There are inevitable changes that come with oil and gas mergers, large and small. Certainly, those within the scope of Okla. City-based Devon Energy and Houston-based Coterra Energy, a $58 billion combination that will likely create the second-largest independent E&P following ConocoPhillips. A behemoth, no doubt, with an equal amount of complexity these couplings often generate that affect so many. In this case, even a city skyline.

Reese Energy Consulting today is following the latest news on the Devon-Coterra merger, which adds another oil and gas giant to the nation’s roster of oil and gas giants, and the right amount of tickle for analysts to predict what happens next. For Wall Street that tends to be the assets facing the chopping block to firm up new strategy and make investors happy campers. Fallout is always expected, of course.

What we Okies may have considered, but didn’t necessarily expect, was Devon relocating its headquarters to Houston. The 50-story, 844 ft skyscraper that bears Devon’s name in downtown Okla. City is an architect’s masterpiece completed in 2012, and the tallest building in the state. Known as the Devon Energy Center, the campus includes the 1.4 million sq ft tower, two five-story buildings, a two-story auditorium, and a nine-story parking garage. It’s also an icon of Okla.’s oil and gas history and veracity in the modern world.

We’ve met with special folks here over the years in these offices and conference rooms. Sometimes, a building isn’t just a building.