REPORTS · WEEKLY · UNITED STATES
US weekly report
Week of Apr 21 to Apr 27, 2025
Texas
wells permitted · 115 in the week before +62%
66 operators · 154 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 25, 2025
New Mexico
wells permitted · 62 in the week before −6%
8 operators · 57 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 25, 2025
Oklahoma
wells permitted · 16 in the week before +56%
12 operators · 21 horizontal
Latest approval on file: Apr 25, 2025
Wells permitted by week
The twelve weeks to Apr 27, 2025, each labeled by the Sunday it ends on.
Operators with the most wells permitted
Counties with the most wells permitted
Operators filing a first permit
Operator registrations whose first permit on file was approved Apr 21 to Apr 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoterre Operating, L.L.C. | Apr 25, 2025 | 1 | 3 | TX |
| Yordes Energy, LLC | Apr 24, 2025 | 1 | 2 | TX |
Operators new to a county
An operator's first well in a county: wells permitted Apr 21 to Apr 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Products Operatingllc | Collingsworth, TXWells around it | 1 | Apr 22, 2025 |
Wells that changed operator
Wells whose operator of record changed Apr 21 to Apr 27, 2025, by who they went from and to: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| XTO Permian Operating LLC. | XTO Energy, Inc, NM | 5 | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Permian Oilfield Partners, LLC | Ranger Water Midstream, LLC, NM | 3 | Apr 22, 2025 |
Vertical wells from operators drilling horizontals
Vertical wells permitted Apr 21 to Apr 27, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranger C5-14-SWD #1D42-389-35819Wells around it | VTX Energy Operating, LLC28 of 29 horizontal | Reeves, TX | Apr 25, 2025 | 7,515 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.
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