January 19, 2018 archive

Catoosa Test Facility Reports Successful Extended Test Well

  In a test designed to validate advanced drilling  technologies, Catoosa Test Facility says it successfully drilled an extended test well to 7,449 feet using Oil Based Mud for a major company. Operators say they normally are not concerned about total depth but the facility was able to test prototype tools of any type downhole, …

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Schlumberger Reports Growth in Income

With a large presence in Oklahoma, Schlumberger Limited announced fourth quarter revenue of $8.2 billion, an increase of 3 percent. The company said its fourth-quarter pretax operating income was $1.2 billion. Its full-year cash flow from operations totaled $5.7 billion. But the company’s full-year 2017 revenue totaled $30.4 billion which was a 9 percent increase …

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OGE Trucks Finally Arrive in Puerto Rico

A few  weeks after OGE sent trucks and crews to be shipped to Puerto Rico for post-Hurricane Maria power restoration, the trucks arrived this week. Word came from OGE by twitter and in the form of two pictures showing the arrival of the trucks by barge. Our #BigOrange trucks just pulled into port in Ponce, Puerto Rico! …

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