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Williston Basin White Paper

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Executive Summary: Williston Basin Operator Activity (2023–2025) The Williston Basin remains a critical component of U.S. These operators collectively reflect the basin’s evolution toward capital discipline, lateral length optimization, and refrac innovation. oil production, delivering approximately 1.2–1.3

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Bridging the Data Gap: How Transfer Learning Revolutionizes Production Forecasting in Frontier Basins

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As major North American unconventional plays approach maturity, the industry faces a critical challenge in sustaining production levels and reserve replacement. This blog post is based on the technical paper “Can Transfer Learning Be Used to Forecast Production in Frontier Basins? Download the full paper here.

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WTI and Permian Gas Price Trends

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Within the Permian Basin, natural gas pricing at Waha continues to struggle, pinned deep in negative territory. MMBtu—a direct consequence of sustained takeaway bottlenecks and pipeline constraints that are unlikely to ease until the second half of 2026. MMBtu—and even Summer 2026 strip lingering around –$2.30/MMBtu—a

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Top 5 Trends to Watch for Matador Resources in the Second Half of 2025

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Delaware Basin Remains the Growth Engine Matador’s core Delaware Basin acreage continues to deliver. The basin’s 10–15 year inventory and top-tier economics remain central to Matador’s growth story, even as activity moderates. Operational Innovation Continues Matador remains a technical leader among mid-size E&Ps.

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24 Fewer Rigs in West Texas: A 2025 Slowdown in the Permian

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Rising Service Costs : Inflation and supply chain pressures continue to push up the cost of drilling and completions. Impacts on the Permian Basin The Permian Basin , which includes the Midland sub-basin in West Texas, remains the most active U.S.

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Top 5 Trends Reshaping Oil & Gas Strategy in 2025

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Today’s leading companies are: Reducing capital spend while sustaining production Maximizing rig and frac crew efficiency Avoiding knee-jerk cost cuts during downturns Take Chevron as an example. Operational Innovation: Doing More with Less From drilling to completions, the U.S. Devon Energy improved completions efficiency by 12%.

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US Oil Rig Count Hits 3-Year Low – Baker Hughes

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This trend reflects a cautious industry response to sustained price volatility, investor pressure, and a strategic pivot toward natural gas. Geopolitical risks and regulatory overhangs (especially in key basins) are making capital allocation more conservative.

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