Monday , April 29 2024

Funeral services set for former Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley

  Funeral services for former Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley have been set for the Catholic Church in Yukon. Ridley died Wednesday at the age of 77. His funeral will be held Friday, Dec. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. John Nepomuk Catholic Church. A vigil will be held …

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Southwest Power Pool issues energy alert during Siberian weather bomb

  The Southwest Power Pool, of which Oklahoma is a member, issued an energy emergency alert Friday morning, one that did not require consumers to conserve energy. But it put member states on notice that all available resources were being committed to meet power obligations. Here is the notice issued …

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Permits to drill for December 22, 2022

Beaver County TAYLOR #6-13, December 22 2022 13 3N 24EC E2SWNESW API: 00724624 LATIGO OIL AND GAS INC SH, RC, 7800 ft, CHEROKEE(6730), MORROW SAND(7100) Kingfisher County LINCOLN SOUTHEAST OSWEGO UNIT #25-5HO, December 22 2022 18 17N 5W NENENWNE API: 07326964 Lat: 35.955383822689654, Long: -97.77001144056126 BCE-MACH III LLC HH, DR, 11700 ft, …

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Former ODOT Director dies

  This week’s death of Gary Ridley, the former Oklahoma Department of Transportation Director produced statements of condolences from Oklahoma leaders. Ridley worked for ODOT for 48 years and was appointed secretary of transportation in 2009 by then-Governor Brad Henry. Governor Mary Fallin reappointed him to the post after she …

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ONEOK seeks federal approval of international gas line at Mexico border

  ONEOK Inc. is hoping to get FERC approval to build a new natural gas international border-crossing at the U.S. and Mexico border in Texas. The company announced it filed a Presidential Permit application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for approval of its Saguaro Connector Pipeline subsidiary in Hudspeth …

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Former congressman named leader of bible translation business

  He is a former Oklahoma Congressman and Army officer who helped capture Saddam Hussein in Iraq but now Steve Russell has a different title. He is CEO of JAARS, a global organization that has a mandate to make Bible translation and language development possible, even in the most remote …

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Winter storm power outages hit OGE

  The arrival of the Siberian front with its strong winds and extremely low temperatures resulted in power outages in the OGE service area. A Thursday update from the utility explained that the subfreezing temperatures were expected to remain through Christmas Da. As of Thursday mid-morning, an estimated 4,200 customers …

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Completion reports for December 21, 2022

GRADY COUNTY Gulfport Midcon Llc Woodford(14231): Oil 638 Gas 8787 Water 1266 Flow 26 4N 6W Frick 3-23x14h, June 11, 2021 HH, OIL, TD: 22477 ft Lat: 34.79663, Long: -97.80617 API: 35051247710000 Gulfport Midcon Llc Woodford(15269): Oil 672 Gas 12336 Water 2451 Flow 31 4N 5W Scr 1-31x6h, July 13, 2022 HH, GAS, TD: 25450 ft Lat: 34.77650, Long: -97.77277 API: 35051248980000 …

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Permits to drill for December 21, 2022

Canadian County DAUGHETY #2H-10, December 21 2022 10 12N 9W NWNWNENW API: 01725895 Lat: 35.53607615167664, Long: -98.14401910749774 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC HH, DR, 17150 ft, WOODFORD(12200) Canadian County DAUGHETY #3H-10, December 21 2022 10 12N 9W NWNWNENW API: 01725896 Lat: 35.53607615604603, Long: -98.1441199360167 CITIZEN ENERGY III LLC HH, DR, 17150 ft, WOODFORD(12200) …

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