Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Apache Heats Up Oil Patch

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Apache (APA Quote) is an oil exploration and production company people should take a look at and consider buying, Jim Cramer told viewers of his "Mad Money" TV show Thursday.

Earlier in the year, Cramer highlighted it as one of his $80 to $120 stocks. That is the type that you find at $80, and it tends to go to $100 before rising all the way to $120 in a bull market, he said.

Cramer likes Apache because it is one of the few companies that believes in expensive oil. It is the king of real growth in the oil industry, he said, noting Apache's oil production was up 9% during the third quarter. By contrast, Exxon Mobil (XOM Quote) doesn't have any growth, he said.

Compared with other oil companies, Apache isn't locked into any delivery contracts and is free to sell oil at sky-high prices, he explained. That's why it had the best "blowout" quarter and "single best conference call" of any oil company, he added.

Apache buys unwanted properties at a discount and makes them more efficient and profitable, Cramer said. In addition to the U.S., it operates in Argentina, the U.K., Australia, Canada and Egypt. The new discoveries Apache has made overseas means not only increased production for the company, but more earnings visibility as well, he said.