Forest Oil vs Sm Energy 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 CO,IL,LA,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,PA,TX,UT,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

Sm Energy Company

CO,IL,LA,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,PA,TX,UT,WY · 3,920 wells on file

Side-by-Side Statistics

MetricForest OilSm Energy Company
Total wells2,9263,920
Wells producing (any time)2312,867
Permits filed (last 24 months)0276
Most recent permit date2015-01-302026-07-06
Most recent spud date2013-12-302026-07-03
Average lateral length (ft)3,1808,783
Top formationIllinois BasinAustin Chalk
Top countyCumberlandWebb
States operating inAK,AL,AR,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,TN,TX,UT,WYCO,IL,LA,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,PA,TX,UT,WY
Last-12mo oil production (BBL)045,516,545
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)0190,322,321

Shared Territory

Both operators target these formations / plays:

Mesaverde-WasatchAustin Chalk

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)

Sm Energy Company

Counties: Webb (1,218) · Howard (557) · Duchesne (528) · Upton (515) · Converse (245)

Formations: Austin Chalk (731) · Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert (404) · Niobrara- Mowry (266) · Wolfcamp A (249) · Mesaverde-Wasatch (233)

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