Operations
Four districts, one schedule.
Ameristar runs its rig schedule out of a single operations centre in Midland so that iron, crews and logistics move as one system rather than four regional fiefdoms.
Where we work
Operating districts
Permian Basin — Midland & Delaware
8 rigs · HQ district
Our home district and the bulk of the fleet. Multi-well pad development, laterals to 20,000 ft, heavy pad-walking utilisation and 24-hour rig-move crews. Company yard and machine shop.
Eagle Ford — South Texas
3 rigs · Since June 2026
Condensate and gas window development with tight surface constraints and significant landowner interface. South Texas district yard.
Bakken — Williston Basin
2 rigs · Winterised
Fully winterised rig packages, enclosed floors and heated mud systems for continuous operation to −40°F. Williston Basin district yard.
Gulf of Mexico — Shelf & Deepwater
5 rigs · Marine & aviation base
Three jackups on the shelf and two semi-submersibles in deepwater, supported by the marine and aviation divisions. Dedicated Gulf shore base.
Operations centre
One room, eighteen rigs.
Every Ameristar rig streams real-time drilling data to our Midland operations centre over WITSML. Drilling engineers, directional specialists and the fleet maintenance desk sit in the same room, watching the same screens, on a two-hour handover cadence.
That means the pressure trend that looks odd at 0300 gets a second set of eyes before it becomes a well control event, and the top drive that starts drawing extra current gets a part on a truck before it fails.
- 24/7/365 staffed, two-hour formal handover
- WITSML real-time feed shared with the operator
- Predictive maintenance alerts on all major rotating equipment
- Remote directional and geosteering support
- Integrated marine and flight following for offshore assets
Performance
Operating metrics since start-up
| Metric | Permian | Eagle Ford | Bakken | Gulf of Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigs operating | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Wells delivered | 30 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Rig uptime | 97.1% | 96.8% | 95.2% | 96.0% |
| Avg. spud-to-rig-release (days) | 14.2 | 16.5 | 18.9 | 41.6 |
| Avg. pad move (hours) | 26 | 31 | 34 | — |
| Recordable incidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Figures are internal operating statistics for the period from incorporation (14 March 2026) to 2 September 2026 and are unaudited.
How we take work.
Ameristar does not tender publicly and does not accept unsolicited enquiries. Programmes come to us through operators we already work for.