
The frac spread count measures the number of completion crews actively fracturing a well. In the Permian, the frac spread count averaged ~100 crews in 2025, 3% higher than the 2024 average. Yet operators completed a total of ~6,800 wells, 13% more than in 2024, likely due to increased simultaneous completions. These increased efficiencies in hydraulic fracturing contributed to oil production in the Permian increasing 280 kb/d (4%) from 2024 to 2025. https://t.co/FxdE8jl3Cz

U.S. operators in the Permian region of Texas and New Mexico completed ~3,600 wells in 2025 using simultaneous hydraulic fracturing (simul frac), a technique that minimizes completion crew time on well pad sites by completing two wells simultaneously. https://t.co/FxdE8jlBs7 Well completion occurs...