January 16, 2020 archive

Completion reports for January 16, 2020

Completion reports for January 16, 2020. BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian: Oil 1798 Gas 3990 Water 979 Flow 26 17N 11W Roth 1-26-35xh, February 01, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 19683 ft Lat: 35.92696, Long: -98.34773 API: 35011236330001 CARTER COUNTY Citation Oil & Gas Corporation 23 4S 3W Healdton V C-5, October 05, 2018 SH, INJ, TD: 1394 ft Lat: 34.20182, Long: …

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Permits to drill for January 16, 2020

Permits to drill for January 16, 2020. Grady County BEAM #5-17, January 16 2020 17 5N 5W SESENWNE API: 05123740 Lat: 34.91035658529333, Long: -97.7460311298709 RED ROCKS OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC DH, RC, 15369 ft, HART(9800) Grady County WRIGHT #2H-25-36, January 16 2020 25 10N 8W NNNWNWSE API: 05124748 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC HH, DR, 19687 ft, …

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Revenue collections in Oklahoma are off analysts’ predictions

Oklahoma’s General Revenue Fund collections in December 2019 totaled $631.8 million. This is $11.2 million, or 1.8%, above collections in December 2018. At the same time, this figure is $8.9 million, or 1.4%, below the monthly estimate. Oil and gas tax collections were below the collections reported a year ago. Total GRF collections over the …

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Wind power license plates issued in Kansas

Kansas started issuing new personalized license plates this week showing off the state’s status as a home for wind power. The new design features wind turbines profiled against a sunrise.   “Kansas is a leader in alternative energy, and this plate helps feature the fact the state has a long history of adopting technology that …

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Energy news in brief

**  Carlsbad, New Mexico’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant recently accepted its first large cask of low-level waste in six years since two incidents in 2014 ceased operations. ** Two lighting industry organizations have withdrawn their lawsuit challenging California’s new efficiency standards for lightbulbs. ** A new report from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality indicates wood stoves and chimneys emit pollution at …

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Democrats continue to lose voters in Oklahoma in 2020

Whether they are Democrats or Republicans, the voters have a large role in determining some of Oklahoma’s energy policies. And the latest figures from the Oklahoma Election Board showed Democrats continued to lose ground in the state while Republicans gained in their numbers. Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax released figures this week showing 2,090,107 Oklahomans …

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Which states ban fees on plastic bags?

Despite efforts by state and local policymakers across the U.S., only eight states have successfully restricted or instituted fees on single-use plastic bags. And it won’t happen in Oklahoma. Some analysts credit the chemical industry for opposing such plastic bag bans. Oklahoma is one of those states that bans municipalities from creating fees on single-use …

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Fewest oil and gas drilling permits in Colorado in a decade

Colorado issued the fewest oil and gas well drilling permits in more than a decade in 2019, and the industry is growing anxious about permitting exacerbating an industry slowdown. But low crude prices aren’t the only reason why it’s happening. The state approved 2,111 applications to drill new oil and wells in 2019, a 59% …

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Emissions violations prompt investigation in New Mexico

More possible methane emission violations in New Mexico’s oil and gas operations are being investigated by the state’s Environment Department. Department investigators say they had received video footage collected by the public using forward-looking infrared or FLIR cameras to document the methane and other air contaminants, according to a report by the New Mexico Political …

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Lack of water to force early shutdown of New Mexico coal plant

A New Mexico coal-fired power plant is being closed a decade earlier than planned because of a lack of water. The decision was made by Xcel Energy to close the 1,067 MW Tolk plant by the end of 2032. The plant provides power to New Mexico and Texas. and company officials explained it was necessary …

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