The new Preferred Sands frack sand plant in northwest Oklahoma is open for business. With the presentation of an Oklahoma flag by Sen. Casey Murdock of Felt, the plant was opened this week at a site west of Seiling and near Oakwood. The large operation sits along highway 270 and will eventually have nearly 300 …
A heater malfunction is being blamed for the fire that struck an OGE power plant in Oklahoma City on Thursday. The fire was allowed to burn itself out after a 7,000-gallon fuel tank caught fire sometime after 7 a.m. No one was injured and the fire finally died late in the afternoon. But for hours, …
Oklahoma Transportation Executive Director Mike Patterson knows driverless cars are coming. When? That’s another matter. But he told the Oklahoma Transportation Commission this week they are in the near future and the state’s Driving Oklahoma Working Group is a partnership exploring policies and safety of those vehicles. “As we look to the future on what …
Houston’s Newfield Exploration shows no letup in its aggressive exploration of Oklahoma’s STACK, as witnessed by the latest completion reports on file with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. While the three wells were not major producers, they still were an indication how Newfield is using multi-well pad sites. In the instance of the filing on Thursday, …
Completion reports for Oct. 4, 2018. KINGFISHER COUNTY Newfield Exploration Mid-con Inc Mississippian(9921): Oil 506 Gas 3780 Water 414 Flow 17 15N 9W Judy 1509 8h-17, May 07, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 15315 ft Lat: 35.76935, Long: -98.18623 API: 35073259110000 Newfield Exploration Mid-con Inc Mississippian(9932): Oil 250 Gas 3619 Water 341 Flow 17 15N 9W Judy 1509 9h-17, May 07, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 15360 …
Permits to drill for Oct. 4, 2018. Blaine County VESSELS #2H-3526X, October 04 2018 35 15N 12W SWSWSWSW API: 01124095 Lat: 35.72605982267829, Long: -98.4538867480347 CIMAREX ENERGY CO HH, DR, 22015 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(10750), MISSISSIPPI SOLID(11500) Blaine County OPPEL #1610 3H-24X, October 04 2018 24 16N 10W NWNENWSW API: 01124097 Lat: 35.84747664428178, Long: -98.22240127202248 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION MID-CON INC HH, …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe is among a group of 20 Senators who are urging President Trump to reject the year-round sale of 15 percent ethanol by volume. He led the effort and was joined by Sen. James Lankford and others in sending a letter to the president about their concerns. “In recent months, media …
President Trump is expected to put his name to a funding act that has the American Civil Liberties Union and others up in arms—because it gives the power of the federal government to shoot down private drones if they’re considered a threat. The power is included in the FAA Reauthorization Act which was passed this …
Tulsa’s Williams reported it has received federal approval of its Atlantic Sunrise pipeline that will allow an increase of natural gas pumped to the east coast. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission signed off on putting the more than 200-mile project into full service this week. The official start date will be Oct. 6 and the …
Oklahoma saw another month of double-digit growth in its economy in September and the increased gross production taxes on oil and gas brought in another $8 million for the month. Treasurer Ken Miller announced Thursday the gross receipts surged by 14 percent for September. Gross receipts of $1.2 billion during the past month are the …
