A report by the Environmental Defense Fund claims methane emissions are growing in the Permian Basin. The report was based on an aerial survey of 900 oil and gas sites in the Basin which covers West Texas and southeast New Mexico according to the Carlsbad Current Argus. Click here for Carlsbad Current-Argus.
December 2021 archive
Landmark McGirt Decision May Soon Impact State’s Environmental Regulatory Authority
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to withdraw and reconsider the agency’s decision from October 1, 2020, granting the State of Oklahoma’s request to extend its EPA-approved environmental regulatory programs into certain areas of Indian country within Oklahoma. The State’s request had come on the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. …
Caddo County Wind Farm Facilities Investment Announced by TransAlta
Canada-based TransAlta Corporation has entered into two long-term Power Purchase Agreements for the offtake of 100% of the generation from its 300 MW White Rock East and White Rock West Wind Power Projects to be located in Caddo County. “TransAlta is thrilled to make our White Rock Wind Project a reality,” said John Kousinioris, President …
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Daily Reports Offer Insight
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center provided several current event notification reports on Wednesday as part of the agency’s document collection efforts. For the 24-hour period ending December 22, 2021, the NRC disclosed nine separate reports including: Monument Health Hospital – Rapid City, SD (Event 55643) Radiation therapy medical underdose with no unintended …
Thursday energy news headlines
** A pair of New York businessmen filed a lawsuit in a U.S. court seeking to block Mexico’s state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) from taking control of a Texas refinery, claiming the sale would raise U.S. gasoline prices. ** The United States has enough reserves of lithium, copper and other metals to build millions of its …
Completion reports for December 22, 2021
CANADIAN COUNTY Cimarex Energy Co Woodford: Oil 951 Gas 6308 Water 1355 Flow 36 11N 8W Carel 1h-2524x, August 09, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 21610 ft Lat: 35.39099, Long: -98.00700 API: 35017252090002 Cimarex Energy Co Woodford: Oil 951 Gas 6308 Water 1355 Flow 36 11N 8W Carel 1h-2524x, August 09, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 21610 ft Lat: 35.39099, Long: -98.00700 API: 35017252090002 Citizen Energy Iii Llc Cherokee …
Permits to drill for December 22, 2021
Blaine County DAKOTA CAROL 27_34-15N-10W #3HX, December 22 2021 27 15N 10W SENWNWNE API: 01124292 Lat: 35.75321563133605, Long: -98.2496837469967 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP MU, DR, 20782 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9850), MISSISSIPPI SOLID(10560), WOODFORD(11280) Blaine County DAKOTA CAROL 27_34-15N-10W #4HX, December 22 2021 27 15N 10W SENWNWNE API: 01124293 Lat: 35.753215637153694, Long: -98.2495826453006 DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO LP MU, …
Ovintiv continues with major Kingfisher County discoveries
Ovintiv has done it again…brought in 3 wells in Oklahoma’s STACK with daily production of more than 4,100 barrels of oil a day. The Emory 1708 2h-15x, Emory 1708 5h-15x and the Emory 1708 3h-15x, located at 22 17N 8W,a site six miles northwest of the city of Kingfisher had combined production of 4,138 barrels of oil a …
Completion reports for December 21, 2021
BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian (less Chester)(13141): Gas 24603 Water 2784 Flow 21 14N 13W Eichelberger Fiu 2-21-28xhm, September 01, 2021 HH, GAS, TD: 23268 ft Lat: 35.68122, Long: -98.58086 API: 35011242670001 CARTER COUNTY Xto Energy Inc Hewitt: Oil 100 Water 44 Pump 22 4S 2W Hewitt Unit (Hewitt Unit 2394) 22-3904, September 29, 2021 SH, OIL, TD: 2527 ft Lat: 34.19414, Long: …
Permits to drill for December 21, 2021
Canadian County HUNTER 1206 #1SMH-18, December 21 2021 18 12N 6W SESESESW API: 01725748 Lat: 35.50870488413242, Long: -97.87591408828591 CHAPARRAL ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 14500 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9225) Grady County NISWONGER #5-16-9XHM, December 21 2021 16 6N 6W SESESWSE API: 05124900 Lat: 34.98632740822181, Long: -97.83446152592317 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC MU, DR, 24303 ft, CANEY(13945), SYCAMORE(13969), MISSISSIPPIAN(14070), WOODFORD(14219) Grady County NISWONGER …