Two wells in northwestern New Mexico are highest producing in 20 years for San Juan Basin A project that will drill the first oil and gas wells in La Plata County targeting the Mancos Shale formation ...

Federal geologists plan to drill a core sample near Delta to assess the potential of a shale formation for oil and gas development. The Bureau of Land Management has approved a proposal by the U.S.

Amid increasing buzz about the potential for developing natural gas locally in the Mancos shale formation, a local oil and gas industry representative recently offered one of the most detailed visions ...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TXO Partners, L.P. (NYSE: TXO) is designed as a natural resources production company committed to distributing ongoing cash returns while delivering long-term value ...

DURANGO, Colo. (AP) — The Southern Ute tribe plans to lease 12,000 acres of mineral rights to a tribal-owned production company, sparking a debate over drilling activities that are outside La Plata ...

The late Cretaceous-aged Mancos has long been a target for natural gas and operators such as BP, Chevron and ConocoPhillips have built up large conventional and coalbed methane focused operations.

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — The oil and gas industry is getting excited about a potential boom in northwestern New Mexico. Preliminary results from some of the 22 exploratory wells drilled in the Mancos ...

Texas-based Swift Energy isn’t the only company chasing the lure of the Mancos Shale in La Plata County. The Southern Ute Indian Tribe-owned Red Willow Production Co. drilled one well into the Mancos ...