August 26, 2019 archive

Completion reports for August 26, 2019

Completion reports filed on August 26, 2019. GRADY COUNTY Camino Natural Resources Llc 30 6N 6W Jack Swagger 0606 29-1whr, April 06, 2019 DH, PLUG, TD: 8210 ft Lat: 34.97069, Long: -97.86497 API: 35051245910000 KINGFISHER COUNTY Chisholm Oil & Gas Operating Llc Mississippian: Oil 123 Gas 345 Water 253 Esp 30 18N 9W Dixon 18-09-19 1mh, November 02, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: …

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Permits to drill for August 26, 2019

Permits to drill filed on August 26, 2019. Garvin County JAMES TRUST #1-24-23XHW, August 26 2019 19 1N 1W NWNWNWNW API: 04925307 Lat: 34.54956990822449, Long: -97.35165226319576 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 21836 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(11827), WOODFORD(12147), HUNTON(12407) Major County TAGGERT 21N-9W #11-1H, April 25 2019 11 21N 9W NESESWSW API: 09325222 Lat: 36.304874562784015, Long: -98.13669724668252 INTERSTATE EXPLORATIONS LLC …

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Judge rules against Johnson and Johnson—orders $572 million abatement plan

Amidst growing alarm over the state’s opioid crisis, one affecting virtually every industry in Oklahoma including energy, a Cleveland County judge ruled against drug-maker Johnson and Johnson, ordering it to create a $572 million abatement plan. District Judge Thad Balkman issued his ruling Monday afternoon in Norman where he declared Johnson and Johnson had violated …

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Oil falls 1% as U.S.-Iran optimism faces U.S.-China trade deal hopes

Oil prices fell 1% on Monday on the outlook for increased supply of Iranian crude after France’s president lifted hopes for a deal between Washington and Tehran, but losses were limited by optimism surrounding a U.S.-China trade deal. Brent crude lost 64 cents, or 1.1%, to settle at $58.70 a barrel, after hitting a session …

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PSO sponsored FFA training to begin in McAlester

  “What’s next?” is the theme for this year’s series of Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) conferences, which kick off August 27 in McAlester.  Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) sponsors the half-day events. The leadership training is designed to equip attendees with tools to help them best serve their individual chapters during …

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ConocoPhillips to release 3Q earnings report in October

ConocoPhillips plans to release its third-quarter 2019 earnings report in October and hold a conference call webcast. The company will discuss the financial and operating results on Tuesday, Oct. 29 at 12 p.m. eastern time. The company’s results will be released before the market opens on October 29. The call will be available for viewing …

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Confidential settlements over deadly drilling rig fire will remain sealed

Families of five men killed in a massive well drilling fire in 2018 in southeast Oklahoma have reached a confidential settlement with Patterson UTI Drilling Co. And a Discovery Master has ruled the settlement will remain secret despite the efforts of a Houston energy firm to have it unsealed. Discovery Master Ted A. Knight, a …

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Wind farm growth reported in all 50 states

The U.S. now has more than 83,000 wind turbines in use to generate electrical power for homes and businesses in all 50 states. The U.S. Department of Energy released its annual market reports documenting data and trends in wind installations, technologies, costs, prices and performance through the end of 2018. “Onshore wind energy installation continues …

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Protections for small lizard in the Permian Basin might disappear

  In a clash between habitat conservation for a rare lizard native to West Texas and oil and gas interests, the Trump administration, in league with officials from a major subsidiary of Exxon Mobil, appears close to quashing a state proposal favoring beefed-up species protections, according to multiple people involved in negotiations. It’s what the …

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Senator opposes Oklahoma office in DC

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe isn’t so sure he likes Gov. Stitt’s plan for a Washington office. As The Oklahoman reported this week, the Senator admitted he was surprised by the governor’s plan. “We’ve done that before. I never was very excited about it before,” he told the newspaper. “Before this day is over, I …

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