April 16, 2021 archive

Completion reports for April 16, 2021

GRADY COUNTY Citizen Energy Iii Llc Mississippian: Oil 397 Gas 378 Water 708 Flow 14 9N 5W Bridge Creek 1h-14, January 03, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 14944 ft Lat: 35.26057, Long: -97.69814 API: 35051247970000 Citizen Energy Iii Llc Mississippian: Oil 498 Gas 484 Water 533 Flow 14 9N 5W Bridge Creek 2h-14, January 03, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 14891 ft Lat: 35.26057, Long: -97.69834 API: 35051247960000 Citizen …

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Permits to drill for April 16, 2021

Canadian County RED RIVER 1208 #24-13-1MXH, March 24 2021 24 12N 8W NWSWSWSE API: 01725659 Lat: 35.49440667302092, Long: -97.99815242893578 CAMINO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC MU, AM, 21074 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(10382), WOODFORD(10602) Grady County BAILEY 26 #1H, April 16 2021 26 6N 8W NWNWNWNE API: 05124818 Lat: 34.970072645934785, Long: -98.012846573149 ALVARADO 2014 LLC HH, DR, 16300 ft, HOXBAR(10954) Washington County …

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Lineworkers honored on Sunday

    Sunday, April 18, is National Lineworker Appreciation Day and Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) wants to give a tip of the hard hat to those workers who keep our lights on. Established in 2013, National Lineworker Appreciation Day is a day to honor those who put their lives on the line to …

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Texas energy companies push back against Berkshire Hathaway’s $8 billion plan for backup power

  Billionaire Warren Buffett apparently sees a way to make money off the woes of Texas following the February winter storm. His Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s $8.3 billion plan to build 10 new natural gas power plants across the state for emergency use has been formally introduced in the form of a bill in the Texas …

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Renewables protest proposed new laws in Texas

  Texas lawmakers apparently have a fight on their hands over proposed new laws to make wind and solar farms pay for services to ensure the flow of power on the grid stays smooth and steady. Three big power companies, the biggest in the country wrote lawmakers charging that the proposed new laws would create …

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Growth seen in Oklahoma oil and gas rig numbers

  Oklahoma has slowly made gains in the number of oil and gas rigs in the field as the latest Baker Hughes report shows the state with 21 operational rigs. The number is an increase of one over a week earlier and compares to 24 a year ago. Nationally, the rig count grew by 7 …

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Electric vehicle user tax bill sent to Oklahoma Governor

  An electric-vehicle use bill awaits the signature of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to become law in the state. House Bill 2234 was approved by the state Senate as a means of requiring EV users to pay for the use of highways and roads. It creates a three-cent tax per kilowatt hour to charge the …

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Lawton to be site of wind turbine manufacturing plant

  Lawton will soon be home to a new wind-turbine manufacturing plant. Carter Wind Turbines based in Wichita Falls, Texas announced plans for the operation in southern Oklahoma and only a short drive from its headquarters. Lawton will be the location of a 40,000 square-foot manufacturing facility where mid-sized wind turbines will be constructed according …

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Energy news in brief

** -Exxon Mobil Corp and a small activist hedge fund are waging a more than $65 million proxy fight over board seats, with the largest U.S. oil producer marshalling executives, TV appearances, social media and websites to rebut the challenge. ** Divers search for 12 missing people from a capsized oil industry boat off the shore of Louisiana. ** Exxon …

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Blackouts cut North Dakota oil production in February

  North Dakota’s oil production also fell victim to electrical power blackouts caused by the massive February winter storm. Oklahoma exploration companies with extensive operations in the state were likely victims of the rolling blackouts. The nation’s second largest oil-producing state, North Dakota churned out 1.08 million barrels of crude per day in February, down …

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