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** More than 1.3 million customers in Puerto Rico are without power after Hurricane Fiona slammed into the island over the weekend as a Category 1 storm, bringing heavy rains and flooding that led to evacuations and rescues. ** An appeals court sides with the Delaware River Basin Commission and its fracking ban in some parts of Pennsylvania …
Permits to drill for September 16, 2022
(9600) Harper County A. G. JOHNSON #4-32, September 16 2022 32 26N 25W CNWNW API: 05922479 Lat: 36.69348309230317, Long: -99.92492878069713 MONTEREY PRODUCTION COMPANY LLC SH, RC, 8200 ft, HOOVER(4227) Harper County C.J. LAKE #4-35, September 16 2022 35 27N 25W N2N2S2NW API: 05921933 Lat: 36.77860616541131, Long: -99.8685076881005 MONTEREY PRODUCTION COMPANY LLC SH, RC, 7606 ft, HOOVER(4200) Kingfisher …
Completion reports for September 16, 2022
CARTER COUNTY Black Mesa Energy Llc Woodford(7836): Oil 813 Gas 3084 Water 1692 Pump 3 1S 3W Flames 3-10-1s-3w Wxh1, June 20, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 18140 ft Lat: 34.50629, Long: -97.49492 API: 35019264710000 KINGFISHER COUNTY Bce-mach Iii Llc Mississippian (less Chester)(6466): Oil 377 Gas 821 Water 623 Flow 34 18N 5W Rigdon 34-18-5 1mh, May 21, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 11730 ft Lat: 35.99938, Long: …
Native Exploration drills big oil and gas producers in McClain County
The three wells drilled near Blanchard by Oklahoma City-based Native Exploration Operating LLC turned out to be quite a hit for the company. Drilled on a single pad, the wells ended up with more than 2,000 barrels of oil a day and nearly 18,000 Mcf of natural gas. The largest gas producer, the Charles …
Denver is a “severe” violator of air quality with its smog
Anyone who has driven through Denver and expressed concern about the smog will want to know, the Environmental Protection Agency has reached the came conclusion. It’s nasty. The EPA has reclassified Denver and Colorado’s northern Front Range as “severe” violators of air quality standards. It means more stringent regulations are coming for businesses and …
Weak gain for crude oil prices on Friday while OK energy stocks suffered losses
Oil prices made only a weak gain on Friday and as a result, Oklahoma energy stocks suffered losses as high as 7% for the day. The mild increase in crude prices came as a spill at the Basra terminal in Iraq put a restriction on the world crude supply. Still, crude prices for the …
Oil and gas rig numbers hold steady in Oklahoma
The latest rig report by Baker Hughes Co. showed Oklahoma’s rig activity remained steady with a count of 64 active oil and gas rigs, same number as one week earlier. The Friday numbers released by Baker Hughes showed a national gain of 4 rigs to a total of 763, including 8 more oil rigs …
Contractor hit with more fraud charges filed by AG
Attorney General John O’Connor filed a third round of charges in Oklahoma County against a contractor who allegedly received thousands of dollars from Oklahomans in several counties in exchange for construction projects he never completed. Michael Hanson, 42, is now charged with twenty-four (24) counts of felony Embezzlement, one count of misdemeanor Embezzlement, and …
Groups fight BLM’s sale of drilling leases a round Chaco region in New Mexico
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is under pressure by a coalition of more than 50 groups to halt new oil and gas leasing and fracking around the Greater Chaco region of northwest New Mexico. An estimated 10,000 people say the Biden administration should live up to its promise to protect the Native American region, this after the …
House Dems pressed their attack on major oil companies
House Democrats didn’t let up on their attacks against the nation’s oil and gas industry during another hearing on Capitol Hill. While representative of four major oil companies didn’t attend the hearing as asked, the anti-fossil fuel House members pressed ahead. They read from newly released documents obtained from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BP as part …