One environmental news organization reports the EPA is refusing to reveal a photograph of one of former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s more controversial projects—his “privacy booth” created to protect his phone calls. E and E news says EPA officials claim that releasing a picture of it could violate someone’s privacy or put someone’s life at …
Despite the dramatic plunge in oil prices, the U.S. oil and gas rig count dropped only one to 792 in the past week while Oklahoma remained steady with a count of 46 active rigs. However, the rig counts were also obtained as oil prices plummeted and companies started making cuts in capex for 2020. It …
Preliminary work has started on the route of the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline in Montana, while those fighting the project wait for a federal judge’s ruling to block the line. TC Energy, based in Canada said equipment began moving to the site in the past few days and crews will begin mowing and …
AARP Oklahoma State Director Sean Voskuhl and AARP Oklahoma State President Joe Ann Vermillion presented Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett with the AARP Oklahoma Consumer Champion award on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. AARP Executive Council members Wayne Blackmon, Teewanna Edwards, Mary Ann Morris, Modina Allen and Mary Overall were also in attendance to honor …
Devon has cut its cap-ex amidst the oil price war. So has ONEOK and Murphy Oil and Dallas-based Matador Resources. More companies are making similar moves. Others in the oil-rich Permian Basin are following suit as oil tumbled into the $30 to $31 a barrel range. Some observers say most companies will likely go into …
Oil and gas regulators in Colorado are seeking an $18 million fine against Kerr McGee, a subsidiary of Anadarko Petroleum which was later bought by Occidental Petroleum and accused in a 2017 explosion that killed two men and burned a woman in Firestone, Colorado. Occidental stands accused of failing to follow state laws for pipeline …
The wells haven’t been startling producers, but the efforts of Oklahoma City-based BCE-Mach LLC are evident in northwestern Oklahoma. The company is exploring the Mississippi Lime as promised two years ago. Since late February, the company has filed completion reports on at least 20 horizontal wells in Alfalfa and Woods counties. The largest producer …
Oklahoma’s SCOOP has yielded three single-pad wells producing more than 1,600 barrels of oil a day for Houston-based EOG Resources Inc. The company filed completion reports this week for three Candi 1411 wells at 23 8N 4W, a site located two miles northeast of the city of Blanchard in McClain County. Each had a …
Completion reports filed on March 12, 2020. ALFALFA COUNTY Bce-mach Llc Mississippian(5450): Oil 83 Gas 314 Water 1443 Gaslift 14 26N 11W Wampler 14-26-11 4h, April 03, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 10340 ft Lat: 36.72508, Long: -98.34471 API: 35003233620001 Bce-mach Llc Mississippian(5450): Oil 83 Gas 314 Water 1443 Gaslift 14 26N 11W Wampler 14-26-11 4h, April 03, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 10340 ft Lat: 36.72508, Long: …
Permits to drill issued on March 12, 2020. Carter County SEVSU #71, March 12 2020 07 2S 3W CSESWSE API: 01904677 Lat: 34.39705016684736, Long: -97.54826180557946 HARMON C E OIL INC SH, RE, 7055 ft, PONTOTOC(1380), HOXBAR(2940) Garvin County ELMORE SWD #1, December 23 2019 33 2N 2W NWNESESE API: 04925208 Lat: 34.597181818415685, Long: -97.40670857223114 S & S …
