July 26, 2017 archive

Completion Reports July 27, 2017

  BLAINE COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(9850): Oil 1317 Gas 2383 Water 2002 Flow 2 16N 11W Strack 1-2-11xh, February 09, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 20066 ft Lat: 35.89782, Long: -98.33101 API: 35011236340000 GRADY COUNTY Spring Operating Company Noble-olson: Water 20 Swab 2 3N 8W Rett 1-2, May 15, 2017 SH, DRY, TD: 3750 ft Lat: 34.76462, Long: -98.00307 API: 35051241160000 KINGFISHER COUNTY Chesapeake Operating …

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Permits to Drill July 27, 2017

  Alfalfa County LOIS 2412 #1H-01 C, July 26 2017 01 24N 12W N2N2NWNW API: 00323282 Lat: 36.593481372968114, Long: -98.4421246886338 MIDSTATES PETROLEUM CO LLC HH, DR, 11200 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(6320) Beaver County CHALOUPEK #1-1, July 26 2017 01 3N 23E CNW API: 00724675 Lat: 36.75761870003224, Long: -100.5374045162355 ANGEL EXPLORATION LLC SH, RC, 7808 ft, OSWEGO(5998) Blaine County ADMIRAL …

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Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy Announces Candidacy for Lt. Governor

After 9 years as an Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner, Dana Murphy has announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor. The Republican already has more than $600,000 in her campaign fund and said it is no secret that Oklahoma is at a crossroads. “Our state’s next set of leaders must be able to navigate solutions that spur our …

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Talks Underway on Disposal of Uranium-Contaminated Sludge at Gore

Lawsuits brought by the State of Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation over a closed uranium plant near Gore have been on hold for nearly two months. Sequoyah County District Court Judge Jeff Payton issued an order in May staying the restraining orders against Sequoyah Fuels. The state and the tribe sought to stop the company …

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Protesters Admit to Vandalizing North Dakota Pipeline

The two women who claimed recently to vandalizing the Dakota Access pipeline during last year’s protests in North Dakota weren’t strangers to law enforcement and the courts. Jessica Reznicek and Ruby Montoya of Des Moines, Iowa had civil disobedience arrest records. They were arrested this week for damaging a sign outside the Iowa Utilities board office …

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Arkansas Wants More Time in Regional Haze Rule Fight

With a regional haze plan on hold for more than a decade in Arkansas, the EPA and the state are asking a federal appeals court for more time in reaching a deal over a pollution-reduction plan for coal-fired power plants. But environmental groups are opposing the request. The request of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court …

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Business Survival Grows in Oklahoma According to New Study

A new study of Oklahoma businesses indicates more are surviving longer than firms in the past and most Oklahomans are working for companies that are 10 years of age or older. Entitled Business Establishment Survival in Oklahoma, the report was done by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. It found that the older establishments, those more …

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Database Created for Contaminants in Drinking Water

For those who want to learn what kind of contaminants are in their drinking water, a new Tap Water Database has been created and launched this week by the Environmental Working Group based in Washington, D.C. The database is described as the most complete source on the quality of U.S. drinking water, including cities throughout …

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Brent Crude Charges Past $50 a Barrel as Oil Futures Rally on Tuesday

Oil prices surged on Tuesday as government data continued to suggest another drop in crude inventories following Saudi Arabia and Nigeria’s pledge to OPEC limiting output, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, September West Texas Intermediate crude rallied by $1.55, or 3.3%, to settle at $47.89 a barrel. On the London ICE …

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