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WPX Energy

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Former U.S. energy company

WPX Energy, Inc. (Williams Production and Exploration) was a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration. It was organized in Delaware and headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2021, the company merged with Devon Energy.3 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2012Founded1

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  • TickerWPX on NYSE1
  • Industryextraction of petroleum, gas industry1
  • HeadquartersTulsa1
  • Websitewww.wpxenergy.com
  • Legal formDelaware corporation1
  • Incorporated inDE6
  • Business address333 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, Ok 73102-50156
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer6
  • LEIZXZE9GCS2BB547GJW2194
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)4
  • Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY, 19801 Wilmington, United States4
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 49606454

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WPX Energy, Inc. (Williams Production and Exploration) was a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration. It was organized in Delaware and headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 2021, the company merged with Devon Energy.3

What it owns

What WPX Energy reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$11.2B8 Dec 31, 2019$9.9B8 Dec 31, 2018+13.0%
Accumulated depreciation$3.7B8 Dec 31, 2019$2.7B8 Dec 31, 2018+36.2%
Property and equipment, net$7.6B8 Dec 31, 2019$7.3B8 Dec 31, 2018+4.5%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$76.0M8 Dec 31, 2019
Oil and gas properties$7.6B8 Dec 31, 2019$7.3B8 Dec 31, 2018+4.5%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$60.0M8 Dec 31, 2019$3.0M8 Dec 31, 2018+1900.0%
Long-term investments$48.0M8 Dec 31, 2019$167.0M8 Dec 31, 2018−71.3%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$41.0M8 Dec 31, 2019$48.0M8 Dec 31, 2018−14.6%

The story

In January 2012, the company completed the corporate spin-off from the Williams Companies and became a public company.

In June 2014, the company sold a working interest in some of its wells in the Piceance Basin to Legacy Reserves LP for $355 million.

In May 2015, the company sold Marcellus Shale marketing contracts for $200 million.

In June 2015, the company acquired 14,300 net acres in the Gallup, New Mexico oil window of the San Juan Basin for $26 million.

In August 2015, the company acquired RKI Exploration & Production, LLC, giving it assets in the Permian Basin.

In September 2015, the company sold its remaining mature coalbed methane properties in Wyoming's Powder River Basin for $80 million.

In October 2015, the company sold its assets in Argentina for $294 million.

In March 2016, the company sold its San Juan Basin gathering system for $309 million.

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In April 2016, the company sold its assets in the Piceance Basin to Terra Energy Partners for $911 million.

In January 2017, the company acquired assets in the Permian Basin for $775 million.

In 2018, the company sold its assets in the San Juan Basin for $775 million.

In January 2021, the company merged with Devon Energy.

From Wikipedia’s article on WPX Energy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7

Leadership

Who has led WPX Energy, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Ralph A. Hill2011–2013
  2. James J. Bender2014
  3. Richard E. Muncrief2014–2021

Chair

  1. Richard E. Muncrief2017–2021

President

  1. James J. Bender2014
  2. Richard E. Muncrief2014–2017
  3. Clay M. Gaspar2018–2021

Chief financial officer

  1. Rodney Sailor2011–2014
  2. J. Kevin Vann2014–2021

Chief operating officer

  1. Clay M. Gaspar2015–2021
201520202025
Board members and other officers (28)

Products and brands

  • petroleum

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. May 16, 2014New chief executive Richard E. Muncrief becomes CEO10
  2. Feb 26, 2014New chief executive James J. Bender becomes CEO9
  3. 2012Founded Founded1
  4. Dec 5, 2011New chief executive Ralph A. Hill becomes CEO11

Members of Congress who traded it

8 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

DateMemberTradeAmountVs S&P sinceFiling
Sep 30, 2020Tom MalinowskiDemocratic, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000Report
Jul 31, 2020Tom MalinowskiDemocratic, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000Report
Apr 14, 2020David A Perdue , Jr, SenateSale$15,001 - $50,000Report
Mar 26, 2020Kevin HernRepublican, HouseBuy$100,001 - $250,000Report
Mar 26, 2020Kevin HernRepublican, HouseBuy$15,001 - $50,000Report
Mar 2, 2020David A Perdue , Jr, SenateBuy$1,001 - $15,000Report
Jan 27, 2020David A Perdue , Jr, SenateBuy$1,001 - $15,000Report
Jan 24, 2020David A Perdue , Jr, SenateBuy$1,001 - $15,000Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

SEC filer profile

How WPX Energy is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARWPX ENERGY, INC.2
  • CIK0001518832
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer2
  • Incorporated inDelaware2
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 312
  • Industry code (SIC)1311 Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas2
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Energy & Transportation, Division of Corporation Finance2
  • Business address333 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102-50152
  • Phone405-552-33332
  • Shares outstanding561,040,585 as of Nov 2, 202045
  • Public float$4.3B as of Jun 30, 20198
  • On EDGAR sinceApr 29, 20112
  • Filings837 in all: 4 (366), 8-K (123), 3 (33), 425 (31), SC 13G/A (30), 10-Q (27), SC 13G (23), DEFA14A (16)2
    All 48 form types

    4/A (15), UPLOAD (15), 424B5 (14), 5 (13), 5/A (13), CORRESP (12), FWP (11), 10-K (9), 424B2 (8), DEF 14A (8), SC 13D/A (8), S-1/A (6), S-8 POS (6), 8-K/A (5), S-3ASR (5), S-8 (5), ARS (3), POSASR (3), SC 13D (3), 10-12B/A (2), 25-NSE (2), CERTNYS (2), DEFM14A (2), PX14A6G (2), 10-12B (1), 10-K/A (1), 15-12B (1), 25-NSE/A (1), 424B3 (1), 8-A12B (1), CT ORDER (1), D (1), EFFECT (1), PRE 14A (1), PREM14A (1), PRER14A (1), RW (1), S-1 (1), S-4 (1), S-4/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 28, 2020
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 3, 2020
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 31, 2020
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Jan 7, 2021

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