REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Jan 13 to Jan 19, 2025
Texas
wells permitted · 141 in the week before +29%
42 operators · 162 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jan 17, 2025
New Mexico
wells permitted · 60 in the week before −2%
9 operators · 59 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jan 18, 2025
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 16 in the week before +6%
11 operators · 15 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jan 17, 2025
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Jan 19, 2025, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 29 | 29 | Culberson, TX |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 25 | 25 | Martin, TX |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 18 | 18 | Eddy, NM |
| Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC | 16 | 16 | Loving, TX |
| Oxyrock Operating, LLC | 15 | 15 | Glasscock, TX |
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 14 | 14 | Lea, NM |
| Summit Petroleum LLC | 8 | 8 | Upton, TX |
| BPX Operating Company | 8 | 8 | De Witt, TX |
| Permian Resources Operating, LLC | 7 | 7 | Lea, NM |
| Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 6 | 6 | Upton, TX |
| Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. | 6 | 6 | Midland, TX |
| Matador Production Company | 6 | 6 | Ward, TX |
| EOG Resources Inc | 6 | 6 | Eddy, NM |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 5 | 5 | Eddy, NM |
| OXY USA Inc. | 5 | 1 | Gaines, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Jan 13 to Jan 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Capital Partners, LLC | Jan 17, 2025 | 1 | 2 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Jan 13 to Jan 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterbridge Stateline LLC | Ward, TXWells around it | 1 | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Drake Exploration LLC | Craig, OKWells around it | 1 | Jan 15, 2025 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Jan 13 to Jan 19, 2025, by who they went from and to: 183 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solis Partners, L.L.C. | Desert Mountain Energy Corp., NM | 176 | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Legacy Reserves Operating, LP | Team Operating, L.L.C., NM | 4 | Jan 17, 2025 |
| COG Operating LLC | Civitas Permian Operating, LLC, NM | 2 | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Wildcat Energy LLC | American Energy Resources LLC, NM | 1 | Jan 13, 2025 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Jan 13 to Jan 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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/2025-01-19, documented in the API reference.