September 21, 2017 archive

Permits to Drill September 22, 2017

  Dewey County BIG HUNK SWD TANKS #1, September 21 2017 07 17N 15W SESWSWSE API: 04323556 Lat: 35.95732188817509, Long: -98.83839007773095 CARRERA ENERGY LLC SH, DR, 7100 ft, BROWN DOLOMITE(4495), CHASE(4560), LOVELL(5677), DOUGLAS(6670) Grady County TARZAN 0506 #1-11-14WXH, September 21 2017 11 5N 6W NENENENE API: 05124194 Lat: 34.92717011599042, Long: -97.7947747498079 MARATHON OIL COMPANY HH, DR, 25837 …

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Completion Reports September 22, 2017

  ALFALFA COUNTY Chesapeake Operating Llc Mississippi: Gas 12  5 23N 11W P H Hertzler A 2, August 28, 2017 SH, TA, TD: 7397 ft Lat: 36.49760, Long: -98.40616 API: 35003208190002 CADDO COUNTY Citation Oil & Gas Corporation 2 5N 9W East Cement Unit (Wade 2c) 34-2, September 21, 2017 SH, TA, TD: 3320 ft Lat: 34.93189, Long: -98.11610 …

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Security Costs Grow for EPA’s Scott Pruitt

The cost of providing security and protection for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has grown to more than $800,000 since he took office. The Washington Post reports the $832,735.40 spent on the protection detail in the first three months for the former Oklahoma Attorney General was nearly double that of his predecessors. The paper …

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Tyson Puts $320 million Chicken Plant on Hold in NE Kansas

After thousands protested last week against a planned $320 million super chicken farming operation in northeast Kansas, Tyson Foods has put the project on hold. Tyson poultry president Doug Ramsey notified the city of Tonganoxie this week, “We’d still like to get to know each other, however, after Monday’s reversal of support by the Leavenworth …

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Pipeline Groups Support Senator Inhofe’s FERC Bill

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe joined with Maine’s Sen. Angus King this week in introducing a bill designed to streamline the permitting process for interstate projects at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. They call it the Coordinating Interagency Review of Natural Gas Infrastructure act of 2017. “For too long, the natural gas pipeline permitting process …

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Company Denies Claims of Lawsuit Over Oilfield Worker’s Death

A lawsuit filed over the death of an oilfield worker near Ardmore three years ago continued Thursday in Oklahoma City federal court as one of the firms blamed the worker’s health and not workings conditions. Cynthia Simpson maintains her husband, David Simpson was overcome by potentially deadly fumes as he was tank gauging on wells …

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Grain Belt Express Company Hires Former Missouri Governor for Legal Battle

The company wanting to built a 780-mile long transmission line to carry western Kansas wind power to Illinois and Indiana has hired former Missouri Governor Jay Nixon in its fight with regulators. The $2.8 billion Grain Belt Express line is the proposal of Clean Line, a Houston, Texas based company that’s run into a fight with …

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State House Democrats Want a Statewide Vote on Increasing Tax on Oil and Gas Production

Days before the start of a special legislative session to deal with a more than $215 million budget gap, State House Democrats are suggesting a vote of the people on raising the state’s oil and gas gross production tax. State House Democratic leader Rep. Scott Inman, a candidate for Governor says bills will be filed …

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Power Groups Want Greenhouse Regulation

Among several energy companies calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases instead of doing away with the Clean Power Plan is one with Oklahoma operations. Excel Energy Inc. is a member of the Coalition for Innovative Climate Solutions, a group that met this week with EPA officials to talk about how the …

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Oil Firms Sued Over Sea-Level Rise in California

Some of the nation’s biggest oil companies such as ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil are among five firms sued this week by Oakland and San Francisco, California, blaming them for sea-level rise. “Now we’re going to ensure that those responsible for the problem are held to account,” vowed Dennis Herrera, a San Francisco attorney who said they want …

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