REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Feb 19 to Feb 25, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 184 in the week before −14%
55 operators · 129 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Feb 23, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 46 in the week before +28%
10 operators · 58 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Feb 23, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 18 in the week before −28%
9 operators · 10 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Feb 23, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Feb 25, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 13 | 13 | Eddy, NM |
| EOG Resources Inc | 12 | 12 | Lea, NM |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 9 | 9 | McMullen, TX |
| Apache Corporation | 9 | 9 | Midland, TX |
| Civitas Permian Operating, LLC | 7 | 7 | Reagan, TX |
| OXY USA Inc | 7 | 7 | Eddy, NM |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 7 | 7 | Lea, NM |
| Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 7 | 7 | Irion, TX |
| Oxyrock Operating LLC | 6 | 6 | Howard, TX |
| Crescent Energy Operating LLC | 6 | 6 | La Salle, TX |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 6 | 5 | Martin, TX |
| Conocophillips Company | 6 | 5 | Lea, NM |
| XTO Energy Inc. | 6 | 6 | La Salle, TX |
| VTX Energy Operating LLC | 5 | 5 | Reeves, TX |
| Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | 5 | 5 | Live Oak, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Feb 19 to Feb 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Indio Energy LLC | Feb 22, 2024 | 0 | 1 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Feb 19 to Feb 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Permian Operating LLC | Reeves, TXWells around it | 3 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| West Texas Gas Utility, LLC | Kinney, TXWells around it | 1 | Feb 21, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Feb 19 to Feb 25, 2024, by who they went from and to: 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COG Operating LLC | Matador Production Company, NM | 26 | Feb 21, 2024 |
| BXP Operating, LLC | K&M Resources LLC, NM | 1 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Armstrong Energy Corp | Tamaroa Operating, LLC, NM | 1 | Feb 19, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Feb 19 to Feb 25, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zia Hills Unit 2032 WC #753H30-025-52540Wells around it | Conocophillips Company32 of 33 horizontal | Lea, NM | Feb 20, 2024 | 21,595 ft | Oil |
| Seawolf SWD #1D42-383-41694Wells around it | Diamondback E&P LLC655 of 656 horizontal | Reagan, TX | Feb 20, 2024 | 13,000 ft | — |
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.
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