Permian
Shale Plays , Construction , Pipelines
Enterprise Cancels Midland-to-Echo 4 Pipeline Project
Amended agreements allow the company to move reduced volumes of Permian crude on existing pipelines.
Exploration & Production , Legislation , Shale Plays
US Shale Producers Race for Federal Permits Ahead of Presidential Election
Democratic candidate Joe Biden has stated that he does not want to ban fracking outright. However, his climate plan includes banning new oil and gas permits on public lands
Rig Counts , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Sept. 7, 2020)
Though the oil and gas industry has not recovered since the end of the second quarter, the Permian Basin remains the most active region.
Public Capital , Exploration & Production , Health, Safety & Environment , Emissions , Shale Plays
ConocoPhillips Pulls Request for Extension of Flaring Permits at Multiple West Texas Sites
ConocoPhillips continues to take steps to reduce flaring in Permian Basin's Goldsmith area, John Roper, director of the company's media relations and crisis communications, told Reuters.
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (Sept. 3, 2020)
A Wolfcamp Shale discovery by EOG Resources plus Ovintiv announces results from horizontal Woodford wells from two pads in Oklahoma’s McClain County top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Lease Sales
Marketed: Delaware Basin Ready-to-drill Position, Reeves County, Texas
Wheat Energy Partners retained EnergyNet to exclusively market a ready-to-drill position within the Delaware Basin in Reeves County, Texas, through a sealed-bid offering closing Sept. 30.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends , Mergers
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Sept. 2, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including Panhandle Oil and Gas’ entry into the Haynesville Shale through the acquisition of two packages of royalty acreage from Red Stone Resources.
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Sept. 2, 2020)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including a package of Midland Basin royalty properties in West Texas primarily operated by CrownQuest and Pioneer Natural Resources.
Exploration & Production , Completions
Managing Negative Fracture Interactions with Far-Field Diverters and Liquid Chemical Tracers
The effectiveness of far-field diverters was evaluated by a Permian Basin operator using tracers.
Unconventional , Top IP Wells
Updated: Top 12 IP Wells in the Permian Basin
June 2020: Bone Spring Producer In Eddy County, N.M., Flows 7.15 Mbbl of Oil, 8.214 MMcf of Gas per Day