REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Feb 12 to Feb 18, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 126 in the week before +46%
50 operators · 158 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Feb 16, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 54 in the week before −15%
8 operators · 46 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Feb 16, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 26 in the week before −31%
10 operators · 15 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Feb 15, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Feb 18, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 20 | 20 | Martin, TX |
| Oxyrock Operating LLC | 14 | 14 | Howard, TX |
| OXY USA Inc | 13 | 13 | Eddy, NM |
| Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 11 | 11 | Karnes, TX |
| De Central Operating LLC | 10 | 10 | Reagan, TX |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | 10 | 10 | Loving, TX |
| Murphy Expl. & Prod. Co. - USA | 10 | 10 | Karnes, TX |
| Permian Resources Operating LLC | 8 | 8 | Reeves, TX |
| Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 8 | 8 | Culberson, TX |
| COG Operating LLC | 8 | 8 | Andrews, TX |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 8 | 8 | Lea, NM |
| EOG Resources Inc | 8 | 8 | Lea, NM |
| Spur Energy Partners LLC | 6 | 6 | Eddy, NM |
| Lakewood Energy LLC | 5 | 5 | Reeves, TX |
| Riley Permian Operating Company, LLC | 5 | 5 | Eddy, NM |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Feb 12 to Feb 18, 2024. A registration is one operator number with one regulator, so a new one is not always a new company: where Petrora groups it with other registrations, the company is named.
| Operator | First permit | Wells permitted | Permits on file | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas Gas Utility, LLC | Feb 16, 2024 | 1 | 4 | TX |
| Coyanosa Properties, LLC | Feb 15, 2024 | 0 | 1 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Feb 12 to Feb 18, 2024 where the operator has no other well of record. The map shows the wells around the first of them, by operator. Registrations that are new altogether are in the list above.
| Operator | County | Wells permitted | First approved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cprp Services LLC | Grady, OKWells around it | 1 | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Hadaway Management Services LLC | Jones, TXWells around it | 1 | Feb 13, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Feb 12 to Feb 18, 2024, by who they went from and to: 36 wells between 3 pairs of operators. The record says the operator changed, not why. Operator history is not available for Texas or Oklahoma, so this list is New Mexico only.
| From | To | Wells | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tap Rock Operating, LLC | Civitas Permian Operating, LLC, NM | 34 | Feb 13 to Feb 16, 2024 |
| MorningStar Operating LLC | Hilcorp Energy Company, NM | 1 | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Penroc Oil Corp | Kratos Operating, LLC, NM | 1 | Feb 14, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Feb 12 to Feb 18, 2024 by operators whose wells permitted over the twelve months before were at least 90% horizontal, out of 10 or more. New wells only, where the record says what a permit is for. The record says the well is vertical, not what it is for; its name and depth are what there is to read.
| Well | Operator | County | Approved | Target depth | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pintail West 30 #1D42-329-46824Wells around it | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc.466 of 474 horizontal | Midland, TX | Feb 14, 2024 | — | Injection |
About this data
Each state regulator's well record (Texas: RRC; New Mexico: OCD; Oklahoma: OCC). A count is wells permitted: one row per well under its latest approved permit, on the approval date. The week is recounted from the record each time the page is opened, so a well whose permit is amended later moves to the amendment's week. An operator is one registration with one regulator. Nothing is estimated or scored: each list is the rule stated above it.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/reports/weekly/2024-02-18, documented in the API reference.