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Citation Oil & Gas vs Shell Oil Company

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

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Citation Oil & Gas

CO,IL,KS,MT,ND,NM,OK,TX,UT,WY · 15,042 wells on file

Shell Oil Company

CA,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MO,MT,ND,NM,NY,OK,PA,TX,WY · 15,208 wells on file

Side-by-Side Statistics

MetricCitation Oil & GasShell Oil Company
Total wells15,04215,208
Wells producing (any time)8,0841,866
Permits filed (last 24 months)956
Most recent permit date2026-09-152025-10-07
Most recent spud date2026-09-012023-03-09
Average lateral length (ft)1,1271,766
Top formationWoodfordAntrim
Top countyCarterHamilton
States operating inCO,IL,KS,MT,ND,NM,OK,TX,UT,WYCA,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MO,MT,ND,NM,NY,OK,PA,TX,WY
Last-12mo oil production (BBL)6,103,5553,743
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)29,802,17222,166

Shared Territory

Both operators target these formations / plays:

Illinois Basin

Per-Operator Top Counties & Formations

Citation Oil & Gas

Counties: Carter (4,308) · Stephens (1,821) · Pontotoc (923) · Howard (540) · Marion (338)

Formations: Woodford (3,375) · South Oklahoma Folded Belt (1,962) · Healdton (789) · Illinois Basin (629) · Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert (563)

Shell Oil Company

Counties: Hamilton (308) · Franklin (302) · Los Angeles (285) · Clinton (283) · Santa Barbara (248)

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

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