Permits to drill for February 21, 2020. Canadian County HUBBARD 1207 #3SMHX-28, February 19 2020 28 12N 7W NENWNESE API: 01725232 Lat: 35.48590895959297, Long: -97.93928457210548 CHAPARRAL ENERGY LLC MU, AM, 17050 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9570) Canadian County HUBBARD 1207 #3SMHX-28, February 19 2020 28 12N 7W NWNENESE API: 01725232 Lat: 35.485908962626354, Long: -97.93911662907101 CHAPARRAL ENERGY LLC MU, AM, 17050 …
2020 archive
Energy consultant Mike Cantrell’s become an author—wants to share advice
Oil and energy consultant Mike Cantrell has decided it’s time to share the knowledge he gained over 45 years in the energy industry. He is releasing his first book, “ADVANCE: How to Take Your Business, Brand and Your Life to the Highest Level.” “In ADVANCE, businessman, entrepreneur, oilman, and consultant Cantrell provides real-world examples from …
No slowdown for Chesapeake Energy in South Texas
Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy continues to be active in drilling exploration in South Texas as it recently obtained seven permits to drill from state regulators. The Texas Railroad Commission approved permits to Chesapeake to drill in three separate counties. Four of the permits allowed Chesapeake to drill in Webb County where Laredo is the county …
State regulators seek suspension of True Wireless over alleged Lifeline fraud
Oklahoma regulators are accusing a Tennessee-based wireless company of illegally subscribing federal Lifeline phone customers outside its service territory in Oklahoma and violating a four year agreement made over similar allegations. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Public Utility Division wants True Wireless LLC, based in Bartlett, Tennessee and with operations in eastern Oklahoma, held in …
Rig counts increase in Oklahoma and US
The latest numbers from Baker Hughes Company indicate oil and gas rig counts increased n Oklahoma and the rest of the U.S. in the past week. Oklahoma’s count grew by one to 51, a far cry from the 117 active rigs reported a year ago. Nationally, the count grew by one to 791 including …
New Mexico legislators restore solar tax credit…Governor says she’ll sign it
Four years after New Mexico’s solar energy tax credit faded away, state legislators have voted to restore it and Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham says she’ll sign it back into law. Supporters say it could create thousands of jobs according to the Carlsbad Current Argus. Senate Bill 29, known as the Solar Market Development Income Tax …
Energy news in brief
** Brazil’s oil production jumped by 20.4 percent on the year to set a new production record of 3.168 million barrels per day (bpd) in January, thanks to the prolific pre-salt basin, oil regulator ANP said on Wednesday. ** Chicago has made strides to become a more bike-friendly city, but bicycling remains unsafe and impractical in many minority neighborhoods, bicycle riders …
Central Iowa could be next Apex Energy wind farm site
Apex Clean Energy, a company with 8 wind farms in Oklahoma is setting its sights for a new wind farm to be built in central Iowa. Might be later this year or in early 2021 when Apex hopes to being construction on the Great Pathfinder Wind Project in Iowa’s Boone County. “A wind farm will …
Pig poop gas power grows in Missouri
Those “manure-to-energy” projects are growing as witnessed in Missouri where two companies have teamed up to convert pig poop methane into renewable natural gas. The $45 million investment was announced by Monarch Bioenergy which according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is a joint venture of giant pork producer Smithfield Foods and St. Louise-based Roeslein …
Report shows oil and gas is largest private sector in Oklahoma—hands down
The people of Oklahoma Oil & Natural Gas are a catalyst for the state’s economy, providing one-third of the total economic output and more than 350,000 jobs. They are also having a big impact on funding for state and local services, contributing millions of dollars to education and roads. A new report completed by …