December 21, 2019 archive

Environmentalists lose fight to stop levee repairs to Southern New Mexico lake

A New Mexico federal judge has ruled against the environmental group WildEarth Guardians in its efforts to stop repairs to a southern New Mexico dam on grounds the repairs endangered three wildlife species. Chief U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson ruled against the group’s request for a summary judgment in its lawsuit against the U.S. …

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Energy news in brief

** Phillips 66  executive management will host a conference call webcast at noon EST on Friday, Jan. 31, to discuss the company’s fourth-quarter 2019 financial results, which will be released earlier that day, and provide an update on strategic initiatives. ** Columbia Gas proposes building a $135 million natural gas pipeline through central Ohio. ** PG&E CEO Bill Johnson tells …

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STACK yields more wells as drillers set their sights on new efforts

  Recent completion reports on file with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission show Oklahoma City-based Stone Creek Operating LLC completed a third Koopa well northeast of Dover with production of 1,709 barrels of oil a day. The company had completed two previous Koopa wells in August of 2018. The latest, Koopa 23 O5h was completed in …

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Oil and gas industry job losses increase Oklahoma’s jobless rate

With the loss of hundreds of oil and gas industry workers, Oklahoma’s jobless rate inched up slightly in November, reaching 3.4 percent. The new rate represented an increase of 0.10 percent from October 2019 and 0.3 percent from November of 2018, according to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. At least 62,613 Oklahomans out of the …

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Completion reports for December 20, 2019

Completion reports filed on December 20, 2019. BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian(14199): Gas 16217 Water 4938 Flow 29 13N 12W Donne Fiu 1-29-32xhm, October 03, 2019 HH, GAS, TD: 24234 ft Lat: 35.57966, Long: -98.49839 API: 35011241940000 CANADIAN COUNTY Red Bluff Resources Operating Llc Mississippian (less Chester)(7923): Oil 149 Gas 369 Water 2401 Pump 13 13N 6W Wallace 6-12mh, September 20, 2017 HH, OIL, …

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Permits to drill for December 20, 2019

Permits to drill issued for December 20, 2019. Blaine County PAULSEN SWD #1-29, December 20 2019 29 18N 13W SWNWSWNW API: 01124081 Lat: 36.00909403831694, Long: -98.61804719453107 S & S STAR OPERATING LLC SH, DR, 8000 ft, VIRGILIAN(4000), MISSOURIAN(6500) Blaine County PIPER’S HILL SWD #1-35, December 20 2019 35 15N 13W SWSESESE API: 01124059 Lat: 35.72587363807842, Long: -98.5446036165933 …

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