Oxy vs Shell Oil Company

Side-by-side comparison of two oil and gas operators in AK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OK,TN,TX,UT,VA,WV,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.

Important — Public-Data Disclaimer. The information shown on this page is sourced exclusively from publicly available oil and gas regulatory records (Texas Railroad Commission, Oklahoma Corporation Commission, and aggregated public well data). Valor is presenting these public records side-by-side as an informational convenience only.

Oxy

AK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OK,TN,TX,UT,VA,WV,WY · 37,193 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

MetricOxyShell Oil Company
Total wells37,19315,206
Wells producing (any time)28,6162,082
Permits filed (last 24 months)9199
Most recent permit date2026-07-092025-10-07
Most recent spud date2026-07-032023-03-09
Average lateral length (ft)3,7801,838
Top formationSan AndresAntrim
Top countyYoakumKern
States operating inAK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,KS,KY,LA,MI,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OK,TN,TX,UT,VA,WV,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)87,118,9223,816
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)340,494,05242,079

These operators do not have meaningful overlap in counties or formations within the publicly available well data we sampled.

Per-Operator Top Counties & Formations

Oxy

Counties: Yoakum (5,681) · Ector (4,839) · Hockley (3,911) · Gaines (3,163) · Eddy (2,244)

Formations: San Andres (4,980) · Permian Basin (4,536) · San Andres (3,692) · Grayburg (2,216) · Avalon-Bone Spring (2,210)

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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