REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Sep 9 to Sep 15, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 138 in the week before +4%
45 operators · 118 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Sep 13, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 101 in the week before −20%
8 operators · 81 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Sep 15, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 16 in the week before +44%
13 operators · 14 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Sep 13, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Sep 15, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| EOG Resources Inc | 31 | 31 | Lea, NM |
| Chevron U S A Inc | 19 | 19 | Lea, NM |
| Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | 15 | 15 | Martin, TX |
| Oxyrock Operating LLC | 13 | 13 | Howard, TX |
| Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 12 | 12 | Loving, TX |
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 10 | 10 | Lea, NM |
| Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 8 | 8 | Midland, TX |
| Continental Resources, Inc. | 8 | 5 | Pecos, TX |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 8 | 8 | Andrews, TX |
| Firebird Energy II LLC | 7 | 7 | Upton, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 6 | 6 | Eddy, NM |
| OXY USA Inc | 6 | 6 | Eddy, NM |
| Mewbourne Oil Company | 6 | 6 | Ellis, OK |
| Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 6 | 4 | Crane, TX |
| Crescent Energy Operating LLC | 5 | 5 | Reeves, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Sep 9 to Sep 15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drum Oil & Gas, Inc. | Sep 13, 2024 | 1 | 7 | Liberty, TX |
| Sage Geosystems Inc. | Sep 12, 2024 | 1 | 1 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Sep 9 to Sep 15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tall City Brine LLC | Dawson, TXWells around it | 1 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Kenneth W Cory Ltd | Cimarron, OKWells around it | 1 | Sep 9, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Sep 9 to Sep 15, 2024, by who they went from and to: 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mna Enterprises Ltd Co | Waylander LLC, NM | 10 | Sep 12, 2024 |
| LLJ Ventures, LLC dba Marker Oil & Gas | MorningStar Operating LLC, NM | 2 | Sep 11, 2024 |
| Lindenmuth & Associates Inc | Roughhouse Operating, LLC, NM | 1 | Sep 11, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Sep 9 to Sep 15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Flats SWD #142-329-47379Wells around it | Discovery Operating Inc.9 of 10 horizontal | Midland, TX | Sep 13, 2024 | — | Injection |
| Cherry State Unit SWD 29 #1D42-371-40478Wells around it | Continental Resources Inc.93 of 96 horizontal | Pecos, TX | Sep 12, 2024 | — | Injection |
| Redbud State SWD 31 #1D42-371-40479Wells around it | Continental Resources Inc.93 of 96 horizontal | Pecos, TX | Sep 11, 2024 | — | Injection |
| Pecan State SWD 36 #1D42-389-41373Wells around it | Continental Resources Inc.93 of 96 horizontal | Reeves, TX | Sep 11, 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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