October 2019 archive

Residents fight proposed wind farm in Kansas Flint Hills

  Residents in one south central Kansas county are fighting a proposed wind farm, claiming they were never notified of zoning changes or updates on the project. The fight is underway in Marion County which is in the scenic Flint Hills of the state. Click here to read story from KSNW.

Colorado lags behind in pipeline mapping promise

Nearly two and a half years after a pipeline leak led to an explosion that killed two men in a northern Colorado residential area, the state has yet to carry out a promise—mapping underground pipelines statewide. The Denver Post reported that in the wake of the April 17, 2017 explosion in the city of Firestone, …

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Former United Energy Resources CEO dies at 88

J.Hugh Roff, Jr., once the President, Chairman of the Board and CEO of United Energy Resources, Inc. died last week at the age of 88. Before taking over at United Energy Resources, Roff worked for ATT. In 1974, he was CEO at United Energy and its principal subsidiary United Gas Pipeline Company. His obituary stated …

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Completion reports for October 25, 2019

Completion reports filed for October 25, 2019. CANADIAN COUNTY Wildcat Swd 1 Llc 22 11N 7W Union City Swd 1-22, August 30, 2019 SH, COMM, TD: 6520 ft Lat: 35.41947, Long: -97.93060 API: 35017252000002 CARTER COUNTY Xto Energy Inc Hewitt: Oil 117 Gas 30 Water 375 Pump 27 4S 2W Hewitt Unit 27-0405, August 22, 2019 SH, OIL, TD: 4195 ft Lat: …

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Permits to drill for October 25, 2019

Permits to drill issued on October 25, 2019. Beaver County MCGREW #2, October 25 2019 31 4N 24E CE2NENW API: 00722275 Lat: 36.77395782747131, Long: -100.5161368053864 SNYDER PARTNERS SH, RC, 5891 ft, CHASE(2664), LOVELL(4605), DOUGLAS(4618), TORONTO(4642), LANSING(4740) Cleveland County LINNEY #1-11, October 25 2019 11 9N 1E SWNWNWSW API: 02721501 Lat: 35.266338208900464, Long: -97.17526211018074 RANKEN ENERGY CORPORATION SH, …

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Energy news in brief

** Massachusetts will now join New York in suing ExxonMobil over claims that it misled investors and deceived consumers about the risks of climate change. After more than three years of investigating, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sued Exxon. “We know this case isn’t going to be easy. Exxon fought us every step of the way,” Healey …

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Rig counts plunge again in Oklahoma and across the U.S.

Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry took another big hit in terms of the state’s rig count in the past week as the number of active rigs slid to 54.  The count dropped by six over the past week according to figures from Baker Hughes Co. One year ago, there were 141 active oil and gas …

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AEP leaders optimistic about the future for the company

Leaders of American Electric Power, the parent company of Public Service Company of Oklahoma are optimistic about the earnings of the firm, earnings boosted by renewable energy investments. Nicholas K. Akins, chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer discussed the earnings and the optimism at AEP’s recent third quarter earnings call. He said the operating earnings …

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SE Nebraska residents want bigger setbacks for wind turbines

Oil and gas wells aren’t the only things that some residents don’t want near their homes and businesses. In Nebraska, homeowners are fighting in one county for setbacks of wind towers. The fight is taking place in southeast Nebraska’s Gage County where the County Board of Supervisors is considering a request for expanded setbacks. The …

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South Dakota backs off “anti-protest” law

A South Dakota anti-protest law fashioned after one adopted by Oklahoma in recent years won’t be fully implemented. State officials now say they will not enforce part of the laws that critics argued targeted Native American and environmental opponents of the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and state Attorney …

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