COUNTY Well name SCTN TWN RNG SPOT Completion Date Scan Date API Document Blaine ALTA BIA 1511 1-6-31MXH 31 15N 11W N2 NE NE NE Nov-03-2017 Nov-13-2017 01123689 500614285 Blaine LANDRETH BIA 1-14H 14 15N 11W SE SW SW SW Jul-29-2017 Nov-09-2017 01123762 500613912 Blaine NUGGET 34-20-12 1HC 34 20N 12W SE SW SW …
November 2017 archive
Permits to Drill — November 8, 2017 through November 14, 2017
COUNTY Well name SCTN TWN RNG SPOT Approval Date Scan Date API Document Blaine FRIESEN 1-31-6XH 31 13N 12W SE NW NW NE Nov-08-2017 Nov-08-2017 01123870 500612918 Blaine GORE 1-25-36 1810MHX 25 18N 10W NW NE NE NE Nov-14-2017 Nov-14-2017 01123879 500615067 Blaine GREENFIELD 1-4-33 1411MHX 9 14N 11W NW NW NW NE Nov-08-2017 …
$746 million Acquistion and Merger Announced by SandRidge Energy
Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy announced Wednesday a $746 million acquisition and merger of Bonanza Creek Energy of Denver, Colorado. Under the deal, SandRidge will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Bonanza Creek in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $36 per share. The $746 million total transaction value is comprised of $398 …
Chaparral Energy Reports Increased Total Revenues and Growth in the STACK
Oklahoma City’s Chaparral Energy reported third quarter losses of more than $19 million but increased total revenues of $76 million. The company also reported its STACK production grew by 12 percent compared to the second quarter and by 34 percent in the past year. The company said its net loss was $19.1 million. The increase …
Sen. Inhofe Wonders if EPA is Going After NASCAR
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe took part Tuesday in a Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing where four bills emphasizing deregulation were targeted. One bill, the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act of 2017 had Sen. Inhofe’s attention because of the involvement in NASCAR by the Love’s Travel Stops company. “We know the …
Transportation Group Opposes More Funding Cuts in Legislature’s Bailout Plan
A transportation advocacy group that says it is dedicated to rebuilding Oklahoma’s transportation infrastructure has come out against the latest budget bailout plan introduced in the special session of the legislature. TRUST which stands for Transportation Revenues Used Strictly for Transportation opposes HB 1019X which would reduce county highway and bridge funding by $80 million …
Crude Oil Futures Plunge on Tuesday
Oil prices dropped Tuesday to finish at their lowest level in more than a week after the International Energy Agency cut its global crude demand forecasts and warned of a boom in U.S. shale oil production, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. December West Texas Intermediate crude fell $1.06, or 1.9%, to settle at $55.70 a barrel on …
Gas Prices Jump in Oklahoma and Across the U.S.
Gasoline prices in Oklahoma have hit an average of $2.35 a gallon, 19 cents less than the national average. AAA Oklahoma says the national average rose 9 cents over the past week while Oklahoma prices went up a nickle a gallon. “Compared to the first half of November last year, gas prices this November are …
DOT Wants to Hear from Oklahomans About 4-Year Highway Plan
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation has launched an effort to hear from Oklahomans about the department’s transportation priorities in the next four years. The Transportation Improvement Program covers the federal fiscal years 2018 through 2021. The STIP is a planning document required by federal guidelines to detail a list of regionally significant construction projects anticipated …
EPA Caught Violating Environmental Laws in DC
A report issued this week details how the Environmental Protection Agency paid $1.5 million for subsidized and unoccupied parking spaces in violation of executive orders in Washington D.C. As the government watchdog Judicial Watch pointed out, the waste happened over a two-year period at the EPA headquarters and a regional office in Atlanta, Georgia. The …