Oklahoma

Increased activity in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale helped push the U.S. rig count nine units higher to 512 during the week ended Friday (Sept. 17), according to the latest data from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). A 10-rig increase in oil-directed drilling offset a one-rig decline in natural gas-directed rigs in the United…

Several Oklahoma landowners are pressing FERC to investigate what they say amounts to collusion involving an environmental compliance monitor, a Cheniere Energy Inc. pipeline subsidiary and the agency’s own Office of Energy Projects (OEP). Central Land Consulting LLC (CLC), which represents landowners on right-of-way for the Midcontinent Subheader Interstate Pipeline (Midship), said in recent filings…

Dallas-based EnLink Midstream LLC expects declining flows on its Oklahoma facilities to “moderate significantly” in the near term as producer activity picks up amid improving oil and natural gas prices. COO Ben Lamb said on EnLink’s 2Q2021 earnings call that rig activity doubled on the company’s dedicated acreage in Oklahoma during the second quarter as…

The Eagle Ford Shale and Williston Basin led a surge in U.S. onshore drilling activity during the week ended Friday as the domestic rig count rose nine units to an even 500, according to the latest figures from Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Ten oil-directed rigs were added in the United States for the week, offsetting…

A ramp-up in oil drilling, especially in the Permian Basin, sent the U.S. rig count surging seven units higher to 491 for the week ended Friday (July 23), the latest numbers from oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR) show. All of the net gains domestically for the week occurred in the oil patch, with…

U.S. independent Cimarex Energy Co. has agreed to sell some of its Midcontinent properties, including a pair of natural gas gathering and processing facilities, to privately held BCE-Mach III LLC for an undisclosed amount. Under the recently signed purchase and sale agreement, the partnership of Houston-based Bayou City Energy Management LLC and Mach Resources LLC…

Operational disruptions from freezing weather in February, as well as softer-than-expected customer orders are set to weigh on first quarter results, NOV Inc. said Tuesday. The Houston-based oilfield technology giant said severe weather during February knocked out operations in Oklahoma and Texas, two of its biggest operating regions. In addition, there has been an underwhelming…

Exploration and production companies were told to halt or reduce wastewater injection activity after a magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck northern Oklahoma on Friday. The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) directed producers with disposal wells in the Arbuckle formation within three miles of the quake’s epicenter to stop operations and those with wells from three to 10…

Led by the Permian Basin, an uptick in drilling activity during the week ended Friday (Dec. 18) saw the U.S. rig count rise eight units to 346, according to the latest figures published by oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Co. (BKR). Changes in the United States for the week included the addition of five oil-directed…