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Canadian County says Chaparral’s damage offer is too low
Canadian County officials moved this week to reject a settlement offer over a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma City’s Chaparral Energy. The energy firm sued the county earlier in the month in a dispute over about 4 acres of land it wants for a well site next to the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center. The suit …
Texas Federal Appeals Court rules for Devon Energy in fight with royalty owners
A North Texas federal court of appeals has given Oklahoma City’s Devon Energy something of a victory in defending itself from lawsuits filed by East Texas royalty owners. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers cases in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, reversed a lower court’s ruling that certified a class of natural …
WildHorse Resource gets increased borrowing
Whenever an energy company can increase the amount of money it can borrow from a revolving credit, that’s usually a good sign. Take the case of WildHorse Resource Development based in Houston. The firm has operations in the Eagle Ford in South Texas and the Austin Chalk of East Texas. This week, it announced its …
Cactus Drilling to release earnings report
With dozens of oil and gas drilling rigs throughout Oklahoma, Cactus, Inc. prepares to issue its third quarter 2018 earnings report later in the month. The release will be made after the close of markets on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. The company plans to hold a conference call the next morning at 9 a.m. Central …
Honoring Oklahoma’s Women in Aviation and Aerospace
The Second Annual Oklahoma Women in Aviation and Aerospace Day has been scheduled for December 6 in Tulsa. The event is sponsored by the Oklahoma Airport Operators Association, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, Tulsa International Airport and BizJet International. It will honor the legacy of pioneers in the Oklahoma industry and contributions of women to the …
Western Oklahoma well spewed natural gas
A well spewing natural gas and condensate caused a Tuesday night concern near the western Oklahoma town of Hammon. Roger Mills County Sheriff Darren Atha indicated in a Facebook posting that the well, on the Combined Resources Corp. ARCHER No 3-5H location was about two miles from the town. That puts it in the area …
Small earthquakes shake northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas
First northern Oklahoma, then southern Kansas. Both were shaken by earthquakes on Tuesday and early Wednesday. The first was a 2.2 magnitude earthquake Tuesday afternoon at 4:36 p.m. with an epicenter about 4 miles northeast of Medford, not far from the state line. Its depth was only about a half-mile according to the U.S. Geological …
Tishomingo area sees two large producing wells
While two large wells have been produced in the expected STACK and SCOOP plays as reported this week, two others have been hit in an area not normally associated with large wells. XTO Energy Inc. hit two wells in Johnston County and west of Tishomingo in the southern part of the state, one producing more …
Completion reports Oct. 16, 2018
Completion reports Oct. 16, 2018. CARTER COUNTY Avalon Operating Llc Woodford(8754): Oil 68 Gas 520 Water 406 Jet Lift 30 3S 2W Doc Brown 3-30-19xh, December 17, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: 17130 ft Lat: 34.26289, Long: -97.44151 API: 35019262790000 Chatham Vickie R Pontotoc(50): Water 30 Pump 21 3S 2W Coline “b” 36, July 31, 2018 SH, OIL, TD: 769 ft Lat: 34.27740, Long: -97.40723 …
Permits to drill Oct. 16, 2018
Permits to drill issued on Oct. 16, 2018. Blaine County ROSER 1711 #4-34-3MXH, October 16 2018 27 17N 11W SESWSWSW API: 01124102 Lat: 35.913768462604125, Long: -98.36872924789327 MARATHON OIL COMPANY HH, DR, 20727 ft, MISSISSIPPI LIME(9266), MISSISSIPPIAN (LESS CHESTER)(9723) Caddo County PROCTOR #3, October 16 2018 09 5N 9W SENWSENE API: 01523304 Lat: 34.92204629633743, Long: -98.14825092819412 DAYLIGHT PETROLEUM …