2017 archive

Permits to Drill March 3, 2017

  Dewey County REDINGER #1-12, March 01 2017 12 19N 17W E2E2W2NE API: 04322513 Lat: 36.140704979606895, Long: -98.96037942400689 OVERFLOW ENERGY LLC SH, RE, 9200 ft, BROWN DOLOMITE(3325), CHASE(4326), COUNCIL GROVE(4480), ADMIRE(4674), WABAUNSEE(5073), SHAWNEE(5210) Garvin County MCNEILL #1-35-2H, March 02 2017 26 2N 2W SESESESW API: 04925110 Lat: 34.60910257387943, Long: -97.37992527907873 RIMROCK RESOURCE OPERATING LLC HH, …

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Pruitt Asked by AGs to Suspend Very Methane Rules He Challenged

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter didn’t skip a beat and picked up where former AG and now EPA Director Scott Pruitt left off in challenging the Environmental Protection Agency. Hunter joined attorneys general from 10 other states this week in filing a request with Pruitt to suspend the Obama administration’s regulations aimed at lowering methane …

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Navajos Ask Trump to Keep Coal-Fired Power Plant in Arizona

A dilemma for residents of Northern Arizona. For years, they’ve complained about the pollution caused by the Navajo Generating Station, the largest coal-fired power plant in the western part of the U.S.  But now that it is targeted for closing in two years, it is also where many of those complaining residents hold jobs. Hundreds …

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State House Gets Bill to Kill Wind Tax Credits in Oklahoma

One of the numerous bills aimed at bringing an end to the millions in tax credits given the wind industry in Oklahoma won approval this week in a State House Committee. House Bill 2298 by Rep. Jon Echols of Oklahoma City was sent to the full house by the House Appropriations and Budget committee. “This …

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Legislator Shelves GRDA Bill

A bill that could open the door to the state sale of the Grand River Dam Authority is being shelved this legislative session, according to its author. Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang, announced this week she is pulling the bill which would outline how the state could divest the GRDA if it were to become necessary. …

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Continental Resources Hits Large Well in SCOOP

Oklahoma’s SCOOP scores a big well in Grady County.  Continental Resources Inc. filed a completion report this week pointing out how the Emery well is producing 1,028 barrels a day along with 1,838 Mcf of gas. The well had a spud date back in July of last year. Drilling was finished in September and completion …

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USGS Issues Potential Earthquake Hazards Map Forecast for 2017

New maps identify potential ground-shaking hazards in 2017 from both human-induced and natural earthquakes in the central United States, according to information released on Wednesday by the U.S. Geological Survey. It marks the second year that induced seismicity is included on the earthquake hazard map. Approximately 3.5 million people live and work in areas with …

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McClendon to Receive Posthumous Industry Legend Award from OIPA

The Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association will honor the late Aubrey McClendon with its inaugural “OIPA Legend of the Industry” award during the association’s Wildcatters Gala set for March 21 at the Skirvin Hilton in Oklahoma City. Often recognized as a major player in America’s energy renaissance, the Oklahoma City oil executive reached the pinnacle of …

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WTI, Brent Drop on Wednesday as Crude Oil Inventories Rise to New Weekly Record

Oil prices finished with a nominal drop on Wednesday as U.S. government data revealed an eighth weekly climb in a row for crude stockpiles, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. April West Texas Intermediate crude fell 18 cents, or 0.3%, to settle at $53.83 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. May Brent crude, the global benchmark, …

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Completion Reports March 2, 2017

  MURRAY COUNTY Richardson Morris A Dba Fairview Production Co Oil Creek(1490): Oil 10 Pump 24 1N 2E Nw Sulphur Oil Creek Unit 14, February 20, 2017 SH, OIL, TD: 1504 ft Lat: 34.54465, Long: -97.05422 API: 35099206650000 PITTSBURG COUNTY Bp America Production Company Woodford: Gas 2500 Flow 34 6N 13E Hunt-garrett 3-34/3h, July 11, …

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