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 Powder River Basin Top Operators
(Undrilled-Permits)
Company    Last 12 Months
Anschutz Exploration Corporation    68
Occidental Petroleum Corp    38
EOG Resources, Inc.    23
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   6
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   Drilling Permits Trends ( Last 24 Months)


 Powder River Basin - Well Completion Trend

Completions By
Company
2024(YTD)
Count
Anschutz Exploration Corporation 4
EOG Resources, Inc. 2
Completions By
County
2024(YTD)
Count
Campbell 6

 Powder River Basin Rig Data : March 19, 2024


Drilling Trends from May 4, 2011 - March 19, 2024

 Powder River Basin Overview



Where is the Powder River Basin?

Located in southeast Montana and northwest Wyoming, the Powder River Basin is a region known for its rich coalbed methane potential - which currently supplies approximately 40% of the United States' coal. While overall coal interest has been in decline, the Powder River Basin remains a relatively active target for certain operators.

While the Powder River Basin is unified geologically, residents of areas distant from the Powder River proper do not think of themselves as living in a single geographic region. For example, residents…

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  Powder River Basin - Mergers & Acquisition

Announce Date Buyer Seller Title Value $MM
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11/30/2020 Contango Oil & Gas Co. Not Disclosed Contango to Acquire Oily Assets in Big Horn, PRB, Permian Basins $58
02/07/2019 Kimbell Royalty Partners LP Encap Investments Kimbell Picks Up Multi-Play Assets from EnCap in $151MM Deal $151
10/26/2018 Vermilion Energy Inc. Massif Oil & Gas Vermilion Acquires Powder River Property for $186 Million $186
10/17/2018 Cuda Oil & Gas Not Disclosed Cuda Bulks Up in the Powder River Basin; Acquires Non-Op Property ---
08/27/2018 Rebellion Energy, LLC Liberty Resources II LLC Rebellion Energy Acquires Powder River Basin Assets for $100MM $100
07/10/2018 Mid-Con Energy Partners Lp Not Disclosed Mid-Con Inks Deal for Powder River Basin Property $1
06/11/2018 Junex Inc.,Cuda Oil & Gas Not Disclosed Cuda Energy, Junex Acquire Powder River Basin Asset $37
05/09/2018 Not Disclosed Samson Resources II LLC Samson Resources II Sells/Swaps Powder River Basin Property $44
 

  Powder River Basin Transactions By Quarter ($MM)