RISING STAR ENERGY PARTNERS II is executing a phased Eagle Ford redevelopment program in Refugio County, Texas, with 8 permitted wells across 6 drilling pads targeting the La Rosa (Consolidated, Oil) Field using standardized directional well designs. Drilling has begun on two pads with Wisco Moran Rig 7, while four additional permitted pads provide a defined inventory of future development opportunities within this mature asset.
The BUCCO four-well development in Loving County exemplifies ConocoPhillips’ strategy of concentrating investment in the Delaware Basin through efficient, multi-well pad development that maximizes operational performance and low cost-of-supply inventory. The project reinforces the company’s long-term manufacturing approach, creating sustained opportunities for drilling, completions, production equipment, and other oilfield services as development continues across the basin.
OXY USA Inc.’s Loving County drilling program demonstrates a manufacturing-style Delaware Basin development, with 27 horizontal wells organized across nine surface pads targeting both the Bone Spring (Sandbar) and Wolfcamp (Phantom) reservoirs. The systematic multi-pad, multi-zone approach highlights OXY’s strategy of maximizing resource recovery from stacked formations while efficiently developing its core Permian acreage through standardized drilling and completion practices.
Discovery Operating, Inc. has permitted a new seven-well horizontal development on the AF A / AF lease in Section 34, Block 41T4S, Upton County, Texas, marking the start of another manufacturing-style drilling program in the Midland Basin. The privately held Midland-based operator continues its long-term Permian development strategy by concentrating multiple wells on a single surface location to maximize drilling efficiency and reservoir recovery.
Petroplex Energy has begun drilling the first of two multi-well pads on its eight-well SOUTH ROCKFISH development in Pecos County, Texas, marking the transition from permitting to execution in the Delaware Basin. The project targets the Wolfbone Trend Area with eight horizontal wells planned to approximately 11,000 feet, led by LASSO Rig 103 on the initial five-well pad while a second three-well pad remains permitted for future development.
Greenlake Energy’s Mike Jones and Paul Wall project showcases a coordinated Delaware Basin co-development strategy, where six horizontal Wolfcamp and Wolfbone wells were drilled from two multi-well pads using H&P Rig 261 before transitioning into production infrastructure. Nearly a year after the first permits were issued, the project advanced into the commissioning phase with the construction of the centralized Mike Jones Paul Wall Facility, designed to gather and process production from both pads.
Revenant Energy Operating LLC is advancing a focused Haynesville Shale development program in Nacogdoches County, Texas, highlighted by multi-well pad drilling and supported by a Black Stone Minerals agreement that could expand activity to as many as 25 wells per year. OGL’s analysis of the company’s 2026 permits indicates a disciplined natural gas development strategy utilizing H&P super-spec rigs, standardized deep horizontal well designs, and a growing inventory of future drilling opportunities in the Shelby Trough.
Continental Resources is advancing a modern Wolfcamp co-development program in Pecos County, Texas, with 13 horizontal wells planned from three surface pads within the PECAN STATE UNIT, all targeting a consistent depth of approximately 11,761 feet. The scale, pad density, and standardized well design indicate a manufacturing-style development project that is expected to generate sustained demand for drilling, completions, production, facilities, and midstream service providers across the Delaware Basin.
Sabalo II Operating’s UL Bellagio development in Andrews County, Texas, is a four-well, single-pad project in the Spraberry Trend that demonstrates a modern factory-style drilling approach using AKITA Rig 803 and centralized production infrastructure. The project progressed from licensing and drilling in late 2025 to the permitting of the Bellagio Central Tank Battery (CTB) in June 2026, highlighting a structured development cadence and potential co-development of multiple reservoir intervals.
Admiral Permian Resources has permitted nine new horizontal Bone Spring wells at its Red Ryder Unit in Loving County, Texas, expanding development activity after drilling three initial wells in 2025 and securing approval for a new Central Tank Battery facility in May 2026. The project now includes two new multi-well pads targeting multiple reservoir intervals, signaling a transition toward larger-scale manufacturing-style development within the Delaware Basin.
