All posts tagged "Featured"

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  Oil & Gas News

  Interest dims in Oklahoma shale play as drilling results disappoint

  Reuters – David French It promised to be the next great shale play, but an oil-and-gas-rich area of central and south Oklahoma...

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  Exploration

  Jerry Jones and Comstock Resources Score Big with the Purchase of Covey Park Energy for $2.2 Billion

  Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones strengthened his company Comstock Resources Inc’s grip on one of the largest natural gas basins in the...

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  Oklahoma Forced Pooling

  What is forced pooling? Compulsory pooling, also known as forced, statutory or mandatory pooling, forces landowners —who do not wish the mineral...

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  Exploration

  Chaparral Energy Announces Robust Results from Recent Canadian County Spacing Tests

  OKLAHOMA CITY, May 28, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Chaparral Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CHAP) today announced an operational update for its recent 11-well...

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  White Star Petroleum Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

  Wall Street Journal – By Becky Yerak –White Star Petroleum LLC, founded by late oilman Aubrey McClendon, filed Tuesday for chapter 11, days...

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  Production

  Most Common Reason Why Your Check Decimal Doesn’t Match Your Division Order

  By Marsha Breazeale – Oilpatchpress.com When the decimal on your check for a gas well does not match the decimal on the...

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  May 23, 1937: The Death Of The Ultimate Oil Man

  Tom Metcalf just penned an article this week at Bloomberg, comparing the wealth of John D. Rockefeller, the oil magnate usually considered...

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  Exploration

  Permian giant Pioneer Natural Resources cuts 160 jobs at Irving HQ and 70 in West Texas

  Dom DiFurio, Dallas Morning News – Pioneer Natural Resources laid off 230 employees Tuesday as the Irving-based driller works to cut $100...

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  The San Juan Basin- Coming Back in Style?

  Over 10 years ago, in 2008, the natural gas-heavy San Juan, centered around the town of Farmington, was the hot oil and...

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  Exploration

  Wildcatter: The Story of Michel T. Halbouty and the Search for Oil

  Michel Thomas Halbouty (21 June 1909 in Beaumont, Texas – 6 November 2004 in Houston, Texas) was an American geologist, petroleum engineer, and wildcatter. Credited with discovering more than...