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PBOG is the Official Publication of the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and is published monthly by Zachry Publications, LP.

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Permian Basin idles 32 percent of rigs in past five weeks

April 24, 2020 by PBOG

In the past five weeks, according to Baker Hughes’ reports, there have been 135 rigs idled in Permian Basin (down 32.3 percent from six weeks earlier March 13), 146 in Texas (down 35.8 percent), 33 in New Mexico (down 28.2 percent) and 263 in U.S. (down 33.2 percent). As of April 17 there were 283 […]

Filed Under: Featured Article, PBOG Newsletter, PBPA, Rig Count Reports Tagged With: Oil and Gas, PBPA, permian basin, rig counts

Double Eagle, Parsley, Concho file drilling permits in Midland County

April 16, 2020 by PBOG

About 40 oil and gas companies filed 110 drilling permits with Railroad Commission of Texas in the first week of April, according to Houston Chronicle, the state’s lowest weekly total of the year. Almost 20 percent of the permits were for drilling in Midland County. Double Eagle Development of Fort Worth filed 10 permits for […]

Filed Under: PBOG Newsletter, Producers and Exploration, Rig Count Reports Tagged With: Drilling, Oil and Gas, permian basin, rig count

Rig count falls 9 in Texas; U.S. count below 1,000 for first time in 14 months

May 2, 2019 by PBOG

Texas again led a decline in oil and gas drilling as the nation’s count of active rigs dropped below 1,000 for the first time in more than a year. According to Baker Hughes, as of April 26, Texas lost 9 rigs in the past week to 491, and the Permian Basin count declined 3 to […]

Filed Under: News, Online Exclusive, PBOG Newsletter, Rig Count Reports

Texas Petro Index climbs to 213.2; rig counts, production, employment up

April 18, 2019 by PBOG

Karr Ingham’s Texas Petro Index increased for the second consecutive month to 213.2 in February from 212.5 in January.  The index had declined the two previous months from 213.3 in October to 212.4 in November and 212.2 in December.  The index by Ingham, petroleum economist from Amarillo, is based on a comprehensive set of economic […]

Filed Under: News, Online Exclusive, PBOG Newsletter, Rig Count Reports Tagged With: news reviews, rig counts

Texas rig count returns above 500; U.S. count above 1,000 for past year

April 18, 2019 by PBOG

Baker Hughes’ count of active oil and gas rigs returned above 500, according to the April 12 report, after three weeks below 500.  Three rigs were added in Texas in the past week for a new total of 502.  Permian Basin also added 2 rigs to reach 464, but New Mexico declined 2 to 105, […]

Filed Under: News, Online Exclusive, PBOG Newsletter, Rig Count Reports Tagged With: rig count

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