“I Don’t Cook, I Don’t Clean”… But I Do Frac that W.A.B.
Breaking down the emerging Cherokee in the WAB
Background
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The Cherokee interval in Northwest Oklahoma has long been known to operators but historically underdeveloped. A combination of stronger pricing, higher drilling efficiency, and inventory exhaustion elsewhere has reignited interest in the Western Anadarko Basin (WAB). This report explores recent activity, well design trends, productivity, and half-cycle economics — with a focus on Ellis, Roger Mills, and Lipscomb counties.
Most active in the play are Mewbourne, Crawley and Sandridge after its’ purchase of Upland in Q3 2024 for $144 million.
This analysis will examine this development in more detail, particularly by looking at well economics using our Well-level AFE Costs and existing public data1.
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