing is available to list your job openings specific to the Eagle Ford Play. This weeks job highlight is an open position from Avanti Environmental. The company has a job opening for a "Regional Manager for Environmental Oil & Gas Inspection Services (San Antonio Area)". Visit the jobs page to find out more.

The job market in the play is booming across South Texas. Not only are employers from large oil and gas cities like Houston, Dallas, and Oklahoma City looking for help, but the smaller towns such as Victoria, Carizzo Springs, Catoula, and others across the play are also ripe with job opportunities. If you're looking for a job in the Eagle Ford, be sure to check the Eagle Ford job listings for your opportunity.

Check back weekly for updated job listings and be sure to utilize the filters and search function to find jobs in your field, with a certain company, or in the nearest town.

Here's a recent quote about the job market from a mysanantonio.com article:

While the job market tightened up slightly last month, experts are still calling San Antonio one of the best places in the country to find a job. It looks like the jobs will continue to come in three key areas. The medical, energy and manufacturing industries.

There are still new jobs coming to San Antonio, but there are still plenty of people looking for work at the Workforce Solutions Alamo office on the west side. Among those scouring the internet for work was David and Jeanette Medina. Both are looking for jobs. He's in the manufacturing business and she's a radiologist. If he gets a job first, they'll likely move to Fort Worth. But if she gets a job, it might mean staying here.