REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Jun 17 to Jun 23, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 159 in the week before +18%
50 operators · 145 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jun 21, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 64 in the week before −19%
9 operators · 51 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jun 21, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 15 in the week before +20%
10 operators · 11 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jun 21, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Jun 23, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 31 | 31 | Midland, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc | 21 | 21 | Lea, NM |
| OXY USA Inc | 14 | 14 | Eddy, NM |
| Ovintiv USA Inc. | 12 | 12 | Howard, TX |
| Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | 10 | 10 | De Witt, TX |
| Petro-Hunt Permian LLC | 9 | 9 | Loving, TX |
| BPX Operating Company | 9 | 9 | Reeves, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 8 | 8 | Gonzales, TX |
| NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC | 8 | 0 | Andrews, TX |
| Oxyrock Operating LLC | 7 | 6 | Glasscock, TX |
| SM Energy Company | 7 | 7 | Martin, TX |
| COG Operating LLC | 6 | 6 | Upton, TX |
| RP Operating L.L.C. | 6 | 6 | Reagan, TX |
| Spur Energy Partners LLC | 5 | 5 | Eddy, NM |
| Hilcorp Energy Company | 5 | 0 | Refugio, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Jun 17 to Jun 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Canyon Resources LLC | Jun 21, 2024 | 1 | 1 | TX |
| WJ South Waskom #1, LLC | Jun 17, 2024 | 1 | 2 | TX |
| Crosstex Services, L.L.C. | Jun 18, 2024 | 0 | 1 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Jun 17 to Jun 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Products Texas OP LLC | Clay, TXWells around it | 1 | Jun 20, 2024 |
| Blackrock Operating LLC | Coleman, TXWells around it | 1 | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Production Waste Solutions LLC | Martin, TXWells around it | 1 | Jun 18, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Jun 17 to Jun 23, 2024, by who they went from and to: 9 wells between 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Energy LLC | B&D Operating LLC, NM | 6 | Jun 18, 2024 |
| Texland Petroleum-Hobbs, LLC | Harvest Petroleum Partners, LLC, NM | 1 | Jun 21, 2024 |
| Tascosa Energy Partners, L.L.C | Permian Resources Operating, LLC, NM | 1 | Jun 21, 2024 |
| BXP Operating, LLC | Tascosa Energy Partners, L.L.C, NM | 1 | Jun 18, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Jun 17 to Jun 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University San Antonio 20-42 #1D42-475-38788Wells around it | Pdeh LLC29 of 30 horizontal | Ward, TX | Jun 21, 2024 | — | Injection |
| Buchs Dough SWD #342-329-47107Wells around it | Oxyrock Operating LLC163 of 170 horizontal | Midland, TX | Jun 18, 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/2024-06-23, documented in the API reference.