Citation Oil & Gas vs Shell Oil Company

Side-by-side comparison of two oil and gas operators in CO,IL,KS,LA,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,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.

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Citation Oil & Gas

CO,IL,KS,LA,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,TX,UT,WY · 15,306 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

MetricCitation Oil & GasShell Oil Company
Total wells15,30615,206
Wells producing (any time)8,3102,082
Permits filed (last 24 months)809
Most recent permit date2026-06-222025-10-07
Most recent spud date2026-07-062023-03-09
Average lateral length (ft)1,2811,838
Top formationWoodfordAntrim
Top countyCarterKern
States operating inCO,IL,KS,LA,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,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)8,359,8543,816
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)33,200,81542,079

Shared Territory

Both operators target these formations / plays:

Illinois Basin

Per-Operator Top Counties & Formations

Citation Oil & Gas

Counties: Carter (4,858) · Stephens (2,263) · Pontotoc (1,166) · Howard (646) · Caddo (497)

Formations: Woodford (3,560) · South Oklahoma Folded Belt (1,966) · Healdton (714) · Illinois Basin (610) · Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert (563)

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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