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Damaged lake dam at Piedmont causes concern
A residential lake dam caused fear this week that damages could result in the dam breaking near Piedmont, flooding parts of Kingfisher County. The Oklahoma Water Resources Board quickly ordered repairs to be made and efforts were undertaken to drain water from Falcon Lake which is in a residential neighborhood of Piedmont. At least one …
Montana judge orders State Department to do environmental review of Keystone XL line
Could be a delay in construction of the controversial new route for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline after a Montana federal judge ordered the U.S. State Department to do a full environmental review. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris ruled in support of the Indigenous Environmental Network and others who filed suit challenging the plans …
Northwest Oklahoma city to get $4.5 million government water improvement loan
Oklahoma is among 23 states getting part of $124 million in USDA water improvement loans. The northwest city of Buffalo received a loan in the amount of $4,590,000 to replace water lines. The new lines will increase the pipe size to provide more water and better pressure for the community of nearly 1,300. The project …
Latest large well is in State’s Garvin County
The largest well reported so far this week in the state produced 1,335 barrels of oil a day when it was completed by Continental Resources Inc. in Garvin County. The Omer 6-20-17XHS is located approximately 8 miles south of Lindsay and was spud in January with drilling finished in April. Completion was made June 4, …
Permits to drill for August 15, 2018
Garfield County SAVAGE 2106 #1LMH-11, August 15 2018 11 21N 6W NENWNWNW API: 04725164 Lat: 36.31764537363972, Long: -97.81666948678003 CHAPARRAL ENERGY LLC HH, DR, 11521 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(6213) Grady County DESKINS #2932 4H, August 15 2018 29 8N 5W NENWNWNW API: 05124438 Lat: 35.14506334893629, Long: -97.75699945320922 EOG RESOURCES INC HH, DR, 22791 ft, WOODFORD(11075), MISSISSIPPIAN(11130) Grady County DESKINS #2932 …
Completion reports for August 15, 2018
BLAINE COUNTY Paloma Operating Co Inc Mississippian(11210): Oil 504 Gas 9528 Water 576 Flow 26 15N 13W Succotash 26-15n-13w 2h, November 12, 2017 HH, GAS, TD: 17276 ft Lat: 35.74042, Long: -98.54559 API: 35011237860000 GARVIN COUNTY Continental Resources Inc Springer(11513): Oil 1335 Gas 1556 Water 1556 Flow 20 3N 4W Omer 6-20-17xhs, June 04, 2018 HH, OIL, TD: 21463 ft Lat: 34.71638, Long: -97.64053 API: 35049251720000 HUGHES …
$22 million loss reported by Chaparral Energy in 2nd quarter
Despite $21 million in asset sales, Oklahoma City’s Chaparral Energy Inc. reported a 2018 second quarter loss of $22 million. The company said the loss was driven by a $27 million non-cash loss associated with commodity derivatives. The loss figured to 49-cents a share. The loss came as the company saw its STACK production increase …
Osage County landowner gets split ruling in fight over oil and gas drilling
Osage County landowner Merrill Chance has scored a partial victory in his lawsuit to stop an energy company from drilling for oil and gas on his land. The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s ruling against Chance who filed suit against Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs …
Corporation Commission to get update on state bankruptcy lawsuit against SandRidge Energy
A Thursday public meeting of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission might include discussion is expected to discussion of the state’s lawsuit against Oklahoma City-based SandRidge Energy over its 2016 bankruptcy filing. The commission might hold an executive session to conduct confidential communications concerning the litigation which was filed in Houston, Texas where SandRidge filed bankruptcy two …
Williams announces dividend
Williams’ board of directors has approved a regular dividend of $0.34 per share, or $1.36 annualized, on the company’s common stock, payable on Sept. 24, 2018, to holders of record at the close of business on Sept. 7, 2018. The new amount is a 13.33 percent increase from Williams’ third-quarter 2017 quarterly dividend of $0.30 …