June 2019 archive

Rig numbers were mixed in past week but still below a year ago

The nation’s oil and gas rig count remained unchanged in the past week while the number of active rigs in Oklahoma increased by 2 to reach 102. But the impact of lower oil prices is still reflected in oil and gas producing states as many have significantly dropped in the past year. One year ago, …

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Permits to drill for June 28, 2019

Permits to drill filed on June 28, 2019. Grady County RUE 0606 #1-22-15WXH, June 28 2019 22 6N 6W SESWSWSE API: 05124663 Lat: 34.972033395465076, Long: -97.81880045832997 MARATHON OIL COMPANY HH, DR, 21765 ft, WOODFORD(14010) Grady County DRIFTWOOD NORTH #1-34 SWD, June 28 2019 34 7N 6W SESWNESE API: 05124383 Lat: 35.03381480449087, Long: -97.81400099396727 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC SH, …

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Completion reports for June 28, 2019

Completion reports filed on June 28, 2019. BLAINE COUNTY Triumph Energy Partners Llc Miss’an Lm: Oil 623 Gas 12950 Water 435 Flow 7 14N 12W Nitzel 1-18 1412mh, September 30, 2018 HH, GAS, TD: 17780 ft Lat: 35.69696, Long: -98.50891 API: 35011240480000 Triumph Energy Partners Llc Mississippian: Oil 670 Gas 4200 Water 1570 Flow 6 16N 12W Timothy 1-6 1612mh, August 16, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: …

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2018 was a tough year for Chesapeake Energy’s 401 (k) program

An SEC filing by Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy shows the company’s Savings and Incentive Stock Bonus plan lost money last year compared to 2017. The SEC Form 11-K was filed this week and showed the net assets available for benefits fell from $610,818,340 in 2017 to $513,641,672 in 2018.  Total investments went from more than …

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Former FEMA director fails to pay back thousands to government

  While FEMA’s been busy dealing with flood victims in Oklahoma in the past few months, its former administrator Brock Long is still facing criticism for not paying back thousands of dollars in unauthorized use of government vehicles. A report by POLITICO shows he has returned only $2,716 of the $151,000 he spent for using …

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Moon artifacts now reside at western Oklahoma museum

The 50th Anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 Moon Landing will take place this July. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first individuals to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969 forever leaving their mark on spaceflight history. Some of the artifacts they carried to the moon now rest in a museum …

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Permian Basin’s newest pipeline to start flowing oil

Oil is expected to be flowing this week through the Plains All-American Pipeline from the Permian Basin to the Corpus Christi refineries and storage areas. The Cactus II oil pipeline has a capacity of 670,000 barrels a day. The company plans to begin the process called “line fill” in which the pipeline is filled with …

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EPA reviewing Scott Pruitt decision of Alaska mine

At least one official in the Environmental Protection Agency believes former Administrator and ex-Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt might have violated a legal settlement involving a proposed mine in Alaska. As Politico’s Morning Energy Report revealed, the EPA has started attempts to reverse an Obama-era bid to block the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska. A …

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Publicity grows for Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma

  The renaming of Oklahoma’s two major oil and gas industry groups following their merger is catching the attention of more Oklahomans. The Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma is the name of the new group following last year’s merger of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum association and the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association. OK Energy Today reported …

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Wind farm defeat in Kansas has supporters and opponents talking and debating

The recent defeat of a proposed wind farm west of Wichita, Kansas has stunned the wind industry.  It also has given hope to those who don’t want the giant wind towers in their neighborhoods or counties. The Wichita Eagle explored the controversy after NextEra Energy lost its effort to locate a wind farm in Reno …

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