June 26, 2020 archive

Completion reports for June 26, 2020

Completion reports filed on June 26, 2020. CANADIAN COUNTY Cimarex Energy Co Mississippian(10298): Oil 644 Gas 12023 Water 2059 Flow 16 14N 10W Crowder Bia 1h-1621x, March 03, 2019 HH, GAS, TD: 21667 ft Lat: 35.69582, Long: -98.26247 API: 35017252470000 Red Bluff Resources Operating Llc Mississippian(7910): Oil 49 Gas 100 Water 2144 Pump Mississippian(7910): Oil 100 Gas 1322 Water 2350 Pump 9 13N 5W Waterloo 1305 1-9mh, June 21, 2019 …

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Permits to drill for June 26, 2020

Permits to drill issued for June 26, 2020. Cimarron County IRON JACKET #1-4, August 02 2019 04 5N 4E SENENESW API: 02521079 Lat: 36.9273161788516, Long: -102.63222622988486 GRAND MESA OPERATING COMPANY SH, AM, 5300 ft, PERMIAN(1700), LANSING(3400), MARMATON(4000), ATOKA(4400), MISSISSIPPIAN(5300) Custer County GINGER #1-11, June 26 2020 11 14N 18W CSWNENE API: 03922224 Lat: 35.7082322257635, Long: -99.07871898047601 DUNCAN …

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Crude prices just can’t overcome impact of COVID-19

  The growing spread of the COVID_19 pandemic appears to have caused crude oil prices to drop about 3% for the week with West Texas Intermediate crude finishing down 23 cents on Friday at $38.49 a barrel. The .59% drop on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Friday only added to the declines earlier in …

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PSO inks agreement with US Army at Fort Sill

  Public Service Company of Oklahoma , a unit of American Electric Power has signed a 30 year lease with the U.S. Army for siting of an energy resilience project at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The proposed project is the result of collaboration between the Army and PSO.  Benefits of the project’s design include the addition …

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Rig activity in US is still dismal while Oklahoma sees slight growth

  The nation’s oil and gas rig count slipped only one to 265 rigs in the past week while Oklahoma rebounded by one to reach 10 active rigs. It means more and more oil and gas rigs have been put into storage while exploration and production companies wait for prices to rebound higher. Baker Hughes …

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Oklahoma State Fair becomes a victim of COVID-19 pandemic

    September won’t be the usual time for the Oklahoma State Fair to be held in Oklahoma City because officials of the historic event have canceled the fair due to the COVID-19 health crisis. In making the announcement on Friday, Timothy O’Toole, President and CEO of Oklahoma State Fair, Inc. explained, “The safety and …

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Large layoffs announced at Hitch pork plant in Guymon and Skirvin Hilton in OKC

  Two large layoffs were announced Friday in Oklahoma including 150 workers at the Hitch Pork Processing plant in Guymon and 80 employees of the historic Skirvin Hilton hotel in downtown Oklahoma City. In a notification to County Commissioners in Guymon and the Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development, Hitch Enterprises said it would close its …

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Chinese company’s south Texas wind farm raises security questions

  The wind farm proposed near the largest pilot training base in Texas is being built by a Chinese-owned company, GH America Energy. And the Trump administration has no plans to block it. Foreign Policy reports some lawmakers, including Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is skeptical of the massive project near Laughlin Air Force …

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Energy news in brief

** Tankers carrying nearly two months worth of Venezuelan oil output are stuck at sea as global refiners shun the nation’s crude to avoid falling foul of U.S. sanctions, according to industry sources, PDVSA documents and shipping data. Washington is tightening sanctions to cut Venezuela’s oil exports and deprive the government of socialist President Nicolas Maduro …

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Senator wants EPA to “trash” requests for biofuel waivers

  The nation’s small refineries seeking waivers for biofuel mandates aren’t highly thought of by Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst who recently urged the Environmental Protection Agency to “just trash” their requests. It’s what she said about the 52 small refinery waivers being considered by the agency. The Wynnewood refinery in southern Oklahoma has been …

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