Forest Oil vs Southern Community

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 AL,AR,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

Southern Community

AL,AR,CA,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MO,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OH,OK,PA,TN,TX,UT,WV,WY · 7,449 wells on file

Side-by-Side Statistics

MetricForest OilSouthern Community
Total wells2,9267,449
Wells producing (any time)2312,726
Permits filed (last 24 months)092
Most recent permit date2015-01-302026-06-26
Most recent spud date2013-12-302026-07-03
Average lateral length (ft)3,1802,562
Top formationIllinois BasinForest City Basin
Top countyCumberlandAnderson
States operating inAK,AL,AR,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,TN,TX,UT,WYAL,AR,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)01,013,683
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)060,899,166

Shared Territory

Both operators target these formations / plays:

Gulf Coast Basin (La - Tx)Illinois BasinAustin 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)

Southern Community

Counties: Anderson (726) · Los Angeles (582) · Jefferson Davis (536) · St Martin (276) · Wabash (198)

Formations: Forest City Basin (886) · Gulf Coast Basin (La - Tx) (577) · Illinois Basin (534) · Austin Chalk (509) · Selma Chalk Gas Pool (479)

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