Episode 7 · March 5, 2026
From 1300 to 3000 Oil Barrels DAILY on Just 2 Wells (Why the RIGHT Pro is Worth Every Dollar)
In this episode of Wisdom at the Wellhead, Mike Richardson, President of Unconventional Strategy at Jetta Operating, shares his path from the Southern California coast to the Delaware Basin and how he built a winning unconventional strategy in the Permian.
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