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Power line shortage in Oklahoma hampers oil production

Producers have found a large amount of oil in northern and northwestern Oklahoma, but a shortage of power lines has threatened to slow development of the area.

BY ADAM WILMOTH | Modified: November 23, 2012 at 11:00 pm | Published: November 25, 2012

photo - A Western Farmers Electric Cooperative transmission crew completes work on the Bearcat Substation near Mooreland in northwest Oklahoma. Photo provided

A Western Farmers Electric Cooperative transmission crew completes work on the Bearcat Substation near Mooreland in northwest Oklahoma. Photo provided

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Producers typically buy three-year land leases. If they do not drill and produce from a well on the land within that three-year window, the lease expires and the company loses its investment.

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