February 11, 2022 archive

Permits to drill for February 11, 2022

Canadian County GRANT MORTON 18_19-12N-8W #1MHX, February 11 2022 18 12N 8W NENWNWNE API: 01725768 Lat: 35.52159595252667, Long: -98.08599699236207 TRAVIS PEAK RESOURCES LLC MU, DR, 24000 ft, MISSISSIPPI(10300) Canadian County GRANT MORTON 18_19-12N-8W #2WHX, February 11 2022 18 12N 8W NENWNWNE API: 01725769 Lat: 35.52159595656891, Long: -98.0859297854249 TRAVIS PEAK RESOURCES LLC MU, DR, 25000 ft, WOODFORD(11600) Tulsa …

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Completion reports for February 11, 2022

BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian(13368): Gas 8792 Water 3097 Flow 17 14N 13W Watson North Fiu 2-17-8-5xhm, October 26, 2021 HH, GAS, TD: 27890 ft Lat: 35.68267, Long: -98.61154 API: 35011242660000 CANADIAN COUNTY Citizen Energy Iii Llc Mississippian(10455): Oil 182 Gas 1161 Water 1214 Flow 21 11N 7W Loves 2h-21-16, January 10, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 20765 ft Lat: 35.40721, Long: -97.94098 API: 35017256250000 CARTER …

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Ovintiv plans more Kingfisher County drilling

Houston-based Ovintiv knows when it’s found a sweet spot in Oklahoma’s STACK play where the company has recorded big well after big well. It just obtained more drilling permits for Kingfisher County where the firm has scored one success after another—mostly around the city of Kingfisher and close by. Two of the permits were the MUEGGENBORG …

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Russian invasion scare results in big jump in oil

  As the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine became more imminent on Friday, crude oil trading responded in a big way. So did Oklahoma energy stocks. West Texas Intermediate crude for March delivery jumped $3.22 or more than 3.5% to finish Friday’s trading at $93.10 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. …

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Kansas judge okays price gouging lawsuit against BP

  Residents of the small southeast Kansas town of Mulberry have been given the go ahead for their price gouging lawsuit against energy giant BP following a $51,000 bill after the February Winter Storm even of 2021. A Crawford County judge has dismissed BP’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, ruling that the residents have every …

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Kansas legislature wants price gouging probe of winter storm

  While calls are still being made for the Oklahoma Attorney General to do a price gouging investigation after the 2021 February winter storm, the Kansas legislature is getting serious about it. The State House had near-unanimous support for a resolution endorsing investigations of potential price gouging during the storm reported the Kansas Reflector. Click …

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Headlines of other energy stories

** GasBuddy says we haven’t seen anything yet when it comes to rising gasoline prices, which now average $3.47 a gallon in the U.S. It predicts higher prices this summer. ** The Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public power company is launching a program to develop and fund new small modular nuclear reactors as part …

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Rig growth reported in Oklahoma and the U.S. per Baker Hughes

  Rig activity in Oklahoma is growing more according to the latest weekly rig count supplied by Baker Hughes. The company’s report on Friday showed Oklahoma gained 3 rigs in the past week to reach a total of 53. The state’s oil and gas plays also reflected the growth with the Granite Wash remaining at …

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House committee Republicans raise concerns about scientific integrity violations by White House science advisor

  Led by Oklahoma Republican Rep. Frank Lucas, Republicans on a U.S. House Committee are demanding some answers about growing concerns regarding Dr. Jane Lubchenco, the Deputy Director for Climate and Environment at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.  What raised the concerns of Lucas, Rep. Stephanie Bice and other GOP members …

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Kansas enacts $1 billion incentive plan in race with Tulsa for big plant

    Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly isn’t waiting to see who might land a mystery company promising to build a $4 billion operation and bring 4,000 jobs with it. She’s signed a $1 billion financial incentive package into law knowing that reports indicated the mystery firm was  also supposedly considering Tulsa as a site. No …

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