Rockies
Rig Counts , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Nov. 8, 2021)
The largest week-over-week increase to the U.S. rig count by major play occurred in the Permian Basin, where five rigs were added.
Acquisitions & Divestitures , Trends , Mergers
Energy A&D Transactions from the Week of Nov. 3, 2021
Here’s a snapshot of recent energy deals including the $1.8 billion sale of Oasis Petroleum’s midstream affiliate and the closing of Chesapeake’s Vine Energy acquisition.
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Nov. 3, 2021)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including an “underexploited” asset within Chevron’s Permian Basin portfolio plus Ensight’s operated conventional North Louisiana gas asset.
Public Capital , Shale Plays , Acquisitions & Divestitures , Mergers
Bonanza Creek Rebrands as Civitas Following Closing of Back-to-back Acquisitions
Bonanza Creek Energy laid out plans to form Civitas Resources earlier this year through the consolidation of fellow D-J Basin operators, first the all-stock merger with Extraction Oil & Gas and later Crestone Peak.
Rig Counts , Shale Plays
Hart Energy Unconventional Activity Tracker (Week of Nov. 1, 2021)
Several of the major plays are at or near 2019 levels for this time of year, with the Anadarko Basin running only four fewer rigs than in October 2019.
Field Development , Shale Plays
LOGOS Resources II Achieves Record-Breaking Production from Mancos Shale Wells
"We are thrilled with the initial production rate of these wells," Jay Paul McWilliams, CEO of LOGOS, said.
Unconventional , Top IP Wells
Updated: Top 12 IP Wells in Niobrara Shale
July 2021: Niobrara Completion by Devon Energy Produces 1,434 bbl of Oil, 1.569 MMcf of Gas per Day
Lease Sales
Marketed: Blackriver Mineral Interest Across D-J, Appalachian, Powder River, Anadarko Basins
Affiliates of Blackriver LLC retained Eagle River Energy Advisors LLC for the sale of certain mineral interest assets and associated development rights in the D-J, Appalachian, Powder River and Anadarko basins.
Unconventional , Shale Plays , Drilling
Chesapeake Energy Selects Nabors as Preferred Driller Across its Shale Assets
Chesapeake Energy and Nabors said they are teaming up to innovate and accelerate the deployment of technology to drive the next wave of operational safety, efficiency and environmental performance gains.
Lease Sales
On the Market Oil and Gas Quicklist (Week of Oct. 27, 2021)
Here’s a quicklist of oil and gas assets on the market including Viceroy Petroleum Eagle Ford Shale package in Karnes County, Texas, plus certain operated Eagle Ford properties for sale by Cinco Oil & Gas.