REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Oct 7 to Oct 13, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 131 in the week before −15%
43 operators · 88 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Oct 11, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 85 in the week before +22%
10 operators · 104 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Oct 11, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 17 in the week before −47%
7 operators · 5 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Oct 11, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Oct 13, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matador Production Company | 35 | 35 | Lea, NM |
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 27 | 27 | Eddy, NM |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 14 | 14 | Culberson, TX |
| Chevron U S A Inc | 14 | 14 | Lea, NM |
| Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 12 | 11 | Midland, TX |
| Apache Corporation | 10 | 10 | Ward, TX |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 8 | 8 | Eddy, NM |
| Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | 6 | 6 | Karnes, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Company | 6 | 6 | Reeves, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 5 | 5 | Eddy, NM |
| COG Operating LLC | 5 | 5 | Upton, TX |
| Spur Energy Partners LLC | 5 | 5 | Eddy, NM |
| OXY USA Inc | 4 | 4 | Eddy, NM |
| Marathon Oil EF LLC | 4 | 4 | De Witt, TX |
| Blackbeard Operating LLC | 4 | 4 | Crane, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Oct 7 to Oct 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tog Operating, LLC | Oct 10, 2024 | 2 | 9 | TX |
| Bluebonnet Sequestration Hub, LL | Oct 9, 2024 | 1 | 3 | TX |
| Underwood Petroleum Operating LLC | Oct 8, 2024 | 1 | 2 | OK |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Oct 7 to Oct 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xanadu Exploration Company | Kiowa, OKWells around it | 1 | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Forza Operating LLC | Newton, TXWells around it | 1 | Oct 8, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Oct 7 to Oct 13, 2024, by who they went from and to: 367 wells between 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ameredev Operating, LLC | Ameredev New Mexico, LLC, NM | 320 | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Murchison Oil and Gas, LLC | 3R Operating, LLC, NM | 32 | Oct 9, 2024 |
| COG Operating LLC | COG Production, LLC, NM | 8 | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Santo Petroleum LLC | Oso Perdido Services LLC, NM | 2 | Oct 10, 2024 |
| White Rock Oil & Gas, LLC | T2 Operating Corporation, NM | 2 | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | Novo Oil & Gas Northern Delaware, LLC, NM | 2 | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Permian Water Solutions, LLC | Select Water Solutions, LLC, NM | 1 | Oct 9, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Oct 7 to Oct 13, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunson #1D42-173-39189Wells around it | Oxyrock Operating, LLC133 of 140 horizontal | Glasscock, TX | Oct 11, 2024 | 4,260 ft | — |
| Dexter SWD #1D42-227-41596Wells around it | Surge Operating LLC65 of 67 horizontal | Howard, TX | Oct 10, 2024 | — | Injection |
| Broken Dam #62S42-335-36072Wells around it | Bayswater Operating Company LLC25 of 27 horizontal | Mitchell, TX | Oct 9, 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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