June 29, 2023 archive

Completion reports for June 29, 2023

CARTER COUNTY Kodiak Oil & Gas Inc 35 3S 2W Awu 47, June 16, 2023 SH, INJ, TD: 1085 ft Lat: 34.25401, Long: -97.38348 API: 35019265320000 KINGFISHER COUNTY Bce-mach Iii Llc Oswego(6007): Oil 319 Gas 243 Water 1097 Esp 35 18N 6W Lnu 29-5ho, April 19, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 12006 ft Lat: 35.99952, Long: -97.81329 API: 35073269840000 Bce-mach Iii Llc Oswego(6100): Oil 345 Gas …

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Permits to drill for June 29, 2023

Custer County PUFFIN #1-4-9XH, June 29 2023 04 13N 19W NWNENENW API: 03922624 Lat: 35.63790107256164, Long: -99.22760245048562 NADEL AND GUSSMAN LLC MU, DR, 19675 ft, DES MOINES(10900) Dewey County GAYLE JAQUITH #1-11MH, June 29 2023 11 19N 16W NENWNWNW API: 04323779 Lat: 36.14372837437681, Long: -98.88387782760923 CRAWLEY PETROLEUM CORPORATION HH, DR, 14450 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN SOLID(9750) Grady County CKSMOU …

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Thank goodness for cooler weather this weekend

Yeh, it was hot on Wednesday in Oklahoma….hot enough to get News 9 chief meteorologist David Payne pretty excited about it.   It hit 113 degrees in Altus in the southwest. The heat indexes in the state were even higher as Payne pointed out.   That’s right….a 120 degree heat index in the southwest town …

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Austin company fined $40 million for environmental violations in New Mexico

  New Mexico environmental regulators just leveled a $40 million fine against an Austin, Texas-based oil and gas production company over what they called “egregious violations of state rules and permitting requirements.” The  New Mexico Environment Department and the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department announced separate, but significant enforcement actions against Ameredev …

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Thursday’s trading saw a strong day for Oklahoma energy stocks

  As crude oil prices managed a slight gain in Thursday’s trading, Oklahoma energy prices recorded a strong day with some seeing gains of 6% to 10%. The day’s gain for crude prices was supported by a bigger draw than expected in U.S. crude inventories. West Texas Intermediate crude went up 30 cents or 0.4% …

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Wake Energy takes on Devon in a fight over 2021 winter storm natural gas prices

  Two years after the 2021 Winter Storm Uri devastated Oklahoma and Texas with power outages and caused natural gas prices to soar to historic levels, a lawsuit is being played out in Oklahoma City federal court involving one of the state’s major energy firms. Yes, the historic gas prices are at the root of …

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Phony letter writing campaign discovered in Texas company’s bid to win FERC support

Curiosity by officials at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission led to the recent discovery of ghost-written letters in reported support of a Texas Company’s plan for approval of an $11 billion liquified natural gas export terminal. The firm, NextDecade, allegedly submitted letters to FERC on behalf of nearly two dozen public officials, but it turned …

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Oklahoma makes gains in preparing for electric vehicle expansion

  When it comes to preparing for electric vehicles, a new report ranks Oklahoma 25 in the U.S. The state is also doing much better according to a scorecard from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. It graded states on their progress of improving electrical infrastructure to handle the anticipated increase in the use …

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Choctaw Nation receives $25 million bike path grant

  Oklahoma’s Choctaw Nation just received a $25 million federal grant for transportation development in its tribal areas of southeast Oklahoma. It was one of 162 projects receiving more than $2.2 billion in grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation under a program expanded under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. The $2.26 billion for 162 …

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Exxon Mobil expands lithium production efforts in Arkansas

  Exxon Mobil, the company that recently made a $100 million deal with Oklahoma City’s Galvanic Energy for lithium production in southern Arkansas, just widened its grasp on acreage in the state. It agreed to develop more than 6,100 lithium-rich acres in Arkansas’ Smackover Formation with Tetra Technologies. The deal was the second move this …

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