REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Dec 9 to Dec 15, 2024
Texas
wells permitted · 182 in the week before +11%
63 operators · 172 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Dec 13, 2024
New Mexico
wells permitted · 103 in the week before +14%
16 operators · 117 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Dec 15, 2024
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 19 in the week before +26%
18 operators · 16 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Dec 13, 2024
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Dec 15, 2024, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| EOG Resources Inc | 32 | 32 | Lea, NM |
| OXY USA Inc | 28 | 28 | Lea, NM |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 19 | 19 | Eddy, NM |
| Apache Corporation | 18 | 18 | Midland, TX |
| Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | 11 | 11 | De Witt, TX |
| COG Operating LLC | 10 | 10 | Upton, TX |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 9 | 9 | Culberson, TX |
| Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 9 | 9 | Reeves, TX |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | 9 | 9 | Atascosa, TX |
| Hannathon Petroleum II LLC | 8 | 8 | Glasscock, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 8 | 8 | Eddy, NM |
| Ensign Natural Resources II LLC | 7 | 7 | Gonzales, TX |
| WPX Energy Permian, LLC | 7 | 7 | Eddy, NM |
| SM Energy Company | 7 | 7 | Upton, TX |
| Cutbow Operating LLC | 6 | 6 | Martin, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Dec 9 to Dec 15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | Dec 11, 2024 | 3 | 54 | Webb, TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Dec 9 to Dec 15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosewood Resources Inc. | Live Oak, TXWells around it | 2 | Dec 11, 2024 |
| King Operating Corporation | Potter, TXWells around it | 2 | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Pecos Country Operating Inc. | Jack, TXWells around it | 1 | Dec 13, 2024 |
| Wes Water Holdings LLC | Culberson, TXWells around it | 1 | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Sanguine Gas Exploration LLC | McClain, OKWells around it | 1 | Dec 9, 2024 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Dec 9 to Dec 15, 2024, by who they went from and to: 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tap Rock Operating, LLC | Civitas Permian Operating, LLC, NM | 28 | Dec 13, 2024 |
| BXP Operating, LLC | Kratos Operating, LLC, NM | 4 | Dec 10, 2024 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Dec 9 to Dec 15, 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.
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