Rep. Eric Roberts, R-Oklahoma City, was recently appointed to the Energy & Environment Committee for the Council of State Governments (CSG) by House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka. CSG is the nation’s largest nonpartisan organization serving all three branches of state elected and appointed officials. The Energy & Environment Committee hosts regional summits to exchange ideas …
January 2022 archive
Challenge to EPA’s authority over power plants to be heard by Supreme Court
In a month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a challenge that is being described as one of the most significant Supreme Court environmental battles of the decade—and it involves Oklahoma and a handful of other states. Justices will hear the case, West Virginia v. EPA on Feb. 28, a case filed by the …
Unit reports successful Custer County well
Among recent completions was a western Oklahoma well with more than 1,300 barrels of oil a day in production and in a region where typically the wells have been strong natural gas producers. Unit Petroleum Company of Tulsa reported completion of the Wingard 16 #1h well at 21 14N 14W in Custer County. The well, located …
Quarterly report date announced by Helmerich and Payne
Tulsa’s Helmerich & Payne announced it plans to release its fiscal first quarter 2022 earnings report on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. The company will hold a conference call at 10 a.m. Central Time featuring John Lindsay, President and CEO, Mark Smith, Senior Vice President and CFO and Dave Wilson, Vice President of Investor Relations. …
Wednesday’s other energy headlines
** The Biden administration announced on Monday that it will reverse a Trump-era policy that opened up vast swathes of Arctic Alaska land to new oil development. ** North Dakota officials are investigating an active but contained oil well fire at a site with about 1,360 barrels of crude oil and 1,670 barrels of produced water. ** U.S. power …
High court won’t hear ethanol challenge
The ethanol industry suffered a blow from the U.S. Supreme Court this week when justices turned away efforts to revive a Donald Trump administration move to allow expanded sales of gasoline with E15, a higher ethanol blend. Reuters reports a biofuels industry group had filed a petition for the higher court to review a …
Nebraska announces plan to seize water from Colorado
Nebraska moves to grab access to Colorado land along the South Platte River so it can divert water out of Colorado. Gov. Peter Ricketts announced a $500 million plan under a 99-year old compact between the states reported the Associated Press. Click here for Associated Press
Completion reports for January 10, 2022
CARTER COUNTY Citation Oil & Gas Corporation All Zones Producing: Oil 83 Water 2678 Flow 10 2S 3W Justify 1-10-15-22xhm, November 28, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 18619 ft Lat: 34.39786, Long: -97.49373 API: 35019264420000 CREEK COUNTY Enterprise Energy Exploration Inc Misener(3174): Oil 5 Water 400 Pump 33 15N 10E Atlantis 1-33, March 04, 2021 SH, OIL, TD: 3325 ft Lat: 35.72990, Long: -96.25766 API: 35037294560000 …
Permits to drill for January 10, 2022
Canadian County ZALOUDIK #3, January 10 2022 01 12N 6W CNWNE API: 01721045 Lat: 35.5421627896292, Long: -97.7930576049964 CHAPARRAL ENERGY LLC SH, RC, 8810 ft, OSWEGO(7600) Canadian County ROSEANNADANNA 27_22-12N-6W #1MHX, January 10 2022 28 12N 6W NENENENE API: 01725760 Lat: 35.492552929498295, Long: -97.831783216531 PALOMA OPERATING CO INC MU, DR, 18000 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8600) Garfield County MIILLER #1-19, January …
State of Oklahoma celebrates Supreme Court limitation of McGirt
“McGirt is not retroactive. This is a major victory for the State of Oklahoma,” said Attorney General John O’Connor. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals unanimously made that decision in Parish v. Oklahoma. On Monday, the United States Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal of that decision by Parish. Clifton Parish was convicted of …