May 15, 2023 archive

Completion reports for May 15, 2023

BEAVER COUNTY Resource Oil And Gas Llc 32 4N 21E Beaver River Unit 4, March 08, 2023 null, INJ, TD: 6900 ft Lat: 36.76212, Long: -100.82549 API: 35007228380002 COAL COUNTY Canyon Creek Energy Arkoma Llc Woodford(9733): Gas 3534 Water 4166 Flow 31 1S 11E Kelly 6/7-3h, October 21, 2022 HH, GAS, TD: 20374 ft Lat: 34.41942, Long: -96.19264 API: 35029214170000 CREEK COUNTY …

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Permits to drill for May 15, 2023

Blaine County TURTLE WITH WIND #3-27H, May 15 2023 34 14N 13W SWNENWNE API: 01124363 Lat: 35.65160466725114, Long: -98.56772041950003 DUNCAN OIL PROPERTIES INC HH, DR, 16000 ft, CHEROKEE(10560) Canadian County WALTHER #2H-1-36, December 29 2021 01 10N 6W NWSWSWNE API: 01725751 Lat: 35.3709920089833, Long: -97.78557921808539 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC MU, AM, 16500 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8100), WOODFORD(8300) Hughes County …

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Worker killed in Marathon Petroleum refinery fire in Texas

  The Monday morning fire that left one worker dead at the Marathon Petroleum Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas is under investigation. Reuters reported the fire happened around 9:30 a.m. and was eventually extinguished. It happened as workers were doing routine maintenance and a seal failed on the 75,000 barrel-a-day Ultraformer 3. Click here for …

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Attorney General pledges to fight EPA over proposed power plant rules

  If the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency moves ahead with its already controversial power plant rules that would create severe restrictions on carbon pollution, it can expect a fight from Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond. It is what he pledged in a statement offered to OK Energy Today. “We will vigorously oppose this federal …

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Crude oil prices finally rose while Oklahoma energy stocks made strong gains

Crude oil prices turned things around in Monday’s trading, rising a dollar a barrel while Oklahoma energy stocks saw some major gains with the exception of ONEOK which plummeted 9% following word of its nearly $19 billion acquisition of Magellan Midstream. West Texas Intermediate crude rose $1.07 or 1.5% to close at $71.11 a barrel …

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Some parts of Oklahoma remain dry

  Boom or bust—that’s how State Climatologist Gary McManus with the Oklahoma Mesonet describes the recent rainfall…or lack of it in the state. After a weekend of heavy rainfall, at least in central Oklahoma, McManus described the past week as a “big bust” in northwest Oklahoma, the Panhandle, the southwest, south central and east central. …

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Special collection event breaks historical records in Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City’s annual special collection of old tires, computers, ammunition and medication turned out to be a record event. The 46th Storm Water Quality Special Collection Event was held April 1. Environmental Protection Superintendent Derek Johnson said, “This annual event is very popular with our residents and provides a convenient and responsible disposal option for …

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AAA predicts 7% increase in Memorial Day holiday travel

  AAA projects 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend*, a 7% increase over 2022. This year, 2.7 million more people will travel for the unofficial start of summer compared to last year, a sign of what’s to come in the months ahead. “This is expected to …

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Study contends Wyoming is worst state for fatal truck crashes—Oklahoma is 20th

  Based on data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a new study contends Wyoming is the most dangerous state for truckers in the nation. Oklahoma is ranked 20th according to transportation services Simplex. Wyoming proves to be the most dangerous state for truck drivers, with 33 of the state’s 174 fatal vehicle crashes …

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Apex Clean Energy to develop energy storage sites in Texas

  Apex Clean Energy, the company known in Oklahoma for its wind farm developments over the past several years, now plans to build two battery storage systems in Texas. The projects will add nearly 200 MG of energy to the state’s ERCOT grid by using the Centipede Platform and StackOS battery management system provided by …

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