Canyon Creek Deepens Inventory With Arkoma Stack Deal

Canyon Creek Energy — Arkoma said a January acquisition ups its stockpile of drilling locations in the Arkoma Stack to nearly 1,300.

January 28, 2018

Gastar Sells Southern Midcontinent Assets To Fund Stack Ops

The deal gives Gastar Exploration the liquidity to drill and complete about 20 Stack wells and delineate its Meramec and Osage assets. Editor's note: This article was updated Jan. 30 to include the buyer of Gastar's WEHLU asset.

January 26, 2018

US Shale: Going Long On Laterals

Longer laterals promise efficiencies that will keep the U.S. shale industry competitive in an extended lower-for-longer commodity price environment.

January 24, 2018

SandRidge Energy Rejects Carl Icahn's Proposal To Replace Directors

The rejection comes less than a week after SandRidge Energy met privately with Carl Icahn in New York and tried to quell rising tensions with the billionaire investor, its largest shareholder.

January 24, 2018

Special Report: Arkoma Basin Shale Plays

In this special report, Hart Energy Activity Editor Larry Prado gives an in-depth look at the petroleum-rich region of the Arkoma Basin.

January 24, 2018

UPDATE - Five Bodies Recovered In Oklahoma Oil Well Explosion

The blast occurred during oil and gas drilling at around 9 a.m. CST Jan. 22 near Quinton, Okla., about 146 miles from Oklahoma City.

January 23, 2018

Intervale Capital Buys Majority Stake In Drillbit Manufacturer PDC Logic

Intervale sees 'attractive opportunities' to expand PDC Logic by introducing new bit designs and entering new markets, Partner Tuan Tran says.

January 23, 2018

Baird: Stack/Scoop Falters On Basin Trend Analytics Report

Some recent findings on the Stack/Scoop/Cana plays’ productivity evolution may come as a surprise.

January 22, 2018

SandRidge To Meet With Investor Carl Icahn To Quell Rising Tensions

The call for board seats came after SandRidge terminated a $746 million deal to acquire rival Bonanza Creek that Icahn and other investors said was too expensive and would burden the company with too much debt.

January 17, 2018

EIA: US Shale Output Expected To Continue Rising In February

The Permian Basin accounts for the bulk of the production increase year-on-year, the EIA data showed. At the same time, production growth in the Bakken is seen slower than a year earlier.

January 17, 2018