November 30 through December 6, 2017. COUNTY Well name OPERATOR SCTN TWN RNG SPOT Completion Date Oil Gas Water Scan Date API Document Alfalfa LOY PUFFINBARGER 29-28-9 1H CHESAPEAKE OPERATING 29 28N 9W NE NW NE NE Nov-16-2017 Nov-30-2017 00322280 500620030 Alfalfa SMITH FARMS 13-29-9 1H CHESAPEAKE OPERATING 24 29N 9W N2 N2 NW …
December 7, 2017 archive
Crude Oil Prices Jump in Thursday’s Trading
Crude oil prices were up more than 1 percent in Thursday’s trading in New York and overseas while natural gas prices took a dive. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 73-cents a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, finishing the day at $56,69 per barrel, meaning an increase of 1.30%. In London, Brent …
Oil Well Blowout in Houston Suburb
No injuries were reported Thursday in an oil well blowout in the far south Texas suburb of Missouri City. It happened Wednesday night as an uncontrollable release of oil was reported in a well in the vicinity of Texas Parkway and the Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road in the Houston metro area according to KPRC TV …
Colorado Experienced a Dozen Other Explosions After a Deadly Home Blast Last Spring
Ever since a fiery home explosion killed two men last April near Denver, Colorado, the state has experienced a dozen other explosions in the oil and gas industry according to a review carried out by the Denver Post. The newspaper indicated no enforcement action of any kind against Anadarko Petroleum has occurred in the wake …
Former Reporter Sparks Fight Against Oil and Gas Efforts in Flint Hills of Kansas
The fight against an expansion of wastewater injection wells in the Flint Hills of Kansas is being led by a 56-year old woman who once worked 20 years as a writer and editor for the Kansas City Star. She is Cindy Hoedel who moved from Kansas City in 2016 to the small Morris County town …
No Injuries in Natural Gas Pipeline Blast in New Mexico
A natural gas pipeline explosion early Wednesday morning in southeast New Mexico remains under investigation. No injuries were reported as the blast happened in a sparsely populated rural area south of Carlsbad. It happened on a line that transfers gas from wells to a treatment facility. Rick Rainey of enterprise Products Partners L.P. in …
Pruitt Defends Tar Creek Audit Move as Scandal Hits National Media
“Pruitt should have to be held accountable for this.” Daniel Stevens The story of the decision by Scott Pruitt before he took over the EPA, then his successor in the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office, Mike Hunter, to withhold an audit critical of the multi-million dollar buyout of homes at the Tar Creek Superfund site has …
VW Executive Gets 7 Years in Emissions Cheating Scandal
While Oklahoma awaits its payout from Volkswagen over the emissions cheating scandal, a top VW executive has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for his role in what happened. “I only have myself to blame,” said Oliver Schmidt during his sentencing on Wednesday in Detroit federal court. “I accept the punishment.” He had asked …
Williams Cos. Fights Lawsuit in Delaware Supreme Court
Arguments were heard this week in the Delaware Supreme Court in a lawsuit against Tulsa’s Williams Companies over its failed 2015 merger with Energy Transfer Equity of Dallas. The suit stems from a derivative case filed by a stockholder seeking damages for a $428 million payout by The Williams Cos., a case that had been …
Google to Get More Power From Oklahoma Wind Farms
Google’s made another big move toward getting electrical power from wind farms in Oklahoma and South Dakota. The company announced this week it is buying 536 megawatts of new wind capacity from four U.S. wind farms. One of the farms is the Red Dirt wind farm in Oklahoma. Google signed an agreement with the Grand …
