August 2020 archive

Completion reports for August 31, 2020

Completion reports filed on August 31, 2020. COTTON COUNTY Wisbey Oil Llc 36 3S 11W Louann 1, July 24, 2019 SH, DRY, TD: 1350 ft Lat: 34.24702, Long: -98.31226 API: 35033211390000 GRADY COUNTY Gaedeke Oil & Gas Operating Llc Woodford(11582): Oil 347 Gas 1034 Water 1641 Flow 6 7N 5W Norma Jean 1h-6, December 20, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 16575 ft Lat: …

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Permits to drill for August 31, 2020

Permits to drill issued on August 31, 2020. Alfalfa County KISLING A #1-32, August 12 2020 32 29N 12W CSE API: 00323397 Lat: 36.9458031344079, Long: -98.51337274155459 TRANS PACIFIC OIL CORPORATION SH, AM, 5600 ft, BIG LIME(4730), MISSISSIPPIAN(4890), WOODFORD(5295), MISENER(5320), HUNTON(5325), SYLVAN DOLO(5330), VIOLA(5380) Carter County SW WILDCAT JIM DEESE UNIT #18-4, August 31 2020 07 2S …

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Monday turned out lower for Oklahoma energy operators

Monday proved to be a down day for many oil and gas companies in Oklahoma as well as those with operations in the state. Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. dropped 9 cents or 2.63% to settle at $3.33. Chesapeake Energy dropped nearly 10% or 44 cents a share to finish the day at $3.99. Continental Resources …

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U.S. oil prices up a fourth month

  Oil futures finished with a loss Monday, though with signs of a recovery in energy demand contributing to a fourth straight monthly gain for U.S. benchmark crude. On Monday, West Texas Intermediate crude for October delivery rose 36 cents, or 0.8%, to settle at $42.61 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The new …

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Small quakes rattle northern Oklahoma

  Northern Oklahoma rumbled Monday morning as a series of small quakes hit with the largest measuring 3.5 magnitude. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quakes were about 20 minutes apart and struck around the small town of Meno, located nearly 15 miles west of Enid in Major County. The 3.5 was the first quake …

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Welding inspector sentenced for lying about pipeline project

  An inspector on Energy Transfer’s Mariner East pipeline in Pennsylvania has been put on three years probation and ordered to do 100 hours of community service after admitting he lied about x-ray tests of welding on the line. Joshua Springer also was ordered to pay a $100 special assessment by a federal judge in …

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Energy news in brief

** Hurricane Laura left about 900,000 U.S. homes and businesses without power across the Gulf Coast region.  ** Energy companies continue efforts to restore operations at Gulf Coast offshore platforms and refineries shut down by Hurricane Laura, as the port near Lake Charles recovers from significant damage.  ** California grid regulators approved the largest utility-led electric vehicle charging deployment in the country. The …

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General Stafford’s 90th Birthday Celebration!

    General Tom Stafford, the former astronaut who orbited space and flew with the Russians turns 90 this month. The Stafford Air and Space Museum located in his hometown of Weatherford is planning a birthday party the evening of Thursday, Sept. 17, his birth date. The 7 p.m. event will feature an online interview …

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Louisiana’s power recovery to be slow and difficult

  The backbone to Louisiana’s power grid suffered catastrophic damage after Hurricane Laura barreled ashore, killing at least 14 people in the state. Laura crumpled homes and ripped away power lines, with nearly 360,000 customers still in the dark days after it hit Thursday reported CNN. Carbon monoxide poisoning from the use of generators has …

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Oil and gas lease sale nets $8M for Oklahoma and other states

  The oil and gas lease sale by the Bureau of Land Management last week netted more than $8.2 million in revenue for Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas. Dozens of parcels, including three small tracts in northwest Oklahoma went to the highest bidder. About half of the $8.2 million will go to Oklahoma and the …

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