August 2018 archive

Completions for August 24, 2018

Completions reported on August 24, 2018 BECKHAM COUNTY Fourpoint Energy Llc Des Moines(12698): Oil 44 Gas 2545 Water 1666 Flow 6 11N 22W Ruth 6-11-22 1ha, October 22, 2017 HH, GAS, TD: 17890 ft Lat: 35.46410, Long: -99.57350 API: 35009219870000 ELLIS COUNTY Fourpoint Energy Llc Cleveland(8380): Oil 439 Gas 547 Water 554 Pump 29 20N 26W Schoenhals 20-20-26 2hb, November 03, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 16349 …

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Polymer plant operator fined by EPA

Operators of a polymer plant in Louisiana have agreed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice to pay $365,500 in civil penalties for violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act. The Region 6 office of the EPA in Dallas announced the agreement was reached with the Certain Teed Lake Charles Polymer …

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Gasoline prices remain fairly steady as summer driving season nears an end

As the end of summer approaches, motorists weren’t making excessive demands for gasoline and it’s led to gasoline prices remaining at the $2.84 average they were a week ago. AAA Oklahoma remains the state’s average is $2.61, up two cents a gallon from a week ago. Last year at this time, the Oklahoma average was …

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SandRidge Energy to build new gas processing plant in Colorado

A new natural gas processing plant in Colorado has been commissioned by Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy Inc. as the company announced it will help the firm  in a part of Colorado where there are no natural gas pipelines. Advantage Midstream LLC based in Dallas will  build the plant next to with a previously announced gas …

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BNSF unveils site for expanded logistics center in Moore

BNSF Railway (BNSF) has  premiered its newest logistics center to customers, local officials and community members at an event in Moore, Okla., near Oklahoma City. Logistics Center Oklahoma City is located within the city limits of Oklahoma City and Moore and is designed to accommodate manifest and unit train customers in addition to a site …

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State lifts boil order for the Sardis Lake Water Authority and Talihina Public Works Authority

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced that the boil order for the Sardis Lake Water Authority, located in Pushmataha County, and the Talihina Public Works Authority, located in LeFlore County, has been lifted. The water is now safe for human consumption. The order to boil water was issued due to the presence of E. coli. …

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Partnership creates larger Valiant Midstream in OKC

This week’s announcement of a newly-formed partnership between Valiant Midstream LLC and Antioch Energy focusing on natural gas gathering operations in eastern Oklahoma resulted in a major step for Valiant Midstream. “Valiant Midstream is now the third largest midstream company headquartered in the OKC area and this recent deal and project will add significant growth …

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Nation’s oil and gas rig count tumbled by 13 while Oklahoma remained steady

While the nation’s oil and gas rig count slipped by 13 in the past week, the number of active rigs in Oklahoma stayed at 140. Figures from Baker Hughes Co. and the Red Top Rig Report showed the national count fell to 1,044. The number of oil rigs fell by 9 to 860 while the …

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In Permian Basin, home prices are soaring and sellers don’t have long to wait

    While Oklahoma City’s Devon and other top producers in the Permian Basin continued their race to produce more oil, it’s resulted in in a huge jump in housing around Midland, Texas. A report by the Permian Basin Board of Realtors indicated the average price for a home in July had risen to $355,4569. …

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Oklahoma remains No. 2 in wind power

The U.S. Department of Energy reports that the continued construction of wind-power generating stations is bringing down both the cost of building the installations and the price for wind-generated electricity. The report released Thursday shows Texas leads the nation with 22 gigawatts of wind capacity, followed by Oklahoma, Iowa, California and Kansas with each at …

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