Tag: Michigan oil & gas
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – October 2016
In the October 2016 MOGM we look again at the issue of putting Antrim Shale Wells on a vacuum system. We look at the numbers, like always, and we end with some final thoughts on how the word “fracking” has ironically set back environmental protection.
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2016 Michigan Hydrocarbon Production Results January – June
At this point in October of 2016, all the reporting through the first six months of 2016 is complete. RMP has again downloaded, parsed, and analyzed the Michigan hydrocarbon production data for the Michigan Basin. Click through to check out our reporting and graphical analysis of Michigan Basin production. This post’s cover photo was taken…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – July 2016
This month a group calling themselves the MICATS staged a protest at Attorney General Bill Schuette’s home in Midland, Michigan. The Detroit News has a story here. For the record, I have never supported extremist groups or individuals like those in MICATS and neither has respectmyplanet.org. I don’t know them, affiliate with them, or in any way…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – May 2016
In May 2016, the big news is the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings of Linn Energy and Breitburn Energy Partners. Both companies are top 5 producers in Michigan with Linn coming in as the #3 producer and Breitburn coming in as the #5 producer. RMP will be watching to see how these bankruptcies impact Michigan oil…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Production Report January – December 2015
The 2015 full year petroleum production numbers are, according to RMP estimates, 98% reported. That means it’s time to review a whole host of tables and graphs showing you the top hydrocarbon producers in the Michigan Basin for 2015. Check out this annual production summary to see what got produced and where in Michigan. Also,…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – March 2016
It was the slowest of times, it was the busiest of times. The first quarter of 2016 has been the slowest ever in Michigan oil & gas activity as it relates to new applications and permits. But, it has been the busiest time ever for applications and permits to connect Michigan Antrim wells up to…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – January 2016
Why is a picture of a Colorado license plate the featured image for the first Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly of 2016? What does Colorado have to do with Michigan oil & gas? Read the January 2016 edition of MOGM to find out. This is our 13th issue marking the beginning of our sophomore year.…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – December 2015
This month in RMP’s Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly (MOGM) we look back on the slowest year ever in Michigan oil & gas activity. 1931 previously held the record for slowest year in Michigan history for oil & gas but no longer. 2015 was the slowest year ever for Michigan oil & gas activity. With…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – November 2015
This month we write the first ever spiritual edition of the Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly (MOGM) with the application of the Word of Faith 16-27 oil well in Southfield, Michigan. We continue down the path of the slowest oil and gas year in Michigan’s long history. We see more evidence of HVHF being over…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – October 2015
In the October 2015 edition of MOGM we see application and permitting activity continue to be slow keeping us on pace to be another of the slowest years of permitting activity in Michigan history. Two more original Collingwood HVHF wells were plugged this month dropping a couple more nails in the coffin of the Collingwood…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – September 2015
The top story in September in the Michigan Basin continues to be Marathon Oil’s new applications and activity. Things move pretty slowly in oil & gas developments so we will keep on eye on their activity to see if it brings any new life to Michigan’s anemic oil & gas industry. So far this year,…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – July 2015
The big story in July of 2015 is the expiration of 8 HVHF permits to drill into the Ordivician Collingwood. These permits expiring is just the latest piece of evidence in a long line of recent indications that HVHF in Michigan using millions of gallons of water per frac is over. RMP has been covering…