Kinder Morgan Production vs Sm Energy Company

Side-by-side comparison of two oil and gas operators in CO,KS,NE,NM,TX 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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Kinder Morgan Production

CO,KS,NE,NM,TX · 6,245 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

MetricKinder Morgan ProductionSm Energy Company
Total wells6,2453,920
Wells producing (any time)5,1832,867
Permits filed (last 24 months)201276
Most recent permit date2026-07-022026-07-06
Most recent spud date2026-06-192026-07-03
Average lateral length (ft)7688,783
Top formationThirty-One Carbonate-ChertAustin Chalk
Top countyScurryWebb
States operating inCO,KS,NE,NM,TXCO,IL,LA,MT,ND,NE,NM,OK,PA,TX,UT,WY
Last-12mo oil production (BBL)11,252,92145,516,545
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)51,631,603190,322,321

Shared Territory

Both operators have wells in these counties:

Upton

Both operators target these formations / plays:

Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert

Per-Operator Top Counties & Formations

Kinder Morgan Production

Counties: Scurry (3,032) · Pecos (1,839) · Crane (1,117) · Upton (30) · Stonewall (27)

Formations: Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert (2,734) · Permian Basin (1,148) · Canyon (488) · Canyon Active Co2 Flood (469) · Cisco (467)

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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