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 Permian Basin Top Operators
(Undrilled-Permits)
Company    Last 12 Months
Occidental Petroleum Corp    696
Diamondback Energy, Inc.    595
Devon Energy Corp    514
   496
   443
   341
   279
   235

   Drilling Permits Trends ( Last 24 Months)


Permian Basin - Drilling Permits ( April 11, 2026 - May 11, 2026)
Date Approved county Well Name Well type Well Bore Type Field/Zone Well Status
Riley Exploration Group, LLC
04-17-2026 Yoakum Rip Wheeler 705-668 8xh Oil Horizontal Platang (san Andres) Undrilled
ConocoPhillips
04-17-2026 Upton Diamond Hands Txl A1 3801mh Oil & Gas Horizontal Pegasus (consolidated) Undrilled
04-17-2026 Upton Diamond Hands Txl A2 3802mh Oil & Gas Horizontal Pegasus (consolidated) Undrilled
VTX Energy Partners
04-17-2026 Reeves Meerkat State Unit 17w11 11h Oil & Gas Horizontal Wolfbone (trend Area) Undrilled
04-17-2026 Reeves Meerkat State Unit 17w21 21h Oil & Gas Horizontal Wolfbone (trend Area) Undrilled
04-17-2026 Borden Wolf Ranches 40-45 B Unit A 7h Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
04-17-2026 Howard Zissou B 3243wa Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
04-17-2026 Ector Johnson Ranch 3345 901h Oil & Gas Horizontal Peart (barnett) Undrilled
04-17-2026 Reagan Ul Victorio East D 5-8-17 504uh Oil & Gas Horizontal Spraberry (trend Area) Undrilled
04-16-2026 Irion Big Jake A N401h Oil & Gas Horizontal Lin (wolfcamp) Undrilled

 Permian Basin - Well Completion Trend

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  Permian Basin - Mergers & Acquisition

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11/03/2025 SM Energy Company Civitas Resources Inc. SM Energy, Civitas Strike $12.8B All-Stock Merger $12,800
09/02/2025 Crescent Energy Company Vital Energy, Inc. Crescent Energy Acquires Vital $3,100
07/10/2025 Mach Resources Sabinal Energy LLC Mach Enters Permian Basin, Buys PE_backed Sabinal Assets for $500 Million $500
05/07/2025 Permian Resources Corp. APA Corp. Permian Resources Bolt-On Assets From APA Corp $608
05/03/2025 Riley Exploration Permian Inc. Silverback Exploration II LLC Riley Permian Acquires PE-Backed Silverback II For $142million $142
02/26/2025 Civitas Resources Inc. Not Disclosed Civitas Buys More Core Permian For 300 Million $300
02/18/2025 Diamondback Energy, Inc. Double Eagle Energy IV LLC Diamondback Acquires Double Eagle In $6 Billion, Cash & Stock Deal $6,000
01/30/2025 Viper Energy Partners Lp Diamondback Energy, Inc. Diamondback Drop Down $4.4 Billion In Mineral and Royalty Interests To Viper $4,440
 

  Permian Basin Transactions By Quarter ($MM)




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