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The Texas Petro Index, a composite gauge based on upstream economic indicators such as drilling permits, wellhead prices, rig count, completions and employment, fell slightly in June after 30 months of uninterrupted climb.
A Texas Alliance of Petroleum Engineers economist said that though drilling permit applications, rig count and industry employment remain strong, the combined declines ...
Drilling efficiency, in tandem with a move to pad drilling, generates higher well counts with little change in rig input.
Investors from Asia and the U.K. are targeting liquids-rich shale plays in the U.S., forming billions of dollars worth of partnerships.