January 2022 archive

6,500 barrels a day from 5 Ovintiv wells in Kingfisher County

  Ovintiv has done it again—come up with another major production effort in Oklahoma’s STACK play—four wells with nearly 6,600 barrels a day of oil production. At a site about 6 miles northwest of the city of Kingfisher, Ovintiv USA Inc. spudded three Jimenez 1708 wells. Located at 21 17N 8W, the wells had spud dates …

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EV program gets a boost from Public Service Company in New Mexico

  In New Mexico, Public Service Company has announced a program where it plans to offer up to $2,000 to assist customers install electric vehicle chargers. The new program offers a $500 incentive to 3,900 PNM customers, to help them install their own level 2 chargers reported KOB TV. Click here for KOB report.

Excel Energy changes transmission line route to save Sand Creek Massacre site

  Xcel Energy in Colorado says it will change the route of its proposed 650-mile high-voltage transmission line so it will not broach the state’s Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site. Click here for the Colorado Sun.

Thursday’s other energy headlines

** The Los Angeles City Council approved a measure to ban new oil and gas wells and phase out existing ones. ** The Biden administration is engaged with European countries and major energy companies to prepare for a scenario in which a Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to a natural gas shortage in Europe, a senior …

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Completion reports for January 25, 2022

CANADIAN COUNTY Paloma Operating Co Inc Woodford(11418): Oil 84 Gas 686 Water 2534 Flow 17 12N 8W Summer Moon 8-12n-8w 17wh, September 11, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 16683 ft Lat: 35.52169, Long: -98.07631 API: 35017255290000 KINGFISHER COUNTY Ovintiv Usa Inc Mississippian (less Chester)(8444): Oil 2180 Gas 3290 Water 1242 Flow 21 17N 8W Jimenez 1708 3h-16x, August 17, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 18988 ft Lat: 35.92841, …

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Permits to drill for January 25, 2022

Noble County ROYAL ##1-15, January 25 2022 15 24N 1W CSESENW API: 10324160 Lat: 36.55825720874202, Long: -97.29278464525459 KODA OPERATING LLC SH, RC, 4690 ft, LAYTON(3278) Stephens County NORTH BASIN #4-13HW, January 25 2022 24 1N 5W SWNWNENE API: 13727649 Lat: 34.549212529468164, Long: -97.6724099759204 CITATION OIL & GAS CORPORATION HH, DR, 11745 ft, WOODFORD(9871) Stephens County NORTH BASIN …

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Crude makes big rebound and OK energy stocks do the same

Accessibility statementSkip to main content After slipping on Monday, crude oil prices rebounded Tuesday reaching more than $85 a barrel in the U.S. and $88 a barrel overseas, largely due to the growing tensions in Europe over Russia’s invasion threat against Ukraine. Oklahoma energy stocks responded in a big way with some seeing large gains …

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ONG’s storm cost plan wins approval from regulators

In a meeting that lasted fewer than 5 minutes, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners on Tuesday approved the securitization plan of Oklahoma Natural Gas to pay for its millions of dollars in February 2021 winter storm costs. The vote was 2-1 in support of the plan which will allow the Oklahoma Finance Development Authority to sell bonds …

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Another step forward in Tar Creek Superfund site cleanup

  As work proceeds on restoring the nearly 2,500-square-mile Tar Creek Superfund site in northeast Oklahoma, the Tar Creek Trustees are seeking comments from the public about their restoration plan and environmental assessment. The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality said the Draft Phase 1 plan and assessment was written after seeking restoration ideas from the …

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Nine Energy plans to appeal jury verdict in patent infringement lawsuit

  Houston’s Nine Energy Service, Inc. says it will appeal the verdict of a federal jury in Waco, Texas that the company infringed on a patent held by NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. The jury in the Western District of Texas, Waco Division reached a Jan. 21, 2022 verdict, finding that Nine infringed on NCS’s patent …

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