January 2019 archive

Completion reports for January 28, 2019

Completion reports filed for Jan. 28, 2019. BLAINE COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(9361): Oil 1350 Gas 2307 Water 1332 Flow 3 16N 10W Irven John 1710 2-34-27mxh, July 20, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 20317 ft Lat: 35.89799, Long: -98.25624 API: 35011239760000 CANADIAN COUNTY Roan Resources Llc Woodford: Oil 305 Gas 2078 Water 913 Pump 29 13N 6W Affirmed 29-13-6 1h, July 17, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: …

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Permits to drill for January 28, 2019

Permits to drill issued on Jan. 28, 2019.   Creek County TIGER CREEK #2, January 28 2019 05 17N 7E SWSWNENW API: 03729355 Lat: 35.98500127633301, Long: -96.5970805602829 LITTLE RIVER ENERGY COMPANY SH, RC, 3200 ft, PRUE(2323) Custer County GARNER #1-22H15X10, January 28 2019 22 15N 15W NWNWNENE API: 03922565 Lat: 35.76809667232275, Long: -98.77763157865039 XTO ENERGY INC HH, …

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US slaps sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil firm amidst political turmoil

  (Nicolas Maduro, president of Venezuela, speaks during a swearing in ceremony for the new board of directors of Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), Venezuela’s state oil company, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017.)  (from CNBC) The Trump administration will sanction Venezuela’s state-owned oil firm, a move the White House has long put …

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House Energy Committee Democrats start hearings into government shutdown

Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin, now in the minority on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce will be among those this week exploring the impact of the partial government shutdown on the environment. The Committee on Energy and Commerce, now chaired by Democrat Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey will hold a hearing on Thursday, …

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Socialist government in Venezuela results in massive drop in oil production

  The political and government turmoil in Venezuela has left the country’s oil production in a dismal state. Some could blame it on the socialism-form of government and cite it as another example of a failed system. Yes, it does affect Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry where production continues to grow.  It also has a …

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Bill filed to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage

A minimum wage hike bill’s been filed in the Oklahoma legislature and it ‘s a measure that would affect every aspect of the state’s energy industry. The bill by Sen. George Young, (D-OKC) would raise the minimum wage from the current $7.25 an hour to $10.50 an hour. Senate Bill 102 was filed after Arkansas …

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Gravel operator loses again in court fight

The owner of a gravel operation on Saline Creek in eastern Oklahoma just lost another court case. David Eastman, owner of Ozark Materials River Rock, LLC has been ordered to pay more than $193,000 in attorney’s fees and expert costs to the man who sued him in 2011 under the Clean Water Act. Tulsa U.S. …

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Taxing wind electricity—a fight’s underway in Wyoming

Oklahoma isn’t the only state looking at the wind industry with critical legislation.  Wyoming is too and a fight is brewing over wind and higher taxes. As OK Energy Today has reported about several bills aimed at the wind industry, in Wyoming, legislators are looking at increasing  the tax on wind.  Wyoming is one of …

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NextEra continues national growth while fighting Oklahoma over air space

While NextEra Energy Inc. continues its fight with the state over construction of wind farms that might interfere in the path of flyways for Vance Air Force Base, the company is expanding its operations throughout the rest of the U.S. The company has reported a record year for new renewable projects in 2018. It added …

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Energy company donates $1 million to save historic west Texas swimming pool

From the Associated Press: An oil and gas company operating in West Texas has donated $1 million to reach the fundraising goal for repairs to what’s touted as the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool. About $2 million in repairs continue at Balmorhea State Park pool. Executives with Apache Corp. presented a check to the Texas …

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