REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Apr 22 to Apr 28, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 197 in the week before +14%
70 operators · 183 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 26, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 77 in the week before −23%
13 operators · 59 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 26, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 13 in the week before +15%
7 operators · 14 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 26, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Apr 28, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 17 | 17 | Midland, TX |
| Petro-Hunt Permian LLC | 16 | 16 | Loving, TX |
| Oxyrock Operating LLC | 13 | 13 | Howard, TX |
| SM Energy Company | 13 | 13 | Upton, TX |
| Matador Production Company | 11 | 11 | Lea, NM |
| Occidental Permian Ltd. | 10 | 10 | Yoakum, TX |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 8 | 8 | Lea, NM |
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 8 | 8 | Lea, NM |
| EOG Resources Inc | 8 | 8 | Lea, NM |
| XTO Energy Inc. | 8 | 8 | Midland, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 7 | 7 | Karnes, TX |
| Apache Corporation | 7 | 7 | Midland, TX |
| Summit Petroleum LLC | 7 | 7 | Upton, TX |
| Firebird Energy II LLC | 6 | 6 | Upton, TX |
| Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 6 | 5 | Culberson, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Apr 22 to Apr 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibernia Resources IV, LLC | Apr 26, 2024 | 4 | 68 | Dawson, TX |
| TRP Operating LLCPetrora groups this registration with 2 others under TRP Operating LLC | Apr 23, 2024 | 1 | 1 | NM |
| Macarthur Midstream, LLC | Apr 22, 2024 | 1 | 1 | TX |
| Nec Operating, LLC | Apr 25, 2024 | 0 | 1 | TX |
| Vertox LLC | Apr 24, 2024 | 0 | 1 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Apr 22 to Apr 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No operator permitted a first well in a county in this period. | |||
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Apr 22 to Apr 28, 2024, by who they went from and to: 277 wells between 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colgate Operating, LLC | Permian Resources Operating, LLC, NM | 276 | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Marathon Oil Permian LLC | Mewbourne Oil Co, NM | 1 | Apr 25, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Apr 22 to Apr 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hay Olivia Obs #142-109-34239Wells around it | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.167 of 172 horizontal | Culberson, TX | Apr 25, 2024 | — | Gas |
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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