Can Retsil tell me whether to drill a specific location?

Yes. Enter an address, county, or coordinates anywhere in the United States and Retsil returns a drill, drill-with-conditions, not-yet, or no verdict with a probability, target formation and depth, drilling method, and a ballpark drill-and-complete cost. It is a preliminary screening, not certified geology.

How accurate is a Retsil drill or no-drill call?

Every score is back-tested against thousands of wells that have already been drilled, with hit rates published by score band on the measured accuracy page.

What does a drill or no-drill screening cost?

A single coordinate screening is $149, a written prospect report is $450, and a basin or acreage package starts at $2,400.

Retsil for drillers

Should you drill here? Get the answer in minutes.

Type an address, a county, or coordinates anywhere in the country. Retsil reads the recorded wells, regional geology and seismicity around that ground and comes back with a straight yes-or-no answer, how the well should be drilled, and what it should cost.

Trusted daily by independent operators, landmen and mineral owners across the Permian, Bakken, DJ, Anadarko and Gulf Coast basins — many under NDA.

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Try: 2000 W Wall St, Midland, TXTry: 31.9973, -102.0779Try: Reeves County, TX

What you get back

✓A plain verdict: YES — DRILL, YES — WITH CONDITIONS, NOT YET, or NO
✓Target formation, target depth, and recommended drilling method
✓Lateral length, completion type, rig and mud guidance
✓Ballpark drill-and-complete cost range for that design
✓Recorded producers and dry holes within 1, 5, and 25 km, plotted on a map
✓Dry-hole cluster warning when the immediate area has been failing

User-submitted outcomes

What drillers and operators have added about Retsil.

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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.

Avoided dry-hole cost$6.2M saved

“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

Faster lease decision$400K saved

“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

First production timing18 days faster

“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

Portfolio screening9 leases dropped, 2 producers

“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

Investor confidenceDeal funded

“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.

Every answer comes with a PDF

Download a branded, printable report with the verdict, well design, evidence, map data, sources, and risks — something you can hand to a partner, a lender, or your geologist. You can upgrade any report to a signed opinion from a licensed petroleum geologist.

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.