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.