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Permits to drill for Sept. 13, 2018
Permits to drill for Sept. 13, 2018. Blaine County LUGENE #2-33H, September 13 2018 33 16N 13W N2NWNWNW API: 01124086 Lat: 35.82615186301009, Long: -98.5956363647328 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 16329 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(11690) Blaine County LUGENE #3-33H, September 13 2018 33 16N 13W NENENENW API: 01124087 Lat: 35.82617907500291, Long: -98.58878889354497 CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 16515 ft, …
Completion reports for Sept. 13, 2018
Completion reports for Sept. 13, 2018. CANADIAN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(9121): Oil 1146 Gas 1645 Water 787 Flow 9 13N 7W Siegrist 1307 1-9mh, May 25, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 14325 ft Lat: 35.62334, Long: -97.95642 API: 35017251240000 ELLIS COUNTY Jones Energy Llc Cleveland(8815): Oil 221 Gas 683 Water 731 Gas Lift 6 19N 23W Rucker 6 2h, October 20, 2017 HH, OIL, TD: …
They’re still writing about Aubrey McClendon
Nearly two and a half years after the death of Oklahoma energy magnet Aubrey McClendon, his legacy still attracts the interests of journalists. Consider the latest story published by Columbia Global Reports which explored McClendon’s rapid rise to wealth through Chesapeake Energy. The article described McClendon as an oil tycoon who fed on risk. Read …
Pruitt to be consultant to Tulsa-based coal company?
Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is looking no further than his hometown of Tulsa for a new job. He is said to be in talks with Tulsa-based Alliance Resource Partners to be a consultant. The firm’s chief executive is Joseph W. Craft III, a man described by the New York Times as a “Kentucky coal …
Oil and gas industry is nervous in Colorado
A report by one capital advising firm indicates Colorado’s Initiative 97 is causing unease in the oil and gas industry and if approved, it could affect mid-stream operators and oil movement into Oklahoma. One Oklahoma company says it already has. East Daley Capital Advisors, Inc. released the report this week indicating the potential impact of …
Xcel Energy announces ‘beyond line of sight’ drone inspections
Xcel Energy, the Minneapolis, Minnesota based company with power operations in the Oklahoma Panhandle announced it has started operating drones beyond the line of sight in carrying out inspections of transmission lines. The drone work is being done near Denver, Colorado and is considered to be one of the most significant advancements of unmanned aircraft. …
Texas firm gets contract to continue management of US Strategic Oil Reserve
As Hurricane Florence takes aim on North Carolina, it’s a reminder that the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve was once used following the 2005 Hurricane Katrina. This week, the Department of Energy announced it exercised its option to extend a $2 billion contract for a Texas firm to manage the Reserve which consists of oil stored …
Refinery operator announces $1 billion share repurchase program
HollyFrontier Corporation, the Dallas firm with refinery operations in Oklahoma, Kansas and other states announced its Board of Directors has okayed a $1 billion share repurchase program. The authorization replaces all existing share repurchase authorizations of which there was approximately $43.6 million remaining after the company purchased 1.2 million shares to date in the third …
Linn Energy’s success in Grady County
Late completion reports filed by Linn Energy show the company with four successful oil wells in Grady County. The wells are located between the Bridge Creek community and the town of Tuttle. The largest, Collins 15-9-5 1H was completed in December 2017 with production of 957 barrels of oil a day along with 2,217 Mcf …
Completion reports for Sept. 12, 2018
Completion reports issued on Sept. 12, 2018 CANADIAN COUNTY Marathon Oil Company Mississippian(8952): Oil 561 Gas 884 Water 825 Flow 9 13N 7W Siegrist 1307 4-9mh, May 14, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 14168 ft Lat: 35.62343, Long: -97.94212 API: 35017251280001 GRADY COUNTY Linn Operating Llc Mississippi Lime: Oil 957 Gas 2217 Water 2466 Flow 14 9N 5W Collins 15-9-5 1h, December 18, 2017 HH, OIL, …