August 16, 2019 archive

Central Kansas hit by 4.2 magnitude earthquake

Central Kansas was shaken Friday morning by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake that knocked items from store shelves in Hutchinson. It was followed by a Friday night aftershock that measured 3.0 magnitude. KWCH TV reported that several Hutchinson businesses had cleanup on their agendas Friday after a 4.2-magnitude earthquake shakes the Reno County community. At Egbert …

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Completion reports for August 16, 2019

Completion reports filed on August 16, 2019. CANADIAN COUNTY Chaparral Energy Llc Mississippian(9480): Oil 125 Gas 999 Water 736 Pump 2 12N 7W Sanford 1207 1smh-2, March 31, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 14406 ft Lat: 35.53766, Long: -97.90258 API: 35017252960000 COAL COUNTY Pablo Energy Ii Llc Woodford: Oil 5 Gas 4158 Water 1217 Flow 23 1N 9E Tomlinson Xle 2h-23, May 16, 2019 HH, GAS, TD: …

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Permits to drill for August 16, 2019

Permits to drill issued on August 16, 2019. Canadian County JACOBS 23_14-13N-9W #2HX, August 16 2019 23 13N 9W NWSESESW API: 01725506 Lat: 35.58137392380575, Long: -98.12966139269898 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP HH, DR, 20655 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8950), WOODFORD(10550) Canadian County JACOBS 23_14-13N-9W #2HX, August 16 2019 23 13N 9W NWSESESW API: 01725506 Lat: 35.58137392380575, Long: -98.12966139269898 DEVON ENERGY …

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Decline continues in oil and gas rig numbers in Oklahoma

  Oklahoma continues to see a decline in the number of active oil and gas rigs as the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. show 85 active rigs, down one from a week ago. A year earlier, the state had 140 active rigs. Nationally, the count increased by one to reach 935 rigs, down 122 …

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Energy sector employment rose in July in Oklahoma

Employment in Oklahoma’s energy sector apparently increased from June to July this summer but it also dropped compared to July of 2018. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission released the state’s latest jobless figures on Friday showing Oklahoma’s unemployment rate remained at 3.2 percent in July, same as the rate in June. Out of a labor …

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Boil order lifted in Valliant

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has announced that the boil order for the Valliant Public Works Authority, located in McCurtain County, has been lifted. The water is now safe for human consumption. The order to boil water was issued due to the presence of E. coli. State and federal regulations require that customers be notified …

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Safety award given to Comanche Electric

The workers at Comanche Electric were honored by the Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma (MESO). Comanche placed first in the MESO’s annual Electric Safety Competition for 2018 in the category for cities with under 10,000 population. The award is based on Comanche Electric’s “no lost of work time,” this means there was no reports of …

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Corporation Commission’s Storage Tank Advisory Council to meet

The Storage Tank Advisory Council of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will meet Tuesday to discuss proposed new rules. An announcement by the Commission indicated the rules are those proposed by the Petroleum Storage Tank Division. The meeting will be Tuesday, August 20 at 2 p.m. in the Corporation Commission’s Public Utilities Department Conference room, room …

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More energy companies head to bankruptcy court

After a recovery from the last oil bust, energy bankruptcies are back on the rise in 2019. The Houston Chronicle reports the number of oil and gas bankruptcy filings through mid-August has nearly equaled the total tally from 2018, and the aggregate debt from 2019 bankruptcy filings of almost $20 billion has already surpassed the …

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Oklahoma wants EPA authority to regulate fracking wastewater

Texas and Oklahoma are seeking federal permission to regulate fracking wastewater under their own programs, raising concern among environmentalists who fear that oil and gas companies will eventually be allowed to discharge toxic chemicals into streams and rivers. Bloomberg Environment reports the two states, both big oil and gas producers, are asking the Environmental Protection …

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