February 17, 2019 archive

More oil well success in Grady County

More than a year after Marathon Oil Co. drilled a Grady county well, it filed a completion report showing initial oil production of 1,630 Boed along with 5,911 Mcf of gas The Lightner 0505-1-18-19wxh is located about one mile southeast of the town of Alex (19 5N 5W) and had a spud date of October …

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Laredo Petroleum announces 4Q earnings

Tulsa’s Laredo Petroleum reported fourth quarter 2018  net income of $149.6 million or 65 cents a share. It also stated its net income for all of 2018 totaled $325 million which translated to $1.39 per diluted share. Laredo’s production averaged 68,168 barrels of oil equivalent a day during 2018 which was a 17% increase over …

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Ditch Witch maker sold in $700 million deal to Toro

After 117 years of being Oklahoma owned, the Perry-based Charles Machine Works, makers of Ditch Witch equipment has been sold in a $700 million deal to the Toro Company. Toro is based in Bloomington, Minnesota and explained it is a cash deal for the Ditch Witch company that was founded in  1902. The deal is …

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Oklahoma’s rig count dropped in past week while national numbers increased

Oil and gas rig counts fell in the past week in several energy-producing states including Oklahoma where the count dropped one to reach 119. The national rig count grew by 2 to reach 1,051. It included 3 more oil rigs to reach a total of 857 while the gas rig count dropped by on e …

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