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EKOGA Annual Meeting
October 9-10, 2024
On behalf of Eastern Kansas Oil and Gas Association (EKOGA) we want to thank you for a successful 67th annual meeting in Mayetta. A special thank you to our sponsors:
Black Gold: Ascent Midstream Partners, Maclaskey Oilfield Services, Colt Energy
Platinum: Altavista Energy Inc, D.E. Explorations, Kansas Strong
Gold: Bobcat Oilfield Service Inc., Schankie Well Service, Inc., Verde Company
Silver: Trimble & Maclaskey Oil LLC
Bronze: Frick Energy Services, LLC, Oil Patch Pump & Supply, Plains Marketing, MV Purchasing
Welcome Reception: CVR Energy, Buckeye Corp
Tradeshow Bar: Trust Point Insurance, Buckeye Corp
Greenwood Resources, Gressel Oilfield Service, Jacan Catalyst, Jackson Brothers LLC, Sunrise Oilfield Supply, Town Oil Company
Thank you also to our speakers: Warren Martin of Kansas Strong, Ryan Hoffman and Troy Russell of KCC and Keely Hosmann at Kansas811.
The auction and tradeshow were a great success and we appreciate everyone who participated.
We had a wonderful time with magician and pick-pocket Gene Turner.
EKOGA Mid-Year
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
Thank you to all who came to our Mid-Year. We had a great turnout and some informative presentations. We appreciate all our presenters: Brian Posler, Reza Barati, Ryan Hoffman, Troy Russell, Dick Schremmer and Warren Martin.
Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support.
Kansas Strong - Reception Sponsor
CVR Energy - Ammunition Sponsor
Altavista Energy Inc. - Platinum Sponsor
Ascent Midstream Partners - Platinum Sponsor
D.E. Exploration, Inc. - Platinum Sponsor
Maclaskey Oilfield Services - Platinum Sponsor
Colt Energy - Gold Sponsor
Trimble & Maclaskey Oil LLC - Gold Sponsor
Hurricane Services - Silver Sponsor
The Monarch Cement Company - Silver Sponsor
Utah Oil Silver Sponsor
Frick Energy Services Bronze Sponsor
McGown Drilling Bronze Sponsor
Verde Oil Company Bronze Sponsor
Citizens State Bank Shoot Station
Gressel Oil Field Service, LLC Shoot Station
Plains Marketing LP Shoot Station
Sunrise Oilfield Supply Shoot Station
EPA Methane Proposal Brief
The EPA hosted a webinar Monday, November 14, 2022, regarding a supplemental proposal they say will help reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production across the United States. The supplemental proposal is a modification of their November 2021 proposal, which met with significant criticism from the industry. The EPA received over 470,000 written comments on the 2021 proposal.
The revised proposal implements more common sense into the rule by tailoring requirements to various sectors of the industry. Rather than a "one size fits all" remedy for methane release inspections, EPA is proposing monitoring requirements for four categories of well sites:
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Single wellhead-only sites and small well sites would be required to conduct what are known as "AVO" (audio, visual and olfactory) inspections, where inspectors listen, look and smell for leaks. These inspections would be required quarterly.
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Wellhead-only sites with two or more wellheads would be required to conduct quarterly AVO inspections and monitor every six months using OGI or EPA Method 21.
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Sites with major production and processing equipment and centralized production facilities would be required to conduct bimonthly AVO inspections and monitor quarterly using OGI or EPA Method 21.
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Well sites on the Alaska North Slope would have different monitoring schedules to account for weather.
Guidance from the EPA will also allow states to implement their own plans, subject to review and approval from the EPA.
There will be an additional session November 30,2022, to examine the plan as it relates to small businesses. The webinar will be held from 3PM-5PM Central time. Pre-registration is required. Sign up here.
Links to the full document, as well as the summary, may be found at the following links:
EPA Oil and Gas Supplemental Overview EPA's Supplemental Oil and Gas Proposal