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Straight-hole company continues exploration of Northern Oklahoma
Kansas-based Trans Pacific Oil Corporation continues its straight hole drilling efforts in Northern Oklahoma with the completion of three more wells in Alfalfa and Woods counties. But they were low producing wells out of the Mississippi formation. Known for its straight-hole drilling, the Wichita company completed two wells in Alfalfa County. The Shaw B 1-22, …
Magazine ranks Oklahoma high for attracting new residents
Some surprising results, and some not-so-surprising are found in Forbes’ latest report on which states people are moving to and those they are fleeing. The magazine ranks Oklahoma number four nationally for states where people are moving to for jobs. Here’s how Forbes described Oklahoma’s attraction: 4. Oklahoma Oklahoma’s economy had been booming, but slumping …
Biden wants fossil fuel leaders jailed over destruction of environment
Democratic presidential hopeful and former Vice President Joe Biden no doubt didn’t score points with Oklahoma oil leaders over the weekend. If he gets his way, they would be put behind bars for harming the environment. During a campaign stop in Peterborough, New Hampshire, Biden went so far as to state that if fossil fuel …
Completion reports for December 31, 2019
Completion reports filed on December 31, 2019. BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian(10863): Oil 979 Gas 8243 Water 1746 Flow 1 16N 13W Smoot Quarter Fiu 3-1-12xhm, September 16, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 17851 ft Lat: 35.89798, Long: -98.53646 API: 35011241630000 Continental Resources Inc Mississippian(11047): Oil 1037 Gas 8371 Water 2177 Flow 1 16N 13W Smoot Quarter Fiu 4-1-12xhm, September 15, 2019 HH, OIL, TD: 20500 …
Permits to drill for December 31, 2019
Permits to drill issued for December 31, 2019. Garvin County DWIGHT #1-17, December 30 2019 17 1N 1W S2S2N2SE API: 04924465 Lat: 34.55454931068228, Long: -97.32202794691906 TRIAD ENERGY INC DH, RC, 13212 ft, HOXBAR(3700) Garvin County FOSTER SWD #1, December 31 2019 19 2N 2W SWSESWSW API: 04925207 Lat: 34.623893959031996, Long: -97.45462606002275 S & S STAR OPERATING LLC …
2020 brings new challenges to OKC’s SandRidge Energy
One of the companies under new leadership and with a correction in its financial course for 2020 is Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy, Inc. Last month, it announced a series of actions it said were “designed to improve shareholder value.” SandRidge not only re-evaluated a minimal 2020 capex plan to maximize free cash flow, but the …
Completion reports for December 30, 2019
Completion reports filed for December 30, 2019. ALFALFA COUNTY Trans Pacific Oil Corporation Mississippi: Oil 2 Gas 13 Water 187 Pump 22 28N 12W Shaw B 1-22, September 09, 2019 SH, OIL, TD: 5975 ft Lat: 36.89122, Long: -98.47304 API: 35003233750000 Trans Pacific Oil Corporation Mississippi: Oil 45 Gas 279 Flow 13 29N 12W Kilmer A 1-13, August 14, 2019 SH, OIL, TD: 5700 ft …
Permits to drill for December 30, 2019
Permits to drill for December 30, 2019. Canadian County EVERY 1405 #2-30MH, December 30 2019 19 14N 5W SWSWSWSW API: 01725579 Lat: 35.66791409705786, Long: -97.77966438784983 RED BLUFF RESOURCES OPERATING LLC HH, DR, 12519 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN (LESS CHESTER)(7600), HUNTON(7950) Grady County ASP 0606-27-34 #1SHX, December 30 2019 22 6N 6W SWSWSESE API: 05124745 Lat: 34.97215169486355, Long: -97.81644590699298 WARWICK-BACCHUS …
Energy news in brief
** —ExxonMobil said it has secured more than 1.7 million acres for exploration offshore Egypt. The acquisition includes acreage in the 1.2 million North Marakia Offshore block, which is located approximately five miles offshore Egypt’s northern coast in the Herodotus basin. The remaining 543,000 acres is in the North East El Amriya Offshore block in the Nile …
Injured remain hospitalized after aircraft plant explosion in Wichita
Two of the 15 people injured in a Friday explosion at Textron Aviation in Wichita remain hospitalized. Both are listed in serious condition. Sedgwick County fire investigators blamed a rupture of a three-inch liquid nitrogen line on the explosion in a building that houses composite manufacturing and experimental aircraft fabrication. The nitrogen is used in …
