Anschutz Exploration Corp.
About
Anschutz Exploration Corp. (AEC) is a private, independent oil and gas company with current projects located in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. AEC and its predecessors have participated in significant discoveries and development of oil and gas resources worldwide. The company’s experienced operations team has drilled and completed hundreds of oil and gas wells, applying advanced technologies and practices to achieve multiple successes across a spectrum of projects. We are currently focused on projects within the U.S. Rockies, which leverages our company history and technical experience.
Editor's note: Updated July 15, 2019.
Headquarters Address
555 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, CO 80202
United States
Website
www.anschutz-exploration.comMain Phone Number
Transactions
Marketed: Anschutz Exploration Corp. WI Opportunity in Converse County, Wyoming
Marketed: Anschutz Exploration Corp. WI Opportunity in Converse County, Wyoming
Marketed: Anschutz Exploration Property Package, Campbell County, Wyoming
Marketed: Anschutz Exploration Property Package, Campbell County, Wyoming
Marketed: Multiple Anschutz Exploration Powder River Basin Packages
Marketed: Multiple Anschutz Exploration Powder River Basin Packages
Marketed: Anschutz D-J Basin Royalty, Non-Op Package
Marketed: Anschutz D-J Basin Royalty, Non-Op Package
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Shale Outlook Uinta: Horizontal Boom to Continue in 2025
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Anschutz Explores Utah Mancos Shale Near Red-Hot Uinta Basin
Outside of the Uinta Basin’s core oil play, private E&P Anschutz Exploration is wildcatting in Utah’s deeper, liquids-rich Mancos shale bench, according to a Hart Energy analysis.
Jefferies: With Permian Locked Up, E&Ps Hunt for New L48 Runway
With the core of the Permian Basin largely locked up, “intrepid operators” are hunting for runway in more nascent Lower 48 basins and in less developed Permian benches.
Oxy CEO Sheds Light on Powder River Basin Sale to Anschutz
Occidental is selling non-core assets in the Lower 48 as it works to reduce debt from a $12 billion Permian Basin acquisition.
Oxy Divests Some Powder River Basin Assets to Anschutz
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Powder River E&P Peak Resources Prices IPO, to Test Markets as MLP
Powder River Basin E&P Peak Resources expects to raise more than $57 million in net proceeds and follows a number of companies that have gone public or intend to test the public markets.
Jack Vaughn-Led Peak Resources Files for Powder River Basin IPO
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