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Devon issues latest presentation to attract investors
Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy has released its July 2019 Investor Presentation, one that boasts of defining the “New Devon.” It says the company has a world-class U.S. oil portfolio with unrivaled acreage position in the top basins, multi-decade growth inventory and resource depth allowing for portfolio high-grading. The new report cites oil production from four …
Legislator wants review of state actions in Arkansas River flooding
State Rep. Lonnie Sims (R-Jenks) requested an interim study to conduct a state-level review of the actions taken leading up to and in response to the historic Arkansas River Flood of 2019. “We experienced the second most significant flood event along the Arkansas River since 1986,” Sims said. “The flooding spared no community along …
Three-well pad produces 2,200 barrels of oil for Marathon Oil in Kingfisher county
Houston’s Marathon Oil Company is reporting three wells drilled off a single pad in Oklahoma’s STACK play are producing a combined total of more than 2,200 barrels of oil a day. The completion reports filed this week showed the wells were drilled in Kingfisher County at 33 15N 9W and are located about 10.5 miles …
Happy Independence Day!!!
Enjoy this July 4th holiday. We will return tomorrow with our regular newsletter, filled with information about some of the latest energy happenings in Oklahoma and the region. And don’t forget to give appreciation to the freedoms we enjoy in the U.S.
Permits to drill for July 2, 2019
Permits to drill filed for July 2, 2019. Blaine County SIMMONS 3-01-12 #1413MHX, July 02 2019 01 14N 13W NENENWNW API: 01124229 Lat: 35.72440513160129, Long: -98.54008295727525 TRIUMPH ENERGY PARTNERS LLC HH, DR, 23011 ft, MISS’AN LM(12200) Grady County NIGHT #1-16, July 02 2019 16 5N 8W SESENWNE API: 05122782 Lat: 34.90970803479753, Long: -98.04488165288868 TERRITORY RESOURCES LLC DH, …
Completion reports for July 2, 2019
Completion reports filed for July 2, 2019. CADDO COUNTY Kaiser-francis Oil Company Marchand: Oil 566 Gas 425 Water 349 Flow 21 9N 11W Wells 28-9-11 1h, November 11, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 15625 ft Lat: 35.23412, Long: -98.37595 API: 35015233010000 Territory Resources Llc 19 6N 10W Stidham 1-19, September 20, 2018 DH, DRY, TD: 18800 ft Lat: 34.97200, Long: -98.28979 API: 35015231090002 KINGFISHER …
Latest coal-fired plant to retire is in Texas
One of those coal-fired Texas power plants blamed for producing a haze over southern Oklahoma in past years is being retired. The 470-MW Gibbons Creek Generating Station located in the northwest of Houston has been in mothball status but will be permanently retired in October according to a notice filed with the Electric Reliability Council …
A busy year for tornado chasers in Oklahoma
Oil and gas workers, utility line crews and those maintaining Oklahoma’s wind farms ducked more than the usual number of tornadoes in the month of June. The latest figures from the Oklahoma Mesonet indicate that the 8 tornadoes reported to have touched down in June brought a 2019 total to 115. Oklahoma Climatologist Gary McManus …
Oklahoma’s ‘bad bridges’ reputation a thing of the past?
In 2004, Oklahoma had a total of nearly 6,800 bridges and 1,168 of them were considered to be structurally deficient. Fast forward to 2018 and the number of structurally deficient bridges was 132, according to Oklahoma Transportation Department Director Jim Gatz. It’s what he informed the State Transportation Commission at its meeting on Monday. Ever …
OGE honored with safety award
The Southeastern Electric Exchange has honored Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. with its 2018 Safety Performance Award. The exchange is a nonprofit trade association of 18-investor-owned electricity utility companies. Every years, the exchange reviewed data submitted by member companies and honors those who excel in safety. OGE was honored for its record involving transmission and …