Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company will provide $70,000 to help fund teachers’ energy efficiency projects for the 2019-2020 school year. Funding for qualifying projects will be provided through DonorsChoose.org, a crowdfunding platform for educators. Beginning Aug. 1, the company will provide up to $500 for projects that promote or teach energy efficiency and/or projects requesting …
July 2019 archive
Market firm says changes are needed at SandRidge Energy
Market consulting firm Seeking Alpha says it’s time for changes at Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy where Carl Icahn took control last year allowing stock to drop. The firm said it shows Icahn is not always right. In a release this week, the firm charged that Icahn’s influence to force SandRidge out of a merger with …
Inhofe defends Trump environmental policies—-says they are working
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe has gone to the Senate floor to claim that the Trump administration is becoming one of the truly great environmental administrations. “We’re seeing significant progress in environmental protection that we have not seen in any other administration,” said the Senator this week as he stood on the floor using a …
Permits to drill for July 17, 2019
Permits to drill issued on July 17, 2019. Blaine County OPERATION PURPLE RAIN SWD #1-31, July 17 2019 31 16N 10W SWNWSWSW API: 01124234 Lat: 35.814450514126854, Long: -98.3124674394523 S & S STAR OPERATING LLC SH, DR, 6800 ft, CHASE(4000), WABAUNSEE(5500) Canadian County HANNEMAN #1H-26, July 17 2019 25 12N 9W SWSWSWSW API: 01725497 Lat: 35.47969555747474, Long: -98.11306599836956 …
Completion reports for July 17, 2019
Completion reports for July 17, 2019. CANADIAN COUNTY Cimarex Energy Co Woodford(11730): Oil 543 Gas 5352 Water 154 Flow 23 11N 8W Kim Anderson Farm 1-23h, August 29, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 16371 ft Lat: 35.40692, Long: -98.02453 API: 35017252350000 HUGHES COUNTY Corterra Energy Operating Llc Woodford(4981): Gas 2394 Flow 3 6N 9E Beth 0310-1hxr, March 04, 2019 HH, GAS, TD: 14312 ft Lat: …
OKC Judge sends court fight with 2 energy firms back to Grant County
For the past 8 years, the Oklahoma City firm of Summa Engineering, Inc. has found itself in a legal battle with two limited liability energy companies. In 2011, Venus Energy, LLC and Blue Mesa Properties, LLC filed suit in Texas against Summa. Then in 2017, Summa went to court in Grant County, Oklahoma filling suit …
New website announced by Oklahoma DEQ
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality announced the launch of the new DEQ website. “As part of DEQ’s ongoing commitment to provide customers easy access to agency information, DEQ has created a website designed for a better user experience,” stated the announcement. “The site is customer-focused and features prominent navigation tools and an enhanced search …
First ever diesel fuel station opened by biofuels maker in Iowa
An Iowa based biofuel producer that is considered to be the nation’s leading advanced producers of biofuels has opened its first ever diesel fueling station. Renewable Energy Group, Inc. opened the station in Seneca, Illinois. Construction on the around-the-clock, fully-automated station began earlier this year. Diesel customers from trucking fleets to local diesel vehicle owners …
Will things be stronger in 2Q for Roan Resources?
After a weak first quarter caused in part by stretching its number of drilling rigs too far with poor production, Oklahoma City-based Roan Resources will release its second quarter 2019 results in early August. Results will be released on Wednesday, August 7 following the close of trading. The company management will host a conference call …
Fumes suspected in deadly tank blast in El Reno
Fire investigators suspect fumes inside an empty truck tank caused the Sunday morning explosion that killed Travis Farley, 48 of Chickasha. The explosion happened while he was inside the empty tank at Canyon Well Service, 1610 SH 66 in El Reno around 7 a.m. Another worker had been in the vicinity but left the shop …