March 12, 2020 archive

Completion reports for March 12, 2020

Completion reports filed on March 12, 2020. ALFALFA COUNTY Bce-mach Llc Mississippian(5450): Oil 83 Gas 314 Water 1443 Gaslift 14 26N 11W Wampler 14-26-11 4h, April 03, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 10340 ft Lat: 36.72508, Long: -98.34471 API: 35003233620001 Bce-mach Llc Mississippian(5450): Oil 83 Gas 314 Water 1443 Gaslift 14 26N 11W Wampler 14-26-11 4h, April 03, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 10340 ft Lat: 36.72508, Long: …

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Permits to drill for March 12, 2020

Permits to drill issued on March 12, 2020. Carter County SEVSU #71, March 12 2020 07 2S 3W CSESWSE API: 01904677 Lat: 34.39705016684736, Long: -97.54826180557946 HARMON C E OIL INC SH, RE, 7055 ft, PONTOTOC(1380), HOXBAR(2940) Garvin County ELMORE SWD #1, December 23 2019 33 2N 2W NWNESESE API: 04925208 Lat: 34.597181818415685, Long: -97.40670857223114 S & S …

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ONEOK cuts capital expenditures and suspends some oil/gas ventures

  Tulsa-based ONEOK Inc. on Thursday did what other energy companies involved in oil and gas exploration have done—cut its 2020 growth capital guidance because of the oil price war. It also  suspended several of its oil and gas ventures. The company cut its cap-ex budget by $500 million and said it expected expenditures for …

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Ardmore oilman chosen leader of OK Energy Producers Alliance

  The Oklahoma Energy Producers Alliance (OEPA) elected David Little of Ardmore to serve as president at its March board meeting. Little is the president of Kingery Energy, a small-business independent producer with operations across Oklahoma. Little succeeds Mike Cantrell, a long-time oil industry leader from Ada. Little is one of the founding board members …

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Congressman Hern and other Republicans boycott House hearing

  Oklahoma congressman Kevin Hern was among several Republican members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples who boycotted a hearing that Democratic leadership refused to stop because of the coronavirus. Hern and the others were upset because tribal leaders who were directly affected by the hearing on Arizona’s Resolution Copper project could …

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Cutbacks feared in Colorado’s oil and gas industry

 The head of Denver’s Liberty Oilfield Services says he fully expects oil and gas producers to cut back operations in Colorado over the fears of the spread of coronavirus and the oil-price war. Chris Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Oilfield Services, said it’s too early to know how the low prices will affect the industry …

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Winter and spring storms to hit Oklahoma this week

It’s not officially spring in Oklahoma but the severe weather it typically brings—tornadoes, storms and flooding are a possibility this week. It’s something that energy industry workers should be aware of as they work on providing power for the state, whether it’s wind tower maintenance workers, utility crews or those working on oil and gas …

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Energy news in brief

** The Minnesota Supreme Court rules that a county’s ban on frac sand mining did not violate the Commerce Clause in the U.S. Constitution. ** Minnesota lawmakers are working on legislation aimed at providing relief to homeowners who have been scammed by solar businesses after another company loses its license in the state for substandard work.  ** Attorneys representing 1,700 former Blackjewel …

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President didn’t mention oil industry in his coronavirus address

  When President Trump addressed the nation Wednesday night to announce steps to fight the coronavirus and its impact on the economy he did not offer any specific financial assistance to the oil and gas industry despite calls from independent oil producers to do so. Instead, the President suspended travel from Europe and called on …

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Wyoming leaders also urge President to appeal ethanol blending court ruling

Oklahoma has an ally in its case to urge the president to appeal a federal appeals court ruling against small oil refineries that obtained EPA exemptions from ethanol blending requirements. Wyoming. Small oil refinery operators in Wyoming contend the ruling puts their operation in jeopardy. One of the refineries is owned by HollyFrontier Corporation, the …

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