December 17, 2022 archive

Nation’s oil and gas rig total recorded a drop

  A new report from Baker Hughes showed a decline over the past week in the nation’s number of oil and gas rigs active in the energy plays Oklahoma saw a drop of one to 68 rigs still active in the different oil and gas plays across the state. A year ago, there were only …

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Permits to drill for December 16, 2022

Blaine County FOSTER #1-2-11MXH, December 16 2022 02 18N 13W NENENWNW API: 01124345 Lat: 36.07174226645285, Long: -98.56119401982396 CRAWLEY PETROLEUM CORPORATION HH, DR, 19385 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9250) Canadian County REDHEAD 1407 #2H-9XX, December 16 2022 09 14N 7W SWNWNWNE API: 01725890 Lat: 35.71007294837559, Long: -97.94907063805395 OVINTIV USA INC MU, DR, 24680 ft, WOODFORD(9033) Canadian County REDHEAD 1407 #3H-9XX, December …

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Completion reports for December 16, 2022

BLAINE COUNTY Devon Energy Production Co Lp Mississippi Solid(10188): Oil 681 Gas 4335 Water 799 Flow 24 15N 10W Edward 25_36-15n-10w 3hx, August 26, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 21224 ft Lat: 35.75465, Long: -98.21726 API: 35011242690000 Devon Energy Production Co Lp Mississippi Solid(10200): Oil 742 Gas 5279 Water 950 Flow 24 15N 10W Edward 25_36-15n-10w 4hx, August 26, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 21310 ft Lat: 35.75465, …

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Crude prices dropped on recession worries

  What happened Friday on global markets not only fueled growing worries of an approaching recession, but sent crude oil prices down more than $2 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery dropped 2.4% or $1.82 to settle at $74.29 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude for delivery in …

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Other headlines

** The Senate has bucked Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) latest effort to get his energy deal with Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) attached to must-pass legislation. The chamber blocked Manchin’s permitting reform amendment from getting onto a defense funding bill known as the National Defense Authorization Act in an 47-47 vote. Sixty votes were needed to advance …

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Oklahoma water projects funded in National Defense Act passed by the Senate

  From Oklahoma’s McClellan-Kerr Navigation system to Sardis Lake to the Tulsa Ports, funds for the projects were included in the Senate approval of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022. The Act was included in the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act named in honor of retiring Sen. Jim Inhofe. President Biden is …

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Inhofe and Lankford did not support Manchin’s permitting reform

  Oklahoma U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford were among those who voted against West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s permitting reform amendment. The vote was 47-47 and 60 votes were needed to advance the measure. Manchin had reached the deal with Majority Leader Charles Schumer but the tie-vote blocked the amendment from getting onto …

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