REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Mar 18 to Mar 24, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 226 in the week before −43%
59 operators · 99 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Mar 22, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 51 in the week before −29%
6 operators · 34 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Mar 22, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 25 in the week before −12%
8 operators · 2 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Mar 22, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Mar 24, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 16 | 15 | Lea, NM |
| Mack Energy Co. | 10 | 0 | Stephens, OK |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 7 | 7 | Eddy, NM |
| Castlerock EF Operating LLC | 6 | 6 | La Salle, TX |
| VTX Energy Operating LLC | 6 | 6 | Reeves, TX |
| Matador Production Company | 6 | 6 | Lea, NM |
| OXY USA Inc. | 6 | 6 | Howard, TX |
| Summit Petroleum LLC | 6 | 6 | Upton, TX |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 5 | 5 | Midland, TX |
| Spur Energy Partners LLC | 5 | 5 | Lea, NM |
| Marathon Oil EF LLC | 5 | 5 | Karnes, TX |
| Crescent Energy Operating LLC | 4 | 4 | Dimmit, TX |
| Ensign Natural Resources II LLC | 4 | 4 | De Witt, TX |
| COG Operating LLC | 4 | 4 | Loving, TX |
| Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 4 | 4 | Loving, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Mar 18 to Mar 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laws Exploration LLC | Mar 21, 2024 | 1 | 1 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Mar 18 to Mar 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimmeridge Texas Gas, LLC | McMullen, TXWells around it | 1 | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | Bernalillo, NMWells around it | 1 | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Rose City Resources, LLC | Camp, TXWells around it | 1 | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Lone Tree Enviro Systems LLC | Dawson, TXWells around it | 1 | Mar 20, 2024 |
| R K Petroleum Corp. | Fisher, TXWells around it | 1 | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Culbreath Oil & Gas Co Inc | Pottawatomie, OKWells around it | 1 | Mar 19, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Mar 18 to Mar 24, 2024, by who they went from and to: 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avant Operating, LLC | Lario Oil & Gas Co, NM | 9 | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Texland Petroleum-Hobbs, LLC | Harvest Petroleum Partners, LLC, NM | 1 | Mar 20, 2024 |
| DJR Operating, LLC | Whiptail Gallup Gathering, LLC, NM | 1 | Mar 19, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Mar 18 to Mar 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seltzer SWD 199 #1D42-383-41724Wells around it | RP Operating L.L.C.18 of 20 horizontal | Reagan, TX | Mar 21, 2024 | — | Injection |
| University SWD 11-3 #1D42-383-41725Wells around it | RP Operating L.L.C.18 of 20 horizontal | Reagan, TX | Mar 21, 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.
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