Top 12 IP Wells in the Permian Basin
Flow | Operator | Well # | Location | Formation/Basin | Comp. Date |
15,072.5 bbl of oil equivalent/d (11,440 bo, 21.771 MMcf) | EOG Resources Inc. | 5H McGregor D Unit | Section 45. PSL Survey, A-1120, Loving County, Texas | Wolfcamp, Delaware | Sept. 2019 |
12,868 bbl of oil equivalent/d (82% oil)* | Devon Energy Corp. | 212H Boundary Raider 6-7 Federal Com | Section 6-23n-32e, Lea County, N.M. | Second Bone Spring, Delaware | Aug. 2017 |
11,490 bbl of oil equivalent/d (76% oil)* |
Devon Energy Corp. | Section 6-23n-32e, Lea County, N.M. | Second Bone Spring, Delaware | Mar 2018 | |
10,663.33 bl of oil equivalent per day (8,318 bo, 10.959 MMcf) | EOG Resources Inc. | 5H Goodnight Unit | Section 38, Block 76, PSL Survey, A-1120, Loving County, Texas | Wolfcamp, Delaware | Sept. 2019 |
10,605.5 bbl of oil equivalent/d (8,779 bo, 10.959 MMcf) | Devon Energy Corp. | 215H Alley Cat 17-20 Federal Com | Section 8-23s-32e, Lea County, N.M. | Bone Spring, Delaware | Mar. 2019 |
9,971.67 bbl of oil equivalent/d (8,198 bo, 10.642 MMcf) | Devon Energy Corp. | 213H Stray Cat 8-5 Federal Com | Section 8-23s-32e, Lea County, N.M. | Bone Spring, Delaware | Mar. 2019 |
8,519 bbl of oil equivalent/d (7,150 bo, 8.214 MMcf) | Oxy USA | 001H Pure Gold MDP1 29-17 Federal Com | Section 29-23s-31e, Eddy County, N.M. | Bone Spring, Delaware | June 2019 |
8,141 bbl of oil equivalent/d (5,282 bo, 6.978 MMcf) | Devon Energy Corp. | 216H Alley Cat 17-20 Federal Com | Section 8-23s-32e, Lea County, N.M. | Bone Spring, Delaware | Mar. 2019 |
7,845 bbl of oil equivalent/d (6,428 bo, 8.502 MMcf) | Devon Energy Corp. | 212Y Stray Cat 8-5 Federal Com | Section 8-23s-32e, Lea County, N.M. | Bone Spring, Delaware | Mar. 2019 |
7,082 bbl of oil equivalent (5,453 bo, 9.779 MMcf) | Devon Energy Corp. | 108H Thistle Unit | Section 21-23s-33e, Lea County, N.M. | Delaware, Wolfcamp | Feb. 2021 |
7,051 bbl of oil equivalent/d (5,202 bo, 11.096 MMcf) | Oxy USA | 037H Salt Flat CC 20-29 Federal Com | Section 17-24s-293, Eddy County, N.M. | Wolfcamp, Delaware | Apr. 2020 |
6,945.67 bbl of oil equivalent/d (5,329 bo, 9.7 MMcf) | EOG Resources Inc. | 701H Green Drake 16 Federal Com | Section 16-25s-33e, Lea County, N.M. | Wolfcamp, Delaware | May 2019 |
Data Source: IHS Inc.
Conversion: 1 bbl. of oil equivalent (BOE) = 6,000 cu. ft. of gas
*Devon Energy Corp.
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