REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Apr 1 to Apr 7, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 101 in the week before +46%
51 operators · 107 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 5, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 56 in the week before +27%
15 operators · 71 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 5, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 26 in the week before −42%
8 operators · 10 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 5, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Apr 7, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 22 | 22 | Lea, NM |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 15 | 15 | Eddy, NM |
| Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 15 | 14 | Martin, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 12 | 12 | Atascosa, TX |
| Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC | 10 | 10 | La Salle, TX |
| Marathon Oil EF LLC | 8 | 8 | Karnes, TX |
| XTO Energy Inc. | 8 | 8 | Martin, TX |
| Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 7 | 7 | Loving, TX |
| Continental Resources Inc | 7 | 7 | Carter, OK |
| EOG Resources Inc | 6 | 6 | Lea, NM |
| Apache Corporation | 5 | 5 | Midland, TX |
| Greenlake Energy Operating LLC | 5 | 5 | Loving, TX |
| Texland Petroleum L.P. | 5 | 0 | Lubbock, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 4 | 4 | Eddy, NM |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 4 | 4 | Martin, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Apr 1 to Apr 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Production LLC | Apr 4, 2024 | 3 | 3 | TX |
| Copano Pipelines/UP Glfcoast LLC | Apr 4, 2024 | 1 | 1 | TX |
| All American Ops LLC | Apr 2, 2024 | 1 | 4 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Apr 1 to Apr 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lainco Inc. | Nolan, TXWells around it | 1 | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | Winkler, TXWells around it | 1 | Apr 4, 2024 |
| Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC | La Salle, TXWells around it | 1 | Apr 4, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Apr 1 to Apr 7, 2024, by who they went from and to: 12 wells between 1 pair 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Reserves Operating, LP | Avant Operating, LLC, NM | 12 | Apr 1 to Apr 2, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Apr 1 to Apr 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobra 53-47 #3D42-301-36835Wells around it | Petro-Hunt Permian LLC48 of 52 horizontal | Loving, TX | Apr 2, 2024 | — | Injection |
| Cobra 53-47 #4D42-301-36841Wells around it | Petro-Hunt Permian LLC48 of 52 horizontal | Loving, TX | Apr 2, 2024 | — | Injection |
| Cobra 53-47 #5D42-301-36842Wells around it | Petro-Hunt Permian LLC48 of 52 horizontal | Loving, TX | Apr 2, 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/2024-04-07, documented in the API reference.