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Top H1 2022 Permian Producers
12/22/2022
The year 2022 brought new opportunities to the U.S. economy in different domains that were not perfectly developed. Oil and natural gas production facilitated economic growth, especially in the Permian Basin.
Compared with other U.S. basins, the Permian Basin derives benefits from lower operational costs, better access to oilfield services, and its proximity to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries and export facilities. Core areas of the Permian Basin, and its Delaware and Midland subbasins, consist of multiple stacked shale formations.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), oil output in the Permian in Texas and New Mexico, the biggest U.S. shale oil basin, is predicted to grow by almost 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) to a record 5.453 million bpd in November.
In 2022 the total production is 1.6 billion MCF for gas and 507 million BBL for oil. Furthermore, the monthly average production in Permian Basin is 4,236 MCF for gas and 1,127 BBL for oil. The list of the top 5 Permian producers is the following: Pioneer, Windsor, EDG, OXY, and ExxonMobil.
For the time being, OXY has the most significant number of wells (10,388) that are delivering steady production to domestic and foreign customers. Other top producers operate roughly twice as fewer wells (4,000-6000).
In 2023 it is anticipated strong production growth from the Permian basin, generating first-half 2022 average crude oil production of 5.02 million b/d, a growth of 13.6% year-over-year. Constant supply chain bottlenecks, shortages of qualified personnel, and a fluctuating drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) well inventory could dampen overall expectations, but the play concentrates on many US shale operators.
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Civitas Resources Advances with Midland Assets in a $2.1 Billion Agreement
Denver-rooted Civitas Resources, Inc. concluded an arrangement to acquire Vencer Energy's assets in the Midland Basin from Vitol for an approximate $2.1 billion. The $2.1 billion arrangement between Civitas Resources and Vencer Energy is a strategic maneuver that enlarges Civitas' presence in the resource-rich Permian Basin. By securing approximately 44,000 net acres, Civitas not only acquires a substantial asset but also amplifies its production capacity by 62 to 62.5 Mboe/d. The transaction, which is anticipated to complete in January, is perceived as a cost-effective acquisition that markedly enhances Civitas Resources’ scale in the Permian Basin.
Chord Energy Corp. Expands Williston Basin Footprint with $375 Million Acquisition from Exxon Mobil
Chord Energy Corp.'s subsidiary has entered into an agreement to purchase assets in the Williston Basin from Exxon Mobil, and its affiliates for $375 million. Chord Energy, a US independent company, is strategically expanding its presence in the Williston Basin of Montana and the Dakotas. While industry attention remains fixated on the Permian Basin, Chord Energy recognizes the potential of the Williston Basin and is capitalizing on the opportunity to enhance its reserve portfolio. Chord Energy successfully completed the acquisition of 62,000 acres in the Williston Basin from XTO Energy for a substantial cash consideration of $375 million.
The Williston Basin is a big area filled with layers of rock that sits next to the Rocky Mountains in western North Dakota, eastern Montana, and the southern part of Saskatchewan in Canada. This area covers roughly 110,000 square miles. Geologically, it's very similar to the Alberta Basin in Canada. People started drilling for oil in the Williston Basin back in 1936, and by 1954, most of the land where oil could likely be found was already claimed for drilling. The Bakken Formation with parts of Montana, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba has become one of only ten oil fields globally to yield over 1 million barrels per day (bpd) since the late 2000s. It is currently the third-largest U.S. shale oilfield, behind the Permian and Eagle Ford. The boom in the Bakken started around September 2008, coinciding with the U.S. housing market crash. The application of new technologies, such as swell packers enabling multiple-stage fracturing, significantly enhanced oil recovery, making the Bakken Formation a key player in the U.S. In 2022, the Bakken oil field saw big improvements in how much oil and gas it could produce. At the start of the year, 27 drilling rigs were working there, more than double the 11 rigs from the start of 2021. Important upgrades included making the Tioga Gas Plant able to process 150 million cubic feet more gas each day, and making the Dakota Access Pipeline bigger, increasing its oil transport capacity from 570,000 to 750,000 barrels every day.
Continental Resources is expanding its operations in the Midland Basin, including taking over some assets that used to belong to Occidental Petroleum. The company plans to use its expertise in exploration in this area.
Equinor and EQT Corporation have agreed that Equinor will exchange its operated assets in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations in Ohio for a stake in EQT’s non-operated interests in the Northern Marcellus formation.