The EPA’s notified the state of Kansas that the state’s 105 counties meet the most recent ozone standards. Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the Environmental and Protection Agency notified Governor Sam Brownback in a letter. “This is good news for the citizens of Kansas,” wrote Pruitt. “I encourage you to continue your efforts to maintain air …
2017 archive
Keystone Oil Spill Cleanup Still Underway in South Dakota
TransCanada reports it’s removed more than 44,000 gallons of oil from the spill of the Keystone pipeline in South Dakota. In its most recent update, the Canadian company reported it has 170 people on-site “working around-the-clock” in an effort to clean up the spill that occurred last week. “As of November 24, TransCanada has recovered …
Attorneys Generals Complain of Fee Increases Proposed by National Park Service
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is one of eleven attorneys general who sent a letter last week to the National Park Service opposing proposed fee-increases at high-profile parks in the U.S. “The Service’s proposed fee increases, which double or even triple existing entrance fees, threaten to put many Americans to the choice of beauty …
Permits to Drill — November 15, 2017 through November 21, 2017
COUNTY Well name Operator HOLE PERMIT SCTN TWN RNG SPOT Approval Date Scan Date API Document Kingfisher ELMIRA 18-05-36 1MH CHISHOLM OIL & GAS O HH DR 1 17N 5W S2 N2 N2 NW Nov-15-2017 Nov-15-2017 07325820 500615379 Ellis TEDDY 013625 7H EOG RESOURCES INC HH DR 1 17N 24W NW SE SE NW …
Completion Reports — November 15, 2017 through November 21, 2017
COUNTY Well name OPERATOR SCTN TWN RNG SPOT Completion Date Oil Gas Water Scan Date API Document Garfield YOUNGER 1-1H SK PLYMOUTH LLC 1 23N 5W N2 N2 NW NW Oct-02-2017 5 218 139 Nov-16-2017 04724688 500615822 Garfield YOUNGER 2-1H SK PLYMOUTH LLC 1 23N 5W SW SE SW SE Oct-02-2017 15 349 183 …
Sierra Club Fights for State Approval of Largest Wind Project in Nation
The Oklahoma Chapter of the Sierra Club has launched an effort to get people to sign a petition urging the Oklahoma Corporation Commission to sign off on the largest wind energy project in the U.S. In an email message this week, Oklahoma Chapter Director Johnson Bridgwater said the Wind Catcher project proposed in the Panhandle …
Pruitt Disappointed Over Keystone Oil Leak
From the Keystone XL pipeline to the Paris Climate Agreement, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt offered his thoughts during a Wednesday interview on Fox Radio. He was disappointed over this week’s 200,000 gallon oil leak from the Keystone pipeline in South Dakota but also at the same time was excited over Nebraska’s approval of the Keystone …
Investment Partnership Will Result in Expansion of Grady County Gathering System
A midstream company that serves oil and gas producers in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas has gone into a strategic partnership with Morgan Stanley Energy Partners, in a move that will have a direct impact on one Oklahoma operation. The move was taken this week by Houston-based Durango Investment Holdings LLC. As part of the agreement, …
Shareholders Approve Merger of Westar Energy and Great Plains Energy
Shareholders of two Kansas electrical power companies voted this week for a merger. It’s planned between Westar Energy, Inc. and Great Plains Energy Incorporated which is the parent company of Kansas City Power and Light. More than 90 percent of the shares voted at each company approved the merger. “We are excited about today’s approval …
How to Spend VW’s Remediation Money
The Association of Central Oklahoma Governments is issuing a reminder that the state has started the process of developing a mitigation plan on the millions it will receive in the government’s lawsuit settlement with Volkswagen. The Beneficiary Mitigation Plan, under the agreement the government reached with Volkswagen is a draft of how the state will …








