April 18, 2017 archive

Completion Reports April 19, 2017

CARTER COUNTY Kodiak Oil & Gas Inc Pontotoc(812): Oil 6 Water 32 Pump 27 3S 2W Oil City Unit 42, March 23, 2017 SH, OIL, TD: 1152 ft Lat: 34.26034, Long: -97.39659 API: 35019262350000 COTTON COUNTY Gladiator Operating Llc 5 4S 13W Miller 5-1, February 27, 2017 SH, DRY, TD: 5188 ft Lat: 34.24270, Long: …

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Permits to Drill April 19, 2017

  Canadian County GARRETT 4-9-11-6 #1HX, April 18 2017 04 11N 6W NWNENENE API: 01724996 Lat: 35.463484348108466, Long: -97.83228582983389 JONES ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 19114 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8797), WOODFORD(9038), HUNTON(9165) Canadian County JACKSON #1406 1H-6X, April 18 2017 08 14N 6W SWSESWSW API: 01724997 Lat: 35.697240249336744, Long: -97.86736220882189 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION MID-CON INC HH, DR, 18613 ft, …

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Filing Deadline in 26-year old Bribed Corporation Commission Vote Challenge

Wednesday is the deadline for filings in the $16 billion dollar lawsuit filed by six consumers who contend a 1989 rate request approved for Southwestern Bell Telephone company was tainted by a bribed Corporation Commission vote more than a quarter of a century ago. The six filed an appeal with the State Supreme Court last …

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EPA Rewriting WOTUS With Help of Former Asst Oklahoma AG

She went from being an Assistant Attorney General out of law school in Oklahoma to now being in charge of the EPA’s rewrite of the Waters of the U.S. regulation. Sarah Greenwalt is in charge of the massive project after Scott Pruitt took her and a few other Oklahomans with him to Washington to run …

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Wind Operator Attempts to Get Lawsuit Dismissed from Federal Court

  While attorneys for NextEra Energy Resources prepare to defend their lawsuit against the city of Hinton next month, they are busy attempting to get another lawsuit dismissed in Oklahoma City federal court. They’ve submitted a motion to have the lawsuit filed by the Scenic Prairie Preservation Association dismissed. The Association sued NextEra, the largest wind …

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Congressman Mullin Still Unsure About Re-Election Bid

Whether Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin might seek a fourth term in the House is apparently up in the air. But as the Tulsa World reported this week, one thing is clear and that is Mullin has filed a Declaration of Candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. But Mullin’s chief of staff Mike Stopp was …

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Gasoline Prices Reflect Increase in Past Month in Oklahoma

Another jump in gasoline prices drove Oklahoma’s latest average price up to $2.20 a gallon, according to the latest report from AAA Oklahoma. “Between the first of April and April 14, the state average price for a gallon of regular rose 11 cents, coming in at $2.20 per gallon on April 14, the high for …

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May Court Date Set in Hinton’s Fight with Wind Farm

  A federal judge in Oklahoma City has set a May hearing date in the legal fight between the city of Hinton and a wind energy company. U.S. District Judge Stephen P. Friot on Monday set May 12 at 3 p.m. for a hearing to consider a motion by Hinton to dismiss the lawsuit filed …

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$2 billion sale of Chemical Plant by Tulsa’s Williams Partners

Tulsa-based Williams Partners L.P. has announced it is selling its share of a chemical manufacturing plant in Geismar, Louisiana, site of a deadly explosion four years ago. The sale of the company’s more than 88% ownershp of the Williams Olefins LLC will be for $2.1 billion in cash and the buyer is NOVA Chemicals. The …

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Oklahoma Governor Signs House Bill 2298 to Fast Track Wind Tax Credits by July 1

Governor Mary Fallin signed legislation on Monday which will sunset the wind industry tax credits effective July 1, 2017. House Bill 2298, authored by Speaker Charles McCall and Senate President Pro Tempore Mike Schulz passed on the Senate floor by a vote of 40-3 last Monday. The controversial bill rose to debate as Democrats argued …

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