July 24, 2023 archive

Permits to drill for July 24, 2023

Caddo County TRIPLE CROWN 11-12-33-28 #1HW, July 24 2023 33 11N 12W NWSWSESW API: 01523340 Lat: 35.37826221275581, Long: -98.47814323677042 STAGHORN PETROLEUM II LLC MU, DR, 28630 ft, WOODFORD(18108) Creek County FISHER #2, July 24 2023 06 14N 10E E2NWSWNW API: 03729510 Lat: 35.721401692049774, Long: -96.29720915491075 WFD OIL CORPORATION SH, DR, 3525 ft, RED FORK(2180), BARTLESVILLE(2440), TANEHA(2620), DUTCHER(2730), …

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Completion reports for July 24, 2023

STEPHENS COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Sycamore(10369): Oil 1187 Gas 2287 Water 5724 Flow 29 1N 4W Ringer Ranch 2-20-17xhm, April 14, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 20638 ft Lat: 34.53490, Long: -97.64559 API: 35137276880000 WOODS COUNTY Klo Llc Simpson Group: Gas 100 Flow 12 24N 13W O’neil 1-12, May 17, 2022 SH, GAS, TD: 7716 ft Lat: 36.57502, Long: -98.53981 API: 35151246010000

Two-month high reached for crude oil prices

  A 2% jump in crude oil prices was recorded Monday due to tightening supplies and increasing U.S. gasoline demand, while Oklahoma energy stocks rebounded as well with at least one firm seeing a 6% gain for the day. Crude prices reached nearly a three-month high according to Reuters. West Texas Intermediate rose $1.67 or …

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Train derailment cleanup to be finished mid-week in northern Oklahoma

  Cleanup from the Friday morning 90-mile an hour wind blast that derailed 29 cars of a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train near Fairmont in northern Oklahoma could be complete by Tuesday. No injuries were reported in the early morning incident and hazardous chemicals were not involved.   Fairmont Fire Chief Joel Eggers indicated trains …

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Duncan to be site for new transportation company operation

  A bus and transportation company based in Indianapolis plans to open a new operation in Duncan, creating 15 to 20 new jobs. The Journal Record first reported the announcement by Model 1, a company that represents more than 20 top commerial vehicle manufacturers nationwide. In Duncan, the company said it will invest in a …

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Colorado Congresswoman wants federal regulation of fracking

  If Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, a Democrat, gets her way, fracking will be regulated by the federal government. She sits as the top Democrat on the U.S. House Energy, Climate and Grid Security subcommittee and introduced legislation this week to regulate hydraulic fracking. Oklahoma no longer has a member on the full Energy …

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Paper urges development of New Mexico’s Hydrogen Hub

  New Mexico political and energy leaders are being urged by the Albuquerque Journal to waste no time in moving toward creation of a Hydrogen Hub, one very similar to Oklahoma’s proposed hub with Arkansas and Louisiana. In a recent editorial, the newspaper said,”The time is now for New Mexico to move toward a new …

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New water heater standards proposed by Biden administration’s Energy Department

    Your water heater is the latest target of the green-energy focused Biden Administration. The President’s Department of Energy unveiled energy efficiency standards on water heaters that it contends would save  consumers $11.4 billion a year on energy and water bills. Such standars are required by Congress but haven’t been updated in 13 years. …

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AG Drummond goes from Winter Storm bailout to bank bailout

The federal government’s bailout of banks caught up in the Silicon Valley financial crisis prompted Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to lead several other attorneys general in urging the FDIC to reverse its course. Just a week after Drummond announced Oklahoma would perhaps file the largest lawsuit in state history in seeking billions over the …

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ODOT seeks bids for statewide EV charging network

  Oklahoma’s Department of Transportation announced the next step in building a statewide electric vehicle charging network. ODOT stated that it officially opened a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the implementation of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program Funding. Interested parties can submit proposals for funding consideration …

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