July 24, 2020 archive

Oklahoma stays steady with rig numbers while US drops more

    The number of oil and gas rigs working in Oklahoma, according to Baker Hughes Co. remained at 10 this week, unchanged in the past two weeks while nationally, the number of rigs dropped a handful. The Oklahoma count compares to 93 working rigs reported one year ago, based on service numbers provided by …

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Mountains of tires burn in Colorado

    A tire waste facility in Platteville, Colorado, burned on July 22, throwing off a plume of black smoke that could reportedly be seen from 30 miles away. The Fort Lupton Fire Department said that the blaze from the “tire mountain” was likely to be “a prolonged incident.”Authorities later reported that the blaze was …

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21,000 jobs slashed by Schlumberger

  Schlumberger is cutting more than 21,000 jobs as the global coronavirus pandemic quashes demand for energy and oil prices are routed. The company will pay more than $1 billion in severance benefits. The job cuts announced Friday, about a quarter of its entire workforce, puts the number of people employed by the world’s largest …

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Hertz sued by the customers it accused of stealing cars

  Hertz, the car rental company that closed its Oklahoma City offices weeks ago and filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy has been sued by at least 20 customers who say they were wrongly accused of stealing the cars they rented. USA Today reported the plaintiffs are suing Hertz, former and current executives, directors and certain investors …

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$28 million settlement for Prime truck drivers

  The Missouri company that owns those Prime trucks you see traveling Interstates 40 and 35 in Oklahoma just settled two class-action lawsuits with its drivers offering $28 million. New Prime, Inc., the parent company had been sued by drivers who contended they were not being fairly paid. Now the settlement could set a precedent …

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Canadian county sister wells produce 1,300 barrels a day

  Houston-based Paloma Operating Co. Inc. filed a second completion report on wells drilled just east of El Reno showing combined crude oil production of nearly 1,300 barrels a day. The company had filed a first completion report earlier in the week on the Pamunkey 14-12n-7w-1mh with production of 673 barrels of oil a day …

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Completion reports for July 23, 2020

Completion reports filed on July 23, 2020. CANADIAN COUNTY Paloma Operating Co Inc Mississippian: Oil 619 Gas 2595 Water 2338 Flow 14 12N 7W Pamunkey 14-12n-7w 3mh, March 21, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: 14709 ft Lat: 35.52174, Long: -97.90736 API: 35017255170000 CREEK COUNTY Wfd Oil Corporation Skinner(2310): Oil 135 Gas 160 Flow 29 15N 9E Vanorsdol 1-29, October 29, 2019 SH, OIL, TD: 3757 ft …

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Permits to drill for July 23, 2020

Permits to drill issued on July 23, 2020. Hughes County FRANKLIN #3-12-24WH, July 17 2020 12 8N 12E NESWNWSE API: 06324916 Lat: 35.17937595185088, Long: -95.98989780592106 CALYX ENERGY III LLC MU, AM, 15500 ft, MAYES(4700), WOODFORD(4800), HUNTON(4865), SYLVAN(4865) Hughes County FRANKLIN #4-12-24WH, July 17 2020 12 8N 12E NESWNWSE API: 06324915 Lat: 35.17937594904944, Long: -95.98994799896056 CALYX ENERGY III …

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