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California Said Reining In More Idle Oil, Gas Wells
New rules effective earlier this year are having a positive impact in reducing California’s inventory of nearly 30,000 idled oil and natural gas wells, according to a report issued Wednesday to the state legislature.
CNX Reaches Settlement with Pennsylvania to Cover Well Plugging Liabilities
CNX Resources Corp. has reached a settlement with Pennsylvania regulators requiring the company to post a $1.48 million performance bond to ensure coverage for the costs of plugging 141 natural gas wells in the southwestern part of the state.
North Dakota’s Bakken Sets More Oil, Gas Production Records; Flaring Climbs
Oil and natural gas production in North Dakota’s Bakken Shale keeps ramping up to record levels, but challenges remain as the industry has fallen short of the state’s gas capture goals.
‘Clear Evidence’ U.S. Oil Well Productivity Gains Maxing Out
Surging onshore oil production wrested from wells using unconventional drilling techniques may have reached its maximum level and could decline as producers deal with well interference and “rock quality deterioration.”
North Dakota Considering Crackdown on Idle Oil Wells
North Dakota officials are attempting to address the nagging problem of abandoned oil wells at a time when robust Bakken Shale growth continues unabated.
Chaparral, SandRidge Reduce Workforces but Pursue Different Strategies
Two Oklahoma City-based producers reduced their workforces in the second quarter in order to trim general and administrative costs, but one plans to ramp up Northwest Oklahoma exploration while the other looks to Colorado.
Bakken Said Last Holdout for Positive Parent-Child Well Relations
The Bakken Shale underlying North Dakota and parts of Montana could be the last oil and gas production zone where child wells are increasing output from parent wells, said James West, senior managing director of research at Evercore ISI.
Permian Pure-Play Ring Cuts Capex with Cash Flow Still Focus
Ring Energy Inc. on Monday reduced its capital expenditures (capex) for this year after it trimmed the number of new horizontal wells to be drilled and reallocated funds to upgrading existing wells and infrastructure.
EPA Seeking Input on Managing Oil, Natural Gas Wastewater
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comment on a draft study that examines how onshore oil and natural gas wastewater can be better managed as it continues to increase in basins across the country.