Where America drills.
Geology decides everything, whether a basin makes oil or gas, how deep and hot the wells are, how long the laterals run, and which rigs and crews the work demands. Here's a profile of each major North American basin.
The oil basins
Crude-focused plays, led by the Permian, the largest oil producer in the United States.
Permian Basin
Midland & Delaware sub-basins, the largest US oil play and half the national rig fleet.
Read profile → ND / MTBakken (Williston)
Light sweet crude, long laterals, and winter operations on the northern plains.
Read profile → South TXEagle Ford
A windowed play producing oil, condensate, and gas, close to Gulf Coast export.
Read profile → ColoradoDJ Basin (Niobrara)
Front Range oil drilling shaped heavily by Colorado regulation.
Read profile →The gas basins
Dry-gas plays feeding the grid and Gulf Coast LNG export.
Offshore
A different world of drilling, floaters, dynamic positioning, and subsea tiebacks.
Working through basin context?
Read basin profiles that explain rig activity, well types, operating constraints, and the roles commonly seen in each region.