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 Permian Basin Top Operators
(Undrilled-Permits)
Company    Last 12 Months
Occidental Petroleum Corp    813
Diamondback Energy, Inc.    505
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.    456
   376
   355
   340
   292
   290

   Drilling Permits Trends ( Last 24 Months)


Permian Basin - Drilling Permits ( October 27, 2025 - November 26, 2025)
Date Approved county Well Name Well type Well Bore Type Field/Zone Well Status
Upp Operating, LLC
11-21-2025 Sutton Fields 14 11 Oil & Gas Vertical Fawcett (wolfcamp) Undrilled
11-21-2025 Sutton Fields 15 17 Oil & Gas Vertical Fawcett (wolfcamp) Undrilled
Iron Orchard Operating LLC
11-21-2025 Reagan Ul Victorio East C 8-5-17 503uj Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
11-21-2025 Reagan Ul Victorio East D 8-5-17 507lj Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
11-21-2025 Reagan Ul Victorio West A 8-5 501uj Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
11-21-2025 Reagan Ul Victorio West B 8-5 505lj Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
EOG Resources, Inc.
11-21-2025 Pecos State Banana Stand 31 3501h Oil & Gas Horizontal Wildcat Undrilled
11-13-2025 Loving State Link Vj Ranch 37-48 752h Oil & Gas Horizontal Phantom (wolfcamp) Undrilled
10-31-2025 Loving State Link Vj Ranch 37-48 711h Oil & Gas Horizontal Phantom (wolfcamp) Undrilled
10-31-2025 Loving State Link Vj Ranch 37-48 732h Oil & Gas Horizontal Phantom (wolfcamp) Undrilled

 Permian Basin - Well Completion Trend

Completions By
Company
2025(YTD)
Count
Occidental Petroleum Corp 244
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 240
Mewbourne Oil Company 131
124
116
Completions By
County
2025(YTD)
Count
Eddy 284
Lea 266
Midland 254
190
148

 Permian Basin Map

 Permian Basin Rig Data : November 26, 2025


Drilling Trends from May 4, 2011 - November 26, 2025

 Permian Basin Overview



The Permian Basin is one of the oldest and most widely recognized oil and gas producing regions in the U.S. The Permian Basin covers approximately 86,000 square miles and encompasses 52 counties in New Mexico and Texas.

Here are some links to the data we have available on the Permian Basin, Wolfcamp, Bone Springs, Spraberry

Rig Locations (which operator is drilling where - updated weekly) Completions (wells completed by E&P companies, including DUCs. : updated daily) Drilling Programs Company budgets (Allocated capital by company) Active…

  Permian Basin - Mergers & Acquisition

Announce Date Buyer Seller Title Value $MM
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05/07/2025 Permian Resources Corp. APA Corp. Permian Resources Bolt-On Assets From APA Corp $608
05/03/2025 Riley Exploration Permian Inc. Silverback Exploration II LLC Riley Permian Acquires PE-Backed Silverback II For $142million $142
02/26/2025 Civitas Resources Inc. Not Disclosed Civitas Buys More Core Permian For 300 Million $300
02/18/2025 Diamondback Energy, Inc. Double Eagle Energy IV LLC Diamondback Acquires Double Eagle In $6 Billion, Cash & Stock Deal $6,000
01/30/2025 Viper Energy Partners Lp Diamondback Energy, Inc. Diamondback Drop Down $4.4 Billion In Mineral and Royalty Interests To Viper $4,440
01/27/2025 Diversified Energy Company plc Maverick Natural Resources LLC Diversified Acquires Maverick for $1.275 Billion to Expand Liquids Exposure and Anadarko/Permian Footprint $1,275
11/13/2024 Coterra Energy Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC,Avant Natural Resources Coterra Expands Permian Footprint with $3.95 Billion Acquisition of Franklin Mountain and Avant Assets $3,950
07/30/2024 Permian Resources Corp. Occidental Petroleum Corp Permian Resources Acquires More Delaware Basin Property $817
 

  Permian Basin Transactions By Quarter ($MM)