BLAINE COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(11303): Oil 1573 Gas 5851 Water 912 Flow 26 15N 11W Chapman 1511 1-26-23mxh, May 16, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 21670 ft Lat: 35.74023, Long: -98.34775 API: 35011236460000 CANADIAN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(7115): Oil 117 Gas 982 Water 1622 Flow 27 14N 5W Stanley Rother 1405 1-27mh, June 10, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 11007 ft Lat: 35.66679, Long: -97.71052 …
August 24, 2017 archive
Permits to Drill August 25, 2017
Blaine County MW #1-14-23XH, August 24 2017 14 14N 13W SENENWNW API: 01123848 Lat: 35.695344641677956, Long: -98.5574473654637 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 23643 ft, WOODFORD(13671) Canadian County SNYDER 2-19-18 #1409MHX, July 21 2017 30 14N 9W SWNENENE API: 01725046 Lat: 35.66583465912491, Long: -98.19093417976917 TRIUMPH ENERGY PARTNERS LLC HH, AM, 21041 ft, MISSISSIPPI SOLID(11120) Canadian County HAROLD …
What Drought?
Eight months ago, only about 6 percent of Oklahoma was not in a drought. After weeks of rainfall that is close to breaking the 1915 record, now 96% of Oklahoma is not in a drought, according to Gary McManus, State Climatologist at the Oklahoma Mesonet. That’s what the state looked like on August 1 of …
Appeals Court Upholds Settlements of Lawsuits Over Summertime Gasoline Sales
The Federal Appeals Court in Denver has upheld more than $24 million in settlements of lawsuits where oil companies and gas stations were accused of overcharging consumers for gasoline on hot days. In a ruling this week, the U.S. 10th Circuit sided with the settlements of the $24.5 million in multidistrict litigation. “We affirm the …
Electric Car Week to be Observed in OKC
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments is planning an event as part of National Drive Electric Week. ACOG’s Central Oklahoma Clean Cities Coalition will hold a “Drive Electric” event September 9 in the Wheeler District of Oklahoma City. The free event will begin at 11 a.m. and the public is encouraging to attend and meet …
Watchdog Catches Obama EPA “Red Handed” Over Half-Truths
“Judicial Watch has caught the Obama EPA red handed issuing a series of half-truths and deliberately misleading information—pure propaganda.” The private group that is a watchdog over the federal government says it has documented proof that the Environmental Protection Agency under the Obama administration misled the public in claiming that its 2015 Clean Power …
Oklahoma Geological Survey Adding More Earthquake Stations
The Oklahoma Geological Survey wants to add 72 more seismometers in its study of earthquakes in the state. It’s a $3.5 million project to add the permanent seismic stations, according to a report this week by the Tulsa World. As OGS officials explain, the 72 stations would be phased in over a three year period. …
More STACK Wells Are Hit in the State
No letup by Continental Resources in its exploration in Oklahoma’s STACK play as the company reports another successful well around Watonga in Blaine county. The 914 Boed Moons Half well, 16 15N 12W is located about 4 miles southwest of Watonga. Its spud date was in March 2017 and drilling was finished a month …
Harvey Threatens Energy Production in Gulf and State of Texas
Harvey, whether he’s a tropical depression or a hurricane, will have an impact on the nation’s gasoline and oil supplies as he hits Texas. Anadarko and Shell evacuated workers and shut production from their platforms Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico. ExxonMobil was doing the same, taking precautions as Harvey could be the first hurricane …