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Wolfcamp Shale News

 Wolfcamp Shale Top Operators
(Undrilled-Permits)
Company    Last 12 Months
Occidental Petroleum Corp    763
Devon Energy Corp    470
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.    449
   447
   374
   368
   336
   333

   Drilling Permits Trends ( Last 24 Months)


Wolfcamp Shale - Drilling Permits ( July 30, 2025 - August 29, 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
08-20-2025 Midland Peggy 20-8 B 2wd Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled

 Wolfcamp Shale - Well Completion Trend

Completions By
Company
2025(YTD)
Count
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. 240
Occidental Petroleum Corp 239
Mewbourne Oil Company 129
116
100
Completions By
County
2025(YTD)
Count
Eddy 284
Lea 266
Midland 254
190
148

 Wolfcamp Shale Map

 Wolfcamp Shale Rig Data : August 29, 2025


Drilling Trends from May 4, 2011 - August 29, 2025

 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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06/12/2024 Matador Resources Company Ameredev II, LLC Matador Resources Acquires PE-Backed Ameredev For $1.9 Billion $1,900
02/12/2024 Diamondback Energy, Inc. Endeavor Energy Resources Diamondback To Acquire Endeavor Energy In $26 Billion Transaction $26,000
01/04/2024 APA Corp. Callon Petroleum Co. APA Corp to Acquire Permian Pure Player- Callon In All Stock Deal $4,500
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
 

  Wolfcamp Shale Transactions By Quarter ($MM)