Amtrak scrambled to restore its passenger train service, including Oklahoma’s Heartland Flyer after it made plans to cancel some routes prior to a rail strike that was averted early Thursday morning. The Heartland Flyer was scheduled to depart Oklahoma City Thursday morning but not make its return trip from Fort Worth, if the strike …
September 2022 archive
Proposed largest solar farm in Kansas faces opposition
Plans by NextEra Energy Resources to build a 2,000 acre solar farm in eastern Kansas—the state’s largest—have run into growing opposition by neighbors of the proposed site. The West Gardner Solar Project would generate 320 megawatts, enough to power thousands of homes and businesses. KCUR radio, an NPR affiliate interviewed some of them. Click here for …
High school students to build plane as part of Aviation class
Read about the high school students building an airplane at an Oklahoma high school? It’s in Pryor where Aviation students are doing a hands-on construction of an airplane reported News 9. Click here for News 9
Ovintiv and Kingfisher County—more big wells
When Ovintiv files completion reports on wells drilled in Oklahoma’s Kingfisher County, you know they will be big producers. The firm’s latest three wells drilled on a single pad produced nearly 4,500 barrels a day when they were completed in April. How’s this for success? Wells with production of 1,735 barrels, 1,503 and 1,234 …
Oklahoma’s EV charging plan wins Biden administration’s approval
Oklahoma was notified this week that it was one of 34 states along with Puerto Rico to get a share of $900 million to create a national electric vehicle charging network. The Biden administration wants the country to transition away from gas-powered transportation and anything to do with fossil fuels. Tim Gatz, Secretary of …
Other headlines
** Despite the high cost of electric vehicles, President Biden this week attended the Detroit Auto Show and encouraged Americans to buy the vehicles. It was his latest anti-fossil fuel effort. ** While the White House still denies the existence of a recession in the U.S., the National Energy Assistance Directors Association reports that roughly 20 …
Denver midstream firm adds Marcellus shale operations
Denver-based Antero Midstream Corporation has expanded its holdings with a $205 million cash acquisition of the Marcellus Shale gas gathering and compression assets of Crestwood Equity Partners LP. of Houston, Texas. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of this year and is subject to customary regulatory approvals. Paul Rady, Chairman and …
Permits to drill for September 14, 2022
Atoka County THOMPSON #18-1 #18-1, September 14 2022 18 2S 13E E2W2W2NE API: 00520233 Lat: 34.38534300383464, Long: -95.97779856133918 G & S ENERGY INC SH, RC, 9400 ft, STANLEY(4984) Carter County COURBET #13-27-16XHM, September 14 2022 27 1S 3W NENWSENE API: 01926510 Lat: 34.445063005502874, Long: -97.49474305387567 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC MU, DR, 20594 ft, SYCAMORE(9400) Carter County GAPSTOW #1-24-13-14XHM, …
Completion reports for September 14, 2022
CANADIAN COUNTY Revolution Operating Company Llc Mississippian: Oil 625 Gas 4570 Water 1705 Flow 20 12N 7W Tomahawk 1207 20-17 3mh, April 21, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 18820 ft Lat: 35.49500, Long: -97.95611 API: 35017257610000 Revolution Operating Company Llc Mississippian: Oil 707 Gas 8870 Water 1495 Flow 20 12N 7W Tomahawk 1207 20-17 2mh, April 23, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 17973 ft Lat: 35.49496, Long: -97.95611 …
Oklahoma energy stocks gained along with crude oil prices
As crude oil prices gained 1% on Wednesday, it also proved to be another strong day for Oklahoma energy stocks as some had 5% gains. What prompted the oil price increase? It came after an international energy watchdog said it believes there will be an increase in gas-to-oil switching because of high prices this …