</p><p >First, Noah Brenner raises the curtain on the Delaware sub-basin in the more desolate western portion of the Permian basin, where a land rush to rival the height of the shale boom appears to be underway, while a legendary shale developer is rumoured to be making his return to the field.</p><p >Then Gareth Chetwynd calls in to discuss his work on Upstream's giant <strong><a href="http://epaper.upstreamonline.com/upstreamfocusedition/17/1//?query="