November 2019 archive

STACK yields more oil and gas production

Kingfisher County in  Oklahoma’s STACK play continues to see extensive drilling operations despite the continued low prices for crude oil. Chisholm Oil and Gas Operating based in Tulsa showed how busy its crews have been in the state as the company reported this week the completions of 8 wells in Kingfisher county. Oil production from …

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Baker Hughes reaches A-I agreement

Baker Hughes, C3.ai, and Microsoft Corp. announced an alliance to bring enterprise artificial intelligence solutions to the energy industry on Microsoft Azure, an industry-leading cloud computing platform. This alliance will enable customers to streamline the adoption of scalable AI solutions for the energy industry that help promote safety, reliability, and sustainability. It leverages the significant energy …

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Devon’s cautious but confident about 2020

With the fourth quarter underway for Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy, the company’s leadership is moving ahead cautiously, despite third quarter earnings of $109 million or 27 cents a diluted share. Yes, the company made money in the third quarter but Devon is hoping to finish some of its divestiture of certain assets before the end …

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Energy firms share the same goal—cutting costs in tough market conditions

  Name any energy company and it’s going through what virtually all are doing these days—reorganizing efforts to cut costs and save money. Gulfport Energy in Oklahoma City, a firm that announced this week a 13 percent reduction in its workforce isn’t alone. Chaparral Energy will be down to one drilling rig in 2020. Chesapeake …

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Completion reports for November 18, 2019

Completion reports filed for November 18, 2019. BLAINE COUNTY Chisholm Oil & Gas Operating Llc Mississippi Lime(8940): Oil 872 Gas 4938 Water 1782 Esp 36 18N 11W Sean O’brien 18-11-36 1mh, June 10, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 14285 ft Lat: 35.98611, Long: -98.31902 API: 35011241930000 GARVIN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(14267): Oil 653 Gas 2891 Water 636 Flow 18 3N 4W Screaming Mimi 0304 1-18-7mxh, September …

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Permits to drill for November 18, 2019

Permits to drill issued on November 18, 2019. Carter County SW WILDCAT JIM DEESE UNIT #10-4, November 18 2019 07 2S 2W NWSENWNW API: 01926346 Lat: 34.402903635872605, Long: -97.45450204931653 MACK ENERGY CO SH, DR, 4400 ft, DEESE(2900) Carter County SW WILDCAT JIM DEESE UNIT #7-1, November 18 2019 06 2S 2W NWSWSESW API: 01926345 Lat: 34.40642218616491, Long: …

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Layoffs at OKC’s Gulfport Energy

Oklahoma City’s Gulfport Energy Corporation announced  it is laying off 13 percent of its workforce, suspending its share repurchase program and continuing discounted debt repurchases. In making the announcement, the company described the company’s employment reduction as a “13% reduction in headcount.” “Gulfport’s Board and management team are committed to taking timely and decisive action …

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Stock exchange warning issued to Chaparral Energy

Oklahoma City’s Chaparral Energy, Inc. has been officially warned by the New York Stock exchange that its shares are in low trading and the firm could be removed from the exchange. The company was notified last week that the average closing price of Chaparral Energy’s shares of common stock had fallen below $1.00 a share …

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Judge rules against nuclear watch group in New Mexico

A federal judge in New Mexico has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the environmental group Nuclear Watch New Mexico against the U.S. Department of Energy and its Los Alamos nuclear weapons laboratory. U.S. District Court judge Judith C. Herrera granted summary judgment to Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a firm created in 2006 for the …

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Oil majors unloading weak financial assets

Add up what the Big Oil majors are trying to sell as they attempt to end the bleeding from low oil prices and it comes to $27 billion across the world. It’s almost like a gigantic garage sale. Some of the unloading of assets is in New Mexico and West Texas. BP is trying to …

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