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SandRidge Energy leaders reject all purchase offers
Oklahoma City’s SandRidge Energy leadership has decided to reject numerous purchase offers and instead move ahead with an expansion of the company. In an announcement late Monday, the company said its board of directors rejected 8 offers as well as 28 non-disclosure agreements. The board felt the potential transactions significantly undervalued either the company or …
Energy industries important to the new Oklahoma Rural Association
As Monica Miller, an Edmond attorney leads the newly-formed Oklahoma Rural Association, she is getting support and contact from the state’s energy industries. That’s because her organization, formed earlier this month is advocating protection not only of farming and ranching and better representation of those areas, but of oil and gas and wind and …
ONEOK to expand natural gas pipeline in Permian Basin
ONEOK, Inc announced plans to invest approximately $295 million to expand its West Texas LPG Limited Partnership (West Texas LPG) pipeline system, which provides natural gas liquids (NGL) takeaway capacity for Permian Basin producers. The expansion project, which is expected to be completed in the first quarter 2020, is supported by long-term dedicated NGL production from …
Opposition mounts to biofuel plant proposed south of Wichita
Concerns over water supplies in southern Kansas have resulted in some opposition to a proposed $100 million biofuel plant near Wichita. VNA Corp. wants to build the plant which would turn water and baled crops such as wheat straw into natural gas. The company says its plant will not only create 225 jobs but generate …
Record government oil and gas lease sale reported in New Mexico
Auction records were recently broken in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s sale of oil and gas leases on government land in the state of New Mexico. Reports indicated the two-day online auction generated $972.8 million in bonus bids for 142 parcels. The land is in Eddy, Lea and Chaves counties and according to the …
Pipeline operator now a convicted felon in California
Plains All American Pipeline, the Texas company with big operations in Oklahoma and throughout the U.S. has been convicted of a felony in a large California oil spill. The jury in California found Plains guilty of one felony and eight misdemeanors, concluding the company failed to maintain a pipeline that leaked 3,400 barrels of crude …
Continental Resources finds more success in Blaine and Caddo counties
Continental Resources continues to find success in Blaine County. It’s latest reported well, the Nelda 1-3-10xh located at 3 15N 13W saw initial production of 1,886 barrels of oil a day. Located about 9 miles southwest of Watonga, the Nelda also had natural gas production of 12,876 Mcf. The well was spudded in September of …
Permits to drill issued on Sept. 7, 2018
Permits to drill issued on Sept. 7, 2018 Blaine County MARKS #1610 3H-4X, September 07 2018 09 16N 10W SWSESESW API: 01124083 Lat: 35.87086690593136, Long: -98.27073790500465 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION MID-CON INC HH, DR, 19926 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(9664) Blaine County MARKS #1610 2H-4X, September 07 2018 09 16N 10W SWSESESW API: 01124082 Lat: 35.87086691015066, Long: -98.27080540563075 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION MID-CON …
Completion reports for Sept. 7, 2018
Completion reports for Sept. 7, 2018 BLAINE COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Miss’an – Mississippian (less Chester): Oil 1886 Gas 12876 Water 2642 Flow 3 15N 13W Nelda 1-3-10xh, June 15, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 21864 ft Lat: 35.81161, Long: -98.57778 API: 35011238540000 CADDO COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Mississippian(14308): Gas 14542 Water 3109 Flow 7 12N 13W Harris Quarter 1-7-6xhm, June 30, 2018 HH, GAS, TD: …
Cole named to two House-Senate Conference committees focusing on government funding
Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole has been appointed to two House-Senate conference committees including one dealing with the environment and government funding. Cole, a Republican who is seeking re-election, has developed a strong reputation in the House for his knowledge and expertise in appropriations matters. Speaker Paul Ryan named Rep. Cole to the House-Senate Conference Committee …