August 2016 archive

Natural Gas Up Nearly 23% for Year, WTI and Brent Close Below $50 on Thursday

Natural gas futures climbed higher on Thursday while crude oil futures reclaimed some of the day’s prior losses, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. September natural gas rose 5 cents, or 1.8%, to settle at $2.846 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Settlements are up nearly 11% for the week and 23% …

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Completion Reports August 26, 2016

CARTER COUNTY Xto Energy Inc 11 4S 3E Wiggins (Wiggins 11-1h) 1-11h, June 21, 2016 HH, PLUG, TD: 12248 ft Lat: 34.23019, Long: -96.96356 API: 35019252430002 DEWEY COUNTY Duncan Oil Properties Inc Cleveland(9663): Oil 5 Gas 32 Water 19 Flow 34 16N 20W Kauk 2-34, July 25, 2016 SH, OIL, TD: 10195 ft Lat: 35.82560, …

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Permits to Drill August 26, 2016

Blaine County GILLILAN #10-26-35XH, August 25 2016 26 16N 10W SENENENE API: 01123643 Lat: 35.83985562739203, Long: -98.22584225809764 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 19543 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9981) Blaine County GILLILAN #9-26-35XH, August 25 2016 26 16N 10W SWNENENE API: 01123642 Lat: 35.839855625374675, Long: -98.22604468113101 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 19433 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9871) Dewey County STEPHEN 26-18-17 #1H, …

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Enable Midstream Taps Craig Harris for Executive VP Role

Oklahoma City-based Enable Midstream Partners, LP has named Craig Harris as its executive vice president and chief commercial officer, according to a corporate press release issued on Thursday. Harris will join the company effective September 6. “I am pleased to welcome Craig to the Enable team,” said Rod Sailor, Enable’s president and CEO. “He brings …

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Duke University Files Claim With Estate of Aubrey McClendon

The alma mater of late oil tycoon, Aubrey McClendon, has filed a claim against his estate seeking collection on nearly $10 million in unsecured pledges to the university, according to a Wall Street Journal report. In the claim filed with the estate on August 12, Duke University listed the amount of $18.75 million for the total pledge, …

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Oil Futures Settle Lower on Wednesday as EIA Reports Rise in Inventories

Oil futures plunged on Wednesday following news from a weekly government report confirming a larger-than-expected increase in crude oil inventories, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. October West Texas Intermediate crude dropped $1.33, or 2.8%, to settle at $46.77 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices traded around $47.50 a barrel before supply data. On …

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Permits to Drill August 25, 2016

Blaine County HAIGLER #1-4H, August 24 2016 04 17N 12W SWSESESE API: 01123641 Lat: 35.97190610299016, Long: -98.47757544418893 COUNCIL OAK RESOURCES LLC HH, DR, 14600 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9818), WOODFORD(10416), HUNTON(10525) Canadian County RED SQUARE 16-14N-9W #1H, August 24 2016 16 14N 9W SWSESESE API: 01724932 Lat: 35.68248497036407, Long: -98.15542183186497 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, DR, 15395 …

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Completion Reports August 25, 2016

DEWEY COUNTY Mewbourne Oil Company Cleveland(9234): Oil 163 Gas 671 Water 1998 Flow 5 16N 19W Florene 5 Md 2hc, July 07, 2016 HH, OIL, TD: 13680 ft Lat: 35.88517, Long: -99.24947 API: 35043234460000 ELLIS COUNTY Ppp Petroleum Lp Cleveland(9402): Oil 79 Gas 112 Water 923 Flow 29 18N 24W Word 1-29h, August 04, 2016 …

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Flaherty Resigns From Tulsa’s Helmerich & Payne

Tulsa-based Helmerich & Payne, Inc. revealed that Jeffrey L. Flaherty, Senior Vice President of Operations, resigned for personal reasons, according to a report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19. A 20 year service veteran, Flaherty joined H&P in January 1996 as a drilling engineer. He became a Vice President in 2006. …

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Alberta Energy Regulator Approves SemCAMS’ Wapiti Sour Gas Plant

SemCAMS U.L.C., a Canadian subsidiary of Tulsa-based SemGroup Corporation, recently announced that it received Alberta Energy Regulator approval for its sour gas plant, providing options to Wapiti region producers in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. According to a company press release, the new Wapiti Gas Plant will have the capacity to process 200 million cubic …

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