February 5, 2021 archive

Another STACK producer from Colorado’s Ovintiv Inc.

  Ovintiv Mid-Continent Inc. offered evidence in the past few weeks that it remained active in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic that caused a near total shutdown of the oil and gas exploration in Oklahoma and the rest of the U.S. The latest example? A completion report showed Ovintiv came up with a nearly 1,500-barrel …

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Completion reports for February 5, 2021

Completion reports filed on February 5, 2021. CARTER COUNTY Pruitt Operating Company Llc 19 1S 3W William H Eason 5, December 01, 2020 SH, DISP, TD: 1600 ft Lat: 34.45368, Long: -97.54645 API: 35019247570002 GARFIELD COUNTY Hollrah Exploration Company Mississippi: Gas 20 Water 67 Pump Oswego(4756): Oil 1 Gas 10 Water 2 Pump 4 22N 3W Ryan Cinnamon 1-4, August 12, 2020 SH, OIL, TD: …

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Permits to drill for February 5, 2021

Permits to drill issued on February 5, 2021. Kingfisher County MIKE #1708 3H-17X, February 05 2021 29 17N 8W SENENENW API: 07326727 Lat: 35.92651401184139, Long: -98.07756492316125 OVINTIV MID-CONTINENT INC. MU, DR, 18769 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN (LESS CHESTER)(8286), MERAMEC(8286) Kingfisher County MIKE #1708 4H-17X, February 05 2021 29 17N 8W SENENENW API: 07326728 Lat: 35.92651401628791, Long: -98.07763247104894 OVINTIV MID-CONTINENT …

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Oil futures finished up closer to $60—will the increase continue?

Crude oil futures finished up nearly 1% on Friday to end the week after several days of gains in prices in the U.S. and overseas. They also hit their highest mark in a year and are closer to the $60 mark. Investors and producers have high hopes the gains will continue in the coming week. …

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Oklahoma’s rig count holds steady while US sees increase of 8

  The number of active oil and gas rigs in Oklahoma remained at 18 over the past week with no increase in activity. But Baker Hughes reported that nationally, the numbers increased by 8 to reach 392 including an increase of four oil rigs to 299 and four more gas drilling rigs to 92. Canada …

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Keystone XL cancellation to lead to more oil by rail through Oklahoma?

  President Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline could result in increased railway traffic carrying crude from Canada south through the U.S. and maybe Oklahoma and eventually to the Gulf Coast refineries. Canadian railway executives certainly believe there will be increased shipments of crude oil by rail. The head of Canadian Pacific Railway certainly …

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Legislator proposes bill to help cities pay for oilfield traffic damage

  Road damage caused by heavy oilfield truck traffic has the attention of Marlow State Rep. Brad Boles who has legislation to change funding to help cities and towns pay for road repairs. His bill came as the result of an interim study last year. Rep. Boles’ bill would focus on reapportioning some of the …

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