April 13, 2023 archive

Completion reports for April 13, 2023

GARVIN COUNTY Bays Exploration Inc 26 1N 1E Billie Jean #1, February 24, 2023 DH, DRY, TD: 7387 ft Lat: 34.52303, Long: -97.16499 API: 35049253370000 PITTSBURG COUNTY Calyx Energy Iii Llc All Zones Producing: Oil 5 Gas 13417 Water 3616 Flow 3 7N 13E Fairway 3-3-27wh, December 19, 2022 HH, GAS, TD: 16758 ft Lat: 35.11316, Long: -95.91764 API: 35121249090000 Calyx Energy Iii …

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Permits to drill for April 13, 2023

permits: none were processed today

Latest edition of “Mitchell Talks Energy”

Scott Mitchell and OK Energy Today’s Jerry Bohnen delve into the more than $4 billion renewable energy project proposed by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. Corporation Commissioners were briefed this week on the project that initially drew opposition. Plus, there is the issue of geothermal energy and what is happening at the Hamm Institute. Click …

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Crude oil prices slipped in Thursday’s trading

  After two days of 2% gains, crude oil prices fell more than 1% or a dollar a barrel in Thursday’s trading as another OPEC report fueled worries about summer demand. West Texas Intermediate dropped $1.10 or 1.3% to finish at $82.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark Brent crude settled …

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Bill targeting wind turbine blade junk yards passed out of Senate committee

  An Oklahoma state Senate committee on Thursday approved an amended bill targeting wind turbine blade disposal operators. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee gave a “do pass” to House Bill 2359 which would require disposal operators to not only show financial security to ensure the blades are properly disposed of but file annual …

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Diversified Energy report reflects on impact in Oklahoma economy

  A new report by Diversified Energy, the nation’s largest natural gas well operator, shows its operations added more than $1 billion to its 10-state operating area which includes Oklahoma. The Alabama-based company said it supported more than 8,600 direct and indirect jobs and also generated $500 in federal, state and local revenues. Its operations …

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Pain at the pump increased in Oklahoma

  Oklahoma drivers and others across the U.S. are paying the price for the recent OPEC+ decision to cut crude oil production by more than a million barrels of oil a day. Oklahoma’s average in the past week rose 14 cents to reach an average price of $3.31 a gallon and it is 28 cents …

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Oklahoma’s drone research takes stage before US House hearing

  As made clear in a recent U.S. House committee hearing, Oklahoma might have some of the best drone research underway in the country. Aerospace engineers from the state told committee members, including Oklahoma Rep. Stephanie Bice, how they are using drones to leverage aerospace programs within Native American tribes in the state according to …

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Occidental leader predicts even more oil production from the Permian Basin

  For those who think the oil and gas production in the Permian Basin has peaked, Occidental’s CEO Vicki Hollub in essence says “you ain’t seen nothing yet!” She predicts the Permian has not reached peak production and if anything, will increase its output to offset production declines in other basins reports Reuters. Click here …

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Cushing sees continued decline in crude oil in storage

  Crude oil stocks held at the Cushing Hub in Oklahoma continue their downward slide. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported this week that the amount of crude oil held in storage declined by 400,000 barrels. The EIA stated that as of April, there were 33.8 million barrels of crude at Cushing compared to the …

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