Retsil · The drill-or-no-drill authority
Address, county, or coordinates in. A clear verdict out: probability, target depth, drilling method, ballpark cost, a map of every recorded well around the tract, and a PDF report you can hand to anyone. Every call is back-tested against wells that have already been drilled, and the score is published.
Call now: (817) 670-8856Open 24 / 7 — talk to Retsil or the teamCall →Trusted daily by independent operators, landmen and mineral owners across the Permian, Bakken, DJ, Anadarko and Gulf Coast basins — many under NDA.
24ranked, never-drilled locations are available right now — ground no one has punched yet, scored by surrounding producer and dry-hole evidence.Unlock →Should you drill here, how deep, which method, and what it costs.
Drill/no-drill screening →Screen and rank tracts before you spend money taking them down.
Lease screening →Flagship engagement
For the operator, landman, or driller who is weeks away from turning to the right on a six- or seven-figure well. We run every screen on one prospect and the ground around it to answer one question in writing: is there anything in the record that argues against spending this money here? One correct no-drill call pays for itself many times over.
Well Save is an exhaustive screening and risk-review engagement, invoiced and paid by bank wire in full before work begins. It does not guarantee production or prevent a dry hole; it is not a substitute for review by a licensed petroleum geologist or engineer.
Coordinate screens, written reports, and basin packages are available on the order page. They are the fast filters; Well Save above is the final decision. Already have a well in trouble? Run it through the diagnosis intake instead.
Why operators pay for Well Save
Every dollar spent drilling a marginal prospect is a dollar that cannot drill a good one. Well Save pays for itself the first time it stops a bad well — or confirms the right one before your capital is committed.
$1M–$15M+
Cost of one onshore dry hole
Vertical wells run into the low millions; horizontal programs run far higher. One wrong location burns the entire amount — plus sunk lease, rig, and crew time.
Well Save
The definitive engagement
A definitive drill / no-drill recommendation on one tract — before you call the rig. Wire-only, paid in full, work starts immediately.
40x–600x
Return on a single correct call
Avoid one $1M dry hole and the fee returns 40x. Avoid a $15M horizontal program and it returns 600x. Most operators run multiple tracts — the protection compounds.
Who this is for
Companies that screen before they drill keep their capital working. Companies that don't learn it the expensive way.
Start a Well Save engagement →Figures are illustrative industry ranges, not guarantees. Retsil outputs are preliminary screenings, not certified geology and not a guarantee of production.
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User-submitted outcomes
These outcomes were added by users — drillers, operators, land managers, and investors. Names are withheld because most clients work under NDA. Dates and roles are real to the month. Results are reported by the client; they are not audited or guaranteed.
“Retsil flagged a spacing issue we had not seen in our internal scout. We moved the pad 800 meters east and the first well came in clean. The well we were originally going to drill first is now marked evaluate-only. Estimated avoided drill-and-complete spend: $6.2 million.”
Independent operator, Permian Basin
June 2026
“We had 48 hours to decide on a 1,200-acre lease. Retsil ran the block in under an hour and ranked five sections. Two were clear pass, two were conditional, one was drill. We took the drill section down and passed on the rest. Saved us roughly $400,000 in earnest money and negotiation time.”
Land manager, Delaware Basin
May 2026
“The direction call and target depth matched our geologist's independent pick within 4%. We spudded 11 days earlier than planned because the screening gave us a clear rig class and lateral length before the engineer signed off. First sales were 18 days ahead of budget.”
Operations VP, DJ Basin
July 2026
“We had 14 old leases on a spreadsheet and no idea which ones to keep. Retsil screened all 14 in one afternoon. We dropped 9, renewed 3, and drilled 2. The two we drilled are both producing. The screening cost less than one day of our geologist's time.”
Small operator, Bakken
April 2026
“We used the written report in our investor deck. The risk register and offset evidence gave the lender enough comfort to fund the AFE. The well is now producing. The $450 report was the cheapest diligence we did on the deal.”
Managing member, private oil & gas fund
August 2026
These are user-added, client-reported outcomes, not a guarantee of future results. Every well is different, and Retsil remains a preliminary screening tool. A licensed petroleum geologist or drilling engineer should review any drill recommendation before capital is committed.
Retsil outputs are preliminary screenings, not certified geology and not a guarantee of production. Have a licensed petroleum geologist or drilling engineer review the findings before drilling or committing capital. See pricing, disclaimer & terms. Privacy policy.