HOUSTON, TEXAS (By Caturus, 25.Sep.2025, Words: 221) — Caturus Energy, a natural gas-focused exploration and production company producing over 650 million cubic feet of net gas equivalent per day and over 200,000 Tier 1 net acres in South Texas, announced a multi-year contract with Nabors Industries for the PACE-X Ultra™ X33 rig, the most powerful onshore drilling system currently in the US.
This marks a significant milestone in Caturus’ commitment to safely and efficiently ramping production, with a goal to grow net production to 1 billion cubic feet of gas equivalent per day by 2029.
Caturus is recognized for its proven ability to drill long laterals and deep, high-pressure wells in technically complex subsurface environments, particularly within the prolific Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk formations of Texas. Earlier this year, as the company continued scaling daily production, technical modeling had identified the need for a more powerful rig to increase drilling certainty and efficiency.
Caturus collaborated with Nabors to leverage its high-spec, next-generation PACE-X Ultra™ rig, designed to deliver more power and push the boundaries in today’s toughest drilling environments.
The rig features a 1 million-pound mast rating, racking capacity of up to 35,000ft, and 3 2,000-horsepower mud pumps capable of 10,000 psi mud pressure.
Additionally, by substituting natural gas for diesel using the Cat® Dynamic Gas Blending (DGB) technology, the X33 rig enables improved fuel efficiency and emissions reduction, lowering both cost and carbon intensity. This strategic deployment of technology furthers the company’s technical drilling capabilities in challenging environments and is expected to set new industry benchmarks for operational safety, efficiency, and environmental responsibility.
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