March 2020 archive

Ovintiv follows announced drilling cuts with well completion

Just a few days after Denver-based Ovintiv announced the slashing of spending and drilling operations and intentions to have only two active rigs in Oklahoma, the firm filed what might be one of the last completion reports for a while in the state. The company completed the Taylor 7-5-15-10-21h well at 17 7N 5W southwest …

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Superior Pipeline announces long-term STACK contract

Tulsa’s Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C. announced Thursday that it has entered into a long-term, fee-based natural gas gathering and processing agreement with an active producer in the STACK play. The agreement replaces a prior contract with Superior, expanding the producer’s dedication area to approximately 345,000 gross acres. The Cashion system includes two cryogenic processing plants …

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Phillips 66 changes earnings call date

  Phillips 66 and Phillips 66 Partners have announced a change in the date of its conference call to discuss first-quarter earnings. The two said due to a change in scheduling, the conference call webcast will now be held on Friday, May 1 at 11 a.m. CDT. At  that time, the company’s executive management will discuss …

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NGL expects few changes in new budget despite oil price war and coronavirus

  Despite the oil price war and the spreading impact of the coronavirus, Tulsa’s NGL ENergy Partners LP anticipates few changes in its budget for the new fiscal year. In a Thursday announcement, the firm said its fiscal year 2020 adjusted EBITDA should remain unchanged at $565 million to $595 million. It also expects to …

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Debt due this year adds to energy woes in Oklahoma and elsewhere

An ominous warning came from Moody’s this week—it’s concerned about the $32 billion wave of oil and gas industry debt that is coming due this year through 2024 in the U.S. Some of that debt involves Oklahoma oil and gas companies. Concerns were mounting about the debt even before oil prices collapsed to a nearly …

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New wells bring in more oil in Oklahoma

More completion reports filed this week with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission show new wells are adding to the existing glut of oil that has led to a massive drop in oil prices. Marathon Oil filed an amended report on the Roser 1611 2-3-34mxh well located at 3 16N 11W in Blaine County, a site about …

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Canada’s oil sands plunges to less than $8 a barrel

While WTI dropped to $20 a barrel in the U.S. oil prices in Canada are much worse—under $8 a barrel. Bloomberg says the benchmark blend of crude produced from Canada’s oil sands plunged to a record low of $7.47 a barrel on Wednesday. Blame the oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia and the …

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Oil skids to $20 a barrel

Oil prices plunged to barely above the $20 barrel mark in Wednesday’s trading, a level not seen since 2002. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped $6.58 to $20.37 a barrel, a change of more than 24%. In London, Brent crude dropped $2.29 to $26.44 a barrel for a change of nearly 8%. Natural gas dropped another …

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Permits to drill for March 18, 2020

Permits to drill issued on March 18, 2020. Canadian County GLORIETTA 7_6-12N-8W #4MHX, March 18 2020 18 12N 8W NENWNWNE API: 01725615 Lat: 35.52159594824204, Long: -98.08606755964608 TRAVIS PEAK RESOURCES LLC MU, DR, 21543 ft, MISSISSIPPI(11092) Carter County SW WILDCAT JIM DEESE UNIT #10-3-I, March 18 2020 07 2S 2W SWNENWNW API: 01926376 Lat: 34.40431869753902, Long: -97.45452188982692 MACK …

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Completion reports for March 18, 2020

Completion reports filed on March 18, 2020. ALFALFA COUNTY Trans Pacific Oil Corporation Sylvan Dolomite: Water 10 Mississippian(4786): Oil 3.3 Gas 46 Water 462 Pump 16 29N 12W Mott A 1-16, November 30, 2017 SH, OIL, TD: 5600 ft Lat: 36.98745, Long: -98.49755 API: 35003232850000 BLAINE COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Miss Lime/miss’an (less Chester): Oil 1054 Gas 1532 Water 2600 Flow 3 16N 11W Roser 1611 2-3-34mxh, …

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