June 27, 2022 archive

Completion reports for June 27, 2022

CANADIAN COUNTY Paloma Operating Co Inc Mississippian(9474): Oil 192 Gas 810 Water 1074 Flow 4 12N 7W Southern Star 33-13n-7w 6mh, March 12, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 14949 ft Lat: 35.55046, Long: -97.95305 API: 35017256870000 Paloma Operating Co Inc Mississippian(9560): Oil 202 Gas 858 Water 1066 Flow 4 12N 7W Southern Star 33-13n-7w 7mh, March 12, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 15170 ft Lat: 35.55046, Long: -97.95298 …

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Permits to drill for June 27, 2022

Hughes County COOK #1-12/13/24H, June 27 2022 01 5N 10E SENWNWSE API: 06324945 Lat: 34.93243290674381, Long: -96.2023522055916 TRINITY OPERATING USG LLC MU, DR, 17500 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5650), WOODFORD(6050), HUNTON(6200) Lincoln County STRICKER #1-2, June 27 2022 02 15N 6E CSWSE API: 08121620 Lat: 35.798822538089745, Long: -96.64301879217355 BLUE DOLPHIN PRODUCTION LLC SH, RC, 3857 ft, CLEVELAND(2097), BARTLESVILLE(3272) Tillman County …

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Judge wades through detailed testimony in OGE rate hike hearing

  If consumers interested in the $163.5 million rate hike sought by Oklahoma Gas and Electric thought a Corporation Commission judge’s hearing Monday would be brief, they were wrong. Administrative Law Judge Linda Foreman spent the entire day listening to testimony and detailed questions by attorneys not only representing OG&E but numerous other groups, some …

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Crude prices and OK energy stocks rose Monday

    The possibility of tighter oil supplies drove crude prices up on Monday by nearly $2 a barrel. It came while the Group of Seven nations promised to put the squeeze on Russia’s Putin as he presses his war on Ukraine. As a result, Oklahoma energy stocks made strong gains for the day with …

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Rising gas prices ease off in Oklahoma ahead of July 4 holiday

  As drivers head into the July 4th holiday, they will see some relief at the pumps in Oklahoma. Soaring gasoline prices in Oklahoma have backed off in recent days leaving the statewide average at $4.56 a gallon, six cents cheaper than one week ago. Declining prices also left only one county above the $5 …

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Tulsa high school adds aircraft mechanics to its curriculum

  High School students at one Tulsa school will soon have an option of learning how to work on airplanes. The Tulsa World reported East Central High School added the courses that will help those students who choose, to pass a mechanic certification exam with the Federal Aviation Administration. Click here for Tulsa World

Colorado legislators okay $65 million for electric school buses

  Legislators in Colorado took another major step in pushing the state toward expanded electric vehicle use by approving $65 million to help school districts acquire EV buses. The Colorado Sun reported such buses cost on average $400,000 or about three times the cost of a diesel or gasoline-powered school bus. Now a state agency …

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Agency to consider $2.2 billion in bonds for utilities

The last three of four requests by Oklahoma utilities for billions of dollars in ratepayer backed bonds to cover 2021 February winter storm costs go before a state agency on Wednesday. The Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, in its 10 a.m. meeting will consider ratepayer-backed securitization proposals from Oklahoma Natural Gas, Public Service Company of Oklahoma …

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Other headlines

** North Dakota regulators this week will hold a public hearing on a proposed $390 million wind project in the southern part of the state.  ** A coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s family agrees to pay $320 million to a Swiss bank to help settle an outstanding $850 million debt. ** Volkswagen aims to hire 1,000 new employees at its …

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Heavy travel predicted for July 4th holiday

  AAA Oklahoma is projecting that more than 510,000 Oklahomans will travel a distance of 50 miles or more over the Independence Day Holiday weekend. As usual, the large majority will be driving to their destinations. However, air travel and other modes of travel transportation (trains, cruises and buses) are up significantly compared to last year. …

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