Kingfisher

Two privately held operators, Tulsa-based Chisholm Oil and Gas LLC and Houston’s Gastar Exploration LLC, have agreed to merge, creating an Oklahoma-centered explorer with net production of 20,000 boe/d and 165,000 net acres, primarily in Kingfisher County.

Oklahoma regulators have exclusive jurisdiction over all oil and natural gas operations, the state’s high court has ruled, siding against Kingfisher County officials, who had attempted to ban the use of temporary wastewater lines on private property.

Cheniere Energy Inc.-backed Midship Pipeline Co. LLC is seeking authorization from FERC to begin construction of portions of its Midcontinent Supply Header Interstate Pipeline Project (MIDSHIP), a 1.44 Bcf/d natural gas pipeline that would move supply from the prolific Anadarko Basin to the Gulf Coast for potential export.

The Oklahoma Oil & Gas Association (OKOGA) filed a lawsuit against the Kingfisher County Commissioners in Oklahoma State Supreme Court on Tuesday, arguing that the county’s ban on temporary pipelines along existing rights-of-way to take produced water from oil and gas drilling sites violates state law.

Cheniere Energy Inc.-backed Midship Pipeline Co. LLC on Monday was given the green light by FERC to build its long-awaited 1.44 Bcf/d natural gas pipeline that would move supply from the prolific Anadarko Basin to the Gulf Coast for potential export.

A trio of companies, some with energy assets in the Midcontinent, has agreed to form a joint venture (JV) called Cimarron Express Pipeline LLC, to build a crude oil pipeline connecting the region’s stacked reservoirs to a terminal at the Cushing Hub.

Houston’s Silver Run Acquisition Corp. II, helmed by former Anadarko Petroleum Corp. chief Jim Hackett, agreed late Wednesday to combine with Oklahoma-focused producer Alta Mesa Holdings LP and Kingfisher Midstream LLC.

Newfield Exploration Co. has secured a 10-year contract with a subsidiary of Enable Midstream Partners LP for 205,000 Dth/d of firm natural gas transportation from Oklahoma’s stacked reservoirs.

Gastar Exploration Ltd. is selling about 76,000 net acres in Kingfisher and Canadian counties in Oklahoma for $62 million and also agreed to swap acreage with the undisclosed buyer so that both might concentrate their positions, the company said Tuesday.