May 25, 2021 archive

Completion reports for May 25, 2021

CARTER COUNTY Continental Resources Inc 14 1S 3W M Lucas A-3, May 07, 2021 SH, COMM, TD: 5450 ft Lat: 34.47215, Long: -97.48475 API: 35019228770002 GRADY COUNTY Red Rocks Oil & Gas Operating Llc Hart(8985): Oil 60 Gas 50 Water 136 Pump 14 5N 5W Annie Hampton 2, April 01, 2021 SH, OIL, TD: 12925 ft Lat: 34.91259, Long: -97.70215 API: 35051239950004 STEPHENS …

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Permits to drill for May 25, 2021

Carter County SARAH #1-26, May 25 2021 26 2S 3W W2W2E2SW API: 01925123 Lat: 34.350737381864114, Long: -97.48742984763003 SPRING OPERATING COMPANY SH, RC, 10290 ft, HUNTON(4780), VIOLA(5710), SIMPSON(6800), ARBUCKLE(8650), KINDBLADE /OF THE ARBUCKLE/(10010) Ellis County BRENT 6/31 MD #1H, May 25 2021 07 19N 25W NENENWNW API: 04523840 Lat: 36.14344540606439, Long: -99.91323269742195 MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY HH, DR, 19859 …

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Regulators undecided about Fort Sill and PSO energy center

  While the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office, staff at the Public Utilities Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, an Administrative Law Judge and an industrial consumers group took a stand Tuesday against a proposed PSO energy center at Fort Sill, the specter of BRAC was raised. Would the federal government retaliate if the center was …

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Crude oil prices showed lack of energy in Tuesday’s trading

  Crude oil prices were far from energetic in Tuesday’s trading as U.S. benchmark crude rose only a few cents while overseas prices managed a slight increase. West Texas Intermediate crude for July delivery rose 2 cents to reach $66.07 a barrel in trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude for …

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Earthquake shakes northwest Oklahoma

The rumbling across northwest Oklahoma Tuesday afternoon wasn’t a thunderstorm but a 4.5 magnitude earthquake. The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the event at 1:20 p.m. and showed the epicenter was about 2 miles northwest of the town of Shattuck which is located about 30 miles southwest of Woodward or just east of the Texas state …

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Brace for high gasoline prices this Memorial Day weekend

  If you’re hitting the road this weekend, you’ll likely face the highest Memorial day weekend gas prices since 2014. Oklahoma’s average is at $2.75 a gallon compared to the nationwide average of $3.03 a gallon according to Jeanette McGee, a spokeswoman with AAA. “AAA expects 37 million Americans to travel, mostly by car and …

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OCC staffers prepare for annual review of storage rules

  Tuesday was the deadline for questions and comments to be submitted at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s June 8 Petroleum Storage Tank Division industry roundtable meeting. The meeting, set for that Tuesday at 2 p.m. is part of the PSTD’s annual summer time review of its rules. Division leaders say they want to be more …

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Energy news in brief

** Mexico said Monday it will buy Shell’s 50% share in the jointly owned Deer Park refinery near Houston for about $600 million. ** Enbridge Inc. along with its two partners in a consortium has put forward a non-binding offer for the largest natural gas import pipeline in Brazil, per Reuters. ** U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on …

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Texas legislature moves to fix power grid failures

  Texas legislators are responding to the effects the deadly February winter storm had on the state’s energy grid. The House on Monday approved a bill to shore up the Texas electric supply system and infrastructure. The Austin American-Statesman reported Senate Bill3 would infrastructure improvements in preparation for future extreme weather. Click here for Austin …

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Northwest Arkansas school to get solar power

  A new solar project to help a northwest Arkansas school district was announced this week by Ozarks Electric Cooperative. The utility is partnering with Springdale Public Schools and Today’s Power Inc. to build a 2.4 megawatt solar plant near the Sonora Middle School in Springdale, a city located near Fayetteville. The plant will offset …

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