February 7, 2022 archive

Permits to drill for February 7, 2022

Carter County PWF 3511 #8, February 07 2022 35 3S 2W NESENWSE API: 01926420 Lat: 34.25033748891181, Long: -97.37471404939609 ARDMORE PRODUCTION & EXPLORATION SH, RC, 1105 ft, PERMIAN(368) Stephens County NORTH VELMA SWD #1, February 07 2022 32 1N 4W NWSESWSW API: 13727662 Lat: 34.5082487092462, Long: -97.64835814422187 AQUANYX MIDSTREAM LLC SH, DR, 7400 ft, SIMS(7000) Woods County JEANICE …

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Completion reports for February 7, 2022

CARTER COUNTY Xto Energy Inc Woodford(14591): Oil 32 Gas 2594 Water 2210 Flow 11 4S 2E Naylor 3-11h2x35, October 06, 2021 HH, GAS, TD: 25289 ft Lat: 34.22928, Long: -97.06321 API: 35019263150002 HUGHES COUNTY Trinity Operating Usg Llc All Zones Producing: Gas 5946 Water 3041 Flow 3 7N 11E Lorraine 1-34/27h, November 05, 2021 HH, GAS, TD: 16151 ft Lat: 35.11112, Long: -96.12843 API: 35063249340001 Trinity …

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Crude oil and OK energy stocks slipped on Monday

  After reaching $92 a barrel on Friday, crude oil on Monday slipped nearly a dollar. Oklahoma energy stocks fell as well. West Texas Intermediate crude for March delivery dropped 99 cents and closed at $91.32 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude for April delivery fell 58 cents and …

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No “energy” in Gov. Stitt’s state of state address

  It took Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt about 38 minutes to deliver his fourth state of the state address on Monday to the Oklahoma legislature….and there was no mention of Oklahoma’s energy industry. Not one word about oil and gas, wind, solar power and their contributions to the state’s healthy economy. While he spoke of …

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Senators urge EPA to delay WOTUS “land grab”

  The names of Oklahoma U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford are among the 50 Senate Republicans who recently urged the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers against updating their definition of waters protected under the Clean Water Act. The Senators want the two bodies to pause until the U.S. Supreme Court …

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Congressional Dems take aim again at Big Oil

  House Democrats will try again this week to put big oil and gas on the global warming spotlight. Reps for Exxon, Chevron, Shell and BP refused to go along with the politically-driven effort by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform led by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney. They had declined invitations to testify …

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Kansas expands EV charging stations on interstate and turnpike

  More electric vehicle charging stations will be going up along Interstate 70 and the Kansas Turnpike. The Associated Press reports the state just awarded $2 million in grants to operators of travel centers along the two major highways. Click here for AP

Oklahoma ranked 9th in sending electricity to other states in 2020

The U.S. Energy Information Administration released figures this week that Pennsylvania sent more electricity to neighboring states in 2020 while Oklahoma was ranked ninth highest. While nearly 78 million megawatthours of electricity generated in Pennsylvania was delivered to neighboring states during the year, Oklahoma appeared to have distributed about 16 million megawatthours to its neighboring …

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New CEO to take over at Tallgrass Energy

  Tallgrass Energy, LP, the Kansas City-based oil and gas pipeline firm with more than 7,500 miles of operations in the Midwest down into Oklahoma, announced a change in company leadership. The firm’s Board of Directors named William R. Moler to Non-Executive Chairman of the Board effective July 1 of this year. Moler will be …

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Wyoming legislators consider proposal to reimburse fossil fuel producers

  Those Oklahoma oil and gas exploration companies involved in drilling operations in Wyoming might be paying attention to a new piece of legislation in the state. There, some lawmakers are supporting a proposal to provide a tax refund to fossil fuel productions to offset a potential federal mineral royalty rate hike. Click here for …

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