Drilling & Completions | Financial Results | Capital Markets | Drilling Activity
Range Talks Q1 Drilling Activity; SW Marcellus Output Up +14% YOY
Range Resources provided its Q1 2019 financial results as well as an overview of its operational results.
Ops
The table below summarizes estimated activity for 2019 regarding the number of wells to sales for each area.
| Wells TIL 1Q 2019 |
Calendar 2019 Planned TIL |
Remaining 2019 |
|||||
| SW PA Super-Rich | 3 | 14 | 11 | ||||
| SW PA Wet | 0 | 41 | 41 | ||||
| SW PA Dry | 20 | 33 | 13 | ||||
| Total Appalachia | 23 | 88 | 65 | ||||
| Total N. LA. | 3 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 96 | 70 |
Appalachia Division
Production for first quarter 2019 averaged approximately 2,027 net Mmcfe per day from the Appalachia division, a 12% increase over the prior-year first quarter.
The southwest area of the division averaged 1,915 net Mmcfe per day during first quarter 2019, a 14% increase over first quarter 2018. The northeast Marcellus properties averaged 112 net Mmcf per day inclusive of approximately 15 net Mmcf per day of legacy acreage production during first quarter 2019.
North Louisiana
Production for the division in first quarter 2019 averaged approximately 229 net Mmcfe per day. The division brought on line three wells during the quarter and expects to bring on line five additional wells during the remainder of the year.
More Drilling Activity News

Chevron Fourth Quarter, Full Year 2022 Results
Chevron Corp. reported its fourth quarter and full year 2022 results. Chevron reported earnings of $6.4 billion ($3.33 per share - diluted) for fourth quarter 2022, compared with…

Civitas Resources Third Quarter 2022 Results
Civitas Resources, Inc. announced its third quarter 2022 financial and operating results. Third Quarter 2022 Highlights: Average daily sales volumes of 176.3 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per…

Murphy Oil Third Quarter 2022 Results
Murphy Oil Corp. announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter 2022. Murphy reported net income attributable to Murphy of $528 million, or $3.36 per diluted…

California Resources Third Quarter 2022 Results
California Resources Corp. reported third quarter 2022 operational and financial results. Mac McFarland, CRC's President and Chief Executive Officer, said: "CRC's strong financial performance, coupled with our consistent…

Coterra Energy Third Quarter 2022 Results
Coterra Energy Inc. reported third-quarter 2022 financial and operating results. Thomas E. Jorden, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, "Coterra continues to execute and has delivered another strong…
Ark-La-Tex News

Why $90 Oil Isn’t Bringing Back the Rigs
Higher oil prices are not translating cleanly into a drilling response across U.S. shale, and company disclosures are starting to show why. The issue is not simply capital…

These Three Companies Will Increase Drilling & Completion Over The Next 3 Year
In the span of fifteen months, three Japanese energy companies committed more than $10.3 billion to U.S. natural gas production assets — a buying spree that has transferred…

Q1 A&D Transactions Jump to $30B , While Deal Flow Was Down 40%
The first quarter of 2026 has officially defined the "Barbell Era" of American oil and gas. While the total number of deals plummeted by 46% YoY (dropping to…

Ascent Resources 2026: A Quiet Growth Story for Oilfield Services
Ascent Resources may not be making headlines with rig additions or dramatic well count increases, but a closer read of their March 2026 investor presentation — compared against…

Diversified Energy Striking While the Iron is Hot in East Texas
Transaction Summary Diversified Energy has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement to acquire high-working interest, natural gas producing assets in East Texas from Sheridan Production for…
Northeast News

Infinity Closes $1.2B Utica Upstream & Midstream Deal
Infinity Natural Resources has completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of upstream and midstream assets in the Ohio Utica Shale from Antero Resources and Antero Midstream, according to company disclosures…

Antero Resources Completes $2.8B Marcellus Expansion
Antero Resources Completes $2.8B Marcellus Expansion Antero Resources has completed the previously announced acquisition of upstream assets from HG Energy II, LLC, significantly expanding its core position in…

Mitsubishi to Buy Aethon for ~$5.2B, Taking Scaled Haynesville Gas Platform
Mitsubishi Corporation has agreed to acquire Aethon (Aethon III LLC, Aethon United LP and related entities) for a total equity investment of approximately $5.2 billion, delivering Mitsubishi a…

A Quiet Capital Pattern Is Forming in North American Upstream — and Almost No One Is Talking About It
A handful of recent transactions and capital raises point to a subtle pattern in North American upstream—one that is easy to miss because each event, on its own,…

Ascent is quietly setting the Utica productivity curve
For most of the last few years, the Utica story has been about discipline: fewer rigs, fewer headlines, and steady execution from a handful of operators who know…