An Oklahoma City firm that deals in equipment to construction and oilfield firms has been hit by embezzlement. Prosecutors have filed embezzlement charges against Donald Gordon who worked at Bobcat of OKC, 8800 North I-35 Service road in Oklahoma City. He’s accused of embezzling more than $38,000 from the company by using a company computer …
September 2018 archive
Permits to drill for Sept. 17, 2018
Permits to drill for Sept. 17, 2018. Alfalfa County JETT 33-26-10 #2H, September 17 2018 04 25N 10W NWNENENW API: 00323339 Lat: 36.68030452323474, Long: -98.28228019367599 BCE-MACH LLC HH, DR, 10926 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5566) Kingfisher County MARTIN 34-19-6 #2HC, September 17 2018 34 19N 6W SESESWSW API: 07326247 Lat: 36.073542618283376, Long: -97.83250487776668 CHESAPEAKE OPERATING LLC HH, DR, 14100 …
Completion reports for Sept. 17, 2018
Completion reports for Sept. 17, 2018. ALFALFA COUNTY Midstates Petroleum Co Llc Mississippian: Oil 111 Gas 1294 Water 1397 Flow 27 25N 12W Keith 2512 2h-27 A, April 18, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 12121 ft Lat: 36.60931, Long: -98.47823 API: 35003232980001 Midstates Petroleum Co Llc Mississippian: Oil 56 Gas 1031 Water 1657 Flow 27 25N 12W Keith 2512 3h-27 B, April 15, 2018 HH, GAS, TD: …
Hurricane didn’t affect nationwide gasoline prices
Oklahoma still remains in the top ten states when it comes to the cheapest gasoline in the U.S. according to a weekly fuels update from AAA. The state’s average is $2.64 a gallon and Hurricane Florence had little to no impact on the national average which held steady at $2.85. Prices in North Carolina rose …
Ammonia leak quickly handled at former foods plant in Moore
An ammonia leak prompted firefighters in Moore early Monday to declare a code red alert. No one was injured when the leak was detected at the old Vaughan Foods building near NE 12 and Eastern Avenue. A security guard detected the leak and notified firefighters who quickly closed the leaking line near the future site …
Governor reappoints Kevin Potter to Aeronautics Commission
Gov. Mary Fallin has reappointed Kevin Potter of Bartlesville to represent District 1 on the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. District 1 encompasses all of Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington counties, as well as small portions of Creek and Rogers counties in northeastern Oklahoma. Potter’s term will expire Dec. 31, 2024. “I have learned a great deal during …
Energy association leader says Drew Edmondson is wrong about raising taxes on oil and gas
The following is an op-ed from Chad Warmington, head of the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association. Drew Edmondson is wrong about taxes By Chad Warmington The Democrats’ candidate for governor has a terrible idea to solve a problem that no longer exists. Drew Edmondson wants to raise the gross production tax (GPT) on oil and …
Judge dismisses part of lawsuit over oilfield injury accident
An oilfield worker who filed suit after being hurt on the job in 2017 when a well desanding unit failed has scored a partial victory to move ahead with his suit in Oklahoma City federal court. Devin Wayne Loomis was injured June 10, 2017 as he operated a desander unit attempting to remove sand from …
OGE to present new Resource Plan to corporation commission
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission will hold a special meeting on Tuesday to consider OGE’s 2018 Integrated Resource Plan. The 10 a.m. meeting in the Jim Thorpe Office building will also be an opportunity for shareholders to review and discuss the plan. The commission is not expected to vote on the IRP. As Oklahoma Gas …
Trucker shortage has some pushing for teenage truck drivers
Imagine a teenager just out of high school driving an 18-wheeler down the interstate? It’s what some are proposing in the face of a nationwide shortage of truck drivers. Critics contend such a move would only increase the dangers on the nation’s highways. But there are bills in the U.S. House and the Senate to …