By Mella McEwan
January 24th, 2026
Commission Shift, which highlighted the record noted that the new record, along with the inactive rig count exceeding 120,000 wells, underscores the growing challenge facing the state’s oil and gas industry.
With 25 new operators coming before the commission with wells in violation of Statewide Rule 15, “We continue to see more inactive wells queuing up to become orphans,” Julie Range, policy manager with Commission Shift, told the Reporter-Telegram by email.
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