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The Bill Gates nuclear power plant is under construction in western Wyoming
Kemmerer, Wyoming, where JCPenny opened its first store in Kemmerer in 1902 before going nationwide, is about to get the nuclear power plant proposed by billionaire Bill Gates. The first of 2,500 workers who will build the plant for his 10-year old energy company TerraPower, are already doing site surveys around the city of …
Higher land rates expected in New Mexico due to Biden administration’s latest oil and gas attack
Oil and gas companies wanting to explore on public lands in New Mexico will likely see increased drilling fees because of last week’s action by the Biden administration to put reins on the industry to an even greater extent by increased royalty and rental rates. What will it mean for E&P companies? Royalty rates …
Crude oil recorded another week of gains while OK energy stocks rose as well
While crude oil prices rose nearly 2% on Friday, recording a fourth consecutive weekly gain, Oklahoma energy stocks mostly recorded gains for the day. Prices made gains because of growing evidence of supply shortages in the near future. West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, rose $1.42 or 1.9% to finish at $77.07 a barrel …
Nation’s rig count slipped again while Oklahoma saw a slight rebound
The nation’s number of active oil and gas rigs took another drop in the past week, according to Baker Hughes Co. while Oklahoma added one to reach 40 active rigs. The nation’s count fell by 6 to 669 including a decline of 7 oil rigs, leaving 530 while the number of gas rigs fell …
Permits to drill for July 21, 2023
Caddo County HONEY CREEK 1008 #7-18-1MXH, December 14 2022 12 10N 9W SENENENE API: 01523331 Lat: 35.362267391796564, Long: -98.0966466494333 CAMINO NATURAL RESOURCES LLC MU, AM, 23533 ft, MISSISSIPPIAN(12789), WOODFORD(13092)
Completion reports for July 21, 2023
CARTER COUNTY Kodiak Oil & Gas Inc Permian(890): Oil 4 Water 82 Pump 35 3S 2W Awu 54, July 13, 2023 SH, OIL, TD: 1073 ft Lat: 34.24927, Long: -97.38471 API: 35019265450000 Kodiak Oil & Gas Inc Permian(892): Oil 14 Water 41 Pump 35 3S 2W Awu 56, May 31, 2023 SH, OIL, TD: 1073 ft Lat: 34.24712, Long: -97.38179 API: 35019265460000
Devon Energy reports big natural gas production from Blaine County wells
Turns out Devon Energy had four wells on a single pad in Blaine County with production of more than 1,500 barrels of oil a day and nearly 29,000 Mcf of natural gas. The Oklahoma City company filed two more completion reports a day after it filed two others showing production of 679 barrels of …
Completion reports for July 20, 2023
BLAINE COUNTY Devon Energy Production Company Lp All Zones Producing: Oil 416 Gas 5712 Water 1282 Flow 3 14N 11W Pork Chop 3_34-14n-11w 6hx, April 05, 2023 HH, OIL, TD: 22195 ft Lat: 35.71164, Long: -98.35555 API: 35011243300000 Devon Energy Production Company Lp Mississippi(10802): Oil 409 Gas 10254 Water 1141 Flow 3 14N 11W Pork Chop 3_34-14n-11w 4hx, April 05, 2023 HH, GAS, TD: 22010 ft …
Permits to drill for July 20, 2023
Caddo County EAST BINGER UNIT #48-3, July 20 2023 32 10N 10W CSENW API: 01523339 Lat: 35.299667593988964, Long: -98.28243702864428 BINGER OPERATIONS LLC SH, DR, 10200 ft, MARCHAND UP(9900) Grady County CKSMOU #8-7-7, July 20 2023 09 3N 5W NWSESWSW API: 05125044 Lat: 34.74076731779352, Long: -97.73657857379054 MACK ENERGY CO DH, DR, 11751 ft, MORROW SUBTHRUST(11130) Grady County CAMPBELL …
Kansas groups sue Fish and Wildlife Service to stop protection of lesser prairie-chicken
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service was sued this week by some Kansas farm groups in a challenge of the agency’s move to enact Endangered Species Act protective regulations for the lesser prairie-chicken. The Pacific Legal Foundation filed the suit on behalf of Cameron Edwards who is a Logan County landowner, a group of Kansas …