Apache vs Shell Oil Company

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,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MO,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OH,OK,PA,TN,TX,UT,WV,WY. Drawn from public well data and state-regulator production filings.

Important — Public-Data Disclaimer. The information shown on this page is sourced exclusively from publicly available oil and gas regulatory records (Texas Railroad Commission, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, and aggregated public well data). Valor is presenting these public records side-by-side as an informational convenience only.

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

Shell Oil Company

AK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MO,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OH,OK,PA,TN,TX,UT,WV,WY · 15,206 wells on file

Side-by-Side Statistics

MetricApacheShell Oil Company
Total wells16,98315,206
Wells producing (any time)10,6312,082
Permits filed (last 24 months)3649
Most recent permit date2026-06-302025-10-07
Most recent spud date2026-06-052023-03-09
Average lateral length (ft)4,4721,838
Top formationThirty-One Carbonate-ChertAntrim
Top countyReaganKern
States operating inAK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OK,PA,TX,UT,WYAK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MO,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OH,OK,PA,TN,TX,UT,WV,WY
Last-12mo oil production (BBL)49,494,1993,816
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)265,226,61042,079

These operators do not have meaningful overlap in counties or formations within the publicly available well data we sampled.

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)

Shell Oil Company

Counties: Kern (1,061) · Grand Traverse (469) · South Pass (442) · Tioga (381) · Los Angeles (358)

Formations: Antrim (1,614) · Illinois Basin (1,485) · Gulf Coast Basin (La - Tx) (1,409) · Monterey (680) · Monterey-Temblor (604)

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