Permian Basin Pre-drill Activity in September up over 20% vs. August 2021

By Francisco Gutierrez - October 12, 2021

In September 2021, DirtWork Alert detected 636 pre-drilling activities, including well pad developments, in the Permian Basin. That is up 22.5% vs the August 2021 observations of 519.

Many of these activities are in progress before a permit has been filed.

Here are the top 10 operators driving this activity along with associated detections:

Endeavor Energy Resources (58)
Tap Rock Operating (47)
Crownquest (33)
Pioneer Natural Resources (33)
Devon Energy Production (26)
Mewbourne Oil (15)
XTO (15)
Diamondback (14)
Anadarko Onshore (11)
Blackbeard Operating (10)

For additional details on operators, surface owners and locations of this pre-drill (and pre-permit) activity please contact us: [email protected]