Below are the permits to drill issued for Feb. 1 through Feb. 7. Scroll down for results. COUNTY Well name Operator HOLE PERMIT SCTN TWN RNG SPOT Approval Date Scan Date API Document Beaver BEARD STATE 1-6 TEX-OK ENERGY LP SH RC 6 5N 23E E2 W2 SW …
February 13, 2018 archive
Completion reports Feb. 1 thru 7
Below are the weekly completion reports dated Feb.1 through Feb. 7. Scroll down for results. COUNTY Well name OPERATOR SCTN TWN RNG SPOT Completion Date Oil Gas Water Scan Date API Document Blaine REAGAN 1-16-21XH CONTINENTAL RESOURCE 16 14N 13W SW NE NW NE Dec-07-2017 13426 3894 Feb-02-2018 01123667 …
A Valentine’s Day Warning About Metallic Balloons
With the arrival of Valentine’s Day, a warning’s being issued by power companies across the country—be careful about releasing any of the metallic balloons that fancy some sweethearts. If one of the metallic balloons comes into contact with a power line, it can lead to a power outage. For example, last year in California, Pacific …
CFO Announces Retirement at Murphy Oil
One of the top executives at Murphy Oil Corporation in El Dorado, Arkansas is retiring after 28 years with the company. John W. Eckart, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer plans to retire later this year. The company has started a search to find a successor. He joined the company in 1990 as Auditing …
Increased Earnings for Tallgrass Energy Partners
Kansas City, Kansas based Tallgrass Energy Partners LP reported an increase in earnings for the 4th quarter of 2017 and for the year itself. Net income for the quarter increased as did income for the year for the oil pipeline company. “Tallgrass Energy delivered another outstanding year in 2017income, meeting the high-end of the Adjusted …
Pipeline Construction Updates from 2 Texas Firms
The operator of a 26-mile water line serving the Delaware Basin in west Texas has finished a six-mile extension ahead of schedule. Layne Christensen Company started the project in December and announced it is already for transmission. The pipeline is near Pecos and runs northward into Reeves County. It has a capacity of 175,000 barrels …
Some GOP Legislators Say “Alternatives” Exist to Step Up Oklahoma’s Tax Hikes
At least 8 Republicans in the Oklahoma House of Representatives say there are alternatives to the massive $704 million tax hike proposed by Step Up Oklahoma, the new group formed by civic and business leaders. The 8 make up the Oklahoma Republican Platform Caucus and said the bills proposed by Step Up represented the largest …
Top Cabinet Official Resigns Over Domestic Abuse Report
The White House isn’t the only place where a past domestic abuse has led to a resignation. Governor Mary Fallin was handed the resignation this week of Preston Doerflinger after a published report indicating he had choked his wife during a five in 2012. Jill Doerflinger filed for divorce less than a year after the …
Auditor Suggests “Coverup” by AG in Refusing to Release Critical Tar Creek Audit
Oklahoma Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones has a message for State Attorney General Mike Hunter who won’t release a state audit of the public trust that handled the buyout of homes at the Tar Creek Superfund site…..Let the Audit Speak for Itself. It’s the message delivered by Jones in a news release this week in …
Judge Recommends Against PSO on Proposed Wind Farm in Panhandle
Less than a month after Public Service Company presented alternative transmission power lines from the largest wind farm in the U.S. it is proposing, a setback occurred this week. An Administrative Law Judge at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission recommended against preapproval for the Wind Catcher project to be located in the Panhandle. Her decision left …