Tag: Oklahoma
Study finds efforts to reduce Oklahoma seismicity proving effective
By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth On the same day the Associated Press reported the rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma has dropped “dramatically” since May, a new study shows how current wastewater injection policies could reduce Oklahoma’s seismic activity to background levels in five to 10 years. The new report, co-authored by Stanford University geophysicist Mark Zoback […]
Microchannel gas-to-liquid plant converts stranded natural gas to marketable products
Small-scale microchannel GTL plants could become a more attractive option than flaring in the future The first microchannel gas-to-liquid (GTL) plant in the United States was completed in Sept., according to the US Energy Information Administration. The new plant, built by ENVIA Energy, is located in Oklahoma and is expected to begin converting landfill gas […]
Regulators target more disposal wells following Cushing earthquake
58 wastewater disposal well shut or reduced volumes following Cushing earthquake By Liz Hampton HOUSTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) on Tuesday said it was implementing an action plan that shuts or reduces volumes from 58 wastewater disposal wells in the Arbuckle formation of Oklahoma following Sunday’s magnitude 5.0 Cushing earthquake. […]
Cushing works to resume normal operations after 5.0 earthquake
Cushing Oklahoma home to storage tanks holding 60 million barrels of crude By Jessica Resnick-Ault NEW YORK, Nov 7 (Reuters) – U.S. pipeline companies with operations in Cushing Oklahoma, at the heart of the country’s commercial oil industry, restarted on Monday after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake late on Sunday triggered safety shutdowns. The epicenter of the […]
Magnitude 5.0 quake strikes near Cushing, Oklahoma -USGS
Cushing earthquake Sunday damages several buildings, forces evacuations OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov 6 (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck near Cushing, Oklahoma, on Sunday damaging several buildings and prompting evacuations, but there were no reports of injuries, authorities said. The quake was centered 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Cushing, a […]
Oklahoma earthquake shuts more wastewater wells
Oklahoma earthquake hit Pawnee area on Sept. 3 OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept 12 (Reuters) – Oklahoma‘s oil and gas regulator on Monday told companies to shut or reduce intake volumes at 67 wastewater wells spread across 1,116 square miles around where a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck on Sept. 3. The directive from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission […]
Some media outlets ignoring science, blaming fracking for Oklahoma earthquakes
Misinformation pushed by media reports continue to exacerbate misunderstanding of induced seismicity, a very complicated issue By Seth Whitehead, EnergyInDepth Experts really could not be clearer: They have said over and over that the fracking process is not the cause of earthquakes in Oklahoma. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) states in the very first sentence of […]
EPA to shut some Oklahoma wastewater wells after quake
Oklahoma wastewater wells near quake epicenter shut HOUSTON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will order wastewater disposal wells shut near the epicenter of a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that struck on Saturday around Pawnee, Oklahoma, local media reported on Tuesday. The quake was one of the strongest ever to hit the state […]
Bankrupt Samson Resources, creditors reach restructuring deal
Samson Resources unsecured creditors looking to file own reorganization plan By Tom Hals Aug 29 (Reuters) – Samson Resources Corp, one of the largest energy companies to seek bankruptcy in the current commodities slump, reached a new agreement with creditors that aims to bring the company out of Chapter 11 under the ownership of its […]
Devon Energy announces record-setting oil well with successful STACK test
Well achieved 30-day average of 2,100 boe/d, consisting of 1,500 barrels of oil per day OKLAHOMA CITY – Devon Energy Corp. says it has brought online another successful spacing pilot and a claims a record-setting oil well in the over-pressured oil window of the STACK play. The Alma spacing pilot tested five wells per section across a […]
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