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Texas, New Mexico

Permian Basin DUC Wells holds steady at 893 wells

America's most prolific oil basin, spanning West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Includes the Midland and Delaware sub-basins.

Updated 27 months agoEIA DPR · as of Apr 2024
DUC Inventory
893

Wells

UnchangedMoM

As of April 1, 2024

Share of US Total
35.3%

of 2,529 US total

Primary Production
oil

2 states

Month-over-Month Change

893 wells893 wells
Last Month
This Month
Unchanged

Basin Overview

States

Texas, New Mexico

Primary Production

oil

Major Operators

Pioneer, Diamondback, ConocoPhillips, EOG, Chevron

Related Permian Data

Access This Data via API

Access Permian Basin DUC well data programmatically. Historical trends and monthly updates.

GET/v1/drilling-intelligence/duc-wells?basin=permian
curl -X GET "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/drilling-intelligence/duc-wells?basin=permian"

Sample Response

{
  "data": {
    "basin": "Permian",
    "duc_wells": 893,
    "change_from_last_month": 0,
    "percent_of_total": 35.3,
    "states": [
      "Texas",
      "New Mexico"
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "source": "EIA Drilling Productivity Report",
    "updated_at": "2024-04-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  }
}

Permian Basin DUC Wells FAQs

As of Apr 2024, the Permian Basin had 893 DUC (Drilled but Uncompleted) wells per the EIA Drilling Productivity Report. This basin is no longer updated in the EIA STEO DPR, so Apr 2024 is the final published figure.

The Permian Basin is primarily an oil-producing region. America's most prolific oil basin, spanning West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Includes the Midland and Delaware sub-basins.

Major operators in the Permian Basin include Pioneer, Diamondback, ConocoPhillips, EOG, Chevron. These companies account for a significant portion of drilling and completion activity in the basin.

The Permian Basin spans Texas and New Mexico. America's most prolific oil basin, spanning West Texas and Southeast New Mexico. Includes the Midland and Delaware sub-basins.

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