Cimarex now has two horizontal permits, the Sylvia Young-1H @ 15,571', and the Walbridge-1H @15,000' issued on 9-11-2015 and Chesapeake has but a single horizontal permit to date, the Northrup-1H @ 15,500'

all three permits issued since 9-4-2015

In Addition to McClendon's "American Energy-Rogersville" unit at least 2 additional O&G Majors and 1 "Permian Focused" regional player are possibly set to enter the race.