A federal court hearing is set for Wednesday in Washington as four Native American tribes press their case against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has been asked by the Standing Rock, Cheyenne River,Yankton and Oglala Sioux tribes to challenge findings by the U.S. Army Corps of engineers …
In Colorado, oil and gas drilling operators might soon face stricter rules about drilling near schools. As the Denver Post recently reported, state regulators want to increase the mandatory buffer zone close to school properties. the proposal from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission would require new wells to be at least 1,000 feet …
Chaparral Energy, Inc. of Oklahoma City announced this week its credit has been expanded from $400 million to $750 million. At the same time, bankers also reduced borrowing costs to the energy company. The borrowing base went from $265 to $325 million. Chaparral also said its new administrative agent is Royal Bank of Canada. The …
Permits to drill for December 10, 2018. Alfalfa County ROACH 29-26-11 #3H, December 10 2018 29 26N 11W SESESWSE API: 00323351 Lat: 36.69626806691057, Long: -98.4010255078623 BCE-MACH LLC HH, DR, 10574 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5581) Garfield County REMINGTON 2205 #1MOH-32, September 05 2018 29 22N 5W SESESWSW API: 04725166 Lat: 36.3475496546958, Long: -97.7615794492759 CHAPARRAL ENERGY LLC HH, AM, 12000 ft, …
Completion reports for December 10, 2018. DEWEY COUNTY Comanche Exploration Co Llc Mississippian(9087): Oil 277 Gas 5534 Water 1740 Flow 3 18N 14W Robinson 3-10-1h, April 27, 2018 HH, GAS, TD: 15322 ft Lat: 36.05901, Long: -98.67808 API: 35043235400000 Comanche Exploration Co Llc Mississippian(9350): Oil 511 Gas 7542 Water 940 Flow 9 18N 14W Jaguar 9-1h, July 26, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 14979 ft Lat: 36.04413, …
Another solar energy project is coming to north Texas. 7X Energy Inc. a solar developer based in Austin, Texas announced it is partnering with CoServe Electric to construct the project in Andrews County, about an hour from Midland. Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2019 and during its peak will bring …
Another extension of the talks between NextEra Energy and the Department of Defense to reach a plan on a wind farm along a roue of airspace the military uses for training could happen again this week in Oklahoma. Yet another extension of the deadline for the mitigation plan was announced last week and Monday, Dec. …
Months after leaving the Environmental Protection Agency in disgrace, former Administrator and ex-Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is back in the news. This time, it’s over the $50,000 he received from a Wisconsin billionaire who contributed to Pruitt’s legal defense fund created over the series of ethics violations alleged against him. Politico reported the donor, …
A new $43 million natural gas pipeline will be built in West Texas by the United Kingdom-based Wood Group PLC. The company won the contract for the 80-mile line from a yet-to-be identified midstream company. The steel pipeline company says it anticipates employing about 200 workers for the project. “This is a strategic pipeline for …
ConocoPhillips has come out with its 2019 capital expenditure budget and operating plan totaling $6.1 billion including expected share repurchases of $3 billion for the year. The company described the new cap-ex budget as “flat” compared to 2018. In an announcement from its Houston, Texas headquarters, the company stated that it also expects 2019 production …
