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a little once the counting rules are locked in.
Who's moving: 1997Q2 vs 1997Q1
The operators whose permit counts moved the most between 1997Q1 and 1997Q2, statewide. Click a name to see the full comparison in that operator's busiest counties.
Top gainers
| Operator | P-5 | 1997Q1 | 1997Q2 | Δ | Δ% | Busiest counties (1997Q2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | Delinquent | 50 | 145 | +95 | +190.0% | ECTOR · SCURRY · CROSBY |
| ALTURA ENERGY LTD. | Inactive | 0 | 52 | +52 | n/a (from zero) | YOAKUM · HOCKLEY · GAINES |
| PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | Inactive | 20 | 62 | +42 | +210.0% | GRAY · PANOLA · BORDEN |
| LOMAK PRODUCTION COMPANY | Inactive | 10 | 44 | +34 | +340.0% | EDWARDS · REAGAN · STERLING |
| FIRST RESERVE OIL & GAS CO | Inactive | 10 | 42 | +32 | +320.0% | HOWARD · WINKLER · GLASSCOCK |
| ARCO PERMIAN | Inactive | 29 | 58 | +29 | +100.0% | MIDLAND · UPTON · CRANE |
| PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.P | Inactive | 128 | 153 | +25 | +19.5% | MIDLAND · GLASSCOCK · UPTON |
| CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | Active | 46 | 70 | +24 | +52.2% | WARD · TERRELL · UPTON |
| EDGE PETROLEUM OPER. CO., INC. | Inactive | 6 | 24 | +18 | +300.0% | LIVE OAK · DUVAL · VICTORIA |
| CROSS TIMBERS OPERATING COMPANY | Inactive | 4 | 21 | +17 | +425.0% | ANDREWS · CROCKETT · TERRY |
| PEDECO, INC. | Inactive | 11 | 28 | +17 | +154.5% | WILSON · ATASCOSA · MCMULLEN |
| EXXON CORP. | See-Remarks | 47 | 63 | +16 | +34.0% | BROOKS · KENEDY · GALVESTON |
| MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | Delinquent | 30 | 44 | +14 | +46.7% | WEBB · UPTON · KENT |
| TEXACO E & P INC. | Delinquent | 106 | 120 | +14 | +13.2% | PANOLA · MIDLAND · GAINES |
| COSTILLA ENERGY, INC. | Inactive | 19 | 32 | +13 | +68.4% | CRANE · CROCKETT · DUVAL |
| HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC. | Inactive | 0 | 12 | +12 | n/a (from zero) | GAINES |
| CONOCO INC. | Inactive | 21 | 32 | +11 | +52.4% | WEBB · ZAPATA · ARANSAS |
| HOPEWELL OPERATING, INC. | Active | 3 | 13 | +10 | +333.3% | HARRISON · PANOLA · RUNNELS |
| PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | Active | 1 | 11 | +10 | +1000.0% | CRANE · REAGAN · GLASSCOCK |
| SMITH ENERGY 1986A PARTNERSHIP | Inactive | 0 | 9 | +9 | n/a (from zero) | GALVESTON |
| TESORO E&P COMPANY, L.P. | Inactive | 0 | 9 | +9 | n/a (from zero) | HIDALGO · GOLIAD · STARR |
| UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA | Inactive | 16 | 25 | +9 | +56.2% | VAN ZANDT · CROCKETT · MATAGORDA |
| WISER OIL COMPANY, THE | Inactive | 1 | 10 | +9 | +900.0% | LOVING · REFUGIO |
| DELRAY OIL, INC. | Active | 2 | 10 | +8 | +400.0% | COLEMAN · RUNNELS · KNOX |
| PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING L.P. | Inactive | 13 | 21 | +8 | +61.5% | WINKLER · CALHOUN · GOLIAD |
Top decliners
| Operator | P-5 | 1997Q1 | 1997Q2 | Δ | Δ% | Busiest counties (1997Q2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORYX ENERGY COMPANY | Inactive | 92 | 26 | -66 | -71.7% | STARR · CHAMBERS · HOWARD |
| O.G.P. OPERATING, INC. | Active | 25 | 0 | -25 | -100.0% | |
| WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION | Active | 28 | 3 | -25 | -89.3% | GARZA |
| BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO. | Inactive | 57 | 35 | -22 | -38.6% | UPTON · LAMB · SUTTON |
| ARROW OPERATING COMPANY | Inactive | 18 | 0 | -18 | -100.0% | |
| HUBER, J. M., CORPORATION | Active | 28 | 10 | -18 | -64.3% | HUTCHINSON · ANDREWS · CARSON |
| BURLINGTON RES O & G CO-MIDLAND | Inactive | 24 | 11 | -13 | -54.2% | CRANE |
| PRIMAL ENERGY CORPORATION | Delinquent | 15 | 2 | -13 | -86.7% | PECOS |
| SAGE ENERGY COMPANY | Active | 20 | 9 | -11 | -55.0% | ROBERTSON · BURLESON · STONEWALL |
| UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | Inactive | 137 | 126 | -11 | -8.0% | CROCKETT · PANOLA · TERRELL |
| GRUY PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT CO. | Inactive | 12 | 2 | -10 | -83.3% | COKE · WILBARGER |
| SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY | Inactive | 56 | 46 | -10 | -17.9% | MCMULLEN · FAYETTE · JIM WELLS |
| OXY USA INC. | Active | 21 | 12 | -9 | -42.9% | BROOKS · COLORADO · GAINES |
| CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, INC. | Delinquent | 17 | 9 | -8 | -47.1% | GRIMES · WASHINGTON · NEWTON |
| GEONATURAL RESOURCES, INC. | Delinquent | 9 | 1 | -8 | -88.9% | ARCHER |
| SANTA FE ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. | Inactive | 11 | 3 | -8 | -72.7% | GLASSCOCK · MARTIN |
| ALLEGRO OPERATING, INC. | Inactive | 7 | 0 | -7 | -100.0% | |
| APACHE CORPORATION | Active | 33 | 26 | -7 | -21.2% | GAINES · LOVING · FREESTONE |
| BRISTOL RESOURCES CORPORATION | Inactive | 7 | 0 | -7 | -100.0% | |
| COASTAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION | Inactive | 7 | 0 | -7 | -100.0% | |
| ROCKER A OPERATING COMPANY | Inactive | 8 | 1 | -7 | -87.5% | SCURRY |
| SHELL WESTERN E&P INC. | Inactive | 17 | 10 | -7 | -41.2% | NUECES · HIDALGO · BROOKS |
| ADOBE ENERGY, INC. | Inactive | 11 | 5 | -6 | -54.5% | WHARTON · CALHOUN · COLORADO |
| COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION | Inactive | 19 | 13 | -6 | -31.6% | HIDALGO · ZAPATA · BRAZOS-LB |
| L.C.S. PRODUCTION COMPANY | Active | 16 | 10 | -6 | -37.5% | SHACKELFORD · THROCKMORTON |
Counts are original permits by approval date, credited to whoever holds the permit now. Watch the percentage column when the starting number is small: +200% might just mean two permits.