Apache vs Pioneer Natural Resources

Side-by-side comparison of two oil and gas operators in AK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OK,PA,TX,UT,WY and AK,CO,KS,LA,MS,MT,ND,NM,OK,TX,UT,WY. Drawn from public well data and state-regulator production filings.

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Apache

AK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OK,PA,TX,UT,WY · 16,983 wells on file

Pioneer Natural Resources

AK,CO,KS,LA,MS,MT,ND,NM,OK,TX,UT,WY · 20,427 wells on file

Side-by-Side Statistics

MetricApachePioneer Natural Resources
Total wells16,98320,427
Wells producing (any time)10,63116,672
Permits filed (last 24 months)3641,195
Most recent permit date2026-06-302026-07-07
Most recent spud date2026-06-052026-06-30
Average lateral length (ft)4,4728,551
Top formationThirty-One Carbonate-ChertThirty-One Carbonate-Chert
Top countyReaganMidland
States operating inAK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OK,PA,TX,UT,WYAK,CO,KS,LA,MS,MT,ND,NM,OK,TX,UT,WY
Last-12mo oil production (BBL)49,494,199186,242,459
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)265,226,610665,241,034

Shared Territory

Both operators have wells in these counties:

ReaganGlasscockMidland

Both operators target these formations / plays:

Thirty-One Carbonate-ChertWolfcamp D

Per-Operator Top Counties & Formations

Apache

Counties: Reagan (1,282) · Glasscock (1,108) · Midland (1,001) · Lea (951) · Reeves (914)

Formations: Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert (1,820) · Avalon-Bone Spring (1,378) · Gulf Coast Basin (1,067) · Wolfcamp D (1,066) · Morrow (725)

Pioneer Natural Resources

Counties: Midland (6,263) · Upton (3,833) · Martin (3,519) · Reagan (2,559) · Glasscock (1,721)

Formations: Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert (8,696) · Spraberry (3,021) · Wolfcamp D (1,440) · Wolfcamp A (1,178) · Wolfcamp B (1,169)

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