Rigs now set up on one pad and drill a half dozen wells.
I had the opportunity to visit the Permian Basin a year or two ago. There was so much going on I took the advice of a pipefitter who had come from Pennsylvania where politics repeatedly brought work to a halt. He told us of the intense activity . In texas they offered all the days and hours he could stand. His problem was finding a place for his trailer. The RV parks were overflowing.
We drove around in the area just South and North of Monahans Texas for three days. I was amazed at the buzz. Most of the drilling was on the sites of existing wells. You now tell me they drill several new wells at the same pad. Very interesting!!
Aside fron the dust, my main memory is of hoardes of dusty white pickups busily engaged in some unknown errand.