How would you track the different stages of oil production in the Permian Basin?

The Permian’s spectacular growth has upended the global oil market. And the oil market is hungry for every bit of information about it. Yet significant knowledge gaps exist.

The longest streak of consecutive declines in WTI crude futures ended Tuesday at 12 straight days, leaving the oil market wondering: what just happened?

Talk of $100 oil was on the lips of some analysts in early autumn. Then came October. WTI crude fell 10.8%, its biggest monthly percentage drop since July 2016. Nor did the losses end there.