December 29, 2017 archive

California Energy Firm Purchases Western Kansas Wells—–Targets Others in Oklahoma

California-based Western Global Oil says it has purchased several producing oil wells in western Kansas and plans to acquire 18 others in Kingfisher County in Oklahoma. Headquartered in Rancho Mirage, California, the company’s Kansas purchases came in Thomas County. The cities of Colby and Oakley are in the county that is along Interstate 70 in …

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Trump Administration Erases Obama era Fracking Rules on Federal Lands

Weeks after the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rule in a fight over fracking and other oil and gas drilling rules on government lands, the Trump administration has rescinded the proposed rules. The move was announced Thursday and put into effect on Friday as the rules developed under former President Barack Obama …

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Lawsuits Grow Against Nation’s Largest Wind Turbine Blade Manufacturer

The nation’s largest maker of those giant wind turbine blades is being sued by yet another former employee at its Newton, Iowa plant. Zarpka Green contends the contact dermatitis she suffers is a result of being exposed to the resin that covers the blades….the same claim made by four other previous workers at the plant …

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SandRidge Bows to Pressure—-Cancels Merger With Bonanza Creek Energy

It was short and sweet!  SandRidge Energy’s message of canceling its proposed $742 million merger with Bonanza Creek Energy of Denver, Colorado. The reason? Too much opposition from Carl Icahn and another big investor, Fir Tree Energy in New York City. Icahn and his companies control 13.5 percent of SandRidge stock while Fir Tree has …

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Single Digit Weather to Return to State New Year’s Day

Brace for a bitterly cold New Year’s Eve and Day.  Temperatures will drop to the single digits in a large part of the state of Oklahoma. In the words of State Climatologist Gary McManus at the Oklahoma Mesonet, “Mother Nature is saving the best (worst) for last AND first with another blast of the North …

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BLM Asked to Limit Oil and Gas Drilling in New Mexico’s Chaco Park Region

Democrats in New Mexico’s congressional delegation are making a renewed push to put limits on drilling of federal land in the northwest corner of their state. They want to protect archaeological and cultural sites in the region. U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and Reps. Ben Ray Lujan and Michelle Lujan Grisham sent a …

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Permits to Drill Dec. 21-27, 2017

COUNTY Well name Operator HOLE PERMIT SCTN TWN RNG SPOT Approval Date Scan Date API Document Kingfisher  BULLIS 1-17-7 1HC CHESAPEAKE OPERATING HH DR 1 17N 7W SE SW SW SE Dec-21-2017 Dec-21-2017 07325870 500625455 Kingfisher  HORNED FROG SWD #1 CHISHOLM OIL & GAS O HH DR 1 18N 6W NW NW NW SW Dec-21-2017 …

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Completions for Dec. 21-27

  COUNTY Well name OPERATOR SCTN TWN RNG SPOT Completion Date Oil Gas Water Scan Date API Document Grady  SCHMIDT 1-10H UNIT PETROLEUM COMPA 10 6N 8W NE SE SW SW Nov-21-2017 832 835 1313 Dec-27-2017 05124188 500625810 Kingfisher  JANE 1509 1H-17 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION 16 15N 9W SW SW SW SW May-23-2017 346 3880 535 …

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Attorney General Asks for Rate Reductions at 5 Utilities

Weeks after Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony called for rate reductions at utilities because of the new tax reforms, Attorney General Mike Hunter took action to do just that. Hunter filed five motions with the Commission asking for an immediate reduction in customer rates from the state’s leading utility companies. His move came after Commissioner …

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