February 21, 2020 archive

No letup in oil exploration in Oklahoma’s STACK play

  Canadian and Kingfisher Counties in Oklahoma’s STACK will see increased drilling activity as the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved more oil and gas drilling permits. Chaparral Energy received two permits to drill a mile south of El Reno along highway US 81. The company received two more drilling permits for a single site three …

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Completion reports for February 21, 2020

Completion reports filed on February 21, 2020. BLAINE COUNTY Acacia Exploration Partners Llc Mississippian(9780): Oil 254 Gas 2565 Water 1512 Flow 30 17N 11W Truett Hurst 1-19h, September 17, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 15128 ft Lat: 35.92504, Long: -98.41950 API: 35011242270000 Devon Energy Production Co Lp Mississippian(9354): Oil 873 Gas 2128 Water 1202 Flow 13 16N 10W Scott 13_24-16n-10w 2hx, February 01, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: …

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Permits to drill for February 21, 2020

Permits to drill for February 21, 2020. Canadian County HUBBARD 1207 #3SMHX-28, February 19 2020 28 12N 7W NENWNESE API: 01725232 Lat: 35.48590895959297, Long: -97.93928457210548 CHAPARRAL ENERGY LLC MU, AM, 17050 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9570) Canadian County HUBBARD 1207 #3SMHX-28, February 19 2020 28 12N 7W NWNENESE API: 01725232 Lat: 35.485908962626354, Long: -97.93911662907101 CHAPARRAL ENERGY LLC MU, AM, 17050 …

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Energy consultant Mike Cantrell’s become an author—wants to share advice

Oil and energy consultant Mike Cantrell has decided it’s time to share the knowledge he gained over 45 years in the energy industry. He is releasing his first book, “ADVANCE: How to Take Your Business, Brand and Your Life to the Highest Level.” “In ADVANCE, businessman, entrepreneur, oilman, and consultant  Cantrell provides real-world examples from …

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No slowdown for Chesapeake Energy in South Texas

Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy continues to be active in drilling exploration in South Texas as it recently obtained seven permits to drill from state regulators. The Texas Railroad Commission approved permits to Chesapeake to drill in three separate counties. Four of the permits allowed Chesapeake to drill in Webb County where Laredo is the county …

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State regulators seek suspension of True Wireless over alleged Lifeline fraud

  Oklahoma regulators are accusing a Tennessee-based wireless company of illegally subscribing federal Lifeline phone customers outside its service territory in Oklahoma and violating a four year agreement made over similar allegations. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Public Utility Division wants True Wireless LLC, based in Bartlett, Tennessee and with operations in eastern Oklahoma, held in …

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Rig counts increase in Oklahoma and US

  The latest numbers from Baker Hughes Company indicate oil and gas rig counts increased n Oklahoma and the rest of the U.S. in the past week. Oklahoma’s count grew by one to 51, a far cry from the 117 active rigs reported a year ago. Nationally, the count grew by one to 791 including …

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New Mexico legislators restore solar tax credit…Governor says she’ll sign it

Four years after New Mexico’s solar energy tax credit faded away, state legislators have voted to restore it and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she’ll sign it back into law. Supporters say it could create thousands of jobs according to the Carlsbad Current Argus. Senate Bill 29, known as the Solar Market Development Income Tax …

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Energy news in brief

** Brazil’s oil production jumped by 20.4 percent on the year to set a new production record of 3.168 million barrels per day (bpd) in January, thanks to the prolific pre-salt basin, oil regulator ANP said on Wednesday. ** Chicago has made strides to become a more bike-friendly city, but bicycling remains unsafe and impractical in many minority neighborhoods, bicycle riders …

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Central Iowa could be next Apex Energy wind farm site

Apex Clean Energy, a company with 8 wind farms in Oklahoma is setting its sights for a new wind farm to be built in central Iowa. Might be later this year or in early 2021 when Apex hopes to being construction on the Great Pathfinder Wind Project in Iowa’s Boone County. “A wind farm will …

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