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Wolfcamp Shale News

 Wolfcamp Shale Top Operators
(Undrilled-Permits)
Company    Last 12 Months
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.    414
EOG Resources, Inc.    407
Occidental Petroleum Corp    337
   311
   293
   263
   242
   239

   Drilling Permits Trends ( Last 24 Months)


Wolfcamp Shale - Drilling Permits ( February 27, 2024 - March 28, 2024)
Date Approved county Well Name Well type Well Bore Type Field/Zone Well Status
Pilot Water Solutions
03-01-2024 Reeves Tplt 652 1d Saltwater-inj Vertical Jess Burner (delaware 3800) Undrilled
Ring Energy Inc.
03-01-2024 Yoakum 12th Man 660 3h Oil Horizontal Undrilled
Endeavor Energy Resources
03-01-2024 Midland Rio San Marcos 36-45 Unit 2a 273 Oil Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
02-28-2024 Midland Rio San Marcos 36-45 Unit 2a 172 Oil Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
02-28-2024 Midland Rio San Marcos 36-45 Unit 2a 274 Oil Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
02-28-2024 Midland Rio San Marcos 36-45 Unit 2a 181 Oil Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
02-28-2024 Midland Rio San Marcos 36-45 Unit 2a 182 Oil Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
02-28-2024 Midland Rio San Marcos 36-45 Unit 2b 283 Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
03-01-2024 Midland Everglades Unit 2 0537sh Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
03-01-2024 Midland Everglades Unit 2 0567dh Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled

 Wolfcamp Shale - Well Completion Trend

Completions By
Company
2024(YTD)
Count
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 45
EOG Resources, Inc. 29
ExxonMobil 27
17
10
Completions By
County
2024(YTD)
Count
Lea 41
Martin 35
Midland 35
20
18

 Wolfcamp Shale Map

 Wolfcamp Shale Rig Data : March 28, 2024


Drilling Trends from May 4, 2011 - March 28, 2024

 Wolfcamp Shale Overview



The Wolfcamp Shale is an oil and gas formation found throughout the Permian Basin.  (See Permian Basin Geologic Break down below.) Historically, development in the Permian has been mostly vertical. In the last few years, however, companies have shifted focus to horizontal development. Specifically in the Wolfcamp A, Wolfcamp B, Wolfcamp C, and Wolfcamp D and, more recently the Wolfcamp XY in the Delaware Basin.

It is important to note that the Wolfcamp Shale (Wolfcamp A, B, C, D) can be found in all three basins, the Midland, Delaware…

  Wolfcamp Shale - Mergers & Acquisition

Announce Date Buyer Seller Title Value $MM
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12/15/2023 Fury Resources Inc Battalion Oil Corp. Fury Resources Takes Battalion Private In Transaction Worth $450 Million : Map $450
12/11/2023 Occidental Petroleum Corp Crownrock, Lp Oxy Acquires Midland Basin Juggernaut For $12 Billion $12,000
11/21/2023 Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Not Disclosed Northern Oil Acquires Additional Permian Working Interest; Enters Utica $170
10/11/2023 ExxonMobil Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Exxon To Acquire Permian Juggernaut, Pioneer For $60 Billion $60,000
10/04/2023 Civitas Resources Inc. Vencer Energy Civitas acquires Vitol's Vencer Energy For $2.1 Billion; Add-On Permian $2,100
08/21/2023 Permian Resources Corp. Earthstone Energy Inc. Permian Resources Acquires Earthstone Energy $4,500
04/03/2023 Ovintiv Inc Piedra Resources LLC,PetroLegacy Energy II, LLC,Black Swan Operating, LLC Ovintiv Acquires Encap-Backed Permian Companies For $4.2 Billion; Exit Bakken $4,200
02/14/2023 Laredo Petroleum Inc.,Vital Energy, Inc. Driftwood Energy Partners Laredo Petroleum/Vital Energy Acquires Driftwood Energy $212
 

  Wolfcamp Shale Transactions By Quarter ($MM)