The oil and gas rig counts in Oklahoma and other states are falling as quickly as workers can lower the rigs and put them into storage. The Baker Hughes county released on Friday showed only 24 rigs are active in Oklahoma, down two in the past week. The oil crisis caused by the coronavirus …
April 2020 archive
Tribes attempt to stop construction of Keystone XL Pipeline
A federal judge in Montana has heard from Native American tribes and environmental groups asking to shut down work on the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to Nebraska. The groups contend they fear the spread of coronavirus by workers and believe construction will damage the land. After years of delays, the company is rushing ahead …
Corn growers pick fight with OK Gov. Stitt over biofuels
A request of the EPA by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and four other governors for a biofuels waiver for small refineries has sparked a growing battle with corn growers and environmental groups. The corn-growing industry is adamantly against the request to suspend the regulatory requirement of blending billions of gallons of corn-based ethanol into …
Governors ask for biofuels waivers for small refineries
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt was one of five Governors to ask the Trump administration this week for a nationwide waiver exempting the oil-refining industry from the nation’s biofuels law to help oil and gas operators survive the oil crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “As our country comes to grips with this national emergency, continuing …
Mach wraps up acquisition of bankrupt assets in Kingfisher County
Oklahoma City-based BCE-Mach III LLC wrapped up its acquisition of the upstream assets of Alta Mesa Holdings, LP and its subsidiaries and the midstream assets of Kingfisher Midstream LLC in Kingfisher County Oklahoma. Word was announced this week but Mach Resources and its partner did not reveal how much they paid for the assets from …
Supreme Court to hear Governor’s fight with legislators
The budget fight between Gov. Kevin Stitt and Republican leaders of the legislature, spurred when the legislature cut funding for his digital transformation effort is headed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday. When legislators cut funding, the governor delayed a meeting of the state Board of Equalization which meant there was no approval of …
Missouri city offers $1 billion in incentives for Tesla Cybertruck factory
Joplin, Missouri is intent on landing Tesla’s proposed Cybertruck plant and it’s offering an estimated $1 billion package to the company. The city that attracted national attention when tornadoes hit Joplin in 2011 leaving more than 100 dead is back with a positive effort this time. Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted in March that the …
Southeast Kansas to get wind farm
Far Southeast Kansas is about to get a wind farm operation even though some residents are against the project in Crawford and Bourbon Counties near cities such as Pittsburg and Girard. Crawford County Commissioners have approved the renewable energy project which is in development by Apex Clean Energy, Inc., a firm with operations it …
Ovintiv finds more producers in the STACK
Tulsa’s Ovintiv Mid-Continent Inc. continues seeing success with its series of multi-wells drilled from single pads in Oklahoma’s STACK play. The latest is three sister wells with production of nearly 2,000 barrels of oil a day while two wells near Kingfisher produced a thousand barrels of oil a day. The company filed completion reports on …
Completion reports for April 16, 2020
Completion reports filed on April 16, 2020. GRADY COUNTY Sheridan Production Company Llc 7 5N 5W Foster E 1-7, March 23, 2020 SH, PLUG, TD: 16185 ft Lat: 34.91507, Long: -97.77376 API: 35051224690001 KINGFISHER COUNTY Ovintiv Mid-continent Inc. Mississippian: Oil 482 Gas 1381 Water 869 Flow 32 16N 8W Michael Fed 1608 2h-29x, November 10, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 19265 ft Lat: …