The environmental group WildEarth Guardians announced this week its intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over its failure to crack down on smog pollution in the Permian Basin of southeast New Mexico, where unchecked fracking is taking a dangerous toll on clean air. “Despite the Biden administration’s promises to put public health first, the …
County commissioner faces recall in Kansas wind-farm battle
A battle over a proposed southeast Kansas wind farm has a Labette County commissioner fighting for his job. His determined opponents may have accomplished the rare feat of getting legal permission and gathering enough signatures to put a recall to a vote. The technical justification that gives proponents a foot in the recall door …
September Transportation Commission meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 7
Due to the Labor Day holiday, the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s monthly meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, in the R.A. Ward Transportation Building, 200 N.E. 21st St., Oklahoma City. Members of the public and media may attend or watch the livestream video online. Items to be addressed at the meeting: Secretary of …
Basic Energy’s layoffs to increase
The number of jobs that might be cut as a result of Basic Energy Services, Inc.’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy now is thought to be as many as 1,400 employees. The number was originally lower but in an advisory, the Fort Worth-based company indicated a much larger number. It could include 775 in Bakersfield, California, …
New Mexico lawmakers concerned over proposed oil and gas rule
Legislators in New Mexico have growing concerns about the impact on the state’s oil and gas industry of a proposed State Environment Department rule to reduce ozone pollution. An economic analysis says the industry would take a major hit and so would the New Mexico economy if the rule were enacted. It indicated oil …
Citizen Energy III finds success in Canadian County
Citizen Energy III LLC came forward with documents more than a year after it completed three Canadian County wells on a single pad with production of more than 1,100 barrels of oil a day. The Big Brown 6-7-10-6 wells, located at 31 11N 6W or about 4 miles east of Tuttle had combined total production of …
Fossil fuels drive Oklahoma gross receipts higher
Oklahoma Gross Receipts to the Treasury in August grew by almost 20 percent over the year with a rebounding fossil fuel industry leading the way, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced. Total monthly gross receipts of $1.17 billion are higher than August of last year by $191.2 million, or 19.5 percent. Collections from the gross production …
South central Oklahoma targeted for more drilling
More drilling permits have been approved for southern Oklahoma’s Carter County. Camino Natural Resources LL received an amended permit to drill the SKIRVIN 0203 #6-7-1MXH at 31 1S 3W, a site about 2 miles southwest of Ratliff City. Total depth is set to be more than 21,000 feet with a true vertical depth of 10,470 feet. …
Anadarko Basin and Grady County see big boost in rig activity
Oklahoma’s Grady County is in the top 20 most active counties for oil and gas drilling in the U.S. according to Enverus Rig Analytics which also released its rig count this week. The Texas firm said its numbers showed 11 active rigs in Grady County in the Anadarko Basin. The Basin also saw its …
Another step taken in Chesapeake’s acquisition of Vine Energy
As part of Chesapeake Energy’s recent acquisition of Vine Energy Inc., a deal valued at $2.2 billion, investors in Vine Energy are being asked to approve a merger with a Chesapeake subsidiary. Notification went out this week to Vine Energy shareholders who were told the board of directors of Vine has unanimously approved the merger …
