> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.bullished.co/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Ovintiv CEO Calls Its Private Well Data A 'Durable Moat' As Montney Oil Volumes Miss - URL: https://www.bullished.co/ovintiv-ceo-calls-its-private-well-data-a-durable-moat-as-montney-oil-volumes-miss-b9f63811/ - Published: 2026-11-04T16:31:32.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-04T16:31:32.000Z - Description: Ovintiv leans on proprietary Midland Basin data and AI while its Montney condensate output fell short of guidance. - Author: Matteo Parrino - Tags: Earnings, OVV, Industry: Energy [Ovintiv](https://www.bullished.co/tag/ovv/), which explores for and produces oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids in the Permian, Anadarko and Montney, says its private well data is a lasting edge over rivals. CEO Brendan McCracken made the case on the company's third-quarter [earnings call](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/markets-news/Newswire.ca/8631454/ovintiv-reports-third-quarter-2026-financial-and-operating-results/?ref=bullished.co) on Wednesday, saying "We are creating a durable moat around our return outcomes that is proving difficult to replicate." ## Data on half the Midland wells McCracken said Ovintiv has high-fidelity private data on almost half of the 30,000 horizontal wells drilled in the Midland Basin. It built the set by merging its own drilling data with a decade of deliberate data trading with peers, and it uses the data to train AI models that tune drilling and completions. Asked by a Goldman Sachs analyst whether the moat can be copied, McCracken said every decision, from frac design to capital allocation, rests on the quality of the underlying data. He called the dataset very unique. He also said the AI work is already having a free cash flow effect in drilling, completions and production operations. ## Logan and the location count Ovintiv agreed last week to buy Logan Energy, a Montney oil producer, a deal that has not yet closed. Logan adds about 420 net locations across 200,000 net core acres: 220 premium and 200 upside. McCracken put the price at $1.5 million per premium undeveloped location, or $0.8 million per location counting the upside inventory. The assets produce 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, including 7,000 barrels a day of light oil. Ovintiv expects about $60 million in annualized free cash flow synergies. It plans a rig on the acreage at closing, taking its Montney count to seven, and will weigh a second rig in its 2027 plans. McCracken said that is probably a question for the next call. Counting NuVista's 930 locations, Logan's 420 and 240 Permian and Montney locations from its ground game, McCracken said the company has added just shy of 1,600 locations this year, a pace he said peers have not matched. ## Montney volumes slip below guidance Chief Financial Officer Corey Code said third-quarter cash flow was $4.51 per share and free cash flow was $680 million. Montney oil and condensate output of 77,000 barrels a day, hit by higher Canadian royalties and downtime at the third-party Albright gas plant, left total oil and condensate at 204,000 barrels a day, just under the low end of guidance. Chief Operating Officer Greg Givens said the plant went down in July after a sulfur-unit leak. Ovintiv is moving $50 million of capital from the Montney to the Permian. Full-year oil and condensate guidance of 210,000 to 212,000 barrels a day is unchanged. High sulfur prices added about $75 million in cash flow in the third quarter, Givens said. McCracken expects a more muted boost in the fourth. Management guided to oil production growth per share of 8% to 9%, helped by buybacks, with no added activity or capital spending. Ovintiv's stock was $63.67, down 4.15% from the prior close of $66.43, in the market data attached to the report. Fourth-quarter volumes are guided to about 628,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day, with capital spending near $575 million. 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