Written by John McFarland of the Oil and Gas Lawyer Blog.
Here is a list of bankruptcy cases filed in Texas federal bankruptcy courts this year, from the Houston Business Journal, compiled by Haynes & Boone:
Energy bankruptcies filed in Texas courts in 2016 by month
Company (Texas court filed); debt
January
Aurora Operating LLC (Southern); $2.35 million
MOG Producing LP (Southern); $4.29 million
Antero Energy Partners LLC (Northern); $25.45 million
February
Emkey Resources LLC (Northern); $22.35 million
Ginger Oil Co. (Southern); $6.47 million
Argent Energy U.S. Holdings Inc. (Southern); $51.9 million
Primrose La Sara LLC (Southern); $4.3 million
DRM Sales & Supply LLC (Western); $19.18 million
March
GreenHunter Resources Inc. (Northern); $23.7 million
Universal Well Service Holdings Inc. (Northern); $25.15 million
Wellhead Distributors International (Southern); $31.7 million
RMR Operating LLC (Northern); $3.5 million
ESP Petrochemicals Inc. (Southern); $7.4 million
Wellflex Energy Solutions LLC (Northern); $3.9 million
DJ Oilfield Sevices LLC (Northern); $3.01 million
East African Drilling Ltd. (Southern); $45.35 million
Crossfire Manufacturing LLC (Northern); $653,600
7711 Operating Company LLC (Northern); $532,500
April
ATK Oilfield Transportation Inc. (Western); $34.9 million
Sanjel Inc. (Western); $1.1 billion
Bluff Creek Production LLC (Western); $7.09 million
Hydrocarb Energy Corp. (Southern); $12.5 million
Aztec Oil & Gas Inc. (Southern); $1.5 million
Energy XXI Ltd. (Southern); $2.75 billion
DiamoNorthern District Tank Rental Inc. (Northern); $8.92 million
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (Southern); $444.2 million
FPUSA LLC (Eastern); $2.3 million
Paladin Energy Corp. (Northern); $23.48 million
Trinity River Resources LP (Western); $133.8 million
West Texas Poly Pump LLC (Western); $3.7 million
Ultra Petroleum Corp. (Southern); $3.9 billion
Midstates Petroleum Company Inc. (Southern); $2.045 billion
May
Linn Energy LLC (Southern); $5.962 billion
Berry Petroleum Company LLC (Southern); $1.733 billion
J P S Completion Fluids Inc. (Western); $4.49 million
SandRidge Energy Inc. (Southern); $4.19 billion
Hawk Oilfield Service Inc. (Southern); $1.2 million
Tall City Well Service LP (Western); $14.4 million
Ricochet Energy Inc. (Western); $11.35 million
Armada Water Assets Inc./Wes-Tex Vacuum Service Inc. (Southern); $24.9 million
Mark A. Martinez LLC (Southern); $0
Linc USA GP (Southern); $414.35 million
June
Warren Resources Inc. (Southern); $486.3 million
Note: Includes Chapter 7, Chapter 11, Chapter 15 a
