Forest Oil vs Shell Oil Company

Side-by-side comparison of two oil and gas operators in AK,AL,AR,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,TN,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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Forest Oil

AK,AL,AR,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,TN,TX,UT,WY · 2,926 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

MetricForest OilShell Oil Company
Total wells2,92615,206
Wells producing (any time)2312,082
Permits filed (last 24 months)09
Most recent permit date2015-01-302025-10-07
Most recent spud date2013-12-302023-03-09
Average lateral length (ft)3,1801,838
Top formationIllinois BasinAntrim
Top countyCumberlandKern
States operating inAK,AL,AR,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,TN,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)03,816
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)042,079

Shared Territory

Both operators target these formations / plays:

Illinois BasinGulf Coast Basin (La - Tx)

Per-Operator Top Counties & Formations

Forest Oil

Counties: Cumberland (873) · Clark (489) · Crawford (250) · Uintah (120) · Terrebonne (60)

Formations: Illinois Basin (1,675) · Gulf Coast Basin (La - Tx) (130) · Mesaverde-Wasatch (89) · Granite Wash (86) · Austin Chalk (81)

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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