March 2018 archive

Lawsuit Against Wind Farm Operator Dismissed—Another is Moving Forward

A federal  lawsuit filed by an environmental group against a wind energy company and two wind farms it wants to build near Hinton has been dismissed in Oklahoma City U.S. District Court. But a lawsuit, re-filed last year by Minco Wind IV LLC and Minco V LLC against the city of Hinton is moving forward …

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Former Obama Counselor Says It’s Time to Boot Pruitt from EPA

It’s not just environmentalists who want Scott Pruitt to step down as Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Count John Podesta, former counselor to President Barack Obama and chief of staff to President Bill Clinton among those making the call. Writing in an editorial this week in the Washington Post, Podesta expressed his disgust …

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OKC’s Airport Trust to be Sued Over Pollution at Wiley Post Airport

The attorneys who filed a 2016 federal lawsuit over the pollution caused by the now-abandoned Gulfstream airplane plant in Bethany say they soon will add Oklahoma City as a defendant. The lawsuit was filed by the city of Bethany against Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and Rockwell Automation System Inc, accusing the two companies of contaminating the …

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Lawsuit Filed Over Death of Dallas Girl in Natural Gas Explosion

It wasn’t a surprise.  The family of a 12-year old girl killed in a natural gas explosion that destroyed her home in Dallas last month has filed a lawsuit against the gas line operator, Atmos Energy. The family of Linda Rogers filed the wrongful death lawsuit in Dallas county court seeking more than $1 million …

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OGE Brings Second Solar Power Plant Online

OGE has brought online its newly-completed 10-megawatt solar power plant in Covington located in northwest Oklahoma. The company said the entire 12.5 megawatts of generating capacity produced by solar power in its two operations resulted in bringing the Covington project into operation. The 80-acre Covington solar operation, located southeast of Enid is the site where …

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Avoiding Marginal Wells and Going for the Sure Thing

In what could be a case of going where the big wells are sure to be hit and marginal wells to be avoided, one Texas company is focusing on the Eagle Ford. It’s very much a reminder of the warning given the Oklahoma legislature this week by Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association chairman Wade Hutchings. …

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Tulsa’s WPX Energy Officially Exits New Mexico Operations

Tulsa’s WPX Energy has wrapped up its $700 million sale of its holdings in the San Juan Basin’s Gallup oil play in northern New Mexico as part of continued debt-reduction efforts. The company announced this week the agreement was closed as it reduces its net debt to a 2019 target level of 1.5x. The transaction …

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Interest Rolls Along in Oklahoma’s STACK

The latest permits to drill from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission indicate there is continued heavy interest in the state’s STACK oil play. At least 12 permits to drill were granted for Blaine County, one of the three principal counties that make up the high-producing play. Six of the permits were issued to Continental Resources Inc …

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Completion Reports March 22-28

Here is the Weekly Completions Report.  The table below provides a summary of the Completion tickets (Form 1002A) that have been published between March 22nd and close of business on March 28th. The table includes the Initial Production data for Oil (b/d), Gas (MCF/d) and Water (b/d). There are two links in the table: – The SPOT …

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Permits to drill for March 22-28

This weekly report includes new Permits that have been Approved (or existing permits that have been Amended) between March 22nd and close of business on March 28th.  There are two links on each line: – The SPOT link will take you to the well location on Google Maps.  So, if you need it, this will …

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