REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Jan 6 to Jan 12, 2025
Texas
wells permitted · 97 in the week before +45%
46 operators · 118 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jan 10, 2025
New Mexico
wells permitted · 30 in the week before +100%
6 operators · 60 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jan 12, 2025
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 11 in the week before +45%
8 operators · 14 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jan 10, 2025
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Jan 12, 2025, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 24 | 24 | Eddy, NM |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 23 | 23 | Martin, TX |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | 13 | 13 | Webb, TX |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 12 | 12 | Lea, NM |
| Mewbourne Oil Company | 12 | 12 | Loving, TX |
| OXY USA Inc | 11 | 11 | Eddy, NM |
| Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 8 | 8 | Loving, TX |
| SM Energy Company | 8 | 8 | Webb, TX |
| Chevron U S A Inc | 6 | 6 | Lea, NM |
| Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | 6 | 6 | Martin, TX |
| Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC | 5 | 5 | Dimmit, TX |
| Devon Energy Production Co L.P. | 4 | 4 | De Witt, TX |
| Enduring Resources, LLC | 4 | 4 | San Juan, NM |
| Mewbourne Oil Company | 4 | 4 | Ellis, OK |
| WPX Energy Permian, LLC | 4 | 4 | Winkler, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Jan 6 to Jan 12, 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bkverde Texas Development, LLC | Jan 10, 2025 | 1 | 1 | TX |
| Nile Midstream, LLC | Jan 9, 2025 | 1 | 8 | Crane, TX |
| SNR Brazos LLC | Jan 7, 2025 | 0 | 2 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Jan 6 to Jan 12, 2025 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. | Bee, TXWells around it | 2 | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Mitsui E&P USA LLC | Freestone, TXWells around it | 1 | Jan 9, 2025 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Jan 6 to Jan 12, 2025, by who they went from and to: 530 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Corporation | Hilcorp Energy Company, NM | 520 | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Endura Energy LLC | Elh Energy LLC, NM | 5 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Robert L Bayless Producer LLC | Red Rocks Oil & Gas Operating LLC, NM | 3 | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Wildcat Energy LLC | American Energy Resources LLC, NM | 2 | Jan 7 to Jan 10, 2025 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Jan 6 to Jan 12, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East McMullen SWD #142-311-37575Wells around it | Caturus Energy LLC70 of 71 horizontal | McMullen, TX | Jan 8, 2025 | — | 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.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/reports/weekly/2025-01-12, documented in the API reference.