The brutal heat this week is challenging for anyone who works outdoors—farmers, oilfield hands, roofers and more. Temperatures climbed to 100 degrees or greater in the western part of Oklahoma while the heat indices ranged from a low of 98 in the Panhandle to 114 degrees degrees in eastern Oklahoma. Wednesday was filled with heat …
July 2019 archive
North Dakota ready to fight Washington state over crude oil shipments ban
North Dakota’s oil and gas regulator says it will ask the federal government to block Washington state from enforcing a crude-by-rail law that could prevent as much as 200K bbl/day of Bakken crude from reaching Puget Sound refineries. The state law, which Gov. Inslee signed into law in May and will go into effect Jan. 1, prohibits …
Expanded water system operational in New Mexico’s Permian Basin
Houston-based Solaris Water Midstream, LLC announced it has launched operations at its expanded Lobo Ranch Produced Water Recycling and Blending Center, a large-scale produced water recycling and non-potable water blending facility in Eddy County, New Mexico. Solaris Water also has started the development of its Bronco facility, an additional recycling and blending facility in Lea County, …
Roan gets 2,000 barrels of oil a day production from 4 Grady County wells
Four wells drilled on a single pad by Roan Resources produced nearly 2,000 barrels of oil a day in Grady County, Oklahoma according to completion reports filed this week. The Oklahoma City oil and gas firm reported the wells were drilled at 13 9N 6W at a site a few miles southeast of Tuttle. Their …
Brand new Oklahoma budget year includes money for flood control and clean water
July 1st marked the start of a new budget year for the state government in Oklahoma and it includes nearly $2.8 million for rural floodcontrol dams and clean water. The State Senate website explained that the budget included $1.59 million to be spent to improve rural flood control dams. Another $500,000 is budgeted to maintain …
Permits to drill for July 16, 2019
Permits to drill for July 16, 2019. Canadian County SAND PEBBLES 30-12N-8W #1MH, July 16 2019 31 12N 8W SENWNWNW API: 01725496 Lat: 35.47804048121693, Long: -98.0952422913204 TRAVIS PEAK RESOURCES LLC HH, DR, 16721 ft, MISSISSIPPI(11571) Carter County ALEXANDER #1-23, July 16 2019 23 4S 2W E2W2W2SW API: 01924321 Lat: 34.190897173914244, Long: -97.38610320015458 XTO ENERGY INC SH, RC, …
Completion reports for July 16, 2019
Completion reports for July 16, 2019. CANADIAN COUNTY Cimarex Energy Co Woodford(12654): Oil 108 Gas 2800 Water 2745 Flow 31 11N 8W Shelly 6h-3106x, August 21, 2018 HH, GAS, TD: 22765 ft Lat: 35.39149, Long: -98.08886 API: 35017251040000 Cimarex Energy Co Woodford(12694): Oil 49 Gas 862 Water 2952 Flow 31 11N 8W Shelly 4h-3106x, August 13, 2018 HH, GAS, TD: 22650 ft Lat: 35.39154, Long: -98.09188 …
BLM moving national headquarters to Colorado
Employees of the Oklahoma Field Office of the federal Bureau of Land Management will soon find their national headquarters located in Grand Junction, Colorado and not Washington, D.C. The Bureau of Land Management Oklahoma Field Office manages 7.4 million acres of federally owned land and minerals in the states of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas. The …
Inhofe opposes chemical contamination handling in House defense bill
The issue of PFAS or man-made chemicals has gained more and more attention on Capitol Hill. It is also one of the points that arose from the recent House approval of the National Defense Authorization Act, H.R. 2500. POLITICO’s Morning Energy Report indicated Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee …
Cimarex gets production of 4,300 barrels of oil a day out of 4 wells
The Denver, Colorado-based Cimarex Energy has filed completion reports on a four well-single pad site that has combined crude oil production of more than 4,300 barrels a day in Oklahoma’s STACK play. The Lehman Com 7-11h wells are located several miles northeast of the Blaine County community of Greenfield and were drilled last year at …