REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Oct 21 to Oct 27, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 146 in the week before +8%
54 operators · 117 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Oct 25, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 36 in the week before +267%
10 operators · 131 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Oct 27, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 5 in the week before +260%
12 operators · 13 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Oct 25, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Oct 27, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Oct 21 to Oct 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWM Operating, LLC | Oct 22, 2024 | 1 | 7 | Reeves, TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Oct 21 to Oct 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comstock Oil & Gas LLC | Freestone, TXWells around it | 1 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Targa NGL Pipeline Company LLC | Eastland, TXWells around it | 1 | Oct 21, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Oct 21 to Oct 27, 2024, by who they went from and to: 25 wells between 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAE II Operating LLC | Forty Acres Energy, LLC, NM | 8 | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | Cimarex Energy Co. of Colorado, NM | 6 | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Forty Acres Energy, LLC | FAE II Operating LLC, NM | 5 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Caza Operating, LLC | Paloma Permian AssetCo, LLC, NM | 4 | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Murchison Oil and Gas, LLC | 3R Operating, LLC, NM | 1 | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Energex, LLC | Opal Operating Company LLC, NM | 1 | Oct 23, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Oct 21 to Oct 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Chestnut #1SW42-301-37144Wells around it | Admiral Permian Operating LLC26 of 27 horizontal | Loving, TX | Oct 21, 2024 | 8,000 ft | — |
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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