August 2017 archive

Plains Intends to Replace Pipeline Over 2015 Leak in California

Troubled with a 2015 crude oil pipeline leak in California, Houston’s Plains All American Pipeline, a company with operations in Oklahoma has announced plans to replace the line that spilled 142,000 gallons of oil. It’s known as the Refugio Oil Spill and Plains has submitted an application with the Santa Barbara County Energy Division to …

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Gas Purge in Pawhuska Draws Federal and State Investigators

A gas surge on the grounds of the Pawhuska school district campus resulted in the cancellation of classes for the remainder of the week. The surge drew the attention of federal and state officials as they investigated the incident. On hand were representatives of the EPA Region 6 office in Dallas along with the Oklahoma …

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Could Judgment Against Devon Energy Lead to Other Lawsuits?

I think it’ll open the doors for a lot of the vertical operators to come in and get what’s theirs.”  Oilman Andy Sheen.   Two days after winning what might be the first lawsuit by a vertical well operator blaming a horizontal well driller on the loss of a stripper well, Oklahoma City oilman Andy …

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EPA and Tribal Officials Revisit Tar Creek Superfund Site

EPA officials were back at Oklahoma’s Tar Creek Superfund site this week, touring the northeast corner of the state as part of a Tribal Lands Forum conference held in Tulsa. Participants discussed progress with the site and future goals for the continuing cleanup, according to a release from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 6 office …

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13 new STACK Wells Produced by Two Texas Firms

Two Texas-based oil and gas producers report a combination of 13 new oil wells in Oklahoma’s STACK play with the largest producing more than 1,000 barrels a day. As reported on OK Energy Today’s Well Completion reports, Carrera Energy LLC, based in Midland, Texas brought in a well producing 1,122 Boed as well as 3,755 …

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Oilfield Safety App…Now There’s an App For That

The Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association (OIPA) has launched a mobile app designed to provide necessary safety information to Oklahoma’s oil and natural gas industry workers, according to a press release issued on Tuesday. Available on the Apple App Store for iOS devices and the Google Play store for Android users, the OIPA QuickGuide Health and …

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Citizen Morrissette Attacks Big Oil and the Oklahoma Corporation Commission

Former Oklahoma House of Representatives member Richard Morrissette is no stranger at the courthouse. The south Oklahoma City attorney is vocal and often speaks his mind. Morrissette has been a courtroom observer at the Cleveland County trial involving a Lincoln County couple who filed sued in 2014 against two oil companies alleging damages and injuries …

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Crude Oil and Natural Gas Settlements Mired on Wednesday

Oil futures settled lower on Wednesday following the U.S. Energy Information Administration report which revealed a significant but lower than expected drop in crude inventories, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. September West Texas Intermediate crude shed 77 cents, or 1.6%, to settle at $46.78 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On the London ICE Futures …

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Completion Reports August 17, 2017

  BLAINE COUNTY Carrera Energy Llc Mississippian: Oil 1122 Gas 3755 Water 1673 Flow 31 18N 12W York 6-1h, June 29, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 14937 ft Lat: 35.98587, Long: -98.51411 API: 35011237060000 Carrera Energy Llc Mississippian: Oil 210 Gas 1103 Water 2755 Flow 31 18N 12W Krackel 31-1h, June 29, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 14987 ft Lat: 35.98587, Long: -98.51417 API: 35011237080000 Carrera Energy Llc Mississippian: Oil …

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Permits to Drill August 17, 2017

  Alfalfa County ARUBA 2412 #2H-10 D, August 16 2017 15 24N 12W NENWNWNE API: 00323287 Lat: 36.563868988359594, Long: -98.4692321646808 MIDSTATES PETROLEUM CO LLC HH, DR, 11200 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(6365) Alfalfa County BRUNER 2412 #2H-09 C, August 16 2017 04 24N 12W SWSESWSE API: 00323286 Lat: 36.57962552284708, Long: -98.48682396014969 MIDSTATES PETROLEUM CO LLC HH, DR, 11200 ft, MISSISSIPPI(6319) …

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