REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Oct 28 to Nov 3, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 158 in the week before −16%
45 operators · 96 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Nov 1, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 132 in the week before −33%
13 operators · 89 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Nov 3, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 18 in the week before +28%
11 operators · 19 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Nov 1, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Nov 3, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 16 | 16 | Eddy, NM |
| Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | 15 | 15 | Live Oak, TX |
| OXY USA Inc | 12 | 12 | Lea, NM |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 11 | 11 | Midland, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 10 | 10 | Lea, NM |
| EOG Resources Inc | 10 | 10 | Eddy, NM |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 9 | 9 | Eddy, NM |
| Firebird Energy II LLC | 8 | 8 | Upton, TX |
| Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 8 | 8 | Howard, TX |
| Fourpoint Energy LLC | 7 | 7 | Midland, TX |
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 7 | 7 | Eddy, NM |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 6 | 6 | Canadian, OK |
| Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 5 | 5 | Culberson, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 5 | 5 | La Salle, TX |
| Marathon Oil Permian LLC | 5 | 5 | Eddy, NM |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Oct 28 to Nov 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Transfer Spindletop LLC | Oct 29, 2024 | 1 | 2 | TX |
| Oleum Partners, LLC | Oct 28, 2024 | 1 | 8 | Cooke, TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Oct 28 to Nov 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourpoint Energy LLC | Midland, TXWells around it | 7 | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Warwick-Jupiter LLC | Stephens, OKWells around it | 2 | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC | Navarro, TXWells around it | 1 | Nov 1, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Oct 28 to Nov 3, 2024, by who they went from and to: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COG Operating LLC | Matador Production Company, NM | 4 | Oct 30, 2024 |
| OXY USA WTP Limited Partnership | Permian Resources Operating, LLC, NM | 2 | Oct 30, 2024 |
| Mark L Shidler Inc | Burgundy Oil & Gas of N M Inc, NM | 1 | Oct 28, 2024 |
| E G L Resources Inc | EOG Resources Inc, NM | 1 | Oct 28, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Oct 28 to Nov 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL Cochise 12 SWD #1D42-475-38861Wells around it | Jagged Peak Energy LLC19 of 20 horizontal | Ward, TX | Oct 31, 2024 | — | Injection |
| Foghorn 34-13N-20W VSW SWD #135-039-22646Wells around it | Devon Energy Production Company LP23 of 25 horizontal | Custer, OK | Oct 30, 2024 | 12,349 ft | Disposal (non-commercial) |
| UL Cochise 40 SWD #1D42-495-35040Wells around it | Continental Resources Inc.77 of 81 horizontal | Winkler, TX | Oct 30, 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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