Shell Oil Company vs Xto Energy

Side-by-side comparison of two oil and gas operators in 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 and AK,AR,CO,KS,KY,LA,MT,ND,NM,NY,OH,OK,PA,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.

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

Xto Energy

AK,AR,CO,KS,KY,LA,MT,ND,NM,NY,OH,OK,PA,TX,UT,WV,WY · 18,285 wells on file

Side-by-Side Statistics

MetricShell Oil CompanyXto Energy
Total wells15,20618,285
Wells producing (any time)2,08211,191
Permits filed (last 24 months)9904
Most recent permit date2025-10-072026-06-23
Most recent spud date2023-03-092026-06-26
Average lateral length (ft)1,8387,370
Top formationAntrimAvalon-Bone Spring
Top countyKernEddy
States operating inAK,AL,AR,AZ,CA,CO,IL,KS,KY,LA,MI,MO,MS,MT,ND,NE,NM,NY,OH,OK,PA,TN,TX,UT,WV,WYAK,AR,CO,KS,KY,LA,MT,ND,NM,NY,OH,OK,PA,TX,UT,WV,WY
Last-12mo oil production (BBL)3,816139,619,179
Last-12mo gas production (Mcf)42,079797,553,673

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

Per-Operator Top Counties & Formations

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)

Xto Energy

Counties: Eddy (2,408) · Midland (1,547) · Carter (939) · Martin (623) · Panola (618)

Formations: Avalon-Bone Spring (1,650) · Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert (1,515) · Bakken (1,198) · Travis Peak (969) · Barnett (870)

Related Comparisons

About This Comparison