While the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board celebrates 25 years of existence and the restoration of more than 17,000 abandoned well sites in the state, Kansas isn’t so lucky. Kansas is home to 22,000 abandoned oil and gas wells and more than 19,000 are in a 32-county part of eastern Kansas. As a result, environmentalists and …
With investors hesitating to invest as much money as they have in the past in the nation’s oil and gas industry, it means belt tightening for a lot of firms. Ask Scott Sheffield, who returned as Chief Executive at Dallas-based Pioneer Natural Resources Company, a firm he had built into a leader of the country’s …
One of the nation’s latest large solar farm projects will be in Clark County, Nevada where EDF Renewables North America is building the 200 megawatt Arrow Canyon Solar Project. EDF signed a power purchase agreement with NV Energy and clean electricity is expected to be delivered beginning in December 2022. What is unique about the …
Oklahoma’s largest well this week, one with production of nearly 2,200 barrels of oil a day is not in the STACK. Not in the SCOOP. It’s only a few miles from the state line in far western Oklahoma’s Roger Mills County where Denver, Colorado-based FourPoint Energy LLC drilled the Freezeout 17×8-11-26 1hc. The well is …
Representatives from Oklahoma, as a part of the Ground Water Protection Council (GWPC), worked collaboratively with scientists, regulatory officials, members of academia, the oil and gas industry, and environmental groups to explore roles produced water might play in developing greater water certainty. Out of that effort, the GWPC has released a report that examines current …
The move by frac sand companies to open mining operations in Oklahoma and Texas in recent years has left Wisconsin’s frac-sand industry with piles of unused product. In short, Wisconsin’s industry is hurting because of the competition, according to a report by the Associated Press. Kent Syverson, a geology professor at the University of …
After a loss electrical power because lightning struck an electrical substation, the 3,000 residents of Lindsay once again have their electricity on. Workers of the Grand River Dam Authority worked since Sunday afternoon when a storm rolled through south central Oklahoma. Power was restored Monday around 4 a.m. “About 30 minutes after we lost power …
Eight years after Robert Young fell to his death while working as a roofer for Oklahoma Roofing and Sheet Metal company in Oklahoma City, his death has led to the state Court of Civil Appeals declaring part of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation law unconstitutional. In a ruling this month, the court declared that the exclusive …
Some Oklahoma homeowners who filed suit against seven energy companies, blaming them for an increase in their earthquake insurance rates have lost their challenge to a judge’s dismissal of their legal action. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has upheld the district court judge’s ruling against Matt Meier, Sheryl Meier, Kai Bach …
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board recently approved more than $43 million in loans for water and wastewater improvements to five cities across the state. The largest totaled $28,170,000 for a water and wastewater system in Owasso. The loan was made to the Owasso Public Works Authority. The money will be used to make improvements to …