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Wright to U.S. Oil Industry: The Price Signal Is Telling You to Drill

Wright to U.S. Oil Industry: The Price Signal Is Telling You to Drill

Energy Secretary Chris Wright stood in front of the largest gathering of oil executives in the world this morning and delivered a message that was equal parts market…

Why Surface-Only Inventory Predictions Are a Fool’s Errand

Why Surface-Only Inventory Predictions Are a Fool’s Errand

Introduction The promise is seductive: a map covered in potential drill spots, colored by predicted “rock quality,” with hundreds or thousands of “remaining locations.” Many oil & gas…

California Resources Corporation Acquires Berry Corporation in All-Stock Merger for $717MM

Premium content California Resources Corporation Acquires Berry Corporation in All-Stock Merger for $717MM

California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Berry Corporation (NASDAQ: BRY) in an all-stock merger under which Berry shareholders received 0.0718 shares of CRC…

CRC to Acquire Berry in All-Stock Combination, Building a Larger California-Focused Energy Leader

CRC to Acquire Berry in All-Stock Combination, Building a Larger California-Focused Energy Leader

California Resources Corporation (CRC) and Berry Corporation announced a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction valuing Berry at approximately $717 million (inclusive of Berry net debt).…

Berry Reaffirms FY25 Guidance; Uinta Wells Drive 2H Growth

Berry Reaffirms FY25 Guidance; Uinta Wells Drive 2H Growth

Berry Corporation delivered a steady second quarter update that reinforced the company’s core message for 2025: production is on plan, guidance is intact, and the hedge book is…

SM Energy Hits Record Output; Driven by Uinta

SM Energy Hits Record Output; Driven by Uinta

In Q2 2025, SM Energy (NYSE: SM) delivered a performance that underscored its evolution from a mid-cap E&P into a streamlined, tech-enabled operator executing a multibasin optimization strategy.…

Baker Hughes Solid Y/Y Performance Amidst US Frac Market Slowdown

Baker Hughes Solid Y/Y Performance Amidst US Frac Market Slowdown

Baker Hughes reported a strong second quarter for 2025, with total company revenue rising to $7.1 billion, a 13% increase over the $6.3 billion reported in Q2 2024.…

Top Oilfield Company Retire Rigs & Cut Frac Horsepower Expecting Soft 2025 Market

Top Oilfield Company Retire Rigs & Cut Frac Horsepower Expecting Soft 2025 Market

Patterson UTI who recently acquired NeTier Oilfield said the following during its most recent earnings call. Cutting HorsePower & Plus Fleets. “ We have retired ‘42 rigs that…

Shale Experts Frac Maket Forecast 2024

Shale Experts Frac Maket Forecast 2024

It's that time again, where give you our thoughts based on analysis of what we expect from the frac market/activity this year. As most of you know, we…

Large E&P Chops Permian/Anadarko Basin Frac Activity by 30% In 2024

Large E&P Chops Permian/Anadarko Basin Frac Activity by 30% In 2024

Ovintiv provided an update to it's plan for 2024. The company plans to cut Permian well activity by 27%, the Anadarko basin by 67% and the Montney by…

Uinta Basin Play Top Operators (Undrilled Permits)

Company Last 12 Months
SM Energy Company 33
Finley Resources Inc 29
Uinta Wax Operating, LLC 19
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What is the Uinta Basin?

The Uinta Basin, located in northeastern Utah, has produced 577 MMbbls since its discovery in 1949 and is characterized by naturally fractured, tight oil sands with multiple zones. Our  operations are primarily focused on developing the Altamont Field (including the Bluebell and CedarRim fields), which is the largest field in the basin.

The Uintah Basin, also spelled Uinta Basin, is a physiographic section of the larger Colorado Plateaus province, which, in turn, is part of the larger Intermontane Plateaus physiographic division.[1] It is also a…

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