A more than $2 billion capital program has been announced by Phillips 66, the Houston company with major operations throughout Oklahoma. It totals $2.3 billion according to Chairman and CEO Greg Garland. “The 2019 capital program reflects our strong portfolio of growth projects aligned with our long-term strategy. We are building out our integrated Midstream …
Seismologists had a busy weekend with small earthquakes in northern Oklahoma. The strongest measured 3.0 magnitude and occurred around 1:42 a.m. Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake had a depth of nearly 4 miles and the epicenter was only 3 miles north of the small town of Togo or about 34 miles east …
An Oklahoma Corporation Commission Administrative Law Judge gave hundreds of residents opposed to two well drilling sites in Canadian County a partial victory in the past week. But only after scolding one opponent for declaring “we will not be steamrolled over.” ALJ Kendal Huber Minmier gave a stern rebuke to opponent Eric Sanderson, stating “There …
Rig counts dropped in Oklahoma and across the U.S. in the past week. Oklahoma’s count slipped by two from a week ago to 140 oil and gas rigs while nationally, the count dropped by 4 to reach 1,071. The number of oil rigs in the U.S. declined by 4 to reach 873 while the number …
Completion reports for December 14, 2018. CANADIAN COUNTY Jones Energy Llc Mississippian(9035): Oil 650 Gas 1597 Water 1357 Flow 3 11N 6W Gamble 3-11-6 3h, January 12, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 13918 ft Lat: 35.45040, Long: -97.81418 API: 35017251030000 Jones Energy Llc Mississippian(9043): Oil 622 Gas 1711 Water 1201 Flow 3 11N 6W Gamble 3-11-6 2h, January 12, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 13727 ft Lat: 35.45040, …
Permits to drill for December 14, 2018. Blaine County HAMMERHEAD 20-15N-10W #3MH, October 10 2018 29 15N 10W SENWNWNW API: 01124099 Lat: 35.75329708277145, Long: -98.29443257180993 PALOMA OPERATING CO INC HH, AM, 16375 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(10069) Creek County ESTER RICHARDS #7, December 14 2018 32 19N 7E N2SWSWSW API: 03729420 Lat: 36.07668966720713, Long: -96.60103374460788 WELCH ENERGY LLC SH, DR, …
The liberal environmentalists who tried and failed to get voter-approved tighter restrictions on drilling setbacks in Colorado aren’t giving up. Colorado Rising, thee group that got Proposition 112 on the November ballot says it’s forming an exploratory committee to begin running a ballot initiative in the 2020 election cycle. Anne Lee Foster, with Colorado …
When governor-elect Kevin Stitt visited the White House this week and met with President Donald Trump, it wasn’t just a meet-and-greet opportunity for him. He also used the visit to the nation’s capital to promote Oklahoma’s Port of Catoosa and encourage exportation of Oklahoma products. The discussion surrounding the eastern Oklahoma waterway came as …
While Houston’s Marathon Oil is considered a top explorer in Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP plays, it’s also expanding operations in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale. The company recently announced it’s producing strong results at a new four-well pad site in Dunn County, North Dakota. It’s also known as the Ajax area of the Bakken shale basin. …
Oklahoma employees of Schlumberger might be thinking they’re lucky to have escaped a layoff that hit one of the company’s subsidiaries in South Texas. Product and Logistics Services LLC at Houston is closing its operations and nearly 188 workers are losing their jobs. That includes closing offices in Von Ormy and Pleasanton, according to a …
