</p><p >The Permian basin and the Delaware sub-basin in particular has been perhaps the most active region in the world for oil and gas deals. Noah Brenner digs into the dynamics of A&D in West Texas and New Mexico.</p><p >Then Noah sits down with Jim Henry, the founder of Henry Petroleum, the first company to drill through the Spraberry and into the Wolfcamp shale, making one of the biggest Permian basin discoveries in the prolific region's history.</p><p