March 7, 2017 archive

Completion Reports March 8, 2017

  BLAINE COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(11177): Oil 170 Gas 6760 Water 304 Flow 20 15N 13W Trace Tillman Bia 1-20-17xh, January 21, 2017 HH, GAS, TD: 22778 ft Lat: 35.75590, Long: -98.61327 API: 35011236260000 Newfield Exploration Mid-con Inc Mississippian(ex Chesrer): Oil 297 Gas 3151 Water 732 Pump 8 18N 13W Brown Farm 1h-8, June …

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Permits to Drill March 8, 2017

  Caddo County NE VERDEN UNIT #7-1, March 07 2017 36 9N 9W N2S2N2SW API: 01520246 Lat: 35.20898376346165, Long: -98.10816030965893 SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY LLC SH, RC, 10281 ft, MARCHAND(10152) Canadian County RHINO 8_5-14N-9W #1HX, March 07 2017 08 14N 9W E2SESESE API: 01724980 Lat: 35.69719174206421, Long: -98.17248827358226 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, DR, 20662 …

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Chemical Group Supports Inhofe and Mullin in Fighting Late Obama EPA Rule

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and Rep. Markwayne Mullin are getting support from the American Chemistry Council in their efforts to overturn a late-term Obama administration rule applying to storage of chemicals across the U.S. Inhofe and Mullin have each introduced resolutions fighting the Risk Management Program of the Environmental Protection Agency. The RMP, adopted …

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Wildfires Result in Air Quality Alert for Northwest Oklahoma

Massive wildfires that burned tens of thousands of acres of land and destroyed some homes in northwestern Oklahoma resulted in an air quality health advisory issued Tuesday by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. The advisory indicated 8 counties in the northwest and the eastern edge of the Panhandle were affected by the smoke. The …

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Continental Resources Finds More Success in STACK and SCOOP

  Oklahoma’s STACK play has resulted in some production for Continental Resources Inc. with at least two wells producing more than 1,500 barrels of oil a day. But the company also found more success in the SCOOP. The Oklahoma City-based company guided by Harold Hamm reported one well with production of 1,798 barrels of oil …

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Fate of Anti-Flaring Rule in Doubt in U.S. Senate

Some questions remain whether Republicans in the U.S. Senate have the votes to go ahead and put an end to methane regulations introduced by the Obama administration. So far, there is nothing on the Senate calendar indicating a vote might come on a move to kill the Bureau of Land Management’s Methane and Waste Prevention …

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Gasoline Prices Hold Steady at $2.12 a gallon in Oklahoma

  Gasoline prices are holding steady in Oklahoma over the past week according to the latest report from AAA Oklahoma. The State’s average of $2.12 is the same as one week ago and only one penny more than a month ago. The average in Tulsa is $2.08 a gallon, down one cent from last week …

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Veteran Legislator Wants Tax Credits Eliminated for Wind Industry

The Oklahoma House of Representatives could vote this week on a bill eliminating the tax credits for the wind industry. Rep. Leslie Osborn (R-Mustang) calls it a reasonable thing to do. And she should know. She’s chairwoman of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee. As head of the committee, Osborn has dealt with all of …

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CERAWeek Houston Conference Features Pruitt and Hamm as Keynote Speakers

Two of Oklahoma’s prominent energy leaders will provide insight at a weeklong conference this week in Texas. Marking his first public address since confirmation as the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Scott Pruitt will speak at a keynote luncheon for oil and gas industry leaders and government officials in Houston. Pruitt will speak about …

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