Niobrara
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Western Rig Count As of January 24, 2020
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Lease Sales
On The Market Oil And Gas Quicklist (Week Of Jan. 22, 2020)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including “SOHOT” asset packages from Marathon Oil in Oklahoma plus a Merit Energy Powder River Basin waterflood asset.
Unconventional , Natural Gas , Crude Oil , Shale Plays
US Shale Oil, Natgas Production Growth To Hit Slowest In A Year
U.S. oil production from seven major shale formations is expected to rise about 22,000 barrels per day next month, which would be the smallest monthly increase since shale output declined in February 2019.
Public Capital , People , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays
Enerplus Taps Wade Hutchings From Devon Energy For COO Role
Wade Hutchings’ appointment as COO is in conjunction with the retirement of Ray Daniels, who has had a decades-long career in energy including 12 years at Enerplus.
Lease Sales
On The Market Oil And Gas Quicklist (Week Of Jan. 15, 2020)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including Corterra Energy Arkoma Basin properties and Echo Investment Partners foreclosure process.
Trends
Energy A&D Transactions From The Week Of Jan. 15, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of energy deals from the past week including Kimbell’s acquisition of NGP-backed Springbok plus the closing of Parsley’s multibillion-dollar merger with Jagged Peak.
Public Capital , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Mergers
PDC Energy Completes $1.7 Billion All-stock Merger With SRC Energy
PDC now adds SRC Energy’s core area of operations in the Greater Wattenberg Field of the D-J Basin to its portfolio, which includes positions in the D-J and Permian basins.
Lease Sales
On The Market Quicklist (Week Of Jan. 8, 2020)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including Permian Basin properties from a Chapter 11 sale and a package of interest in Apache-operated Midland Basin wells.
Exploration & Production , Legislation , Health, Safety & Environment , Shale Plays
Anti-fracking Group Proposes Limited Colorado Oil And Gas Drilling
The initiatives include a steep increase in the insurance that oil companies in Colorado are required to carry to cover abandoned wells and would widen the separation between new wells and public areas.
Unconventional , Top IP Wells
Updated: Top 12 IP Wells in Niobrara Shale
November 2019: Powder River Basin-Niobrara Completion: 1.638 Mbbl Of Oil, 1.285 MMcf Of Gas Per Day