This image from the United States Geological Society (USGS) dovetails the Berman (Supetra etal.; 2021) chart discussion elsewhere in Forum Stuff. It is a structure map on the top of the Wolfcamp formation in the Permian Basin. The grey area essentially outlines the entire Permian Basin which was i

https://www.oilystuff.com/single-post/ace-barnes-1928-2025 Ace Barnes from Odessa, Texas, died a few days ago. He was 96. He was the last of the 2nd generation of well control hands, a prodigy of Adair, and Boots, and Coots and Bowden, themselves direct deeedents of the first generation of oil we

Doing long term forecasting is a lot like trying to drive a boat. Unless you have a good GPS, a current map, a great sense of direction, or a sextant, odds are high you won't end up anywhere near where you wanted to when you start out. When I do a forecast for a project that's not even going

I assume by four main Permian "plays" Mr. Berman means four main benches, like the Lo. Spraberry, Bone Spring and Wolfcamp A and B. If production in the Permian is plateauing, its "rolling over." From growing like a house 'a fire since 2014 to going flat 2H24, thats "rolling over." Depletion doesn

I agree with DOE Secretary Chris Wright - terminology matters. At a time when it is more important than it's ever been to discuss issues that affect everyone I keep seeing more and more jargon. The finance bros have been working overtime to create their own language around concepts that take m

Howard County is textbook quality. In the last two months Howard County gas production has also gone into steep decline. The lag was 16 months behind oil production. Midland County has also broken trend. Midland average production depth is about 10,500' while Howard County is perhaps 8,000.