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WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued more than $1.77 billion this year to agricultural producers and landowners through its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a critical piece of the Department’s efforts to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry on working lands. Right now, CRP’s more than 667,000 participants received payments from USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) for their voluntary conservation efforts on more than 23 million acres of private land.

Intents to Drill

OCHILTREE (WOLFCREEK, Douglas) Courson Oil & Gas, Inc., #4570 Kent, (665 acres) 1320’ FEL & 1420’ FSL, Sec 570, Blk 43, H&TC RR Surv, A-718, 13 mi S from Perryton TX TD 9565’ (sgd. Zach Heflin 806-435-2910) Vertical Recompletion

Gas Completions

None

Oil Completions

(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced this week he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for October, 4.5 percent more than in October 2022. These allocations are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly.

Week of October 2-8, 2023                                                                                                                                                                             

Intents to Drill

Week of September 25-October 1, 2023

Intents to Drill

MOORE (PANHANDLE, WEST) Scout Energy Management LLC, #S 51A Fee, (3840 acres) 993’ FNL & 1862’ FWL, Sec 51, Blk GM3, G&M Surv, A-444, 3.5 mi NW from Fritch TX TD 4000’ (sgd. Tonya Blanchard 972-782-4267) Vertical

Intents to Drill

None

Gas Completions

HEMPHILL (BUFFALO WALLOW, Granite Wash) Blackbeard Operating, LLC, #2H Meek 238, 18 mi SW from Canadian, Sec 238, Blk C, G&MMB&A Surv, A-606, spud 7-17-2011, compl 10-6-2011, tested 8-16-2023, potential 76 mcf, 3 bbls cond, 17 bbls wtr, 169# ftp, 640# SIWHP, TVD 10935’, MD 15725’ API 42-211-34890, Horizontal Recompletion Reclass Oil to Gas

LUBBOCK – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), the Department of Natural Resources Management at Texas Tech University and the Texas Wildlife Association are hosting the Panhandle Wildlife Conference Oct. 20-21 at Texas Tech University’s National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock.

The conference will be the first of its kind since the 1990s and will explore the diverse landscape and wildlife of the Texas Panhandle, a region rich in both history and natural resources.

Intents to Drill

DEAF SMITH (WILDCAT) Atmos  Energy, West Texas Division, #01 ATE264, (1 acres) 602’ FWL & 210’ FSL, Sec 38, Blk K3, SK&K Surv, A-823, 3 mi SW from Hereford TX TD 530’ (sgd. Michelle Boillat 806-383-5047) Vertical Cathodic Protection Well

AUSTIN- The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 820 original drilling permits in August 2023. The total includes 710 to drill new oil or gas wells, 8 to re-enter plugged wellbores and 92 for re-completions of existing wellbores.

The breakdown of well types for total original drilling permits in August 2023 is: 162 oil, 55 gas, 560 oil and gas, 30 injection, and 13 other permits.

Elk City, Oklahoma – The Elk City Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to the 50th Annual Elk City Fall Festival on Saturday, September 16 and Sunday, September 17. This year’s event will be held at the Elk City Convention Center at 1016 East Airport Industrial Road. Saturday’s event hours are 10AM – 6PM and Sunday 12PM – 5PM. Admission is Free.

Billed as the largest arts & crafts show in Western Oklahoma---and as in years past---this year’s event will feature artists and crafts people who will be displaying their items for purchase throughout the entire weekend.