ConocoPhillips flies from Bartlesville to Houston after winding down Oklahoma operations

ConocoPhillips flew its Embraer ERJ-145XR, N284CP, from Bartlesville Municipal Airport to Houston Bush Intercontinental on May 14, a 1-hour-20-minute hop that brought the shuttle back to the company's global aviation hangar. The aircraft, acquired last year for employee shuttles across the lower 48 states, had been a regular visitor to Bartlesville in recent weeks.

This flight lands the same week ConocoPhillips confirmed it has ended its Bartlesville operations, per a ch-aviation report. The company had based the E145 at Houston for service to Midland, Carlsbad, and Bartlesville, but the Oklahoma city is no longer listed among its shuttle destinations. The timing suggests a final retrieval of personnel or equipment as the company consolidates its lower-48 aviation footprint.

The trip fits a pattern: N284CP has been shuttling between Houston, Midland, and Bartlesville for weeks, with the Oklahoma leg now apparently concluded. ConocoPhillips continues to operate a substantial fleet from its Houston headquarters, including Gulfstream G550s, while its Alaska subsidiary runs fly-in-fly-out services for North Slope oilfields.