A months long study of the impact of smoke from wildfires that burned millions of acres in California and other western states shows significant impact even in Oklahoma. The analysis was of federal satellite imagery and concluded the wildfires also worsened the overall air quality in the Midwest according to a report by NPR’s …
September 2021 archive
Energy news in brief
** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $17.9 million in funding for four research and development projects to scale up American manufacturing of flow battery and long-duration storage systems. ** Ford just announced it’s going to dump boatloads of money into Tennessee and Kentucky to create a couple of mega sites for electric vehicle production. In clearer terms, …
More wells in the STACK and SCOOP
A couple of significant oil-producing wells were revealed this week with the filing of completion reports in Oklahoma. Comanche Exploration Co. LLC, based in Oklahoma City reported completion in July of the Lou Ann 12-1h well in Dewey County that had production of 573 barrels of oil a day and 6,502 Mcf of natural …
Wyoming to be site of Williams and Orsted cooperative energy venture
Wyoming could be the site where Williams and Orsted might construct a major wind-powered hydrogen and e-fuels facility in the U.S. The two firms, as reported last week by OK Energy Today signed a memorandum of understanding to look at ‘power-to-x’ opportunities. Orsted, the Danish offshore wind giant agreed with Oklahoma-based Williams to co-develop …
Tallgrass to track, measure emissions on U.S. interstate natural gas line
Operating more than 7,500 miles of pipeline in 8 states, Kansas-based Tallgrass Energy Partners announced it will begin monitoring emissions including methane on its Rockies Express Pipeline. It will make the Leawood, Kansas-headquartered company the first in the U.S. to measure and certify the environmental impact of operations on an interstate natural gas pipeline …
Illinois becomes 1st Midwestern state to pass a law phasing out fossil fuels
As it invests $700 million in nuclear reactors over the next five years, the state of Illinois is the first in the Midwest to go to 100% clean energy by 2045. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the landmark law this month making Illinois the first state in the coal-heavy Midwest to commit to eliminating carbon …
Completion reports for September 27, 2021
DEWEY COUNTY Comanche Exploration Co Llc Mississippian(9395): Oil 573 Gas 6502 Water 650 Flow 12 18N 15W Lou Ann 12-1h, July 12, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 14801 ft Lat: 36.04402, Long: -98.74517 API: 35043236930000 GRADY COUNTY Ovintiv Mid-continent Inc. Springer(11591): Oil 1502 Gas 2379 Water 755 Flow 1 3N 5W Billy 0305 2ha-12, January 16, 2020 HH, OIL, TD: 18326 ft Lat: 34.75486, Long: -97.67802 API: 35051247840000 …
Permits to drill for September 27, 2021
Okfuskee County UNIVERSITY #1-7, September 27 2021 07 12N 9E N2S2SWNE API: 10723626 Lat: 35.53178277125353, Long: -96.39487592771137 3FEARNS LLC SH, DR, 3600 ft, BOOCH(3145), GILCREASE(3220), UNION VALLEY(3460) Pittsburg County CLIFTON #2-21/28H, September 27 2021 16 7N 13E NWNWNWSE API: 12124880 Lat: 35.07935273609252, Long: -95.93821794088616 TRINITY OPERATING USG LLC HH, DR, 17500 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(5650), WOODFORD(6200), SYLVAN(6300) Stephens County …
Crude prices push $80 mark and Oklahoma energy stocks rise too
Another big jump in oil prices hit the markets Monday as U.S. crude settled above the $75 a barrel level and European prices approached $80. Tagging along for the ride up were Oklahoma energy stocks. West Texas Intermediate for November delivery rose $1.47 to finish the day at $75.45 a barrel. Global benchmark Brent …
New royalty owners group formed in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau joined four fellow agriculture and mineral owner groups this week to announce the formation of the Royalty Owner Coalition of Oklahoma, a non-profit corporation to create a structured, consistent and strong voice for the interests of Oklahoma mineral owners. Representing approximately 150,000 individual members, the founding organizations of ROCO include …