February 3

• Cold snap prompts retreat of frost law enforcement in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula
• Summit Petroleum Corp. temporarily abandons its Vanderpol 1-25
• W.B. Osborn Oil & Gas Operations Ltd. plugs and abandons its Kennedy 1-35
• Keystone XL, Dakota Access Pipeline projects see new life with Executive Orders: What does it mean for Michigan?
• Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Projects & Appropriations by County 1976–2015
• Oil, Gas & Minerals Division’s Permits & Bonding Unit implementing “Eforms” electronic permit application submittal system

February 10

• Riverside Energy Michigan, LLC announces acquisition of O.I.L. Energy Co., LLC Antrim Shale production assets, effective Feb. 1
• MGRRE, Western Michigan University Geosciences Department and MOGA announce March 16 “Return of the Dundee” Core Workshop
• Interstate Exploration files permit application for Ionia Co. Trenton-Black River test
• Telephone numbers for three MDEQ, OGMD area geologists change
• Michigan Department of Transportation to impose and enforce weight restrictions on southern half of Lower Peninsula, effective at noon on Friday, Feb. 9
• Michigan House of Representatives Energy Policy, Natural Resources committee appointments announced

February 13

• MGRRE, Western Michigan University Geosciences Department and MOGA announce March 16 “Return of the Dundee” Core Workshop
• Merit Energy commencing horizontal drain hole from prolific Hayes 21A well
• Michigan Basin Geological Society offers academic scholarships to students conducting graduate research in geology related to the Michigan Basin
• Michigan Department of Transportation extends weight restriction enforcement to entire Lower Peninsula, effective Feb. 17.

February 21

• Members of oil and natural gas industry promote state and local economic impact, regulatory clarity and state’s regulatory power at 2017 Michigan Crude Oil and Natural Gas Legislative Education Day
• MOGA in Your Community: Fourth generation of Miller family pursuing goal of return to active operations, with focus on Michigan Exploration, development
• MOGA board of directors approves membership applications of eight new members February 15
• Legislative Education Day afternoon sessions update members on 2017 local and state policy issues; implementation of Michigan Petroleum Pipeline Task Force recommendations
• MDOT extends weight restriction enforcement to entire state, effective Wednesday Feb. 22
• May 4, 2017 auction sale of state-owned oil and gas rights to offer 1,900 acres
• Scott Pruitt confirmed as new EPA administrator
• Michigan Association of Professional Landmen conduct 22nd Annual Winter Seminar Feb. 16
• Exhibit space available for Fifteenth Annual Michigan Petroleum Conference, set for April 20
• Michigan Oil & Gas News thanks readership and product survey participants
• Michigan Oil & Gas News Special Report on oilfield services scheduled for March 31 publication