Exploration and Development of Oil and Natural Gas

Our current focus is on responsible development, leveraging cutting-edge technology and applying decades of experience to maximize the recovery of oil and gas for optimum financial returns.

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Areas of Operation

Rio is currently exploring and producing oil and gas in the Anadarko Basin (Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma), the Hardeman Basin (North Texas), Delaware Basin (West Texas), the Fayetteville Basin (Arkansas) and the Utica Basin (Ohio).

Anadarko Basin

Delivering Value in the Anadarko Basin

The Anadarko Basin is a cornerstone of Rio Petroleum's operations. With years of experience in this basin, we have developed a knowledge base and a strong portfolio of assets. Our commitment to innovation and operational excellence drives our continued success.

Delaware Basin

Horizontal drilling and multi-zone developments are being used to unlock the vast resources that remain in this historic oil and natural gas field

Current focus is in the oil-rich Wolfcamp, Bone Spring, and Delaware formations . Drilling activity is yielding phenomenal production, driving high-margin growth for the company. Rio’s mineral position is an amazing platform for future growth with section thickness approx. 4,000.

Utica Basin

The natural gas giant below the Marcellus with stacked plays in the Appalachian Basin produce multiple oil and natural gas pay zones

The Utica Shale is proving to be rich in oil and natural gas liquids, and dry gas. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources estimates a recoverable Utica Shale potential up to 5.5 billion barrels of oil and up to 15.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Rio and its related entities participate in this place via both its mineral ownership and non-operated working interest.

Fayetteville Basin

A dry natural gas reservoir located in the Arkoma basin of north central Arkansas.

One of the first U.S. shale plays to be developed en masse, the Fayetteville is a black organic-rich rock of Mississippian age that underlies much of northern Arkansas and adjacent states. Rio and its related entities participate in this place via both its mineral ownership and non-operated working interest.

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