A Tulsa energy company’s appeal of a judge’s decision to create a class-action lawsuit filed against it over the 2011 earthquake near Prague has resulted in a delay of the trial. The decision was made last spring by Judge Lori Walkley who ruled that residents and businesses in a nine-county area could join the lawsuit …
With the U.S. House in recess, no hearings on energy will be held in the coming week. Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin and others on the House Energy and Commerce Committee do not have any hearings scheduled so far for August. Over in the Senate, Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe and other members of the Senate Committee …
Despite the 109 degree temperatures of last week in Oklahoma, power usage did not hit a record high. At least that’s the word from OGE spokeswoman Kathleen O’Shea. “While OGE did hit a system load high for this year on 7/20, it was considerably less than last year’s high,” she said in an email response …
Kingfisher County continues to be the king of Oklahoma’s STACK play, as the latest completion reports published by OK Energy Today showed 17 more new wells. Ten of the wells were completed by Gastar Exploration of Houston, Texas. Newfield Exploration, the company in a water line fine with Kingfisher County Commissioners reported 6 completed wells. …
This weekly report includes new Permits that have been Approved (or existing permits that have been Amended) between July 19th and close of business on July 25th. 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 …
Here is the Weekly Completions Report. The table below provides a summary of the Completion tickets (Form 1002A) that were published between July 19th and close of business on July 25th. 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 link …
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin contends President Trump’s major policies are working and have resulted in lower taxes in Oklahoma. In a weekly release, he wrote of a White House event: “This week at the White House, President Trump held the second annual ‘Made in America’ showcase. Representing Oklahoma at the showcase was Round House Jeans, …
When wind farm developers gather late in August for the 2018 Sandia Blade workshop, of course they will be discussing the growth of turbine blades. The Department of Energy’s Sandia NationaL Laboratories Wind Energy Technologies Department workshop will be held Aug. 28-29 in Lubbock, Texas at Texas Tech University’s National Wind Institute. Wind energy professionals …
A major expansion has been announced by Williams Partners L.P and Crestwood Equity Partners LP of their gas gathering system in Wyoming. The Jackalope Gas Gathering System is associated with the Bucking Horse gas processing facility in the Powder River Basin Niobrara Shale play. The expansion will increase processing capacity to 345 million cubic …
After a second quarter 2017 loss of more than $3 billion, ConocoPhillips reports turning things around with a second-quarter 2018 earnings of $1.6 billion. It figures to an increase of $1.39 a share compared to the $2.78 a share loss reported a year earlier. Excluding special items, second quarter adjusted earnings this year were $1.3 …
