September 2019 archive

Bernie Sanders campaigns in Oklahoma

(Norman Transcript)   Democratic Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders brought his campaign to Oklahoma on Sunday, speaking of climate change, gun control and health benefits. He chose to appear in Norman, home to the University of Oklahoma and perhaps the state’s largest population of Democratic liberal voters. “We have a president who thinks climate change is …

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Legislator rents from energy lobbyist

  There is nothing illegal about what Wallace is doing and there is no violation of state ethics rules. But the paper quoted Common Cause official Beth Rotman as stating the arrangement gives the appearance that a special interest group may have outsized influence over legislative actions. “When you have powerful policy makers literally sharing …

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Science is focus of Flex-Chem’s growth in the oil patch

“What we do is fill technology holes that are left by the bigger companies.” It’s what Bryce Conway, President of Flex-Chem in Oklahoma City says of his young company that is built on science.  After all, Conway, the south Texan who went to Southwestern State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma to become a pharmacist only to …

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Energy firm helps Canadian County with road repairs

A $30,000 pledge doesn’t sound like much when oil and gas companies spend millions on drilling wells. But it’s welcome relief for Canadian County Commissioner Marc Hader. Chaparral Energy has made the pledge toward an estimated $85,000 in repairs to Manning Road between Hefner Road and NW 122. The Yukon Review reports the energy company …

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Jobless rate is steady in Oklahoma but oil and gas employment is dropping

As Oklahoma’s number of oil and gas rigs is sliding in the quest for new energy, the state’s employment figures showed dropping numbers of workers in the oil patch. Employment grew in other sectors to make up the difference and leave the state’s jobless rate unchanged in August. The latest figures from the Oklahoma Employment …

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Oil and gas rig counts tumble in Oklahoma and the U.S.

Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry is starting to bleed.  The number of rigs plummeted by 10 in the past week, falling from 76 last week to 66 this week. A year ago, there were 136 oil and gas rigs active in Oklahoma. The decline came along with a drop of 18 rigs nationally according to …

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Boil order is lifted at Tuttle water system

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has announced that the boil order for Apex Fitness Water System, located in Tuttle, 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. The boil order applied only to Apex Fitness and DID NOT …

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Completion reports for September 20, 2019

Completion reports filed for September 20, 2019. DEWEY COUNTY Tapstone Energy Llc Mississippian – Miss (meramec-osage): Oil 142 Gas 5473 Water 1544 Flow 32 19N 17W Donell 29/20-19-17 2h, September 30, 2018 HH, GAS, TD: 21432 ft Lat: 36.08587, Long: -99.04011 API: 35043236390000 WOODWARD COUNTY Tapstone Energy Llc Mississippian: Oil 218 Gas 1304 Water 2124 Flow 25 20N 17W Forbes 25/24 20-17 2h, September 23, 2018 …

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Permits to drill for September 20, 2019

Permits to drill for September 20, 2019. Atoka County COCHRAN #IH-20, September 20 2019 20 2S 12E SWNESWNE API: 00520456 Lat: 34.370082039807755, Long: -96.06357231675605 G & S ENERGY INC HH, RC, 11456 ft, ARKANSAS NOVACULITE(7414), MISSOURI MOUNTAIN(7794), POLK CREEK(7960), BIG FORK(8160), WOMBLE(8610) Canadian County SUMMER MOON 8-12N-8W #17WH, September 20 2019 17 12N 8W NWNENWNW API: 01725529 …

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New Mexico partners with geospatial firm to track methane emissions

While her state is pulling in hundreds of millions in revenue from oil and gas operations in the Permian Basin, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is also targeting the industry’s methane gas emissions. Known for her environmental efforts, the governor announced New Mexico is partnering with a geospatial analytics company to start a “data …

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