The Challenge 

A regional upstream operator with assets across several basins needed to understand how its portfolio compared with competitors developing in adjacent acreage. Public datasets and state filings provided fragmented production data, competitor databases were hard to use, and missed data points obscuring which operators were gaining output momentum and which areas were starting to decline. Additionally, they needed insights into competitor’s successes at various depths, formations for conventional wells.
 

Without a reliable view of competitor activity or surrounding infrastructure, the planning team risked misallocating drilling capital — investing in zones with limited pipeline or processing access while competitors captured better-positioned opportunities.
 

At the same time, management wanted to identify sites where future development could align with nearby renewable generation, supporting corporate sustainability goals without compromising production economics. 

The Solution 

Rextag’s Energy DataLink platform equipped the producer’s asset planning and strategy group to: 

  • Benchmark competitor production across neighboring counties, using well-level production attributes and ownership history. 
  • Map infrastructure availability, including pipelines, processing plants, and compressor stations tied to each basin segment. 
  • Identify development-ready zones with existing midstream access to reduce future capital costs. 
  • Screen for renewable power proximity, locating substations, transmission corridors, and solar facilities that could support lower-emission operations. 
  • Export basin-wide datasets for integration into the company’s internal capital planning models. 

Business Impact 

Within two weeks, the planning group - 2 analysts, 1 planning manager, 1 reservoir engineer - delivered an updated basin evaluation.

Research Time
Cut by 25%

Investment Focused on
Infrastructure-Ready Regions

$60M Capital Redirected to
Better-Connected Acreage

Renewable-Powered Sites
Identified for Future Development

Here’s How Rextag Helped the Team with Their Workflow 

Locate and compare all producing wells and operators across target basins. 

Analyze production trends to benchmark competitor performance. 

Evaluate midstream connectivity and processing access by region. 

Overlay renewable and power infrastructure for sourcing strategy.

Export data-driven findings into internal capital planning tools.