Gary Matli, a field inspector supervisor for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, checks on a disposal well located near Guthrie, Okla.
The oil and gas industry practice of pumping waste fluid into disposal wells is likely responsible for Oklahoma’s exponential surge in earthquake activity.
State officials initially were reluctant to publicly acknowledge the link, which was made in numerous peer-reviewed scientific papers. That changed in 2015.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the state’s oil and gas regulator, is now more frequently ordering plug-backs and issuing quake-related shutdowns and volume limits at disposal wells, which scientists say are likely fueling most of the earthquake activity in Oklahoma.
Here’s an updated list of the earthquake-related directives and actions issued by the the Corporation Commission.
Updated: 01/13/2016
Fairview
Date issued: 01/13/2016 | Type: Directives | Click here to read the order
State authorities on Jan. 13 placed new limits on oil and gas operations in northwestern Oklahoma near the town of Fairview. The area has been hit with a string of earthquakes, including more than a half-dozen that were greater than magnitude-4.0.
The operators of 27 disposal wells received the directives, which are designed to reduce by 18 percent the amount of fluid pumped below the area.
There is also some preliminary evidence that recent storms and a related power outage could have contributed to the shaking near Fairview, Tim Baker, director of the commission’s oil and gas division said in a statement.
“We are also concerned about the possibility of a higher potential risk of earthquakes as a result of a number of disposal wells stopping operation at once because of a general power failure, and then resuming full operation when power is restored,” he said. “These conditions existed in the Fairview area. We are now advising operators to gradually restore operations in the event of a sudden shut-down due to power failures.”
DATE | NAME | ACTION | TYPE | WELL | OPERATOR |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ELSIE 1D | Chaparral Energy |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | WESSEL SWD 1 | Chaparral Energy |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CAMPBELL 36-27-13 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CLAY 7-25-10 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | COLUMBIA 36-27-12 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DUTCH HARBOR SWD 1-14 | Chesapeake Operating |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | JORDAN 20-25-13 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MISSISSIPPI 14-26-12 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | SOUTH ALVA 18-26-13 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | RICH SWD 1-32 | D & B Operating |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CIRCLE SWD 1 | Eagle Chief Midstream |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DENTON SWD 1-28 | Midstates Petroleum |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LOHMANN 1 SWD | Midstates Petroleum |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LONGHURST 1 SWD | Midstates Petroleum |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MEIER 2614 SWD 1-21 | Midstates Petroleum |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MOREHART SWD 1-6 | Midstates Petroleum |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MURROW SWD 1-10 | Midstates Petroleum |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ZAHORSKY SWD 1-8 | Midstates Petroleum |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | BOUSE 1A-9 | PetroWater Solutions |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | COTTONWOOD SWD 2411 1-19 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MARLEY SWD 2511 1-25 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MARLEY SWD 2511 2-25 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MIGUEL SWD 2611 1-9 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MIGUEL SWD 2611 2-9 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | SEEBE SWD 2713 1-23 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | SEEBE SWD 2713 2-23 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
1/13/2016 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MARY ANNE SWD 1-6 | Triad Energy |
Edmond
Date issued: 01/04/2016 | Type: Directives | Click here to read the order
State authorities on Jan. 1 placed new limits on oil and gas operations near the city of Edmond after a string of widely felt earthquakes recorded on Dec. 29, 2015 and Jan. 1, 2016. The early-morning temblors awoke many residents, knocked out power to about 4,400 customers, and fueled new calls for a political response to the oil-linked earthquake boom.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission directed Pedestal Oil, Taylor RC, Devon Energy Production, Grayhorse Operating, and New Dominion to reduce the amount of fluid injected into five disposal wells.
Regulators also called for companies operating disposal wells within 15 miles of the Edmond earthquake activity to “conduct reservoir pressure testing.”
DATE | NAME | ACTION | TYPE | WELL | OPERATOR |
1/4/2016 | Edmond Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | C.J. JUDY 1 | Pedestal Oil Company |
1/4/2016 | Edmond Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DAHL SWD FACILITY 1 | Taylor R C Companies |
1/4/2016 | Edmond Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | HARVEY 1-11 SWD | Devon Energy Production |
1/4/2016 | Edmond Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MCGREW 1-A | Grayhorse Operating |
1/4/2016 | Edmond Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | WISHON SWD 1-25 SWD | New Dominion |
Byron, Cherokee and Medford Directives
Date issued: 12/03/2015 | Type: Directives | Click here to read the first order | Click here to read the order
State oil and gas regulators on Dec. 3 ordered oil and gas companies to shut down seven disposal wells near Byron, Cherokee and Medford after a string of earthquakes in those areas. The shaking includes a 4.4-magnitude temblor recorded near Cherokee on Nov. 23, and a widely felt 4.7-magnitude quake that shook near Medford on Nov. 30.
The wells ordered shut down, owned by Sandridge Exploration and Production and Eagle Exploration Production are located within three miles of the shaking, Corporation Commission data show. Volume cuts were ordered for more than 60 other disposal wells.
The cutbacks ordered in the Cherokee and Medford areas build upon previous disposal restrictions issued by the commission in November.
DATE | NAME | ACTION | TYPE | WELL | OPERATOR |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | AMAZON 1-25 | Chesapeake Operating |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ASHLEY SWD 1-36 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ASHLEY SWD 2-36 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | BAILEY SWD 1-1 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | BAILEY SWD 2-1 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | BAKER SWD 2810 1-20 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | BONNIE JEAN SWD 1-22 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CLARK W SWD 2811 1-27 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CRICKET SWD 1-21 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Shut-in | Directive | DIAMONBACK SWD 2710 1-5 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Shut-in | Directive | DIAMONBACK SWD 2710 2-5 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DONNA FAYE SWD 1-19 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DONNA FAYE SWD 2708 2-19 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DORADO SWD 1-32 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DOTTY SWD 1-27 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DOTTY SWD 2-27 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DUSTIN SWD 2709 1-6 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DUSTIN SWD 2709 2-6 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | FIONA SWD 2610 1-5 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | GATILLO SWD 1-34 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | GATILLO SWD 2-34 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | GRISWOLD SWD 2811 1-25 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | JUDY SWD 1-12 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | JUDY SWD 2-12 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LAUREN SWD 2609 1-3 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Shut-in | Directive | LIDIA SWD 2710 1-7 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LILY SWD 1-27 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LIZZIE SWD 2711 1-33 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MIGUEL SWD 2611 1-9 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MIGUEL SWD 2611 2-9 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MILA SWD 2610 1-28 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MILLIE SWD 2810 1-9 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MYERS 1-34 SWD | D & J Oil Company |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | PHIN SWD 2811 1-11 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | PHIN SWD 2811 2-11 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | POPPINS SWD 2810 2-21 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | PRESLEY SWD 1-27 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | PRESLEY SWD 2-27 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | PULLER 7-26-10 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | REITZ 1 SWD | Eagle Exploration Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ROBYN SWD 1-14 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ROSE KELLY SWD 1-3 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ROSE KELLY SWD 2-3 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ROSE SWD 2810 1-26 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ROSE SWD 2810 2-26 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ROXY SWD 1-30 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | SIDNEY SWD 1-3 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Shut-in | Directive | TATUM ROSE SWD 2710 1-17 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | THAMES 33-28-9 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | WILLIAMS SWD 1-6 | Triad Energy |
12/3/2015 | Byron Cherokee Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | YELLOW 30-27-10 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | AMANDA LYNN SWD 1-33 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | AMANDA LYNN SWD 2-33 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | BOLSER SWD 33-1 SWD | Cisco Operating |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | BONNIE JEAN SWD 1-22 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CAVIN SWD 1-31 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DALMATIAN SWD #1 | ARP Oklahoma (Atlas Energy) |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DENNIS SWD 1-6 | D & J Oil Company |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DONNA FAYE SWD 1-19 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DONNA FAYE SWD 2708 2-19 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DONNIE SWD 1-15 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Shut-in | Directive | GEORGE 1 SWD | Eagle Exploration Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | GIDEON 1-32 | Chesapeake Operating |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Shut-in | Directive | HARLEY SWD 1-11 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Shut-in | Directive | HARLEY SWD 2-11 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | JACKDAW SWD 1 | ARP Oklahoma (Atlas Energy) |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | K-9 1 | ARP Oklahoma (Atlas Energy) |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LAUREN SWD 2609 1-3 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LOUIE SWD 1 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MESSENGER A-1 | Chaparral Energy |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MYERS 1-34 SWD | D & J Oil Company |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | TAYLOR SWD 1-21 SWD | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
12/3/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | THAMES 33-28-9 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
Crescent Directives
Date issued: 11/19/2015 | Type: Directives | Click here to read the first order | Clickhere to read the expanded order
State oil and gas regulators on Nov. 19 ordered two oil and gas companies to shut down four disposal wells near the town of Crescent after a 4.0-magnitude quake was recorded earlier that day.
The wells ordered shut down, owned by Devon Energy and Stephens Energy, are located within three miles of the shaking, Corporation Commission data show. The two companies voluntarily shut down a trio of disposal wells after a swarm of quakes in July. That wave of seismic activity peaked with a 4.5-magnitude temblor that damaged brick walls on the Crescent High School gym, The Enid News & Eagle reported.
The commission on Nov. 20 added additional directives for oil and gas operators in the Crescent area, ordering volume cutbacks at seven disposal wells.
DATE | NAME | ACTION | TYPE | WELL | OPERATOR |
11/19/2015 | Crescent Directives | Shut-in | Directive | VONDA SWD 1-6 | Devon Energy Production |
11/19/2015 | Crescent Directives | Shut-in | Directive | ADKISSON 1-33 SWD | Devon Energy Production |
11/19/2015 | Crescent Directives | Shut-in | Directive | FUXA 25-19-4 SWD | Devon Energy Production |
11/19/2015 | Crescent Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LENA 15-19N-3W 1SWD | Devon Energy Production |
11/19/2015 | Crescent Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | HOPFER 1-20 SWD | Devon Energy Production |
11/19/2015 | Crescent Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LEMMONS 14-19N-3W 1 SWD | Devon Energy Production |
11/19/2015 | Crescent Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | OTTER SWD 1-4 | Kirkpatrick Oil Company |
11/19/2015 | Crescent Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | BROWN TRUST 19-3-17 1 SWD | Kirkpatrick Oil Company |
11/19/2015 | Crescent Directives | Shut-in | Directive | KITTENBRING 1-36 SWD | Stephens Energy |
11/19/2015 | Crescent Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CAT IN THE HAT 2-19 SWD | Stephens Energy |
11/19/2015 | Crescent Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | FUXA 1-15 | Stephens Energy |
Cherokee-Carmen Directives
Date issued: 11/19/2015 | Type: Directives | Click here to read the order
State oil and gas regulators on Nov. 19 ordered two oil and gas companies to shut down operations at a pair of disposal wells and limited injection volumes at 23 wells after a 4.7-magnitude quake was recorded near Cherokee.
The early morning temblor caused light damage and injuries, but was strong enough to rattle buildings in Wichita, Kans., Vice News reports:
Korey Andersen, who works in Wichita’s City Hall, said the quake was “the most intense that I’ve felt.”
“It shook our whole apartment complex. It shook the whole building,” she said. “But there was no damage, nothing flailing off the walls or anything like that.”
The two wells ordered shut down — Aexco Petroleum’s McDaniel SWD 1-18 and Chesapeake Operating’s Dutch Harbor SWD 1-14 — were less than three miles from seismic activity. The 23 other wells given volume cutbacks were located within 10 miles of the shaking, commission data show.
“In addition, disposal wells within 10 to 15 miles of the earthquake activity are being placed on notice to prepare for possible changes to their operations,” commission spokesman Matt Skinner said in a statement.
DATE | NAME | ACTION | TYPE | WELL | OPERATOR |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Shut-in | Directive | MCDANIEL SWD 1-18 | Aexco Petroleum |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CLAY 21-1SWD | Chesapeake Operating |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | WESSEL SWD 1 | Chaparral Energy |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ELSIE 1D | Chaparral Energy |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | DENTON SWD 1-28 | Chesapeake Operating |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | JORDAN 20-25-13 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Shut-in | Directive | DUTCH HARBOR SWD 1-14 | Chesapeake Operating |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | PULLER 7-26-10 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MISSISSIPPI 14-26-12 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CAMPBELL 36-27-13 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | COLUMBIA 36-27-12 SWD 1 | Chesapeake Operating |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CIRCLE SWD 1 | Eagle Chief Midstream |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | Murrow SWD 1-10 | Midstates Petroleum |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | ZAHORSKY SWD 1-8 | Midstates Petroleum |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LONGHURST 1 SWD | Midstates Petroleum |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LOHMANN 1 SWD | Midstates Petroleum |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MARLEY SWD 2511 2-25 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MIGUEL SWD 2611 1-9 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | LIZZIE SWD 2711 1-33 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MIGUEL SWD 2611 2-9 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | COTTONWOOD SWD 2411 1-19 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MARLEY SWD 2511 1-25 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | PRESLEY SWD 1-27 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | PRESLEY SWD 2-27 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
11/19/2015 | Cherokee-Carmen Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | MARY ANNE SWD 1-6 | Triad Energy |
Fairview Directives
Date issued: 11/16/2015 | Type: Directives | Click here to read the order
State oil and gas regulators on Nov. 16 limited activity at two disposal wells after a 4.3-magnitude quake was recorded near the city of Fairview.
The two wells are located within 10 miles of the temblor, which was reported on Nov. 15. The Corporation Commission ordered D&B Operating to shut-in and plug-back the Rich 1-32 disposal well; PetroWater Solutions was directed to reduce by 25 percent injection volumes at the Bouse 1A-9 disposal well.
DATE | NAME | ACTION | TYPE | WELL | OPERATOR |
11/16/2015 | Fairview Directives | Shut-in & plug-back | Directive | RICH 1-32 | D&B Operating |
11/16/2015 | Fairview Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | BOUSE 1A-9 | PetroWater Solutions |
Medford Directives
Date issued: 11/10/2015 | Type: Directives | Click here to read the order
State oil and gas regulators on Nov. 11 restricted activity at disposal wells after a barrage of earthquakes near the town of Medford in north-central Oklahoma.
The Corporation Commission ordered five operators to limit injection volumes at nine disposal wells. One operator was also ordered to shut-in and plug-back, a procedure directed at wells suspected of being too deep.
The wells are all located within 10 miles of an region where a 4.1-magnitude quake was recorded on Nov. 7.
DATE | NAME | ACTION | TYPE | WELL | OPERATOR |
11/10/2015 | Medford Directives | Shut in & plug-back & reduce volume | Directive | THOMAS 1-27 | Kirkpatrick Oil Company |
11/10/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | PRIMEXX 31-1 | Primexx Operating |
11/10/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | PRIMEXX 1-3 | Primexx Operating |
11/10/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | PRIMEXX 15-2 | Primexx Operating |
11/10/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | WALLEY 1-29 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
11/10/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | NATHANIEL 1-27 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
11/10/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | SOPHIE 1-14 | Sandridge Exploration and Production |
11/10/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CONRADY 1 | Special Energy |
11/10/2015 | Medford Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | WESLEY 1-8 | Union Valley Petroleum |
Cushing Directives
Date issued: 10/19/2015 | Type: Directives | Click here to read the order
State oil and gas authorities on October 19 expanded limits on disposal wells near Cushing. The shutdowns and volume limits come amid renewed worry about seismic activity near one of the country’s largest crude oil storage hubs.
The Corporation Commission ordered two operators to cease injection at three disposal wells closest to the shaking, and imposed volume restrictions located within three to six miles of concentrated seismic activity.
DATE | NAME | ACTION | TYPE | WELL | OPERATOR |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Shut-in | Directive | CALYX 35-2 | American Energy-Woodford |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Shut-in | Directive | WILSON 11-15 | American Energy-Woodford |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Shut-in | Directive | ETHRIDGE 25-3 | American Energy-Woodford |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CLAY | American Energy-Woodford |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | HILL 29-1 | American Energy-Woodford |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | WILLIAMS 5-1 | American Energy-Woodford |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Shut-in | Directive | JOYCE 20 | Crown Energy |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CIMARRON A1-13 | Crown Energy |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | JEDI A1-6 | Crown Energy |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | HANNAH JO A1-10 | Crown Energy |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | STATE SCHOOL LAND 1-16 | Cher Oil |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | WILDHORSE 1 | Petrowarrior |
10/19/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | FHA 1-15 | F.H.A. Investments |
Cushing Directives
Date issued: 09/18/2015 | Type: Directives | Click here to read the order
State oil and gas authorities limited activity at five disposal wells after a string of earthquakes recorded near Cushing.
The orders apply to five disposal wells. The Corporation Commission ordered operators to shut down two wells, and limited injection volumes at three other wells.
A wave of small quakes struck near the city, including a 3.8 to 4.1-magnitude event on Sept. 18. No damage was reported in or near Cushing, which is home to the largest commercial crude oil storage hub in the U.S.
DATE | NAME | ACTION | TYPE | WELL | OPERATOR |
9/18/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CALYX 35-2 | American Energy-Woodford |
9/18/2015 | Cushing Directives | Shut-in & plug-back | Directive | LOUIS 6-3 | American Energy-Woodford |
9/18/2015 | Cushing Directives | Shut-in | Directive | WILSON 11-15 | American Energy-Woodford |
9/18/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | CLAY | American Energy-Woodford |
9/18/2015 | Cushing Directives | Reduce volume | Directive | FHA 1-15 | F.H.A. Investments |
Logan County Directives
Date issued: 08/03/2015 | Type: Directives | Click here to read the order
State oil and gas authorities on Aug. 3 ordered the operators of 23 disposal wells in two counties to reduce the amount of wastewater pumped underground.
The directives were issued less than a week after two companies shut down a trio of wells near the town of Crescent, where a swarm of earthquakes culminated in a widely felt 4.5-magnitude temblor on July 27.
DATE | NAME | ACTION | TYPE | WELL | OPERATOR |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | BOYCE SWD 21-2 | American Energy-Woodford |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | BOSTIAN 1 SWD | Brittany Energy |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | CUNDIFF SWD 1 | Brittany Energy |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | MINNICH 1 | Brittany Energy |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | HARVEY SWD 1-11 | Devon Energy Production |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | ANDERSON 1 | Elder Craig Oil And Gas |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | MERIDIAN SWD 1 | Elder Craig Oil And Gas |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | GOODNIGHT 5 | Equal Energy US |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | GOODNIGHT 2SWD | Equal Energy US |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | GOODNIGHT SWD 1 | Equal Energy US |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | GOODNIGHT SWD 3 | Equal Energy US |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | GOODNIGHT SWDW 4 | Equal Energy US |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | O’BRIEN SEC9 SWD (TR 188) 1 | Gastar Exploration USA |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | VINCO 1 | Marjo Operating |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | VINCO SWDW 2 | Marjo Operating |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | C.J. JUDY 1 | Pedestal Oil Company |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | ICONIUM SWD 1 | Special Energy |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | RAMSEY 1-19 | Special Energy |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | TAYLOR 1 | Special Energy |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | BERG TRUST 16-3-23 1 SWD | Sundance Energy Oklahoma |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | CORNFORTH 15-3-9 1 SWD | Sundance Energy Oklahoma |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | DAHL SWD FACILITY 1 | Taylor R C Companies |
8/3/2015 | Logan County Region | Reduce volume | Directive | MARBET 28 | Wise Oil & Gas Company |
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