2017 archive

Tulsa Teen Vying for $250,000 First Prize in National Science Fair

A 17-year old high school student in Tulsa is one of 40 students nationwide competing for a $250,000 first prize in an annual science and math contest sponsored by the Society for Science and the Public. Beau Taylor Bingham, a student at Cascia Hall Preparatory School is taking part in the Regeneron Science Talent Search. …

Continue reading »

Mike McCarville—-Brainchild of What Became OK Energy Today

  by Jerry Bohnen   Why am I writing a death notice about a friend?  Because had it not been for longtime journalist and broadcaster Mike McCarville, you wouldn’t be reading OK Energy Today. Mike died early Wednesday morning after a long fight with lung issues, the result of many years of smoking, a habit he …

Continue reading »

Helmerich & Payne Appoints Kevin Cramton and Jose Mas to Board of Directors

Tulsa-based Helmerich & Payne, Inc. announced the appointment of two new members to the drilling company’s Board of Directors on Tuesday. Kevin G. Cramton is an operating partner at HCI Equity Partners, a private equity firm headquartered in Washington, D.C.  He also serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Atlantix Global Systems, a leading reseller of …

Continue reading »

Oklahoma State Treasury Report Notes Second Month of Positive Growth

Despite a declaration of revenue failure, the monthly report on February gross receipts to the Oklahoma Treasury shows signs of an improving energy sector. Oklahoma State Treasurer Ken Miller announced a second month of positive growth following 20 months of contraction. February also marked the first increase in sales tax collections since March of last …

Continue reading »

Traders Weigh Oil Supply, Likelihood of Increased Production as Settlements Fall on Tuesday

Oil prices slumped on Tuesday as traders weighed the potential for increased domestic production against current inventories, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. April West Texas Intermediate crude fell 6 cents, or 0.1%, to settle at $53.14 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. May Brent crude, the global benchmark, lost 9 cents, or 0.2%, to settle …

Continue reading »

Completion Reports March 8, 2017

  BLAINE COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(11177): Oil 170 Gas 6760 Water 304 Flow 20 15N 13W Trace Tillman Bia 1-20-17xh, January 21, 2017 HH, GAS, TD: 22778 ft Lat: 35.75590, Long: -98.61327 API: 35011236260000 Newfield Exploration Mid-con Inc Mississippian(ex Chesrer): Oil 297 Gas 3151 Water 732 Pump 8 18N 13W Brown Farm 1h-8, June …

Continue reading »

Permits to Drill March 8, 2017

  Caddo County NE VERDEN UNIT #7-1, March 07 2017 36 9N 9W N2S2N2SW API: 01520246 Lat: 35.20898376346165, Long: -98.10816030965893 SHERIDAN PRODUCTION COMPANY LLC SH, RC, 10281 ft, MARCHAND(10152) Canadian County RHINO 8_5-14N-9W #1HX, March 07 2017 08 14N 9W E2SESESE API: 01724980 Lat: 35.69719174206421, Long: -98.17248827358226 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, DR, 20662 …

Continue reading »

Chemical Group Supports Inhofe and Mullin in Fighting Late Obama EPA Rule

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and Rep. Markwayne Mullin are getting support from the American Chemistry Council in their efforts to overturn a late-term Obama administration rule applying to storage of chemicals across the U.S. Inhofe and Mullin have each introduced resolutions fighting the Risk Management Program of the Environmental Protection Agency. The RMP, adopted …

Continue reading »

Wildfires Result in Air Quality Alert for Northwest Oklahoma

Massive wildfires that burned tens of thousands of acres of land and destroyed some homes in northwestern Oklahoma resulted in an air quality health advisory issued Tuesday by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality. The advisory indicated 8 counties in the northwest and the eastern edge of the Panhandle were affected by the smoke. The …

Continue reading »

Continental Resources Finds More Success in STACK and SCOOP

  Oklahoma’s STACK play has resulted in some production for Continental Resources Inc. with at least two wells producing more than 1,500 barrels of oil a day. But the company also found more success in the SCOOP. The Oklahoma City-based company guided by Harold Hamm reported one well with production of 1,798 barrels of oil …

Continue reading »