REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Nov 11 to Nov 17, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 145 in the week before +0%
47 operators · 120 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Nov 15, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 32 in the week before +103%
6 operators · 64 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Nov 17, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 15 in the week before −60%
4 operators · 5 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Nov 15, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Nov 17, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 26 | 26 | Lea, NM |
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 16 | 16 | Eddy, NM |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | 15 | 15 | Loving, TX |
| Ovintiv USA Inc. | 15 | 15 | Andrews, TX |
| OXY USA Inc. | 13 | 11 | Howard, TX |
| Apache Corporation | 12 | 12 | Upton, TX |
| De Central Operating LLC | 10 | 10 | Reagan, TX |
| Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 10 | 10 | Loving, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 8 | 8 | Eddy, NM |
| Earthstone Operating, LLC | 8 | 8 | Lea, NM |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 6 | 6 | Eddy, NM |
| RP Operating L.L.C. | 5 | 5 | Reagan, TX |
| Blue Arrow Operating LLC | 3 | 3 | Reeves, TX |
| VTX Energy Operating LLC | 3 | 3 | Reeves, TX |
| Ike Operating LLC | 3 | 3 | Dawson, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Nov 11 to Nov 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No registration filed its first permit in this period. | ||||
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Nov 11 to Nov 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cary-Chapman (C-C) Drlg. Corp. | Taylor, TXWells around it | 1 | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Energy Transfer Company | Jim Wells, TXWells around it | 1 | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Texas Pipeline LLC | Jefferson, TXWells around it | 1 | Nov 12, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Nov 11 to Nov 17, 2024, by who they went from and to: 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DJR Operating, LLC | Jicarilla Energy Co, NM | 21 | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Colgate Operating, LLC | Permian Resources Operating, LLC, NM | 15 | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Sahara Operating Co | Chevron U S A Inc, NM | 12 | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Owl SWD Operating, LLC | Driftwood Oil, LLC, NM | 3 | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Morgan Operating, Inc. | Roughhouse Operating, LLC, NM | 2 | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Marathon Oil Permian LLC | RAYBAW Operating, LLC, NM | 1 | Nov 13, 2024 |
| Sundown Energy LP | Atlas Operating LLC, NM | 1 | Nov 12, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Nov 11 to Nov 17, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No vertical well was permitted by such an operator in this period. | |||||
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/2024-11-17, documented in the API reference.