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a little once the counting rules are locked in.
Who's moving: 1997Q3 vs 1997Q2
The operators whose permit counts moved the most between 1997Q2 and 1997Q3, statewide. Click a name to see the full comparison in that operator's busiest counties.
Top gainers
| Operator | P-5 | 1997Q2 | 1997Q3 | Δ | Δ% | Busiest counties (1997Q3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRUY PETROLEUM MANAGEMENT CO. | Inactive | 2 | 50 | +48 | +2400.0% | GRAY · WILBARGER · COCHRAN |
| CONOCO INC. | Inactive | 32 | 71 | +39 | +121.9% | WEBB · ZAPATA · STARR |
| PIONEER NATURAL RES. USA, INC. | Active | 11 | 38 | +27 | +245.5% | GLASSCOCK · REAGAN · CROCKETT |
| HICON GAS PRODUCERS, INC. | Inactive | 12 | 36 | +24 | +200.0% | GAINES · YOAKUM |
| EXXON CORP. | See-Remarks | 63 | 85 | +22 | +34.9% | KENEDY · BROOKS · KLEBERG |
| OXY USA INC. | Active | 12 | 33 | +21 | +175.0% | MIDLAND · ECTOR · DAWSON |
| WHEELER OPERATING CORPORATION | Active | 3 | 19 | +16 | +533.3% | GARZA |
| UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY | Inactive | 126 | 139 | +13 | +10.3% | CROCKETT · RUSK · PANOLA |
| CHOLLA PETROLEUM, INC. | Active | 2 | 14 | +12 | +600.0% | MONTAGUE · GAINES · JACK |
| MINIHAN OIL & GAS CORPORATION | Inactive | 0 | 11 | +11 | n/a (from zero) | ANDREWS |
| HUBER, J. M., CORPORATION | Active | 10 | 20 | +10 | +100.0% | HUTCHINSON · HANSFORD · SHERMAN |
| ARCO PERMIAN | Inactive | 58 | 67 | +9 | +15.5% | MIDLAND · CRANE · UPTON |
| CROSS TIMBERS OPERATING COMPANY | Inactive | 21 | 30 | +9 | +42.9% | CROCKETT · ANDREWS · TERRY |
| HUGOTON ENERGY CORPORATION | Inactive | 13 | 22 | +9 | +69.2% | REAGAN · IRION · SUTTON |
| ARUBA PETROLEUM, INC. | Inactive | 2 | 10 | +8 | +400.0% | JACK |
| BRACKEN OPERATING, L.L.C. | Active | 2 | 9 | +7 | +350.0% | HEMPHILL · WHEELER · LIPSCOMB |
| BRIGHAM OIL & GAS, L.P. | Inactive | 7 | 14 | +7 | +100.0% | HEMPHILL · DAWSON · HOWARD |
| FINA OIL & CHEMICAL COMPANY | Inactive | 20 | 27 | +7 | +35.0% | MITCHELL · GARZA · HIDALGO |
| HOLLIMON OIL CORPORATION | Inactive | 0 | 7 | +7 | n/a (from zero) | WHARTON |
| PRECISE DEVELOPMENT, INC. | Inactive | 0 | 7 | +7 | n/a (from zero) | WOOD |
| PRIDE PIPELINE COMPANY | Inactive | 2 | 9 | +7 | +350.0% | JONES · CALLAHAN · BROWN |
| SONAT EXPLORATION COMPANY -TYLER | Inactive | 22 | 29 | +7 | +31.8% | PANOLA · RED RIVER · FREESTONE |
| SYNERGY OIL & GAS, INC. (A) | Inactive | 2 | 9 | +7 | +350.0% | NUECES |
| THOMPSON, J. CLEO | Inactive | 6 | 13 | +7 | +116.7% | CROCKETT · ANDREWS · PECOS |
| THRESHOLD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY | Inactive | 2 | 9 | +7 | +350.0% | ARCHER · JACK · WISE |
Top decliners
| Operator | P-5 | 1997Q2 | 1997Q3 | Δ | Δ% | Busiest counties (1997Q3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKER & PARSLEY DEVELOPMENT L.P | Inactive | 153 | 77 | -76 | -49.7% | MIDLAND · GLASSCOCK · REAGAN |
| TEXACO E & P INC. | Delinquent | 120 | 66 | -54 | -45.0% | PANOLA · MIDLAND · GAINES |
| FIRST RESERVE OIL & GAS CO | Inactive | 42 | 2 | -40 | -95.2% | HOWARD |
| PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY | Inactive | 62 | 26 | -36 | -58.1% | ECTOR · PANOLA · ANDREWS |
| ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | Delinquent | 145 | 114 | -31 | -21.4% | ECTOR · SCURRY · MOORE |
| MESA OPERATING CO. | Inactive | 24 | 1 | -23 | -95.8% | MOORE |
| COSTILLA ENERGY, INC. | Inactive | 32 | 13 | -19 | -59.4% | LAVACA · CRANE · BURLESON |
| ALTURA ENERGY LTD. | Inactive | 52 | 34 | -18 | -34.6% | GAINES · YOAKUM · HOCKLEY |
| MIDGARD ENERGY COMPANY | Inactive | 29 | 11 | -18 | -62.1% | LIPSCOMB · OCHILTREE · HEMPHILL |
| PARKER & PARSLEY PRODUCING L.P. | Inactive | 21 | 4 | -17 | -81.0% | HIDALGO · CALHOUN · MCMULLEN |
| LOMAK PRODUCTION COMPANY | Inactive | 44 | 30 | -14 | -31.8% | EDWARDS · HOUSTON · STERLING |
| SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY | Inactive | 46 | 33 | -13 | -28.3% | MCMULLEN · FAYETTE · COOKE |
| HOPEWELL OPERATING, INC. | Active | 13 | 1 | -12 | -92.3% | HARRISON |
| MOBIL PRODUCING TX. & N.M. INC. | Delinquent | 44 | 33 | -11 | -25.0% | KENT · WEBB · HOCKLEY |
| CHEVRON U. S. A. INC. | Active | 70 | 60 | -10 | -14.3% | WARD · UPTON · ZAPATA |
| DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION(NEVADA) | Inactive | 12 | 2 | -10 | -83.3% | HEMPHILL · WHEELER |
| BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL&GAS CO. | Inactive | 35 | 26 | -9 | -25.7% | UPTON · PECOS · HEMPHILL |
| COX & PERKINS EXPLORATION, INC. | Inactive | 10 | 1 | -9 | -90.0% | COLORADO |
| MERIT ENERGY COMPANY | Active | 14 | 5 | -9 | -64.3% | HARDIN · BRAZORIA · ECTOR |
| SMITH ENERGY 1986A PARTNERSHIP | Inactive | 9 | 0 | -9 | -100.0% | |
| CLIDE OIL CORP. | Inactive | 8 | 0 | -8 | -100.0% | |
| MARATHON OIL COMPANY | Delinquent | 25 | 17 | -8 | -32.0% | REAGAN · GRIMES · IRION |
| ABRAXAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION | Active | 19 | 12 | -7 | -36.8% | WARD · GOLIAD · LIVE OAK |
| APACHE CORPORATION | Active | 26 | 19 | -7 | -26.9% | MATAGORDA · FREESTONE · BRAZOS |
| QUINTANA PET. CORP. | Inactive | 14 | 7 | -7 | -50.0% | REFUGIO · LA SALLE |
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.