June 16, 2016 archive

Crude Oil Futures Freefall on Thursday

Oil futures plunged for a sixth consecutive trading session on Thursday, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. July West Texas Intermediate crude plummeted $1.80, or 3.8%, to end trade on the New York Mercantile Exchange at $46.21 a barrel, its lowest close since May 13. August Brent crude, the global benchmark, dropped $1.78, or 3.6%, on London’s …

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Completion Reports June 17, 2016

ELLIS COUNTY Le Norman Operating Llc Cleveland(8413): Oil 120 Gas 1046 Water 125 Gas Lift 34 20N 24W Barton 1h-34, April 20, 2016 HH, OIL, TD: 13212 ft Lat: 36.17264, Long: -99.74992 API: 35045236040000 Le Norman Operating Llc Cleveland(8413): Oil 120 Gas 1046 Water 125 Gas Lift 34 20N 24W Barton 1h-34, April 20, 2016 …

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Permits to Drill June 17, 2016

Canadian County TOY DARROW #2H-7-18, June 16 2016 07 10N 5W NWSENESE API: 01724910 Lat: 35.35325970478058, Long: -97.76175918053383 CITIZEN ENERGY II LLC HH, DR, 16200 ft, WOODFORD(9100) Creek County JOHNSON #1-4, June 16 2016 04 19N 8E NESWNWNW API: 03729341 Lat: 36.16065000850639, Long: -96.47558430698159 HALL GREG OIL & GAS LLC SH, DR, 2000 ft, CLEVELAND(1870) …

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Weather That Feels Like 120 Degree Heat

Whether you’re pumping or drilling for oil and gas in northwestern Oklahoma, cutting timber in the southeast or mining coal in the east, it’s hot and dangerous weather. Not so much because of the high temperatures but the effect of high humidity with those temperatures. As State Climatologist Gary McManus with the Oklahoma Mesonet pointed …

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North Dakota Experiences Record Monthly Drop in Oil Production

North Dakota energy officials admit they were not surprised at the startling news this week that their state had suffered its largest monthly decline in oil production in state history. This despite its record production in the past few years because of the massive development of the Bakken play. “We were expecting a large production …

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New Mexico Reaches Pollution Agreement with Texas Well Operator

A financially challenged  Midland, Texas well operator has reached a $19,000 settlement with the state of New Mexico over salt water spills at its injection sites and oil wells. Siana Operating agreed to do cleanup in the agreement with the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division in Santa Fe and also pay a penalty of $19,000 …

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Skepticism Among Energy People over Brine Processing Plan

From the Norman Transcript and CNHI’s Janelle Stecklein.   Brian Kalt believes he may have a solution for earthquake weary Oklahomans — even if oil and gas companies aren’t so convinced. Kalt runs a plant in West Virginia that processes nearly 10,000 barrels of wastewater from oil and gas wells in his state, as well …

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No Decisions Yet on Interim Legislative Energy Study Requests

Oklahoma House Speaker Jeff Hickman has yet to announce the list of interim study requests that could be approved on such topics as oil and gas drilling restrictions, and ways to handle wastewater disposal in the state. “Speaker Hickman is expected to announce those studies that are approved by July 8,” according to OK Energy …

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Blaine and Kingfisher Counties still Hot Oil Property

With oil prices hitting at least $50 a barrel prior to dropping to $48 this week, oil drilling activity produced numerous healthy-producing hits in northwest Oklahoma, the area commonly called the “STACK.” Continental Resources had the largest well—the Verona that produced 2,345 barrels a day along with 5,966 Mcf of gas at a Blaine County …

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Scam Alert Issued by OGE

OG and E is warning about another scam, one in which a man posed as a utility worker visiting the homes of customers to collect past due bill payments. “The company wants its customers to know it does not send representatives out to customers’ homes to collect payments,” said Kathleen O’Shea, a spokeswoman for OG&E. …

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