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

Oil & Gas 360º

(Oil & Gas 360) –HOUSTON, TX, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prairie Operating Co. 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.

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Elk Range Royalties closes $905 million acquisition of DJ Basin assets

Oil & Gas 360º

The newly acquired assets are actively being developed by leading operators, including Chevron and Civitas, who collectively account for more than half the wells spud in 2024. The high-quality operator footprint enhances production visibility and long-term value creation. billion in capital since its launch in 2020.

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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

Operators may now have the potential to sell carbon credits in exchange for the P&A of inactive, shut-in, or temporarily abandoned wells. Although Louisiana is allocating significant funds to P&A orphan wells, there is a lack of financial incentive for operators to address AOOG wells. million vehicles per year.

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

The Energy Law

2023), the Texas Supreme Court held that the lessee could not invoke a force majeure clause to save its oil and gas leases when it inadvertently scheduled its operations to begin after the requisite deadline. MRC did not notice its error until approximately two weeks after May 21, 2017, at which point it had not yet spudded the new well.

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SM Energy Slows the Drill Bit in 2025: What the Data Tells Us About Permian Rig Reductions

Oil Gas Leads

The company started the year with 9 active rigs , scaled back to 7 rigs by the end of Q1 , and plans to operate just 6 rigs for the remainder of the year. SM Energys Drilling Trends: January 2023 to May 2025 Using public drilling data for SM Energy wells in Texas, we grouped spud activity by month from January 2023 onward. August 16 6.3

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Permian Basin Rig Report

Oil Gas Leads

Detailed list of drilling rigs and Operators that spud wells in the Permian basin last 30 days. Buy Now - Only $10 Primary Fields in the Report: Account Name The operator or company name (e.g., Licensee The company responsible for the drilling operation. The report is updated weekly. XTO Energy Inc.). February 9, 2025).

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Elk Range Royalties acquires assets in Permian Basin, Eagle Ford

Permian Basin Oil and Gas Magazine

Key operators include ExxonMobil, Apache, Diamondback, Occidental, ConocoPhillips and Continental, who have spudded an average of 148 wells a year on the properties since 2021. Collectively they own mineral and royalty interests across the Permian Basin in west Texas and Eagle Ford in south Texas. Charlie Shufeldt, CEO, said Jan.

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