July 23, 2021 archive

Completion reports for July 23, 2021

KINGFISHER COUNTY Ovintiv Mid-continent Inc. Mississippian: Oil 1032 Gas 2639 Water 1594 Flow 9 15N 7W Walta 1507 2h-4x, May 10, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 18790 ft Lat: 35.78491, Long: -97.94862 API: 35073267090000 Ovintiv Mid-continent Inc. Mississippian: Oil 1098 Gas 1429 Water 2470 Flow 9 15N 7W Walta 1507 4h-4x, May 10, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 18588 ft Lat: 35.78491, Long: -97.94849 API: 35073267070000

Permits to drill for July 23, 2021

Blaine County EDWARD 25_36-15N-10W #5HX, July 23 2021 24 15N 10W SESESESW API: 01124272 Lat: 35.75465547727642, Long: -98.21706553714492 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP MU, DR, 21261 ft, MISSISSIPPI SOLID(10358), WOODFORD(10950) Blaine County EDWARD 25_36-15N-10W #3HX, July 14 2021 24 15N 10W SWSESESW API: 01124269 Lat: 35.7546554902886, Long: -98.21726774417945 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP MU, AM, 20983 ft, …

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Gas line explosion investigated in Kansas

    Northern Natural Gas is investigating a series of gas incidents in the past several days in central Kansas including a gas explosion near Ellsworth. Earlier in the week, the company dealt with a gas leak near the Rice County town of Lyons, just south of the gas explosion. The blast happened on one …

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New Mexico utility customers with unpaid bills may face shutoffs in August

    Public Service Company of New Mexico, the state’s largest utility says an estimated 50,000 customer could lose their power due to shutoffs if they don’t take steps as the pandemic moratorium on electricity payments ends. That’s the number of customers who have past-due bills and might lose their power as soon as mid-August …

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Rep. Lucas urges watershed, flood control dam infrastructure investments

Click here to watch Lucas’ Floor speech. Click here to download Lucas’ Floor speech. Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) took to the House Floor recently about the importance of investing in watershed and flood control dam infrastructure. Oklahoma leads the nation with 2,107 upstream flood control dams constructed under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Watershed Program. …

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113 interim study requests approved by OK House leadership

   Lawmaker requests for 113 interim studies have been approved in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and only a handful relate to energy issues. Of the 136 interim study requests from House members, House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, approved 107 outright and combined 12 requests of similar topics into six approved requests. The 113 approved …

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ERCOT braces for record power demand

  As the hottest weather of the summer approaches this week, Texas power grid operators are assuring customers there will be plenty of electricity to keep them cool in the face of anticipated record demand. The interim CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Brad Jones would not rule out the possibility of calling …

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Energy news in brief

** Over 100 House Democrats are insisting infrastructure legislation includes enough money to remove all lead pipes in the country. ** The Energy Department plans to push state and local governments to adopt energy efficiency building codes that could dramatically slash greenhouse gas emissions, Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced. **  Solar manufacturers are pressing Biden in a new letter to support inclusion …

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Oil and gas rig numbers increased in US and Oklahoma

  The number of oil and gas rigs exploring for new energy increased in Oklahoma to reach 30 while nationally, the rig count grew by 7 to reach 491. Oklahoma’s count was up one from a week ago and 20 higher than a year ago according to figures provided by Baker Hughes. The U.S. count …

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