January 13, 2020 archive

Completion reports for January 13, 2020

Completion reports filed on January 13, 2020. CADDO COUNTY Citation Oil & Gas Corporation Rowe – Niles: 1 5N 10W W.cement (Edwards 7) 2-7, June 24, 2018 SH, DISP, TD: 5610 ft Lat: 34.93795, Long: -98.19984 API: 35015373650000 CARTER COUNTY Citation Oil & Gas Corporation 8 2S 2W Wildcat Jim Unit 153, July 17, 2018 SH, INJ, TD: …

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Permits to drill for January 13, 2020

Permits to drill issued on January 13, 2020. Creek County BRANSCUM #1, January 13 2020 04 15N 9E E2NWNENW API: 03727983 Lat: 35.81266570321446, Long: -96.36338678525469 GMW PETROLEUM, LLC SH, RC, 3997 ft, DUTCHER(2934) Garfield County LORENE #2-9H, April 12 2019 16 23N 5W NWNWNWNW API: 04725198 Lat: 36.47681031201046, Long: -97.74623608851772 SK PLYMOUTH LLC HH, AM, 11005 ft, …

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More lawsuits filed over deadly 2018 rig blast in Oklahoma

While the trial of lawsuits filed against National Oilwell Varco following a 2018 gas rig explosion that killed 5 men near Quinton, Oklahoma is underway, the Texas company and others have been hit with two more lawsuits from the incident. The first was filed in December by Derik Delozier, an employee of Patterson-UTI Drilling Company …

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Trial underway over 2018 rig blast that killed 5 workers in Oklahoma

The lone trial stemming from lawsuits filed after the deaths of five workers during a gas well rig explosion and fire in 2018 near Quinton, Oklahoma began Monday in Pittsburg County District Court in McAlester. Attorneys for the families of the five victims gathered in the downtown courthouse as did those lawyers representing Texas-based National …

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Oklahoma regulators to meet Tuesday morning

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission meets Tuesday morning to consider at least three public utility division matters. One is a request by CenturyTel of Northwest Arkansas to make an interconnection agreement with CSC Wireless doing business as Altice Mobile. Two others pertain to Empire District of Kansas for a tariff modification. The meeting begins at 9:30 …

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Disaster mitigation bill pushed in Oklahoma legislature

Jenks legislator Lonnie Sims is pushing for support of his bill designed to help Oklahomans in the event of future major floods like the 2019 Arkansas River flood. The Republican Representative introduced House Bill 2776, the Oklahoma Hazard Mitigation Assessment District Act. It provides the framework for residents of each county to elect and establish a …

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Hearing to focus on hydrofluorocarbons

A U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing on Tuesday will focus on a bipartisan bill to phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons. Oklahoma Republican Rep. Markwayne Mullin is a member of the Environment and Climate Change subcommittee and will consider H.R. 5544. The measure tackling the coolant that is a powerful contributor to climate …

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USMC agreement to go before Sen. Inhofe and others

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and others on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing this week to mark up the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The hearing is part of the 90-day countdown for Congress to approve or reject the deal. The Environment and Public Works Committee is one of several Senate …

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Democratic Senators target Marathon Petroleum

A trio of Democratic senators urged four major Marathon Petroleum shareholders to exert influence to shift the refining company’s climate change lobbying efforts. The letters from Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.), Brian Schatz (Hawaii) and Martin Heinrich (N.M.) to JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard cited Marathon’s push to thwart increasing vehicle fuel economy standards and an increase to caps on electric vehicle credits as misaligned with …

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Oklahoma’s coal mining follows national trend

As the number of coal-fired power plants declines in the U.S. at a record pace, coal production in Oklahoma is slipping too.  While reports for 2018 and 2019 from the Oklahoma Department of Mines are not available, previous coal production information shows coal mining in the state has been on the decline for years. The …

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