May 2019 archive

Completion reports for May 7, 2019

Completion reports filed on May 7, 2019. GRADY COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Woodford(12616): Oil 1100 Gas 1569 Water 1212 Flow 25 7N 6W Pyle 5-25-36xhw, March 01, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 21537 ft Lat: 35.05546, Long: -97.78146 API: 35051244340001 Continental Resources Inc Woodford(12868): Oil 1226 Gas 1995 Water 1582  36 7N 6W Pyle 7-36-25xhw, March 04, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 22607 ft Lat: 35.03037, Long: …

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Bill extending tax credits for CNG vehicles signed into law by Gov. Stitt

Oklahoma Gov.  Kevin Stitt has signed a bill into law extending tax credits for CNG vehicles. House Bill 2095, authored by Reps. Terry O’Donnell, Mark McBride and Scott Fetgatter along with Sen. Stephanie Bice extends the credit to be used by those who convert diesel or gas-powered vehicles to Compress  Natural Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas …

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Anadarko wants Occidental’s offer—Chevron faces deadline

Leadership at Chevron has only a few days to decide whether to challenge the decision made by Anadarko Petroleum to accept the Occidental Petroleum buyout offer over Chevron’s. The board of directors at Anadarko said this week Occidental’s offer is superior to the agreement previously announced with Chevron. Chevron can counter the offer. It was …

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Howard Energy to build new gas-gathering system in STACK play

A new gas-gathering system affecting some 10,000 acres in Oklahoma’s Dewey and Custer counties has been announced by Howard Energy Partners based in San Antonio, Texas. Howard Energy stated this week it executed an agreement with a major North American oil and gas producer to construct,own and operate the new system in the STACK play. …

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Study links wastewater injection wells and growth of earthquakes

Yet another study is showing a definite link between fracking and wastewater injection wells and earthquakes in Oklahoma and other oil-producing states. The latest is by Tufts University researchers who contend their study of data from field experiments and modeling of ground faults shows that subsurface fluid injection “could cause significant, rapidly spreading earthquake activity …

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Judge to decide Kiamichi River water fight with OKC

  A judge in Pushmataha County has decided he will decide and not a jury whether the State Water Resources Board followed the law in allowing Oklahoma City to use billions of gallons of water from the Kiamichi River Basin. In doing so,  District Judge Michael DeBerry cancelled a May 9 hearing that had been …

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OKC’s Bison makes a 2nd acquisition and expands operations

Oklahoma City-based Bison isn’t saying how much it spent but announced this week the acquisition of Cobalt Environmental solutions, a water disposal company that operates in Oklahoma’s SCOOP and Merge plays. Bison describes itself as the largest privately-held energy solutions company in the state, claiming it is the number one provider of water midstream solutions …

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Prison time for former Cromwell oil company owner

A former oil company owner from Cromwell has been sentenced to six years in federal prison after defrauding investors out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Kevin Wieck, 56 was sentenced this week in Oklahoma City federal court by U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton. He had been convicted by a jury last fall and the …

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Permits to drill for May 6, 2019

Permits to drill issued on May 6, 2019. Canadian County ROCK ISLAND #1407 6H-23X, May 06 2019 23 14N 7W SWNENENE API: 01725453 Lat: 35.68124543314093, Long: -97.90693653534471 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION MID-CON INC HH, DR, 19485 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8274), MISSISSIPPI SOLID(8500), WOODFORD(8762), HUNTON(8862) Canadian County ROCK ISLAND #1407 4H-23X, March 18 2019 23 14N 7W SWNENENE API: 01725411 Lat: 35.68124543447804, …

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Completion reports for May 6, 2019

Completion reports filed on May 6, 2019. BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc 3 14N 12W Boden 2-10-15xhm, August 06, 2018 SH, null, TD: 1482 ft Lat: 35.71279, Long: -98.47149 API: 35011240430000 DEWEY COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian/woodf Ord: Oil 99 Gas 10568 Water 3880 Flow 23 16N 15W Calderwood Fiu 1-23-14xhw, November 12, 2018 HH, GAS, TD: 23410 ft Lat: 35.84297, Long: …

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