July 2019 archive

Welding explosion at oilfield servicing company kills worker in El Reno

An explosion caused by a welder’s torch left a man dead early Sunday morning at an oilfield firm in El Reno. Fire investigators say it was around 7 a.m. when the incident happened at Canyon Oil Field Services at 1608 East Highway 66. The explosion happened outside the shop where a man was welding on …

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Western Oklahoma is site of another large producer

  Another significant oil well producing more than 1,000 barrels of oil a day is reported in far western Oklahoma. Valpoint Operating LLC, an Amarillo, Texas based company filed a completion report for the Shrewder 26-23-1H located at 35 18N 23W in Ellis County. The Shrewder well had initial production of 1,076 barrels of oil …

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Seven defendants dropped in lawsuit over 2018 deadly gas rig explosion

At least seven of the defendants named in a negligence lawsuit over the Jan. 22, 2018 gas rig explosion that killed five workers in southeast Oklahoma have been dismissed from the case. At the same time, a Pittsburg county district court judge ruled against another defendant’s move for a protective order. The case involved the …

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State regulators urged to approve OGE rate agreement

When the Oklahoma Corporation Commission votes in a few weeks on a proposed rate package for Oklahoma Gas and Electric, it will do so with the recommendation of approval from an administrative law judge. OGE originally filed a request last year for a $78 million rate increase but attorney general Mike Hunter’s office opposed the …

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Bank survey finds only marginal enthusiasm about oil and gas industry

Topics: Energy | Indicators and Data       The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City reports slight increases in oil and gas activity in the second quarter of 2019.  A Bank survey also found leaders in the industry have only marginal enthusiasm for the future of oil and gas in Oklahoma and other states in the 10th Federal Reserve …

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Mining company bankruptcy puts miners briefly out of work

While the Kentucky Attorney General is investigating the financially ailing Blackjewel Mining company, some 60 Blackjewel workers let go because of a mine shutdown in Wyoming have been hired by competitor Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. Cloud Peak indicated the nearly 60 former Blackjewel employees will start at its Cordero Rojo and Antelope mines on Tuesday, …

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Rig counts fell across the U.S. but grew in Oklahoma in past week

Another drop in the number of oil and gas rigs was recorded in the U.S. in the past week while Oklahoma’s count grew by one to reach 98. Nationally, the U.S. count fell by 5 to 958. The number of oil rigs fell by 4 to 784 while gas rig numbers declined by 2 to …

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Grants allow for more electric car charging stations in Edmond

Thanks to grants totaling more than $50,000, the city of Edmond will install 10 public and workplace charging stations for electric vehicles. The $50,550 in grants were awarded by the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments and the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to the City of Edmond and the University of Central Oklahoma. Two of …

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Completion reports for July 12, 2019

Completion reports issued for July 12, 2019. BLAINE COUNTY Cimarex Energy Co Mississippian(9471): Oil 766 Gas 2343 Water 933 Flow 22 16N 12W Dupree Bia 5h-2215x, November 24, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 20884 ft Lat: 35.84304, Long: -98.45800 API: 35011239550001 Cimarex Energy Co Mississippian(9561): Oil 779 Gas 1771 Water 922 Flow 22 16N 12W Dupree Bia 3h-2215x, November 21, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 21022 ft Lat: …

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Permits to drill for July 12, 2019

Permits to drill issued for July 12, 2019. Alfalfa County HERREN 35-26-11 #2H, July 12 2019 35 26N 11W SESESWSW API: 00323380 Lat: 36.681551010292196, Long: -98.35671458612984 BCE-MACH LLC HH, DR, 10509 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5704) Grady County SUNDOWN #1-14, July 12 2019 14 5N 5W SENENWSE API: 05124678 Lat: 34.90488956104156, Long: -97.69343174155803 RED ROCKS OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC …

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