August 2018 archive

Appeals Court rules in 2007 railroad chemical leak in Kansas

Two railroad workers exposed to chemicals in a 2007 Burlington Northern Santa Fe train incident near Ottawa, Kansas have won their case with the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. The Appeals court reversed a lower court ruling against Larry D. Lincoln and Brad C. Mosbrucker who were partially and permanently disabled after …

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Cushing terminal’s storage dropped 60% in 15 months

In nearly 15 months, the massive amount of oil stored at the Cushing hub has plummeted an estimated 60 percent, easing a bottleneck that in 2017 slowed the transportation of Midwest oil to terminals on the Gulf Coast. As Jack Money at the Oklahoman reported, expansion efforts have eased the storage problem at Cushing, going …

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State to expand use of cable barriers on highways

Drivers for utility companies, oil and gas firms and electric cooperatives might find something new in the state as they travel state highways—-more cable barriers instead of the concrete barriers. As the Journal Record reported recently, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation is in the process of possibly replacing guard rails with cable barriers on some …

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Well close to production at site of deadly fire and explosion

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission indicates the well that blew up last January killing 5 men near Quinton has been completed.  Spokesman Matt Skinner told the Tulsa World the well is one step from being put into production. The cause of the deadly explosion and fire remains under investigation and just last week, the U.S. Chemical …

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Oklahoma jobless rate down to 3.8%…..Energy was one of top gainers in creating jobs

  Oklahoma’s energy industry through its growing employment helped push the state’s jobless rate to 3.8 percent, the lowest such rate since August 2008. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reports the state added 3,548 to its labor force last month and 27,148 over the past year. Energy falls under the Commission’s Mining and Logging sector …

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Contractors’ leader urges legislators not to ignore bridge problems

As the head of the Association of Oklahoma General Contractors, Bobby Stem says the recent record rains and flooding that washed out a bridge in the city of Norman should be a warning…the state cannot let up on its continued improvement of roads and bridges. Record rainfall totalling at least 5 inches in south Oklahoma …

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OGE wraps up $400 million issuance in senior notes

Oklahoma Gas and Electric announced it has completed the issuance of $400 million in Senior Notes. The 3.80% notes were series due August 15, 2028. In a filing with the Securities Exchange Commission, the announcement was made by OGE Energy Corp., the parent company of OGE. “OGE Energy Corp. (the “Company”) is the parent company …

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National oil and gas rig count remains steady while Oklahoma’s increased in past week

The number of oil and gas rigs working in  Oklahoma grew by one in the past week to reach 140 while nationally, the count was unchanged at 1,057. Nationally, the number of oil rigs remained at 869 while the number of gas rigs was also unchanged at 186. Still, the national  count is 111 higher …

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Permits to drill for August 17, 2018

Permits to drill  for Aug. 17, 20187. Alfalfa County TREBUCHET 21-23N-10W #1MH, August 17 2018 16 23N 10W SESESESW API: 00323330 Lat: 36.463837124703886, Long: -98.27493205318481 ARMOR ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 13500 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(7200) Blaine County BAKER 9_16-15N-11W #5HX, August 17 2018 09 15N 11W NWNWNENW API: 01124069 Lat: 35.79696339988746, Long: -98.37946248113495 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, …

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Completion reports for August 17, 2018

BLAINE COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(8191): Oil 678 Gas 1890 Water 2521 Flow 29 16N 11W Pierce Bia 1611 1-29-32mxh, March 16, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 21123 ft Lat: 35.84031, Long: -98.38520 API: 35011238430000 CANADIAN COUNTY Cimarex Energy Co Woodford(12734): Oil 155 Gas 2586 Water 496 Flow 30 11N 8W Shelly 1h-3106x, December 02, 2017 HH, GAS, TD: 23021 ft Lat: 35.39277, Long: -98.07647 API: 35017250130000 GARVIN …

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