Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin admits Congress did not pass health care reform, but he pointed to $50 billion in rolled-back regulations during a speech this week at a Tulsa Regional Chamber Congressional Forum. “If you look at the amount of legislation we’ve passed, it’s been one of the most productive sessions ever,” maintained Mullin, according …
The federal government is predicting that U.S. crude oil production will average 9.4 million barrels a day in the second half of 2017. The Energy Information Administration says that’s 340,000 barrels a day more than in the first half of the year. The EIA also believes production in 2018 will average 9.9 million barrels a …
A worker remains missing following the Sunday night explosion at an offshore rig in Louisiana. The employee was identified as Timothy Morrison, 44 of Katy, Texas. The accident at an oil platform in Lake Pontchartrain injured seven others. The cause remains under investigation. The blast happened at the rig operated by Clovelly Oil Co. The …
In an apparent move to catch up on paperwork, Houston-based Newfield Exploration has filed 16 well completions in Oklahoma’s STACK play including two that produced more than 1,000 barrels of oil a day. In the Oct. 13 completion reports as indicated by OK Energy Today, the company reported the Freeman well, 11 16N 8W located …
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s decision to do away with the practice of “sue and settle” at the agency draws the support of Sen. Jim Inhofe. “I am pleased with Administrator Pruitt’s memorandum today effectively ending the ‘sue and settle’ practice at the Environmental Protection Agency,” said the senator in a statement. “For the past eight …
A Garfield County jobsite was shut down Monday morning after the death of a contractor, according to a news report by KWTV-9. The incident occurred around 10:00 a.m. when the worker became pinned underneath a trenching machine. The site is located near Longhorn Trail and Highway 74. The 10-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant at Moss …
Three people were injured in a fiery home explosion in Bryan County on Monday morning, according to a news report by KWTV-9. The residence exploded about 8:30 a.m. in Mead, a southern Oklahoma community located about seven miles west of Durant. Bryan County investigators suspect that ignition of a propane tank is the cause …
Oil prices settled higher on Monday as increased tensions in the Middle East raised concerns over global crude supplies, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. November West Texas Intermediate crude climbed by 42 cents, or 0.8%, to settle at $51.87 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. December Brent crude, the global benchmark, gained 65 cents, or …
CANADIAN COUNTY Newfield Exploration Mid-con Inc Woodford(9149): Oil 401.47 Gas 1440 Water 297 Flow 2 13N 7W Jennifer 1h-35x, November 16, 2016 HH, OIL, TD: 19378 ft Lat: 35.62486, Long: -97.90621 API: 35017249280001 DEWEY COUNTY Tapstone Energy Llc Mississippian(9215): Oil 153 Gas 3055 Water 1288 Flow / Gas Lift 24 19N 17W Amanda 13-19-17 1h, June 21, 2017 HH, GAS, TD: 16089 ft Lat: 36.11487, …
Canadian County DORIS 12-13-10-6 #1XH, November 21 2016 01 10N 6W NWSESESE API: 01724948 Lat: 35.36424894718027, Long: -97.77970938832571 LINN OPERATING LLC HH, AM, 19539 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9361), WOODFORD(9567) Grady County TRIPLE H #5-30-31HS, October 16 2017 30 7N 5W NWNWNENE API: 05124208 Lat: 35.057771125572955, Long: -97.76251865734562 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 21665 ft, GODDARD(11509) Grady County TRIPLE …
