June 10, 2019 archive

Permits to drill for June 10, 2019

Permits to drill issued on June 10, 2019. Alfalfa County ROUSH 3-25-12 #2H, June 10 2019 03 25N 12W SESESESE API: 00323379 Lat: 36.66733992176062, Long: -98.46925948500841 BCE-MACH LLC HH, DR, 10600 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5881) Canadian County ROCK ISLAND #1407 5H-14, June 10 2019 23 14N 7W SWNENENE API: 01725476 Lat: 35.68124543382832, Long: -97.90686919479299 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION MID-CON INC HH, …

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Completion reports for June 10, 2019

Completion reports for June 10, 2019. BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian(9196): Oil 2463 Gas 5606 Water 4066 Flow 6 16N 11W Blondie 1-6-7-18xhm, April 11, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 25328 ft Lat: 35.89735, Long: -98.41885 API: 35011240500000 Newfield Exploration Mid-con Inc Mississippian(9618): Oil 696 Gas 1749 Water 1822 Flow 4 16N 10W Marks 1610 5h-4x, December 23, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 19572 ft Lat: 35.89772, …

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Devon Energy sets goal of reducing methane emissions

Devon Energy Corp.  announced Monday it is establishing a voluntary, company-specific target to reduce methane emissions for its U.S. oil and natural gas production operations. The company said the move was consistent with its core value of being a good environmental steward. By 2025, Devon will achieve a methane-intensity rate of 0.28 percent or lower. …

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House subcommittee to focus on creating work force for offshore wind power

The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee plans a hearing Tuesday into exploration of wider development of offshore wind power. Tulsa Rep. Kevin Hern sits on the subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and will be a part of the hearing entitled: Building a 21st Century American Offshore Wind Workforce.” The subcommittee will take up Massachusetts …

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Former EPA administrators line up to testify

Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin and others on a subcommittee of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce committee will hear Tuesday from former administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Oversight and Investigations subcommittee plans the hearing entitled “Critical Mission: Former Administrators Address the Direction of the EPA.” The hearing will focus on how Democratic leadership …

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Gasoline prices drop in Oklahoma

Gasoline prices dropped in the past week with Oklahoma’s new average price going from $2.55 last week to $2.46 a gallon this week. National prices dropped as well, slipping 6 cents a gallon to reach an average of $2.75. Tulsa prices went from $2.53 a gallon last week to $2.37 this week. Drivers in Oklahoma …

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Power operators hand out college scholarships in Kiowa

Kiowa Power Partners, LLC, owner of Tenaska Kiamichi Generating Station near Kiowa, and the facility’s electricity customer, Shell Energy North America (US), L.P. (Shell Energy), have awarded $10,500 in college scholarships to seven Kiowa High School seniors. Since 2004, the companies have presented 132 scholarships totaling $134,500 to local students. Scholarships were awarded to Kiowa …

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Instead of flaring, some producers experiment with natural gas

Bloomberg News reports how a handful of drillers in Texas are experimenting with pumping highly-pressurized natural gas back down into their wells as a way to deal with the gas glut and increase oil production. The news agency says EOG Resources Inc. is leading the movement, pumping the pressurized gas into wells that are no …

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Seven counties added to FEMA Disaster Declaration

  Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the state’s request for disaster assistance for seven Oklahoma counties hit hard by flooding, tornadoes, severe storms and straight-line winds. The disaster assistance benefits individuals and business owners affected by severe storms that have occurred since May 7 in Canadian, Creek, Logan, …

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Stock plummets for Mammoth Energy as it defends Puerto Rican power contracts

  News that Oklahoma City’s Mammoth Energy Services had come under federal investigation over the nearly $1 billion in electrical power restoration contracts in Puerto Rico left company stock reeling. While opening prices last week hit a high of $11.20 on Wednesday, they dropped when news surfaced of the probe by the Federal Bureau of …

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