The Environmental Protection Agency’s new Waters of the United States rule, the one introduced by the Obama administration and immediately drew the ire of farm groups nationally, now has the support of those groups. It also has the support of Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe because it replaces what he called the “flawed regulation of …
Energy companies are pitching in to help repair the historic Balmorhea State Park spring-fed swimming pool in West Texas. Odessa’s Saulsbury Ventures LLC is donating $100,000 to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation’s Balmorhea park fund to meet a matching grant from Apache Corporation. The found is attempting to raise $2 million to repair the …
Permits to drill for December 11, 2018. Garvin County ELK RUN(FORMERLY FERGUSON 10-6) #1-6, December 11 2018 06 1N 2W CSWNWSE API: 04921960 Lat: 34.58401095385709, Long: -97.44805198762229 SHAMROCK WELL OPERATIONS LLC SH, RE, 9900 ft, PHARAOH(7648), HUNTON(9444) Mcclain County MEDICINE ARROWS 2-35-0704 #1WXH, December 11 2018 02 7N 4W NESWSWSW API: 08722198 Lat: 35.103303815524434, Long: -97.59830553091929 NATIVE …
Completion reports for December 11, 2018. CANADIAN COUNTY Jones Energy Llc Mississippian(8906): Oil 571 Gas 499 Water 130 Gas Lift 3 11N 6W Gamble 10-11-6 1h, January 14, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 13730 ft Lat: 35.45040, Long: -97.81406 API: 35017250670000 DEWEY COUNTY Comanche Exploration Co Llc Mississipian: Oil 326 Gas 1446 Water 4311 Flow 35 19N 14W Bond 35-1h, December 25, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 14350 …
A month after the Oklahoma Supreme Court sided with the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association in a water-line legal fight with Kingfisher County Commissioners, the issue remains of concern to oil and gas producers. “We are still struggling with this beast of produced water,” said attorney Tim Sowecke as he opened a Tuesday morning discussion …
A judge in Louisiana has ruled workers building an oil pipeline in southern Louisiana trespassed on land owned by three people who are opposed to the project. However, he said the work can move ahead and also awarded the three landowners only $150 each in damages and compensation. In his ruling, Judge Keith Comeaux said …
Texans are being warned the summer of 2019 could produce even greater electricity demand than what the state saw this past summer. Triple-digit temperatures strained the state’s main power grid to near capacity but the Electric Reliability Council of Texas says 2019 will be worse. That’s because the cushion between peak electricity usage and maximum …
A new report reveals that company officials were warned of faulty equipment that eventually led to the January 2018 oil rig explosion that killed five men in southeastern Oklahoma. E and E News says the warning came two days before the deadly blast and fire. The energy news letter reported that the rig superintendent had …
Oklahoma Indian tribes are among those applauding approval this week by the U.S. House of a bill to help the nation’s tribes spur more energy development. Approval of the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act came Monday on a voice vote in the House and means tribes will have more control of their own …
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has a technical conference planned for Thursday morning to discuss proposed rules and how they might affect wind energy. The 10 a.m. meeting in Room 301 of the Jim Thorpe Office building will focus on possible changes to electric utility rules and those applying to wind farms in the state. Commissioners …
