August 28, 2019 archive

Permits to drill for August 28, 2019

Permits to drill issued for August 28, 2019. Canadian County SUMMER MOON 8-12N-8W #11MH, August 28 2019 17 12N 8W NWNENWNW API: 01725512 Lat: 35.5216907282282, Long: -98.07631216811257 PALOMA OPERATING CO INC HH, DR, 16122 ft, MISSISSIPPI(10968) Canadian County HONEY SPRINGS 1109 2-35 #1MXH, August 28 2019 11 11N 9W NENENENE API: 01725513 Lat: 35.44927614686431, Long: -98.11504918804897 CAMINO …

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Completion reports for August 28, 2019

Completion reports filed for August 28, 2019. CANADIAN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(9703): Oil 850 Gas 3626 Water 1577 Flow 29 13N 7W Von Salon 1307 1-32-5mxh, April 04, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 20352 ft Lat: 35.56805, Long: -97.96030 API: 35017253430000 GRADY COUNTY Kaiser-francis Oil Company Hoxbar(11476): Oil 100 Gas 789 Water 2325 Flow 15 5N 8W Crow 10-5-8 1h, May 11, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: …

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Congressman is educated on reclaimed mine land project

PORUM, Okla. – As impressive and historic as it is, there are a lot of things a person can’t see from Capitol Hill in the nation’s capital. Among those are the projects of the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program in eastern Oklahoma. So, in boots and jeans on a slightly muggy August morning, U.S Congressman …

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Sunken barge removed at Webbers Falls Lock

  One of the two massive barges that broke free during the May floods of the Arkansas River and smashed into the Webbers Falls Lock and Dam was removed by workers on Tuesday. The removal will allow crews to attempt a retrieval of the remaining barge that was sunken under it. Tug boats with winches …

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Impact of BP’s move to bail out of Alaska

The impact of BP’s move to sell its Alaska holdings in a $5.6 billion deal with Hilcorp got the attention of more than a few analysts and observers of energy in the U.S. Take for example what Axiom had to say on Wednesday to the announcement. Why it matters: Pulling up stakes in Alaska — where …

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Government predicts 2019 to be a year of refinery production slowdown

After record-breaking activity last year, U.S. refineries are expected to slow down in 2019, the Energy Information Agency reported this week. Refineries are expected to process 17 million barrels of crude a day this year, down 2 percent from last year and the first annual decline since 2009 according to a report by the Houston Chronicle. …

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BP unloads Alaska holdings in $5.6 billion sale

After 60 years of oil exploration in Alaska, British oil major BP is leaving.  The company agreed to sell all of its Alaska properties in a $5.6 billion deal with privately-held Hilcorp Energy Co. The deal, which includes interests in the most prolific oil field in U.S. history at Prudhoe Bay, and the 800-mile Trans …

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More Colorado communities to get solar power

Solar companies Pivot Energy and Standard Solar announced they intend to build five more community solar sites across Colorado. The announcement came less than a year after the companies announced the start of similar sites in 13 communities located along Interstate 70 in the state. The 13 projects totaled 10.3 Megawatts of electrical power for …

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Wichita energy logistics firm opens Houston office

Wichita, Kansas-based MVP Holdings, LLC announced the opening of an office in Houston. The location will serve the company’s growing oil and gas producer customer base in the Permian Basin and South Texas. MVP leadership indicated that in the past 10 years, the company has acquired and built assets to support the markets in the …

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Drilling research firm adds another test well in Oklahoma

Tulsa’s Catoosa Test Facility has added another test well, its 16th in carrying out research for oil and gas companies. The firm announced it added test well #16 known as “Thunderbird 7″ which has 10-3/4” surface casing down to 751 feet. The well is used to test and validate advanced drilling technologies before they are …

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