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Williston Basin White Paper

Oil Gas Leads

This report profiles 36 active operators —each of which has spud at least one new well since 2023 —providing a detailed look at production volumes, drilling activity, core acreage, and strategic focus. Executive Summary: Williston Basin Operator Activity (2023–2025) The Williston Basin remains a critical component of U.S.

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Prairie Operating Co. announces 11-well development at Rusch Pad

Oil & Gas 360º

The first well was spud on April 1, 2025, utilizing Precision E-Drilling Rig 461, as part of the Companys continued strategy to expand production and enhance operational efficiencies in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin. Drilling is expected to be completed by early June, with hydraulic fracturing commencing shortly after.

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Force Majeure Clause Fails to Protect Oil and Gas Lessee From Mistakenly-Scheduled Deadline

The Energy Law

In Point Energy Partners Permian, LLC v. The leases obligated MRC to spud a new well every 180 days after the spud date of the last well during the leases’ secondary terms to avoid having the non-developed portions of the leases terminate. MRC Permian Company , — S.W.3d 21-0461, 2023 WL 3028100 (Tex.

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Operators May Earn and Sell Carbon Credits for the P&A of Inactive, Shut-in, or Temporarily Abandoned Wells

The Energy Law

The ACR methodology defines eligible abandoned wells to include: (1) unplugged wells with a spud date prior to 1950, which are eligible because they predate standardized regulations for P&A, and (2) unplugged wells with a spud date of 1950 or later and having no production for six consecutive months. million vehicles per year.

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Canada BC Oil & Gas: A Growing Backlog of Undrilled Well Permits

Oil Gas Leads

PETRONAS Energy Canada Ltd. Other notable operators include Pacific Canbriam Energy and ARC Resources , which also show significant gaps between licensing and spudding. British Columbias upstream oil and gas sector has seen a surge in well permitting activity over the last few yearsbut drilling activity hasnt kept pace.

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FIFTH CIRCUIT BEGINS TO CLEAN UP ITS JURISPRUDENCE ON HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONTRACT IS (OR IS NOT) MARITIME

The Energy Law

Recently, the court applied Doiron in the context of a contract to plug and abandon a series of offshore wells in Crescent Energy Services, L.L.C., Recently, the court applied Doiron in the context of a contract to plug and abandon a series of offshore wells in Crescent Energy Services, L.L.C., Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. [3]

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Louisiana Second Circuit Provides Guidance as to Good Faith Required When Conducting Operations Necessary to Interrupt Prescription of Mineral Servitude

The Energy Law

A well was spud on March 28, 2006. While the long-term fallout from the recent decline in oil prices and the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear, it is clear that drilling activity has already started to decline. Cannisnia Plantation, LLC v. The well was a dry hole, however, and was therefore plugged and abandoned on April 21, 2006.