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 Permian Basin Top Operators
(Undrilled-Permits)
Company    Last 12 Months
Occidental Petroleum Corp    833
Devon Energy Corp    470
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.    469
   447
   420
   370
   342
   333

   Drilling Permits Trends ( Last 24 Months)


Permian Basin - Drilling Permits ( July 28, 2025 - August 27, 2025)
Date Approved county Well Name Well type Well Bore Type Field/Zone Well Status
Burk Royalty Co Ltd
08-22-2025 Yoakum Mallard 5h Oil Horizontal Platang (san Andres) Undrilled
08-18-2025 Yoakum Eider 4h Oil Horizontal Platang (san Andres) Undrilled
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
08-22-2025 Reagan Andretti 35-23 D 2wa Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
08-22-2025 Reagan Andretti 35-23 B 1wa Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
08-22-2025 Martin Iliad 27-18 E 2jm Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
08-22-2025 Martin Iliad 27-18 D 1wb Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
08-22-2025 Martin Iliad 27-18 C 1wa Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
08-22-2025 Martin Iliad 27-18 B 1ls Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
08-22-2025 Martin Iliad 27-18 A 1dn Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
08-22-2025 Andrews Ul Potomac 16-13 C 1wa Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) 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 : August 27, 2025


Drilling Trends from May 4, 2011 - August 27, 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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05/03/2025 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
07/28/2024 Vital Energy, Inc. Point Energy Partners Petro LLC Vital Energy Acquires Delaware Basin Property From PE-Backed E&P $1,025
 

  Permian Basin Transactions By Quarter ($MM)