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Morrissette Plans One More Public Hearing on Earthquakes and Wastewater Disposal Wells
OKLAHOMA CITY (21 July 2016) – A state legislator who is terming out this year plans to convene one more public hearing to examine potential options for disposing of brine produced during oil and gas exploration. The House Committee on Energy and Natural Resources will convene an interim legislative study on the …
Inhofe and Lankford Criticism of CAFE Fuel Standards Might have Been Accurate
Four years after Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe took on the Environmental Protection Agency and its CAFE fuel standards, now there’s a report that maybe, just maybe, the EPA’s fuel efficiency testing might not work. It was back in 2012 when Sen. Inhofe was critical of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards, “The CAFE standards …
Another Wind Farm Begins Production in North Dakota
With a $250 million price tag and a dozen years to complete, Xcel Energy’s Border Winds Farm in North Dakota was recently dedicated. Located north of Rolla, the farm has 75 turbines spread over 30 square miles and has the capacity to produce 150 megawatts of electricity. That’s enough to power more than 78,000 homes. …
Oklahoma’s STACK Produces More Large Oil Wells
Oklahoma’s STACK is yielding more big wells, according to completion reports published by OK Energy Today. The two largest have been brought in by Houston-based Marathon Oil and were drilled in Blaine County. The largest produced 1,466 barrels of oil a day along with 2,474 mcf of gas out of the Mississippian formation. It’s the IRVEN JOHN …
Researchers Suspect Fracking is Behind Blanchard Earthquakes
As News 9’s Dana Hertneky reported this week, now the Oklahoma Geological Survey suspects fracking might be behind the recent surge in smaller earthquakes around Blanchard. “We’re a little mystified about what the cause is,” said Jeremy Boak, Director of the Oklahoma Geological Survey in an interview with Hertneky. “I think we have to give …
Harold Hamm Considered as Energy Secretary in Trump Administration
(Reuters) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is considering nominating Oklahoma oil and gas mogul Harold Hamm as energy secretary if elected to the White House on Nov. 8, according to four sources close to Trump’s campaign. The chief executive of Continental Resources (CLR.N) would be the first U.S. energy secretary drawn directly from …
Halliburton Reports Lower Earnings Worldwide
Halliburton’s second quarter earnings report shows a 15 percent drop in North America revenue but company leaders remain optimistic. Revenues totaled $1.5 billion and the operating loss came to $124 million. “Our second quarter results showed resilience in the face of another challenging quarter marked by lower activity levels and continued pricing pressure around the …
GOP Focuses on States Rights in Energy Platform
Calling itself the part of America’s growers, producers, farmers, ranchers, foresters, miners, commercial fishermen and all those who bring from the earth the crops, minerals and energy, the Republican Party unveiled its party platform this week in Cleveland. “We look in vain within the Democratic Party for leaders who will speak for the people of …
Big Gas Wells Drilled in SE Oklahoma
Among the latest moderately producing big wells in the state are two gas wells in Hughes County, Tulsa-based Petroquest Energy LLC reports two big gas wells near the community of Lamar. The largest is producing 3,884 mcf of natural gas. The LYNN well is in the Woodford play and had a January 12 spud date …
Work Underway for SOER’s 20th annual Oil and Gas Expo
It’s about two and a half months off, but work’s underway for the 20th Oil and Gas Expo in Oklahoma City sponsored by the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board and its organization called Sustaining Oklahoma’s Energy Resources. “Despite the downturn in the oil and gas industry, we’re still expecting a full crowd for the anniversary show,” …