June 2016 archive

Two Oilfield Deaths in Past Week in North Dakota

  North Dakota has experienced its second oilfield fatality in the past week. The latest was a 36-year-old man struck by the boom of a crane being used to remove pipe out of the ground. He worked for a Michigan-based drilling contractor hired to perform work on the well that is owned by Houston-based EOG …

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Oklahoma’s Hot Weather is Nothing Compared to 2011—–Remember?

The weather’s been brutal over the past few weeks in Oklahoma but we apparently have short memories. Just ask Gary McManus, State Climatologist with the Oklahoma Mesonet. He notes that Kingfisher leads the way so far in the past month with four days of 100-degree weather or higher.  And most of that heat has been …

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Fracking Rules of Obama Administration Struck Down by Wyoming Federal Judge

  The same federal judge in Wyoming who last year blocked implementation of President Obama’s first attempts at controlling fracking on federal and Indian lands has now struck down those regulations. “The issue before this Court is not whether hydraulic fracturing is good or bad for the environment or the citizens of the United States,” …

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Success in the STACK Results in Increased Expectations for Newfield Energy

  Oklahoma’s STACK has been so good to Houston, Texas based Newfield Exploration Company, the energy producer has issued an interim operations update and raised production expectations for the second quarter and the rest of 2016. Second quarter 2016 net production is now expected to exceed the mid-point guidance by nearly 0.5 million barrels and …

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Senators Accuse Agency of Violating Law in Giving up US Oversight of the Internet

  U.S. Sen. James Lankford and two others want some answers from the Obama administration over its possible violation of federal law in using federal funds to relinquish the U.S. oversight of the Internet. He joined Texas Sen. ted Cruz and Utah Senator Mike Lee in sending a letter to National Telecommunications and Information Administration …

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National Water Firm Expands Holdings in Branson

In Branson, Missouri, the Woodland Manor water system has been purchased by Missouri American Water. The purchase involves only 170 customers but they will be incorporated into Missouri American Water’s Tri Lakes Operation which serves 6,500 customers in the Branson area, Warsaw, White Branch, Sedalia and Laurie, Missouri. The acquisition was approved by the Missouri …

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Crude Oil Futures Fall on Tuesday as Brexit Anxiety Creates Volatility

Crude oil futures were down on Tuesday as traders worried over Britain’s EU membership uncertainty and the July WTI contract expired, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, July West Texas Intermediate crude fell 52 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $48.85 a barrel. While the July contract expired, August WTI crude became …

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Completion Reports June 22, 2016

CUSTER COUNTY Chesapeake Operating Llc Des Moines Granite Wash(12406): Oil 20 Gas 745 Water 596 Flow 35 12N 18W Fawver 2-11-18 1h, April 09, 2016 HH, GAS, TD: 17520 ft Lat: 35.46603, Long: -99.06605 API: 35039224720000 DEWEY COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Woodford(12839): Oil 138 Gas 6565 Water 3244 Flow 16 16N 14W South Litsch 1-16-21xh, …

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Permits to Drill June 22, 2016

Beaver County KASPER #1, June 21 2016 10 5N 28E SWNENESW API: 00735373 Lat: 36.912124035785205, Long: -100.03244840891584 STEPHENS EXPLORATION INC SH, RC, 6471 ft, CHEROKEE(6000) Blaine County BLURTON #4-7-6XH, June 21 2016 18 16N 10W SWNWNENW API: 01123620 Lat: 35.86897383188448, Long: -98.30843597050273 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 20755 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(10015) Blaine County BLURTON #2-7-6XH, June …

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Democratic Legislators Accuse Governor of Revenge in Lack of Water Board Appointment

    “The governor is screwing rural southeastern Oklahoma again.”   Governor Mary Fallin’s failure to appoint a southeastern Oklahoman to the Region 9 seat on the Oklahoma Water Resources Board prompted four legislators to ask for an Attorney General’s opinion this week. The four Democrats also accuse the Republican governor of seeking revenge over a …

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