An oil and gas group based in Austin, Texas is making a national name for itself, fighting wind farms off the east coast of the U.S. and planned wind mills in the Gulf of Mexico. The Texas Public Policy Foundation, backed by oil and gas companies and Republican donors is behind efforts to stall …
December 2022 archive
ONG asks for yet another rate hike
Oklahoma Natural Gas Company customers might be in store for yet another rate hike, albeit a small one if Corporation Commissioners approve it Monday. The consideration will come just a week after regulators approved a nearly $20 million rate hike for ONG, one that would increase a residential customer’s monthly bills by about $2 …
Permits to drill for December 2, 2022
Canadian County BAKER 1107 #4WH-4, August 08 2022 04 11N 7W NENENENW API: 01725836 Lat: 35.46374376792245, Long: -97.94696718466109 CANVAS ENERGY LLC HH, AM, 16500 ft, MISSISSIPPI LIME(9872), WOODFORD(10155) Grady County LEONA FAYE #1-20-29-32XHS, December 02 2022 20 6N 6W NWNENWNW API: 05124989 Lat: 34.9851186173882, Long: -97.86129269994059 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC MU, DR, 29182 ft, MORROW(13090), SPRINGER(13310), BOATWRIGHT(13960), BLACK …
Major county wells completed by SandRidge Energy
SandRidge Energy filed reports on completion of three wells in Major County. Two of the wells were drilled on a single pad and had production of nearly 600 barrels of oil a day. The Harley 2014 2-18h, located at 18 20N 14W, a site 11 miles east of the town of Chester, produced 236 barrels of …
Completion reports for December 2, 2022
GRADY COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Woodford(15310): Oil 2 Gas 16440 Water 74 Flow 11 4N 6W Gretzky 0406 5-2-35wxh, April 03, 2022 HH, GAS, TD: 25798 ft Lat: 34.83871, Long: -97.80134 API: 35051248570000 KINGFISHER COUNTY Hinkle Oil & Gas Inc Oswego(6225): Oil 280 Gas 513 Water 763 Pump 7 17N 5W Lincoln Southeast Oswego Unit 21-2ho, October 20, 2022 HH, OIL, TD: 11675 ft Lat: 35.95653, …
Crude prices dropped on Friday
As the European Union prepared to enact a ban on Russian crude on Monday, oil futures on Friday dropped 1.5% in trading. The slip in prices also occurred a few days before the OPEC+ countries were scheduled to meet. West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery dropped $1.24 a barrel to $79.98 in trading …
Baker Hughes rig count shows another gain for Oklahoma
The latest Baker Hughes rig count released Friday showed Oklahoma’s latest count grew by one to reach 71. Nationally, numbers were unchanged this week from the previous week, staying at 784 oil and gas rigs. The number of oil rigs was unchanged at 627 and the number of gas rigs stayed at 155. The …
State senators named to head energy, transportation and aviation committees
The Oklahoma Republican legislative committee leadership roles and assignments were announced by Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat. Some of the committee assignments as indicated below, deal directly with transportation and energy. The 59th Oklahoma Legislature begins in February. “I have full faith in these individuals to develop ideas to advance our state,” Pro …
Empire District plans 13-year proposed storm payments for customers
Instead of seeking a controversial bond program to extend its 2021 Winter storm costs, Empire District Electric Company, a firm serving northeast Oklahoma, decided to use an alternative form of 13-year payments by customers. Empire asked the Oklahoma Corporation Commission for approval of a regulatory asset and special regulatory treatment to cover more than $6 …
Galvanic Energy seeks partner for lithium development
Oklahoma City-based Galvanic Energy is spreading the word as it searches for a business partner to extract lithium from brine wells in Arkansas. The company posted a notice on its website that it’s open for business connections with the hopes of development of the lithium from the 120,000 acres leased in Columbia and Lafayette …