** President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah that have been at the center of a long-running public lands dispute, and a separate marine conservation area in New England that recently has been used for commercial fishing. Environmental protections at all three monuments had been stripped by former President Donald Trump. ** A …
October 2021 archive
Rep. Mullin helped honor Utah conservation efforts
Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin recently took part in a conservation event entitled “One Utah Summit” where he helped honor the state for its conservation efforts. Rep. Mullin joined Republican Reps. Dan Newhouse and Chris Stewart, both leaders of the Congressional Western Caucus in presenting commemorative copies of a resolution to Utah Department of Agriculture …
Counties in Eastern Kansas plan restrictions on solar farms
Two counties in eastern Kansas are considering new regulations putting restrictions on solar farms after NextEra Energy Resources announced plans for one of the largest solar farms in the nation. E & E News reports that leaders in Johnson and Douglas Counties, locations near Lawrence and Kansas City were prompted by NextEra’s proposed 320-megawatt …
Men fined for using Oklahoma company’s pipeline for target practice
Two years after two men used a Minnesota pipeline owned by Magellan Midstream Partners of Oklahoma for target practice, causing a massive diesel fuel leak, they were ordered by a federal judge to pay $1.1 million in damages. It was in 2019 when the two men shot at the line causing a leak of …
Completion reports for October 7, 2021
CANADIAN COUNTY Unit Petroleum Company Chester – Red Fork: Gas 15 Flow 10 14N 9W Ellison 3, August 27, 2021 SH, GAS, TD: 12150 ft Lat: 35.70397, Long: -98.15171 API: 35017237890002 KAY COUNTY Truevine Operating Llc 1 26N 1E Helen 1-1, July 29, 2020 SH, null, TD: 3830 ft Lat: 36.75780, Long: -97.14189 API: 35071249180000 MAJOR COUNTY Kirkpatrick Oil Company Inc …
Permits to drill for October 7, 2021
Atoka County MILLIE #24/25-1H, October 07 2021 13 2S 10E SWSWSWSW API: 00520473 Lat: 34.375423356540246, Long: -96.21399059073032 CANYON CREEK ENERGY ARKOMA LLC MU, DR, 18200 ft, WOODFORD(7680) Canadian County HUNT 1207 #27-22-4MXH, October 07 2021 34 12N 7W SWNWNWNE API: 01725716 Lat: 35.47787805435657, Long: -97.92732630304178 CAMINO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC MU, DR, 20400 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9611), WOODFORD(9824) Major County …
AARP fights PSO’s proposed rate hike
Public Service Company of Oklahoma has run into opposition from the AARP in its more than $172 million rate hike request before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The organization’s state chapter reports that more than 1,500 of its members have contacted the Commission and asked it to deny what the AARP describes as a “bloated …
Oil sees a bounce back and trades at more than $78 in US
Crude oil prices on Thursday managed to bounce back from Wednesday’s weak trading. West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery went up 87 cents to close at $78.30 a barrel. Global benchmark Brent crude for December delivery also increased 87 cents and finished the day at $81.95 on ICE Futures Europe. After falling on Wednesday, …
Enverus reports drop in U.S. rig count
The U.S. rig count fell by four in the last week to a total of 619 as of Oct. 6, according to Enverus Rig Analytics. The count is up 2% in the last month and up 97% in the last year. The largest week-over-week changes occurred in the Gulf Coast, down three to 71, …
Space Industry Authority won’t meet in October
The Regularly Scheduled Meeting of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority (OSIDA) scheduled for October 13, 2021 has been cancelled. Notification was placed in the display case in the lobby of the ODOT Building and on the glass doors on the north side of the ODOT Building and sent to the Secretary of State in …