Oklahoma’s Department of Transportation has been awarded a $22 million U.S. Department of Transportation grant to make improvements to a two-lane Bridgeport Bridge on US 281 and Route 66 in Caddo and Canadian Counties. Rep. Frank Lucas said the BUILD Grant will help reconstruct the historic bridge. “The investment made by the U.S. Department …
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Somebody’s drilling in Oklahoma
Houston-based Ovintiv Mid-Continent Inc. is one of the first producers to report some of the first major producing oil wells in Oklahoma in months as it completed two groups of family wells in Kingfisher County. The company’s 5 wells were completed at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in a near …
American Airlines changes mind about ending service to Stillwater
Stillwater, Oklahoma won’t be losing service by American Airlines after all. The airline has hanged its mind about suspending air service beginning in October. News 9 reports Stillwater will not be one of 15 regional airports across the nation where American would suspend service. According to American, the decision was based on low advanced …
Completion reports for September 11, 2020
Completion reports filed on September 11, 2020. HUGHES COUNTY Antioch Operating Llc Mississippian: Gas 1667 Water 1287 Flow 3 8N 12E Tiger 3328-1hxm, May 21, 2019 HH, GAS, TD: 13320 ft Lat: 35.20140, Long: -96.03341 API: 35063248460001 KINGFISHER COUNTY Ovintiv Mid-continent Inc. Mississippian (less Chester)(8934): Oil 532 Gas 1067 Water 1215 Flow 13 16N 9W Alan 1609 6h-13x, March 16, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: 19380 …
Permits to drill for September 11, 2020
Permits to drill issued on September 11, 2020. Canadian County ROYSTER #3H-21-16, September 11 2020 21 11N 7W SWSESESW API: 01725627 Lat: 35.40715661137414, Long: -97.94786173820643 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC MU, DR, 20967 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(10400) Canadian County ROYSTER #2H-21-16, September 11 2020 21 11N 7W SWSESESW API: 01725628 Lat: 35.40715661719098, Long: -97.94796240591675 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC MU, DR, …
Oil and gas rig counts remain weak in Oklahoma and across the U.S.
Stacked upright like power poles, the number of oil and gas drilling rigs in storage far exceeds those in use in the U.S. oil and gas plays. And the numbers saw little change in the past week. Oklahoma’s oil and gas rig count increased by one to reach 12 active rigs over the past …
New Mexico newspaper has pointed questions about a Biden administration’s energy policy
Editorial writers at the Albuquerque Journal don’t appear to be so eager to jump headfirst into an energy plan under an administration of Joe Biden, the Democrat presidential nominee. The newspaper’s editorial board also recently raised some tough questions about New Mexico’s own leaders when it comes to oil and gas. After all, New …
Utility cutoff and eviction notices resume in Colorado
Utilities in Colorado have been sending out shutoff notices following the end of the $600 federal unemployment benefit and a statewide eviction moratorium. Energy Outreach Colorado, which works with companies and public agencies to keep people’s power on, is seeing a spike in requests for help reported the Denver Post. Most utilities in Colorado suspended …
Energy news in brief
** St. Louis-area civic leaders call on Ameren to retire its coal fleet by 2030, up to 15 years earlier than planned, in a rare public criticism of the utility. ** The USDA issues $1.3 million in grants to rural Minnesota farmers and businesses to install renewable energy and efficiency projects. ** Kansas City utility Evergy will be closely watched by regulators and activist …
Completion reports for September 10, 2020
Completion reports filed on September 10, 2020. KINGFISHER COUNTY Ovintiv Mid-continent Inc. Mississippian (less Chester)(8763): Oil 430 Gas 1065 Water 1520 Flow 12 16N 9W Alan 1609 2h-13x, March 13, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: 19589 ft Lat: 35.87092, Long: -98.11270 API: 35073265000003 Ovintiv Mid-continent Inc. Mississippian (less Chester)(8871): Oil 265 Gas 392 Water 1457 Flow 13 16N 9W Alan 1609 7h-13x, March 18, 2020 HH, OIL, …






