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Earthquake prompts regulators to shut down well near Bridge Creek
A strong Sunday night earthquake near the Grady county community of Bridge Creek prompted state regulators to immediately stop drill of a well near the town. Some reports put it as a 3.7 magnitude quake but the U.S. Geological Survey recorded it at 3.1 magnitude. Event type: Earthquake Region: Oklahoma Geographic coordinates: 35.218N, 97.741W Magnitude: …
Midstates Petroleum to release 3Q earnings report
We’ll learn this week how Tulsa-based Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. did in the third quarter of 2018. The company plans to release its earnings report at the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. The company will also hold a conference call to discuss the third quarter results …
Feds okay final extension of major NE gas line
Energy Transfer LP in Dallas just won government approval to begin work on the final laterals to finish its Rover Pipeline project to carry natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica Shale production areas. The 713-mile pipeline will transport up to 3.25 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas to be delivered to eastern …
DEQ Board to hold public forum in Guthrie
Members of the Environmental Quality Board (EQB) of the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) encourage residents of central Oklahoma to attend a public forum scheduled for Friday, November 9, 2018. The public forum will be held following the regular business meeting of the board. There is no way to estimate how long the business meeting will last, …
Oil and gas groups to vote on merger
The proposed merger of two of the state’s largest oil and gas trade groups will be decided this week. Voting will start Tuesday and continue through Wednesday as about 2,000 members of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association decide whether to combine with the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association. If they agree, the new group will …
Lawsuit filed over two workers scalded to death at Kansas power plant
A newly-filed federal lawsuit says two workers killed at a Westar Energy power plant in Kansas died when superheated steam from a faulty safety valve filled the elevator they were riding in last spring. The suit was filed on behalf of Bailey and Dalton Burchett, the daughter and son of Westar worker Damien “Craig” Burchett …
Oklahoma’s rig count increased in past week
While the national rig count dropped by one to reach 1,067, the number of rigs in Oklahoma increased by 3 to hit 144 in the past week. Figures from Baker Hughes Co. reported the national rig count included a drop of the number of oil rigs by one to reach 874 while the number of …
Permits to drill for Nov. 2, 2018
Permits to drill issued for Nov. 2, 2018. Canadian County MAD PLAY 5-8-10-7 #5WXH, November 02 2018 05 10N 7W NWNENWNW API: 01725312 Lat: 35.376422081505766, Long: -97.96971120172117 ROAN RESOURCES LLC HH, DR, 18920 ft, WOODFORD(11000) Canadian County MAD PLAY 5-8-10-7 #4MXH, November 02 2018 05 10N 7W NWNENWNW API: 01725311 Lat: 35.37642208306079, Long: -97.96977828807094 ROAN RESOURCES LLC …
Completion reports for Nov. 2, 2018
Completion reports for Nov. 2, 2018. ALFALFA COUNTY Midstates Petroleum Co Llc Mississippian: Oil 63 Gas 210 Water 1984 Pump 7 24N 11W Betty Joe 2411 2h-18 Cd, August 06, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 12045 ft Lat: 36.56611, Long: -98.41819 API: 35003233220000 Midstates Petroleum Co Llc Mississippian: Oil 78 Gas 369 Water 2171 Pump 7 24N 11W Betty Joe 2411 3h-18 Ab, August 07, 2018 HH, …
Ribbon cutting in OKC for drone maker’s plant
Governor Mary Fallin on Friday joined state and community leaders and executives from Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., at a ribbon cutting for the company’s new 100,000-square-foot unmanned aircraft production facility in the Will Rogers Business Park in Oklahoma City. Kratos is a leading provider of high performance, jet powered unmanned aerial drone systems …