Permian Basin

The supermajor believes oil and gas will continue to play a major role in the global energy mix over the next 25 years.

Field examples of operators using chemical restimulation to boost production in aging unconventional wells as an alternative to acid treatments.

In the Marcellus, Repsol is slicing and dicing legacy data to evolve its completions strategy, while in the Permian, ExxonMobil is mastering the 4-mile lateral drillout using lessons learned.

The service giant shares new details about its automated fracturing spreads that slash human operator workload by 88%.

A magnitude 5.0 quake was followed by a magnitude 4.7 temblor, both in Culberson County in West Texas, an area that is already being watched by the Texas Railroad Commission, the state's oil regulator, because of a jump in seismic activities.

The Midland, Texas-based operator said the deal hands it the biggest remaining target in the Midland Basin side of the Permian Basin.

The Texas Railroad Commission is revisiting the state’s primary oil and gas waste regulations, which were last updated in 1984, to better align them with modern industry practices and rising demands for stronger environmental protections.

This selection of cutting-edge articles spotlights how experimental concepts are now driving cost-saving strategies in unconventional development. It’s a reminder that innovation often comes from creative thinking, not just new tools or tech partnerships.

The analysis found that the decline in Permian Basin methane emissions equaled the annual carbon emissions avoided by every electric vehicle in the US.

Texas regulators are taking public comment about how they should implement an EPA rule to reduce methane leaks from the oil and gas industry.