Archive // SCOOP

Recent E&P Acquisitions Point to Rapidly Declining Acreage Values

November 20, 2019 | Matt Hagerty

Independent E&Ps are being increasingly pressured by investors to live within their means and generate positive free cash flow. However, given the low commodity pricing environment, some operators may not yet be in a position to do so. With...
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Are the Cards STACKed Against Oklahoma in 2019?

July 11, 2019 | Hamp Smith

Oklahoma’s shale play trajectories have changed course in recent months as rig counts dropped in the Sooner State. Despite operator enthusiasm for strong basin potential, high breakeven hurdles and unsupportive commodity pricing continue to threaten the viability of Oklahoma’s...
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Midship Pipeline Won’t Guarantee Smooth Sailing for Oklahoma Gas

February 26, 2019 | Connor McLean

Anticipation for Cheniere’s 1.44 Bcf/d Midship pipeline is building as the project plans to begin service later this year. Buoyed by oil prices, natural gas production in the SCOOP and STACK plays continued to increase in 2018. As a result,...
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Congestion Ahead for Haynesville Producers?

August 23, 2018 | Tony Scott

Congestion on the natural gas pipeline grid continues to progress further south as volumes from the Marcellus, Utica, STACK, SCOOP and Canada fight for limited markets in the Midwest. The result of new pipeline capacity out of Appalachia has...
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Natural Gas Takeaway from the SCOOP/STACK

January 3, 2017 | Marissa Anderson

The SCOOP/STACK continues to gain producer interest. In December, Gulfport announced entry into the SCOOP, acquiring 46,400 net surface acres from Vitruvian. This marks a second nearly pure play Northeast producer diversifying away from Appalachia, after Range Resources purchased...
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SCOOP/STACK Changing Oklahoma Dynamics

September 27, 2016 | BTU Analytics

BTU Analytics spends a lot of time covering the Northeast Gas markets, but in the middle of the country Oklahoma is seeing activity growth that could add over 2 Bcf/d of natural gas to the supply side by 2020....
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Drilling Strategies Diverge For US Producers

June 16, 2016 | BTU Analytics

With lower oil and gas prices prevailing, it’s no surprise producers are running fewer rigs: the US horizontal rig count is currently sitting at 321 rigs, down by 342 rigs year over year. It’s also no surprise that fewer...
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