REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Jan 20 to Jan 26, 2025
Texas
wells permitted · 182 in the week before −13%
53 operators · 120 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jan 24, 2025
New Mexico
wells permitted · 59 in the week before +14%
9 operators · 61 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jan 25, 2025
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 17 in the week before −35%
7 operators · 11 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Jan 24, 2025
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Jan 26, 2025, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
| Operator | Wells | Horizontal | Mostly in |
|---|---|---|---|
| OXY USA Inc | 25 | 25 | Eddy, NM |
| Apache Corporation | 19 | 19 | Midland, TX |
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 14 | 14 | Martin, TX |
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | 10 | 10 | Eddy, NM |
| Devon Energy Production Company, LP | 10 | 10 | Lea, NM |
| Mewbourne Oil Co | 8 | 8 | Eddy, NM |
| COG Operating LLC | 6 | 6 | Upton, TX |
| Devon Energy Production Co L.P. | 6 | 6 | Karnes, TX |
| Hilcorp Energy Company | 6 | 0 | San Juan, NM |
| Blackbeard Operating, LLC | 6 | 4 | Crane, TX |
| Sabine Energy Inc. | 5 | 5 | Panola, TX |
| Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 5 | 0 | Culberson, TX |
| Coterra Energy Operating Co. | 5 | 5 | Lea, NM |
| Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 5 | 5 | Borden, TX |
| Marathon Oil EF LLC | 5 | 5 | Atascosa, TX |
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Jan 20 to Jan 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energon Oil, Inc.Petrora groups this registration with 1 other under Energon Oil, Inc. | Jan 22, 2025 | 1 | 1 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Jan 20 to Jan 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triple Crown Resources LLC | Upton, TXWells around it | 4 | Jan 22, 2025 |
| Atmos Pipeline - Texas | Nolan, TXWells around it | 1 | Jan 23, 2025 |
| Wagner Oil Company | Jasper, TXWells around it | 1 | Jan 22, 2025 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Jan 20 to Jan 26, 2025, by who they went from and to: 8 wells between 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| OXY USA Inc | Tascosa Energy Partners, L.L.C, NM | 2 | Jan 24, 2025 |
| COG Operating LLC | Solaris Water Midstream, LLC, NM | 2 | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Solis Partners, L.L.C. | Desert Mountain Energy Corp., NM | 1 | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Penroc Oil Corp | Kratos Operating, LLC, NM | 1 | Jan 23, 2025 |
| Coleman Oil & Gas Inc | MorningStar Operating LLC, NM | 1 | Jan 21, 2025 |
| OXY USA Inc | Avant Operating, LLC, NM | 1 | Jan 21, 2025 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Jan 20 to Jan 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Marisol #142-109-34441Wells around it | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.163 of 173 horizontal | Culberson, TX | Jan 22, 2025 | 3,000 ft | — |
| Dr Marisol #242-109-34442Wells around it | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.163 of 173 horizontal | Culberson, TX | Jan 22, 2025 | 3,000 ft | — |
| Dr Marisol #342-109-34443Wells around it | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.163 of 173 horizontal | Culberson, TX | Jan 22, 2025 | 3,000 ft | — |
| Dr Marisol #442-109-34444Wells around it | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.163 of 173 horizontal | Culberson, TX | Jan 22, 2025 | 3,000 ft | — |
| Dr Marisol #542-109-34445Wells around it | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.163 of 173 horizontal | Culberson, TX | Jan 22, 2025 | 3,000 ft | — |
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/2025-01-26, documented in the API reference.