SEPTEMBER 2022 Volume 65 No. 9 0922 Cover_62 9/7/2022 9:27 AM Page 1 THE ISSUE The " Better Business " Publication Serving the Exploration / Drilling / Production Industry SEPTEMBER 2022 Permian Powerhouse Reservoir Diagnostics Extended Reach Tech If the Permian Basin was a football franchise, the country's most prolific energy province easily would qualify as a dynasty. The Permian stands as a powerhouse of global production and a testbed of new drilling, completion and production technology. Among the Permian's superstars are Occidental Petroleum and Apache Corporation, yet the Permian continues to evolve along with all the nation's unconventional and conventional playing fields. The Permian Powerhouse reports start with an announcement about one of the newest heavy hitters in the game: Permian Resources, the successor of Centennial and Colgate. The next special report on the September roster is Reservoir Diagnostics, which explores how Devon Energy has applied advanced modeling technology to better understand and avoid fracture driven interactions between parent and child wells. Proving that AOGR is always ready to go into overtime to meet the industry's information needs, Extended Reach Tech spotlights innovations that are accelerating well construction speed while fortifying well construction integrity. Industry news includes convention sections for NDPC and PBPA. Cover photo by Ken Childress, courtesy of Permian Resources Corporation. Issue photography courtesy of Devon Energy Corporation. Cover and special layout designs by Amanda DeMoss. NEWS 16 | In the Courts: One federal court renews Biden's lease pause before another nixes it 16 | Federal Lands: California settles with BLM to bar drilling 16 | ESG Response: Initial Texas boycott list includes 10 financial firms 18 | Acquisitions and Discoveries: Devon reports bolt-on Eagle Ford purchase; COPL reports find in East-Central Wyoming; Tellurian closes Haynesville deal; Brigham Minerals makes core Midland Basin deal; Bayswater closes deal to expand in Colorado; Zephyr Energy adds to Paradox position 24 | Readers Write: Solar Developers Seek Oil Field Allies In the right instances, companies have a unique opportunity to leverage surface acreage ownership with concurrent solar energy and oil and gas production 33 | Associations: Barry Russell retires as top staffer at IPAA 34 | Federal Update: Industry groups respond to passage of reconciliation bill; Kansas representatives criticize package 40 | Industry Outlook: Report predicts onset of a favorable era 42 | Events: COGA's Energy Summit looks at big picture 83 | Public Opinion: Poll says 70% support more natural gas 85 | Oil and Gas Jobs: TIPRO says industry workforce still expanding; Perryman group says Permian industry accounts for 700,000 jobs; API looks to attract veterans to industryhttp://www.PROPX.COM