May 17, 2021 archive

Completion reports for May 17, 2021

GARVIN COUNTY Bays Exploration Inc Hoxbar: Oil 3 Pump 35 1N 1E Donna Sue 1, January 22, 2021 SH, OIL, TD: 10452 ft Lat: 34.51612, Long: -97.17100 API: 35049246180002 GRADY COUNTY Warwick-jupiter Llc Woodford(12226): Oil 54 Gas 285 Water 3167 Flow 26 6N 5W Yellow Sub 0605-35-2 3whx, February 06, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: 17570 ft Lat: 34.95750, Long: -97.69800 API: 35051246590000

Permits to drill for May 17, 2021

Dewey County SALISBURY 27-19-20 #1H, May 17 2021 27 19N 20W S2S2SWSW API: 04323457 Lat: 36.087262864393104, Long: -99.32667879018084 SAND CREEK RESOURCES LLC HH, RC, 17838 ft, MORROW(10280) Dewey County SALISBURY 27-19-20 #1H, May 17 2021 27 19N 20W S2S2SWSW API: 04323457 Lat: 36.087262864393104, Long: -99.32667879018084 SAND CREEK RESOURCES LLC HH, RC, 17838 ft, MORROW(10280) Grady County LINTON …

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Worker fired for failing to locate crack in I-40 bridge

  Remember this? The crack found last week in the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River between Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee led to Monday’s firing of a veteran employee of the Arkansas Department of Transportation. Officials say the employee’s team missed the potentially catastrophic fracture in the load-bearing beam during inspections of the bridge …

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Crude oil prices move closer to $70 in Europe

  Crude oil prices took another bounce up in Monday’s trading and reached closer to $70 overseas. Global benchmark Brent crude for July deliver went up 75 cents and closed for the day at $69.46 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe. In the U.S., West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery rose 90 cents and …

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Skyrocketing lumber prices get attention of Oklahoma House members

  Three Oklahoma members of the U.S. House were among nearly 100 asking US Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai to do more to bring about lower costs for lumber in the US. Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern led the bipartisan letter after his discussion with Ambassador Tai at last week’s House Ways and Means hearing on …

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DUCs drop in Anadarko Basin

  The number of drilled but uncompleted wells in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin declined slightly in May according to documents released Monday by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The EIA report said the Anadarko’s DUCS totaled 856 in March and declined by 21 to 835 in April. The nation’s total number of DUCS dropped from 7,098 …

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AAA reports Oklahoma gas prices sixth lowest in the nation

  While the national gas price average is at the most expensive level in six years at $3.04, AAA reports Oklahoma’s $2.78 average is the sixth lowest in the nation. Still, Oklahoma prices are 15 cents higher than a month ago when the average was $2.63 a gallon. AAA says travel is rebounding from the …

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Energy secretary to be questioned about her budget

  Oklahoma congressman Markwayne Mullin and others on the House Energy and Commerce Committee will have a chance this week to question Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about her agency’s budget. She will go before the committee on Wednesday to talk about the Energy Department’s fiscal 2022 budget request. How much money are we talking about?  …

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Oil execs won’t be a part of congresswoman’s setup

  Thanks but no thanks. It’s what five executives of oil and gas firms, including Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy told a congressional subcommittee that wanted to grill them about what critics called “Corporate Welfare” of the industry. Why would they want to testify when the chair of the U.S. House Natural Resources Oversight subcommittee is …

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FERC’s deadline arrives for pipeline complaints

  Monday was the deadline set by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for Cheniere Energy to resolve land complaints of Oklahoma  farmers and ranchers about unfinished Midship pipeline restoration. As OK Energy Today reported in March, FERC heard complaints about the restoration work and ordered Cheniere to make completions within at least 60 days. Monday …

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