Discovery Operating launches new multi-well Spraberry development in Upton County

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.

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Petroplex Energy Begins Development of the SOUTH ROCKFISH Multi-pad Lease in the Delaware Basin

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.

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From Permit to Production: Inside Greenlake Energy’s Multi-Pad Wolfcamp/Wolfbone Development in the Delaware Basin

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.

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Revenant Energy’s Shelby Trough Investment Points to a New Haynesville Drilling Program in East Texas

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.

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Continental Resources Expands Multi-Pad Wolfcamp Development in Pecos County

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.

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Sabalo II Operating Advances UL Bellagio Lease Development in Andrews County, Texas

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.

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Admiral Permian Expands Red Ryder Development with Nine New Bone Spring Well Permits in Loving County

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.

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Block 39T1N: How Diamondback Energy Turned a Midland Basin Position into a Full-Section Manufacturing Project

Since 2017, Diamondback Energy has transformed Block 39T1N from a multi-section development area into a concentrated manufacturing-style drilling program, securing 99 permits across seven sections with Section 32 emerging as the most active area. The company’s 28-well, four-pad Section 32 project represents the largest full-section development on the block, demonstrating how modern drilling technologies, standardized well designs, and coordinated pad development are enabling operators to scale Midland Basin resource recovery while creating significant opportunities for oilfield service providers.

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TG Natural Resources Expands Haynesville Development in Panola County with Multi-Well Tuck Pad Project

TG Natural Resources continues expanding its Haynesville Shale footprint in Panola County, Texas, through the coordinated PAD 96 FWS F14J TUCK 1HH–3HH multi-well development in the CARTHAGE (HAYNESVILLE SHALE) Primary Field. The project moved rapidly from well licensing in November 2025 to drilling activity beginning in January 2026 and centralized facility permitting completed in May 2026, highlighting a highly standardized shale manufacturing and co-development strategy tied to long-term Gulf Coast LNG demand.

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Continental Resources Advances PECAN STATE Development in Pecos County

Continental Resources appears to be advancing the PECAN STATE project into a coordinated full-section Wolfcamp development within the PHANTOM (WOLFCAMP) Primary Field in Pecos County, Texas. The combination of multi-well pad planning, highly standardized horizontal well designs, and the recently approved PECAN STATE 1513 CTB air permit suggests the project may be transitioning from permitting into active surface development and pre-spud operational readiness.

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