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Continental Resources Reports Success in the STACK
Continental Resources is reporting success in the STACK with two big wells, one producing more than 2,300 barrels of oil a day in Blaine county. The LUDWIG was completed Sept. 25 following a spud date of March 22 and the end of drilling on June 12. Its completion showed production of 2,353 barrels of oil …
Warm Weather Will Turn Windy and Create High Fire Danger Statewide
What a big change in the weather is coming to Oklahoma. Record high temperatures are expected on Wednesday and Thursday before a cold front hits the state. Anyone working high atop an oil or gas rig will know it. So will those daring maintenance crews who stand atop wind towers across the state. Here’s how …
OKC Protesters Join in Support of North Dakota Pipeline Fight——-UN Critical of North Dakota Officials
Dozens of Oklahomans supporting the Native American protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota joined others nationwide on Tuesday in staging their own protests. Oklahoma City protesters, fewer than 100, gathered at the SkyDance Bridge over Interstate 40. While nearly most of the $3.8 billion, 1,172-mile pipeline is complete, the Texas developer lacks only …
Microsoft Buys Wind Power in Kansas to Run DataCenter in Wyoming
Microsoft announced this week it is committing to buy 237 megawatts of alternative energy to supply its Cheyenne, Wyoming data center. At least 178 megawatts are being purchased from the Bloom Wind farm under construction near Dodge City, Kansas. Capital Power will operate Bloom Wind and has contracted all of the output to a subsidiary …
Cheaper Gas Leads to Increased Thanksgiving Holiday Travel
The American Automobile Association is out with its annual Thanksgiving traffic prediction that 48.7 million Americans will be going somewhere for the holiday. That includes about 615,000 Oklahomans who will travel 50 miles or more from home. The national prediction is a million more travelers or an increase of 1.9 percent over the 2015 travels. …
ConocoPhillips Unloading San Juan Basin Assets
Houston-based ConocoPhillips says it’s selling its assets in northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado. A spokeswoman for the company confirmed it will sell assets in the San Juan Basin over the coming two years. ConocoPhillips has operated in the Basin for more than half a century and is considered to be the largest operator in …
SCOOP and STACK Plays to be Focus of Oil and Gas Association Luncheon
The Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association will host a Friday luncheon featuring a panel with four major oil and natural gas company executives discussing investments in the SCOOP and STACK. They’ll also be discussing the industry’s vision of how the plays will shape Oklahoma’s future oil and gas development. The SCOOP and STACK are considered …
Rig Counts Slip in Oklahoma and Across the U.S.
Both Oklahoma and the U.S. started the week with one less oil and gas rig in the mix, according to figures from Baker Hughes Co. of Houston. The national count slipped by one to reach 568, which is still 199 fewer rigs than the 767 counted a year ago at this time. Oklahoma’s count was …
New Casing Equipment Launched in Houston
With the financial help of Denver-based Aspen Energy Partners, Citadel Casing Solutions of Houston has launched operations after getting its initial investment. Citadel was founded in July by former employees of Halliburton Co. and now manufactures casing equipment and accessories in support of well construction and wellbore integrity, according to a recent report in the …
Inhofe Points to New Wyoming Study that Clears Fracking of Water Contamination Claims of Environmentalists
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe’s pointing to yet another report that indicates hydraulic fracturing has not harmed drinking water resources in a Wyoming town. The report from the Wyoming Department of Environmental quality reviewed domestic water waters in Pavillion, Wyoming. “The report puts to rest the faulty work of the EPA that attempted to link …