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Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert Formation

The Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert formation in TX currently has 77,362 wells from 2,149 active operators on file. 296 permits have been filed for new Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert wells in the last 24 months.

Total Wells
77,362
Active Operators
2,149
Permits (24mo)
296
Total Lateral (ft)
65,202,803

Primary counties: UPTON (TX), CRANE (TX), ECTOR (TX), PECOS (TX), MIDLAND (TX)

Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert Activity by Year

2020: 849 permits 2020 2021: 1,020 permits 2021 2022: 558 permits 2022 2023: 292 permits 2023 2024: 180 permits 2024 2025: 155 permits 2025 2026: 109 permits 2026
Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert drilling permits per year (Texas + Oklahoma) (permits)
Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert drilling permits per year (Texas + Oklahoma)
Periodpermits
2020849
20211,020
2022558
2023292
2024180
2025155
2026109
YearPermitsOperators permittingMedian lateral (ft)
2020849769,967
20211,0206310,113
2022558411,232
202329223952
2024180221,026
202515530875
2026109271,105

Computed by Valor from public oil and gas data. The current year is partial; medians need at least three laterals.

Top Operators in Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert

RankOperatorWells
1 Pioneer Natural Resources 8,700
2 Two P Partners LLC 3,870
3 Formentera Operations LLC 3,476
4 Scout Energy Management 3,278
5 Blackbeard Operating 3,178
6 Kinder Morgan Production 2,735
7 Diamondback Energy 2,596
8 Hilcorp Energy Company 2,508
9 Cog Operating 1,852
10 Apache 1,820

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