REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of May 13 to May 19, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 155 in the week before +8%
45 operators · 131 horizontal
Latest approval on file: May 17, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 45 in the week before +22%
8 operators · 54 horizontal
Latest approval on file: May 17, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 12 in the week before +50%
11 operators · 14 horizontal
Latest approval on file: May 17, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to May 19, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 32 | 32 | Martin, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc | 23 | 23 | Lea, NM |
| Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | 19 | 19 | Martin, TX |
| COG Operating LLC | 11 | 11 | Andrews, TX |
| Petroplex Energy Inc. | 11 | 11 | Midland, TX |
| Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 8 | 8 | Loving, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 7 | 7 | Eddy, NM |
| Discovery Operating Inc. | 7 | 7 | Midland, TX |
| De Central Operating LLC | 6 | 6 | Reagan, TX |
| Matador Production Company | 6 | 5 | Eddy, NM |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 6 | 6 | Eddy, NM |
| Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 6 | 5 | Howard, TX |
| Summit Petroleum LLC | 6 | 6 | Upton, TX |
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 5 | 5 | Eddy, NM |
| Blackbeard Operating LLC | 5 | 1 | Crane, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved May 13 to May 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Environmental Water Solutions LLC | May 13, 2024 | 1 | 1 | OK |
| US Ecology Karnes Cnty Disp, LLC | May 13, 2024 | 1 | 1 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted May 13 to May 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atmos Pipeline - Texas | Leon, TXWells around it | 1 | May 14, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed May 13 to May 19, 2024, by who they went from and to: 137 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breitburn Operating LP | Landmark Energy Partners, LLC, NM | 125 | May 17, 2024 |
| Mack Energy Corp | Cart Hill Energy, LLC, NM | 11 | May 13, 2024 |
| Flat Top Operating, LLC | Americo Energy Resources LLC, NM | 1 | May 15, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted May 13 to May 19, 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 53-46 #6D42-301-36927Wells around it | Petro-Hunt Permian LLC97 of 102 horizontal | Loving, TX | May 13, 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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