REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Nov 18 to Nov 24, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 145 in the week before +30%
53 operators · 166 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Nov 22, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 65 in the week before −32%
10 operators · 43 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Nov 22, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 6 in the week before +133%
9 operators · 10 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Nov 22, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Nov 24, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 18 | 18 | Midland, TX |
| Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | 17 | 17 | Upton, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc. | 14 | 14 | Loving, TX |
| Ovintiv USA Inc. | 12 | 12 | Martin, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc | 12 | 12 | Lea, NM |
| Continental Resources, Inc. | 7 | 7 | Pecos, TX |
| Caturus Energy LLC | 6 | 6 | Webb, TX |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 6 | 6 | Eddy, NM |
| Occidental Permian Ltd. | 6 | 6 | Andrews, TX |
| BPX Operating Company | 6 | 6 | De Witt, TX |
| Triple Crown Resources LLC | 6 | 6 | Irion, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 5 | 5 | Eddy, NM |
| COG Operating LLC | 5 | 5 | Lea, NM |
| Kinder Morgan Production Co LLC | 5 | 4 | Pecos, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Company | 5 | 5 | Loving, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Nov 18 to Nov 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Environmental, Inc. | Nov 18, 2024 | 0 | 2 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Nov 18 to Nov 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kodiak Oil & Gas Inc | Noble, OKWells around it | 1 | Nov 21, 2024 |
| Octane Energy Operating, LLC | Ward, TXWells around it | 1 | Nov 19, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Nov 18 to Nov 24, 2024, by who they went from and to: 20 wells between 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon Oil Permian LLC | RAYBAW Operating, LLC, NM | 19 | Nov 20, 2024 |
| Trinity Environmental SWD I, L.L.C. | Select Water Solutions, LLC, NM | 1 | Nov 20, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Nov 18 to Nov 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brokers Tip 13 SWD #942-109-34384Wells around it | Coterra Energy Operating Co.99 of 103 horizontal | Culberson, TX | Nov 19, 2024 | 6,000 ft | — |
| Hay Bowen 32 DMG SWD #142-109-34385Wells around it | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.176 of 183 horizontal | Culberson, TX | Nov 19, 2024 | — | Oil |
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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