Completion reports filed for October 31, 2019. CREEK COUNTY Petco Petroleum Corp 4 17N 7E Jennetta Richard W-32, August 26, 2019 SH, INJ, TD: 2533 ft Lat: 35.97756, Long: -96.57956 API: 35037017310001 Petco Petroleum Corp 4 17N 7E Jemima Richard 1 W-33, August 29, 2019 SH, INJ, TD: 2617 ft Lat: 35.98098, Long: -96.56646 API: 35037092030001 Petco Petroleum Corp …
October 2019 archive
Permits to drill for October 31, 2019
Permits to drill issued for October 31, 2019. Kingfisher County MILES CITY 20-07-32 #1MH, October 31 2019 05 19N 7W NENWNENE API: 07326638 Lat: 36.159055786826485, Long: -97.96053963903923 CHISHOLM OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC HH, DR, 12716 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(7114) Roger Mills County HARDEN #10-29, October 31 2019 29 14N 21W NWSENWSE API: 12923336 Lat: 35.65797328454256, Long: -99.45397827266895 PRESIDIO …
Increased speed limits take effect today in Oklahoma
Higher speed limits take effect Friday in Oklahoma with the new speed limit on some highways reaching 75 mph from the current 70 mph limit. Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 1071 into law in April. Lawton Rep. Daniel Pae was the House author while Sen. John Michael Montgomery of Lawton was the author in …
Texas ranchers regret coal mining on their land
South of San Antonio, Texas ranchers who thought their decision to allow coal-mining on their land in the 1970s would bring prosperity to their county, they now have regrets. Big regrets. It’s a case of the coal mining companies shutting down and moving elsewhere and leaving the environmental messes behind. And of not fulfilling promises …
Annual spending by wind industry to increase 50% in next 10 years in US
United States wind operations and maintenance annual spending is expected to increase to more than $7.5 billion by 2030, a 50% increase above 2018 spending, according to a new report by IHS Markit , a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions. According to the IHS Markit 2019 Wind Power Plant Benchmarking in North America: …
Energy news in brief
** All right, it’s not energy but a lot of energy workers drink Coors beer. And in Colorado this week, Molson Coors announced it was closing its Denver headquarters and moving them to Chicago and cutting 500 jobs across its international operations. After the closing, Molson Coors will still have about 2,000 workers in Colorado, …
Increased numbers of volunteer firefighters in Oklahoma
House Majority Leader Mike Sanders (R-Kingfisher) said close to 500 new volunteer firefighters have joined rural fire departments four years after he successfully ran legislation that eliminated the age limit for new volunteers. He expects to see an even greater increase with the passage of another law that takes this week. House Bill 2005, authored …
Nebraska encourages more wind and solar development
Those attending the Nebraska Wind and Solar Conference and Exhibition this week were told the state has much more potential to increase its production of wind-powered electricity. “There’s a lot of upside potential in our state because we have tremendous wind and solar resources,” John Hansen, president of the Nebraska Farmers Union, told attendees at …
State Department moves ahead gathering comments about Keystone XL pipeline
The State Department has only a few more weeks to gather comments about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would cross northeast Montana. The comments are necessary because the proposed pipeline would cross the border with Canada and the State Department has a revised environmental impact statement for the line. The line, if built, would …
Oklahomans split votes over protecting New Mexico park from oil and gas drilling
Land surrounding New Mexico’s Chaco Culture National Historical Park would be off limits to nearby oil and gas exploration under a measure passed this week by the U.S. House of Representatives. The measure saw a split in votes by Oklahomans in the House. Rep. Tom Cole, a Republican joined Democratic Rep. Kendra Horn as …