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IOGsi WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: May 6, 2021

A total of 19 new oil and gas Drilling Permits were issued in Kansas this past week by the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC). This brings the year-to-date total of new drill locations issued to 284, compared to 179 locations during this same period a year ago (+ 59%).

Coffeyville Resources (CVR) reported Kansas crude prices rose by $2.00 / bbl from a week ago (+ 4%). Posted price on May 6th was Kansas Common crude at $56.00 / bbl, Southcentral Kansas crude $57.75 / bbl and Eastern Kansas crude $53.25 / bbl.

Spot market crude oil (Nymex) was down slightly by 0.6% from last week to $64.70 / bbl (WTI). Spot market natural gas price rose slightly by 0.7% to $2.93 / MMbtu. Henry Hub pricing point for natural gas futures contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and trades on Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) was up from last week from $2.73 to $2.96 / MMBtu (+ 8%).

The total number of active drilling rigs in Kansas (moving to or currently on drill sites) was down by two units this week to 22 (- 8%). A month ago, 18 drilling rigs were reported as active (+ 18%). This same time a year ago, only 10 rotary rigs were active in the State (+120%). Overall, drilling activity based on the number of wells spud in the state is down about 9% from last year.

Statewide this year, 206 wells have been spudded to this year. Total footage drilled (TFD) is estimated to be 631,027 ft, compared to 771,576 ft a year ago (- 18%). Of the TFD, an estimated 511,261 ft has been drilled in the Western ranges of the State, compared to 666,659 ft over the same period in 2020 (- 23%). In the Eastern ranges of the State, approximately 119,766 ft of hole has been drilled this year, compared to 104,917 ft a year ago (+ 14%).

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