2016 archive

New Lung Association Report Finds Improvement in OKC’s Air Quality

Oklahoma City ranked as the nation’s 24th-most polluted city for ozone but made improvements over 2015 according to the American Lung Association’s 201 “State of the Air” report. “The 201 State of the Air report finds unhealthful levels of ozone in Oklahoma City, putting our local citizens at risk for premature death and other serious …

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Oklahoma Wind Farm Operator Expands into Egypt

Paris, France-based EDF Renewable Energy, a firm with extensive wind farm operations and construction underway in Oklahoma, signed a deal this week to develop operations in Egypt. Three of the five memoranda will involve development of projects in wind power and solar energy in partnership with an Egyptian electric group. Another project will involve thermal …

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Permian Basin Royalty Owners Start Grass-Roots Campaign

Royalty owners in New Mexico and west Texas have started a grass-roots campaign against foreign oil imports. They started their movement with forums this week in the Permian Basin region, all with the goal of saving a major sector of the national economy. Supporters want the next President of the U.S. to issue a proclamation …

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Legislature Hesitates on Consolidation of Scenic Rivers Commission with GRDA

The Oklahoma State legislature’s close to approving a measure to consolidate the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission with the Grand River Dam Authority. Senate Bill 1388 was not approved Tuesday in a State House vote but supporters believe it will eventually win approval. “We’re going to bounce back from this better and stronger than ever,” promised …

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Senex Energy Partners Established by Former Devon Analysts

Five former Devon Energy Corp. senior analysts have joined to create Senex Energy Partners, LLC, Oklahoma City’s newest upstream oil and gas acquisition company. Senex’s founders include John F. Templin II, Ph.D., President and CEO; A. Paul Baclawski, CPG, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; John H. Graham JR, PE, Vice President of Engineering; Steve T. Whitaker, Vice …

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Crude Oil Futures Rise Above $41 A Barrel

Oil futures snapped a four-day losing streak Tuesday, as a strike by Kuwaiti oil workers and production outages in other parts of the world renewed hopes for a smaller global glut of crude supplies. Natural gas futures jumped nearly 8%, buoyed by weather-related demand for the fuel, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. May West Texas Intermediate …

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Completion Reports April 20, 2016

CANADIAN COUNTY Payrock Energy Llc Mississippian(7779): Oil 109 Gas 66 Water 1877 Gas Lift 1 13N 6W Savage 1306 1-1mh, February 05, 2016 HH, OIL, TD: 11831 ft Lat: 35.63766, Long: -97.78626 API: 35017248490000 GARFIELD COUNTY U S Energy Development Corporation Miss Sand: Oil 75 Water 851 Jet Pump 28 21N 8W Cottontail 1-28h, January …

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Permits to Drill April 20, 2016

Canadian County GATZ #1H-3019X, April 14 2016 30 11N 7W SWSESESE API: 01724898 Lat: 35.39216971081582, Long: -97.97469046583399 CIMAREX ENERGY CO HH, DR, 21111 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(10010), WOODFORD(10860), HUNTON(11000) Grady County WHEELER #1-6XH, January 20 2016 06 6N 5W SENWNENW API: 05124017 Lat: 35.02818315945195, Long: -97.77040854923239 MARATHON OIL COMPANY HH, AM, 22662 ft, WOODFORD(12898) Grady County NEKIAH …

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Completion Reports April 20, 2016

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Permits to Drill April 20, 2016

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