December 11, 2019 archive

Completion reports for December 11, 2019

Completion reports filed on December 11, 2019. CANADIAN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Woodford(9832): Oil 469 Gas 2482 Water 1625 Flow 6 13N 7W Boh’ooo Bia 1307 1-6-7wxh, August 09, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 15911 ft Lat: 35.62750, Long: -97.97814 API: 35017253860000 COAL COUNTY Wentworth Operating Company 36 1N 9E Davis 4, October 23, 2019 SH, INJ, TD: 3770 ft Lat: 34.50994, Long: …

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Permits to drill for December 11, 2019

Permits to drill issued on December 11, 2019. Canadian County ALVERSTONE 1206 #2SMH-17, December 11 2019 17 12N 6W NWSWSWSE API: 01725572 Lat: 35.50915627288118, Long: -97.85708067475132 CHAPARRAL ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 14000 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8795) Canadian County ROBERT 1306 #2-23MH, November 06 2019 23 13N 6W SENWNWNW API: 01725559 Lat: 35.59297258468648, Long: -97.81474267610976 RED BLUFF RESOURCES OPERATING LLC …

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More rigs going up in Oklahoma

  Energy companies are still getting permits to drill for oil and gas in Oklahoma. The latest includes two permits to Camino Natural Resources to drill wells in Canadian County. The Geronimo 1207 #6-5 WH will be drilled at 31 1N 7W which is at the north edge of El Reno. Camino’s second well is …

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EPA’s IG not finished with former Inhofe aide

Oklahoman Ryan Jackson, now the chief of staff at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has dodged one bullet from the EPA’s internal watchdog.  But he could face another after he refused to reveal where he obtained a scientist’s congressional testimony. Jackson, who spent nearly 15 years with U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe took over as chief …

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Reps split votes over climate change act

Oklahoma’s delegation in the U.S. House split its votes this week in a vote on the Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act, a measured aimed at boosting the resiliency of the nation’s coasts and Great Lakes to the impacts of climate change. The measure passed on a 262-151 vote with Republican Rep. Tom Cole and Democrat Rep. …

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Fight expected in Colorado over new oil and gas emissions rules

Leaders of the oil and gas industry are expected to clash next week with environmentalists in Colorado as the state draws up new rules for toxic and planet-warming gases emitted from oil and gas operations. The rules are the intent of Gov. Jared Polis who wants to increase the frequency and scope of oil and …

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Energy news in brief

** Tulsa’s NGL Energy Partners LP is attending the Wells Fargo 18th Annual Midstream and Utility Symposium in New York, New York , which concludes tomorrow. Members of NGL’s management team will be participating in a series of one-on-one meetings with members of the investment community at the conference. ** Kansas City’s Tallgrass Energy, LP , through its …

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Regulators adopt changes to rules of petroleum storage tanks

Some changes to Oklahoma’s Petroleum Storage Tank rules have been approved by the Corporation Commission. The changes focused on fuel inspection, underground storage tanks, aboveground storage tanks, indemnity fund and corrective action of petroleum storage tank releases. The changes were identified in an announcement by the OCC: “The proposed permanent rules for the Petroleum Storage …

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New CEO named at Continental Resources—Hamm moving up

Big leadership changes are coming to Oklahoma City’ Continental Resources, Inc., the company founded 52 years ago by oilman Harold Hamm. Effective January 1, 2020, Hamm, who hold formal titles of Founder and Chief Executive Officer will step up to the role of Executive Chairman. William Berry has been named the new Chief Executive Officer …

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How wind power helped a Kansas town rebuild after a deadly tornado

Renewable energy played a significant role in the rebuilding of Greensburg, Kansas, a town of 1,400 literally destroyed by a tornado in 2007. A dozen years later, the town is thriving, thanks in large part to assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy and wind-supplied electricity. Click here to read entire story from Utility Dive, …

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