Niobrara
Rig Counts , Unconventional
Chart: Western Rig Count As of April 3, 2020
California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
Restructurings , Public Capital , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Shale Producer Whiting Petroleum Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Whiting Petroleum had explored a wide variety of alternatives to address its balance sheet and looming note maturities in a “highly capital-constrained market environment,” CEO Bradley J. Holly says.
Unconventional , Top IP Wells
Updated: Top 12 IP Wells in Niobrara Shale
March 2020: Niobrara-Powder River Basin Discovery Produces 2.353 Mbbl Of Oil, 1.854 MMcf Of Gas Per Day
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of March 25, 2020
Editor’s note: there were no updates from the previous week’s A&D transactions chart that ran March 18.
Company Profiles , Exploration & Production , Shale Plays
Powder River Basin: In the Zone
E&Ps, some for the first time in years, are returning to what’s always been considered the hinge point for the Powder River Basin: the Niobrara Formation.
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (March 20, 2020)
Results from two exploratory tests in the Powder River Basin and the first horizontal completion reported in a Central Basin Platform field top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends
Energy A&D Transactions From The Week Of March 18, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of energy deals from the past week including the $94 million acquisition of NexTier’s well services business by Basic Energy.
Company Profiles , DUG Bakken and Rockies , Unconventional , Shale Plays
Executive Q&A: Samson Resources’ ‘Last Stand’ In The Powder River Basin
Joe Mills, president and CEO of Samson Resources II, spoke with Hart Energy on why his company chose to go all-in in the Powder River Basin and what Samson learned in other shale plays like the Haynesville.
Highlights , Shale Plays
Best Of This Week’s Drilling Activity Highlights (March 13, 2020)
A deepwater Gulf of Mexico discovery by Hess and a Niobrara well producing in Wyoming’s Converse County top this week’s drilling activity highlights from around the world.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends
Energy A&D Transactions From The Week Of March 11, 2020
Here’s a snapshot of energy deals from the past week including ConocoPhillips’ $380 million exit from the D-J Basin plus the closing of WPX’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of Felix Energy.