Dallas-based Elk Range Royalties said recently it closed a deal to acquire 250,000 net royalty acres from affiliates of Occidental Petroleum for $905 million.  Elk said the assets in DJ Basin include a mix of current production, near-term activity through DUC wells (drilled but uncompleted) and long-term growth through undeveloped locations.  These include assets being […]

Texas produced 2.003 billion barrels of crude oil in 2024 – a record volume, according to Railroad Commission of Texas, and the first time for the state to top 2 billion barrels in one year.  The commission said March 26 that Texas produced 2,003,844,281 barrels of oil to better the recent records of 1.99 billion […]

In its rig count update this week, Enverus said the number of frac crews in Permian Basin has increased slightly since a year ago.  As of March 7, Enverus said there were 106 frac crews in Permian Basin (of 182 across the U.S.) compared to 102 a year ago.  Also as of March 7, there […]

Jim Wright of Orange Grove, commissioner of the Railroad Commission of Texas, will be featured speaker at a meeting of Texas Alliance of Energy Producers April 14-15 in Wichita Falls.  The TAEP will conduct its expo and trade show for industry leaders, exhibitors and energy professionals.  The two-day event will be held at Wichita Falls […]

Dallas-based Elk Range Royalties said recently it acquired Newton Financial Corp., Concord Oil and Mission Oil.  Collectively they own mineral and royalty interests across the Permian Basin in west Texas and Eagle Ford in south Texas.  The company’s announcement said, “This strategic transaction expands Elk Range’s footprint across premier oil and gas producing regions in […]

Count of active drilling rigs decreased for the third straight week in Permian Basin, according to the weekly report of March 21 from Baker Hughes.  There were 300 rigs in Permian Basin – down 1 from 301 the previous week and down 15 from 315 year ago.  Also as of March 21, there were 280 […]

U.S. Energy Information Administration said last week natural gas pipeline capacity increased by 17.8 Bcfd in 2024.  Total pipeline capacity of interstate and intrastate additions surpassed the previous year’s additions for the second straight year.  In its latest natural gas pipeline projects tracker, EIA said major projects in Permian, Eagle Ford in south Texas, Appalachia […]

Houston-based Voyager Interests, private equity firm specializing in energy services and equipment investments, said last week it made a majority investment in Midland’s Tejas Completion Services.  Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  Tejas provides specialty pumping and related services, including acid and completion chemicals, mixing plant services, and thru-tubing services.  Tejas, largest independent […]