If you follow the completion reports published daily by OK Energy Today, you might have taken note of the growing number of gas wells in the state of Oklahoma. Some of the deep gas wells are drilled in western Oklahoma but others are explored in the Arkoma Basin of eastern Oklahoma, such as the Pittsburg …
Rep. Mullin says Dems overlooked grid reliability in rush to go green
In his latest “Mullin’ It Over,” Oklahoma Congressman Markwayne Mullin is critical of the rush by Democrats to go green and overlook the necessity of fossil fuels in this world. Here is his column released this week: In Democrats’ rush to green, they have overlooked the necessity of fossil fuels in this world. I’ve …
Biden wants to bring back Obama EPA rules
Obama-era rules that arose from the deadly explosion and fire that tore through a fertilizer storage building in West, Texas in 2013 are in the process of being resurrected by the Biden administration. They were rules originally opposed by Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin following the disaster. More than …
Boil order issued for town of Fairview
Boil your drinking water if you live in the northern Oklahoma town of Fairview. The order went out this week after a water main broke. Reports indicated a valve had to be shut off to allow Fairview’s water tower to refill. Low water pressure also added to the need for the health advisory. Consumers …
Nationwide rail strike won’t happen
Amtrak scrambled to restore its passenger train service, including Oklahoma’s Heartland Flyer after it made plans to cancel some routes prior to a rail strike that was averted early Thursday morning. The Heartland Flyer was scheduled to depart Oklahoma City Thursday morning but not make its return trip from Fort Worth, if the strike …
Proposed largest solar farm in Kansas faces opposition
Plans by NextEra Energy Resources to build a 2,000 acre solar farm in eastern Kansas—the state’s largest—have run into growing opposition by neighbors of the proposed site. The West Gardner Solar Project would generate 320 megawatts, enough to power thousands of homes and businesses. KCUR radio, an NPR affiliate interviewed some of them. Click here for …
High school students to build plane as part of Aviation class
Read about the high school students building an airplane at an Oklahoma high school? It’s in Pryor where Aviation students are doing a hands-on construction of an airplane reported News 9. Click here for News 9
Ovintiv and Kingfisher County—more big wells
When Ovintiv files completion reports on wells drilled in Oklahoma’s Kingfisher County, you know they will be big producers. The firm’s latest three wells drilled on a single pad produced nearly 4,500 barrels a day when they were completed in April. How’s this for success? Wells with production of 1,735 barrels, 1,503 and 1,234 …
Oklahoma’s EV charging plan wins Biden administration’s approval
Oklahoma was notified this week that it was one of 34 states along with Puerto Rico to get a share of $900 million to create a national electric vehicle charging network. The Biden administration wants the country to transition away from gas-powered transportation and anything to do with fossil fuels. Tim Gatz, Secretary of …
Other headlines
** Despite the high cost of electric vehicles, President Biden this week attended the Detroit Auto Show and encouraged Americans to buy the vehicles. It was his latest anti-fossil fuel effort. ** While the White House still denies the existence of a recession in the U.S., the National Energy Assistance Directors Association reports that roughly 20 …
