October 21, 2020 archive

Completion reports for October 21, 2020

Completion reports filed on October 21, 2020. LINCOLN COUNTY Prairie Gas Company Of Oklahoma Llc Prue(3553): Oil 30 Gas 152 Water 1080 Pump 8 14N 5E Nectar 1-4h, February 14, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: 9218 ft Lat: 35.70919, Long: -96.78778 API: 35081239850001 Prairie Gas Company Of Oklahoma Llc Prue(3711): Oil 8 Gas 66 Water 2026 Pump 35 15N 4E Pluto 1-2h, February 13, 2020 HH, OIL, …

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Permits to drill for October 21, 2020

Permits to drill issued on October 21, 2020. Jackson County SOUTHALL #5, October 21 2020 02 1N 20W NESESWSW API: 06520314 Lat: 34.580695077836026, Long: -99.27729282732396 FULCRUM EXPLORATION LLC SH, DR, 1800 ft, CANYON(1700) Jackson County CARDER #1, October 21 2020 02 1N 20W SWNESWSW API: 06520312 Lat: 34.58242061831962, Long: -99.27878768651148 FULCRUM EXPLORATION LLC SH, DR, 1800 ft, …

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Stocks couldn’t hold onto Tuesday’s gains and fell in Wednesday’s trading

  Wednesday proved to be another down day for trading of energy stocks. As oil futures dropped, so did the value of Oklahoma and related energy stocks. Alliance Resource Partners was one of the few that actually saw an increase. It rose 5 cents for a 2% gain to $2.74. Blueknight Energy slipped one cent …

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Oil prices end at 1-week low as demand worries overshadow decline in U.S. crude supplies

  Oil futures declined Wednesday, sending U.S. and global benchmark prices to their lowest settlements in over a week. West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery fell $1.67, or 4%, to settle at $40.03 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. December Brent crude, the global benchmark, lost $1.43, or 3.3%, at $41.73 a barrel on …

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Luminant to build solar farm at closed coal mine in Texas

  Luminant plans to build a new solar farm on the site of its retired Oak Hill coal mine on the west side of Martin Lake in East Texas. The Panola Watchman reported plans for the solar farm are part of a wider push from Luminant for more renewable energy. Luminant’s parent company Vistra announced …

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Opponent’s scuffles with pipeline workers bring $1,000 fine, year-long ban

  Physically interfering with Mountain Valley Pipeline workers will cost a protester $1,000, a Montgomery County judge ruled Tuesday in Virginia. Also, Emma Howell, known as “Ash” among pipeline opponents at the tree stands near Yellow Finch Lane, must stay off Mountain Valley Pipeline’s construction sites for a year, the judge said. “You have the …

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New Permian Basin pipeline approved by FERC

  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved construction and operation of the Double E natural gas pipeline in the Permian Basin of West Texas. The 134-mile pipeline will run from the Delaware Basin of West Texas and New Mexico to near Waha in West Texas where it will connect to other pipelines according to …

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Judge won’t stop construction of Keystone XL pipeline

  A federal judge has denied a request by Native American tribes to halt construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada over worries about potential spills and damage to cultural sites. Work started this spring on the long-stalled pipeline that would carry oil sands crude from Hardisty, Alberta to Steele City, Nebraska. The …

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Iowa wind turbines under inspection by MidAmerican after second blade loss

  MidAmerican Energy is inspecting more than 40 wind turbines after the second case of a blade coming off a turbine at a wind farm in Iowa. MidAmerican spokesman Geoff Greenwood says the latest blade issue happened last week. “Our technician at the Beaver Creek Wind Farm noticed an anomaly with one of the wind …

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Another Iowa ethanol plant closes

  An ethanol plant in northwest Iowa designed to make the fuel from corn cobs and stalks rather than kernels has closed. The Des Moines Register was first to report the “Project Liberty” plant in Emmetsburg had closed. Iowa State University agronomist Emily Heaton said in an interview with Radio Iowa that corn stover can easily be converted …

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