The Second Annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day has been scheduled for December 6 in Tulsa. The event is sponsored by the Oklahoma Airport Operators Association, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, Tulsa International Airport and BizJet International. It will honor the legacy of pioneers in the Oklahoma industry and contributions of women to the …
October 2018 archive
Western Oklahoma well spewed natural gas
A well spewing natural gas and condensate caused a Tuesday night concern near the western Oklahoma town of Hammon. Roger Mills County Sheriff Darren Atha indicated in a Facebook posting that the well, on the Combined Resources Corp. ARCHER No 3-5H location was about two miles from the town. That puts it in the area …
Small earthquakes shake northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas
First northern Oklahoma, then southern Kansas. Both were shaken by earthquakes on Tuesday and early Wednesday. The first was a 2.2 magnitude earthquake Tuesday afternoon at 4:36 p.m. with an epicenter about 4 miles northeast of Medford, not far from the state line. Its depth was only about a half-mile according to the U.S. Geological …
Tishomingo area sees two large producing wells
While two large wells have been produced in the expected STACK and SCOOP plays as reported this week, two others have been hit in an area not normally associated with large wells. XTO Energy Inc. hit two wells in Johnston County and west of Tishomingo in the southern part of the state, one producing more …
Completion reports Oct. 16, 2018
Completion reports Oct. 16, 2018. CARTER COUNTY Avalon Operating Llc Woodford(8754): Oil 68 Gas 520 Water 406 Jet Lift 30 3S 2W Doc Brown 3-30-19xh, December 17, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 17130 ft Lat: 34.26289, Long: -97.44151 API: 35019262790000 Chatham Vickie R Pontotoc(50): Water 30 Pump 21 3S 2W Coline “b” 36, July 31, 2018 SH, OIL, TD: 769 ft Lat: 34.27740, Long: -97.40723 …
Permits to drill Oct. 16, 2018
Permits to drill issued on Oct. 16, 2018. Blaine County ROSER 1711 #4-34-3MXH, October 16 2018 27 17N 11W SESWSWSW API: 01124102 Lat: 35.913768462604125, Long: -98.36872924789327 MARATHON OIL COMPANY HH, DR, 20727 ft, MISSISSIPPI LIME(9266), MISSISSIPPIAN (LESS CHESTER)(9723) Caddo County PROCTOR #3, October 16 2018 09 5N 9W SENWSENE API: 01523304 Lat: 34.92204629633743, Long: -98.14825092819412 DAYLIGHT PETROLEUM …
Could Colorado’s Proposition 112 devastate the state’s oil and gas industry?
In three weeks, Colorado voters will vote on an initiative that if approved, could reportedly mean 85% of non-federal land in the state would be off limits for oil and gas drilling. Opponents of Proposition 112 contend that if voters say ‘yes’, the state’s oil and gas industry will literally collapse. Proposition 112, the oil …
Oklahoma saw biggest nationwide increase in Electric Vehicle sales
A study by the California-based YourMechanic company contends Oklahoma has seen the largest jump nationally in sales of electric cars. The company that provides mobile car repair and maintenance services analyzed EV sales and found Oklahoma had the greatest sales growth from 2016 to 2017. YourMechanic called it particularly impressive since the state offers no …
Drastic wastewater move considered by EPA
With the issue of earthquakes caused by increased wastewater well activity in northern Oklahoma and concern that the geology in West Texas is reaching capacity, the Environmental Protection Agency is considering a drastic move. Should it make changes to federal clean water regulations to allow oil and gas drillers to release wastewater directly into rivers …
Controversial DOJ Environmental nominee confirmed with support from Sens. Inhofe and Lankford
Democrats called him the wrong man for the job, but when Jeffrey Clark was confirmed recently to be the nation’s top environmental lawyer, he had the support of Oklahoma’s two U.S. Senators. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford helped confirm Clark on a 52-45 vote to a key position in President Trump’s move to roll …