Vitesse Energy to Buy Bakken Pureplay Lucero in $220MM Deal
Vitesse Energy will acquire Lucero Energy’s Bakken/Three Forks assets, including 25 net remaining locations, 1.9 net DUCs and 20 wells that are candidates for recompletions.
Marketed: Hess 3-Well Package in Bakken Shale
Hess Corp. has retained EnergyNet for the sale of a three-well Bakken Shale package in Mountrail and Ward counties, North Dakota.
Nabors, ProPetro Plan to Deliver High Voltage to Drillers
Nabors Industries, in partnership with e2Companies, and, separately, ProPetro Holding Corp., both launched oilfield electrification solutions on Dec. 10.
The Explosive Evolution of Fracking: A 75-Year Journey
Despite some initial resistance to the idea, Halliburton and Stanolind Oil pioneered the hydraulic fracturing that led to the shale boom.
As Upstream M&A Settles, Oilfield Services Gear Up for More Deals
Within the first nine months of 2024, oilfield services dealmaking hit $19.7 billion—the highest since 2018, according to Deloitte.
Utica Play Economics Are Middleweight, Enverus Says
Returns in America’s modest, middleweight oil play, are above the Bakken and Eagle Ford, but rank below the Midland, Delaware and Denver-Julesburg basins, Enverus reported.
Q&A: Exxon Mobil Pioneers the Permian and Guyana
Liam Mallon, Exxon Mobil’s upstream president, discusses how XOM liquids production has hit a 40-year high on the 25th anniversary of the Exxon-Mobil merger, and plans for the future.
Harold Hamm: ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ Faces Geology Barriers, Even Under Trump
Harold Hamm, Continental Resources founder and major Trump donor, says the U.S. faces real barriers to expanding production growth—even with Republicans controlling D.C.—as major shale basins mature.
EOG Greenlights Second Rig to Ohio Utica Oil Wildcatting
EOG Resources has put 25 modern stimulated horizontals to date in the oily Utica fairway in eastern Ohio with one rig and IPs of up to 3,250 boe/d, 70% oil and 85% liquids.
ELGi, IESS System Reinjects NatGas into Reservoirs Following Bakken Flaring Ban
Industrial Equipment Sales & Services and ELGi North America have developed a technology that upgrades compressed air systems to be able to capture and reinject excess gas in lieu of flaring.