In his latest newsletter to constituents, Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford focused on some energy matters—paying less at the pump, Iran’s nuclear program and preserving the nation’s power grid supply chain. He also referred to the Waters of the U.S. Supreme court decision. Paying Less at the Pump – As I predicted, the so-called “Inflation …
June 2023 archive
ERCOT wins Supreme Court support in lawsuits stemming from 2021 winter storm Uri
A court victory for ERCOT, the operator of the power grid in Texas. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that ERCOT cannot be sued from the 2021 deadly winter storm Uri, the same storm that resulted in historic natural gas prices and rolling blackouts in Oklahoma. It was a 5-4 ruling in which the …
1,100 barrel a day oil well in Garvin County
A well near Lindsay produced 1,100 barrels of oil a day according to a completion report filed by Marathon Oil Company. The Dean 0404 1-30-19sxh, located at 30 4N 4W which is only about 5 miles southwest of Lindsay in Garvin County, also had production of 1,100 Mcf of natural gas when completed in …
Oil and Oklahoma energy stocks declined in Friday’s trading
Friday’s trading saw oil prices and Oklahoma energy stocks finish on the down side and analysts blamed it on increased worries about interest rate hikes and how it could affect demand. West Texas Intermediate crude dropped 35 cents or 0.5% to finish at $69.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Global benchmark …
Wyoming coal mine takes a direct hit from a tornado
The six workers injured at a northeast Wyoming coal mine that suffered a direct hit from a tornado Friday night are recovering. Cleanup work at the North Antelope Rochelle Mine is also underway after coal rail cars were flipped when the powerful storm hit. The Cowboy State Daily reported the large open-pit coal mine …
Completion reports for June 23, 2023
GARVIN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Commingled: Oil 1100 Gas 1100 Water 2744 Flow 30 4N 4W Dean 0404 1-30-19sxh, February 22, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 21108 ft Lat: 34.78555, Long: -97.66697 API: 35049253740000 LOVE COUNTY L E Jones Operating Inc Sanders(6908): Oil 4 Water 4 Pump 29 7S 2W Lawson 1-29, February 22, 2023 SH, OIL, TD: 7181 ft Lat: 33.91646, Long: -97.43620 API: 35085213430000 MCCLAIN …
Permits to drill for June 23, 2023
Canadian County BOO BEAR 31_30_19-13N-6W #2MHXL, April 03 2023 31 13N 6W SWSENWSW API: 01725943 Lat: 35.55527099267827, Long: -97.8846535944659 PALOMA OPERATING CO INC MU, AM, 26500 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(8500) Ellis County MEMPHIS 32/5 DM #2H, June 23 2023 32 19N 24W NENENWNW API: 04523907 Lat: 36.085464814667226, Long: -99.78881476895046 MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANY MU, DR, 19603 ft, CHEROKEE(9700) Kingfisher County …
Numbers of active rigs continue falling across the U.S.
Another week and another drop in the number of oil and gas rigs active in the U.S. While Oklahoma held steady over the past week with no change of its 42 active drilling rigs, the U.S. count fell by 5 to 682, reported Baker Hughes Co. on Friday. The decline included 6 oil rigs, …
Office update at Corporation Commission
Some office keeping procedures at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission involve the Enforcement Docket cases and a stakeholder’s survey. Because of the renovations underway at the Commission’s headquarters in the Jim Thorpe Building of the capitol complex, the Enforcement Docket will be moving from Wednesdays and Fridays, to Mondays and Fridays. The Commission anticipates future …
Ohio townships ban solar and wind farms
Not everyone is eager to jump onto the band wagon of wind and solar power. Just look at what seven townships did in southwestern Ohio. They banned commercial wind and solar projects because of the strong pushback from local residents such Mary Durbin of Tate Township in Clermont County where a public meeting was …