COUNTIES · DENTON · OPERATORS

Denton County Operators

Every operator with a permit on file or a well of record here, ranked by permits issued in the window. Wells are each operator's current inventory in the county from the RRC wellbore file.

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#	Operator	Permits	All time	Horizontal	Wells	First	Last
1	Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.	772	772	708	34	Jun 24, 2003	Mar 28, 2019
2	Burlington Resources O & G Co LP	418	418	74	34	Jun 25, 2001	Nov 16, 2012
3	Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.	321	321	69	1	Dec 13, 2001	Sep 22, 2004
4	Mitchell Energy Company L.P.	252	252	0	1	Jul 27, 2000	Mar 18, 2002
5	Mitchell Energy Corporation	246	246	0	2	Dec 10, 1985	Feb 15, 2001
6	Quicksilver Resources Inc.	150	150	148	6	Jul 25, 2006	Nov 19, 2014
7	Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P.	138	138	128	4	Jan 11, 2005	Sep 8, 2011
8	Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.	136	136	124	29	May 18, 2001	Apr 29, 2011
9	Republic Energy Inc.	112	112	2	0	Jun 2, 1999	Feb 9, 2004
10	Dallas Production, Inc.	101	101	0	12	Jan 4, 1978	Oct 7, 2002
11	J-W Operating Co.	80	80	70	66	Mar 30, 2001	Mar 27, 2015
12	Chief Oil & Gas LLC	74	74	19	0	Jun 20, 2000	Apr 4, 2006
13	Western Chief Oil & Gas Company	70	70	13	0	Sep 27, 2000	Aug 24, 2006
14	BKV Barnett, LLC	69	69	67	1,542	Aug 31, 2005	Oct 27, 2026
15	Enre, L.P.	67	67	0	0	Mar 22, 1999	May 15, 2002
16	Enervest Operating, L.L.C.	61	61	61	4	Apr 21, 2012	Feb 28, 2017
17	Tejas Western Corp.	61	61	1	4	Sep 20, 2000	Sep 2, 2003
18	Enre Corp.	58	58	0	1	Aug 28, 1980	Nov 28, 2000
19	XTO Energy Inc.	57	57	57	4	Aug 4, 2004	Jun 14, 2012
20	Eagleridge Operating, LLC	55	55	52	679	May 10, 2010	Jul 22, 2022
21	Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC	55	55	55	18	Dec 21, 2010	Dec 10, 2014
22	Star of Texas Energy Srvs, Inc.	52	52	8	0	Sep 25, 2001	Mar 22, 2005
23	Adkins, R. L. Corp.	48	48	2	0	Oct 29, 2001	Sep 28, 2005
24	Red Oak Gas Operating Company LP	37	37	37	4	Apr 3, 2007	Sep 10, 2010
25	Trio Consulting & Management,llc	33	33	11	12	May 9, 2002	Jan 12, 2006
26	Winchester Production Company	33	33	13	1	Jul 11, 2002	Sep 8, 2004
27	Eagle Oil & Gas Co.	32	32	15	1	Feb 27, 2002	Jun 7, 2006
28	Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.	30	30	30	445	Jun 4, 2019	Feb 23, 2023
29	Hillwood O & G Operating Co LP	28	28	28	21	Jul 28, 2009	Jul 28, 2022
30	Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.	28	28	28	0	Dec 11, 2003	Apr 11, 2011
31	Harper, Wayne	27	27	0	2	May 18, 1978	Jun 13, 2003
32	Porter, John W. Oil, Inc.	26	26	0	42	Dec 31, 1981	Dec 29, 1983
33	Range Production Company	24	24	21	1	Sep 13, 2005	Mar 12, 2009
34	Encore Operating, L.P.	23	23	20	0	Dec 3, 2003	May 17, 2007
35	Hess, Jerry Operating Co.	21	21	0	18	Jan 27, 1984	Oct 3, 2013
36	Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc.	20	20	6	0	Nov 16, 2000	Aug 16, 2005
37	Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.	19	19	14	20	Mar 7, 2003	May 6, 2009
38	Joint Resources Company	18	18	1	1	May 21, 2002	Nov 30, 2007
39	Dune Operating Company	18	18	3	0	May 25, 2006	Jan 31, 2008
40	Ryder Scott Oil Co.	17	17	0	4	Mar 3, 1980	Dec 10, 2004
41	Chief Operating LLC	14	14	12	0	Nov 15, 2005	Aug 2, 2007
42	Lakota Energy, Ltd.	13	13	1	14	Aug 7, 1995	Apr 21, 2023
43	McCutchin, Cody	13	13	0	3	Aug 17, 1982	Jun 13, 1985
44	Gulftex Operating Inc	13	13	13	0	Jan 18, 2005	May 21, 2009
45	Hughes, Dan A. Company	13	13	7	0	Oct 18, 2002	May 5, 2005
46	Titan Operating, LLC	13	13	13	0	Sep 29, 2009	Dec 29, 2011
47	Van Tol Oil	12	12	0	10	Oct 13, 1983	Sep 26, 1991
48	Hep Oil Company, Ltd.	12	12	0	0	Jan 29, 2002	Apr 18, 2006
49	Mereken Energy Corp.	12	12	6	0	Dec 6, 2002	Feb 8, 2006
50	Dark Horse Operating Co., L.L.C.	11	11	2	1	Mar 24, 2004	Mar 9, 2007
51	Harvey Oil Co.	11	11	0	1	Mar 26, 1981	Apr 20, 1982
52	Nichols and Sons, Inc.	11	11	0	0	Sep 29, 1982	Sep 8, 1983
53	Bedrock Production, LLC	10	10	9	66	Aug 30, 2005	Aug 15, 2022
54	Best Petroleum Explorations,inc.	10	10	0	9	Jul 5, 1984	Mar 7, 2008
55	Braden Exploration, LLC	10	10	10	0	Jun 15, 2007	Oct 20, 2008
56	Dte Gas Resources, LLC	9	9	4	0	Mar 22, 2007	Oct 5, 2009
57	Spindletop Oil & Gas Company	8	8	0	8	Jun 18, 2003	Sep 9, 2008
58	Seely Oil Co.	8	8	0	5	Aug 5, 1981	Feb 12, 1985
59	Antero Resources I, LP	8	8	6	0	Aug 4, 2004	Apr 14, 2005
60	Cortez Operating Company	8	8	6	0	Dec 10, 2002	Feb 27, 2004
61	Hillwood Energy Texas, L.P.	8	8	8	0	Sep 30, 2008	Jan 6, 2010
62	Neill, James P. Jr.	8	8	0	0	Oct 9, 1980	Sep 12, 1989
63	Saddle Creek Energy Development	8	8	0	0	Aug 16, 2005	Jan 23, 2007
64	Texcel Exploration, Inc.	7	7	1	3	Aug 22, 1994	Feb 6, 2004
65	Merit Energy Company	7	7	0	0	Jun 21, 2001	Jun 21, 2001
66	North Texas Llano Operating Corp	7	7	6	0	Oct 22, 2003	Sep 16, 2008
67	Expro Engineering, Inc.	6	6	6	8	Dec 21, 2006	May 10, 2010
68	Ooze Oil Co.	6	6	0	1	Apr 29, 1981	Aug 6, 1984
69	Enexco, Inc.	6	6	0	0	Dec 4, 2003	Mar 13, 2012
70	Munson, David M. Inc.	6	6	0	0	May 20, 2003	Nov 15, 2004
71	Ryder Scott Management, LLC	6	6	0	0	Nov 29, 2007	Aug 31, 2011
72	Vicars Oil & Gas Corporation	6	6	0	0	Mar 6, 1995	Mar 5, 1999
73	1849 Energy Partners Oprtng, LLC	5	5	0	8	Apr 25, 2019	Sep 21, 2020
74	Chesapeake Operating, Inc.	5	5	5	1	Dec 16, 2008	Feb 7, 2012
75	Bravo Natural Resources, Inc.	5	5	0	0	Apr 2, 2001	Oct 10, 2001
76	Chief Oil & Gas LLC	5	5	5	0	Nov 5, 2007	Feb 22, 2008
77	Smith, Joe H.	5	5	0	0	Oct 5, 1979	Oct 28, 1983
78	Taylor, Zenn R.	5	5	0	0	May 16, 1978	Aug 30, 1978
79	Teleo Operating, LLC	5	5	5	0	May 23, 2008	Nov 25, 2008
80	Atmos Pipeline - Texas	4	4	3	10	Jun 12, 2012	Sep 26, 2019
81	Big Foot Oil Company	4	4	0	2	Dec 30, 1980	Aug 26, 1981
82	Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.	4	4	0	2	Aug 16, 2004	Sep 27, 2005
83	Decleva, Paul	4	4	0	1	Jan 14, 1981	Jun 2, 1982
84	Scott, Ryder Management Co.	4	4	0	1	Sep 29, 1977	Jul 28, 1978
85	August Oil	4	4	0	0	Nov 18, 1992	Dec 9, 1993
86	Can-Tex Energy Corp.	4	4	0	0	Jan 28, 1980	Apr 1, 1980
87	GO Oil Corp.	4	4	0	0	May 19, 1983	Sep 27, 1983
88	Jackson, D. L., & Son	4	4	0	0	Jun 17, 1983	Jul 12, 1983
89	McMurrey Cattle Co.	4	4	0	0	Sep 11, 1984	Aug 20, 1989
90	Nautilus Exploration, Inc.	4	4	0	0	Nov 22, 2002	Aug 24, 2007
91	Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.	4	4	1	0	Jul 11, 2005	Aug 21, 2007
92	Stroud Energy, Ltd.	4	4	3	0	May 25, 2005	Mar 31, 2006
93	Thompson, J. Cleo	4	4	0	0	May 23, 2001	Aug 22, 2002
94	BKV Barnett II, LLC	3	3	3	232	Jul 30, 2004	Mar 13, 2026
95	Western Chief Operating, L.L.C.	3	3	0	8	Sep 25, 2008	Jul 7, 2009
96	Felderhoff Production Co.	3	3	0	5	Jun 16, 1988	Apr 19, 2001
97	Export Petroleum Corp.	3	3	0	1	Apr 22, 1982	May 6, 1982
98	Reichmann Petroleum Corp.	3	3	3	1	May 17, 2005	Sep 20, 2005
99	Arp Barnett, LLC	3	3	3	0	Dec 4, 2012	Jan 11, 2013
100	Arrington,david H. Oil & Gas,inc	3	3	3	0	May 2, 2005	Feb 9, 2006
101	Brammer Engineering, Inc.	3	3	1	0	Apr 30, 2004	Sep 20, 2005
102	Lifestyle Energy Corp.	3	3	0	0	Sep 20, 1979	May 12, 1981
103	Munson Denton Partners, Ltd	3	3	0	0	May 6, 2005	Oct 19, 2005
104	Scott, Ryder Oil Co.	3	3	0	0	Jun 5, 1979	Dec 5, 1979
105	Bolivar Oil Company, Inc.	2	2	0	4	Apr 22, 1981	Jun 8, 1982
106	Canyon Operating, LLC	2	2	2	4	Oct 11, 2013	Apr 19, 2021
107	Federal Energy Development Co.	2	2	0	2	Oct 15, 1981	Oct 26, 1982
108	Trinity River Energy Oper, LLC	2	2	2	2	Nov 16, 2015	Nov 24, 2015
109	Shale Tank Truck L.P.	2	2	0	1	Nov 20, 2002	Jan 27, 2004
110	Adexco Operating Company	2	2	2	0	Jan 28, 2005	Dec 21, 2006
111	American West Resources, Inc	2	2	0	0	Nov 1, 1999	Apr 17, 2000
112	Black Oil Company, Inc.	2	2	0	0	Apr 16, 2002	Jun 6, 2002
113	Black, Robert C.	2	2	0	0	Dec 4, 1990	Nov 27, 1991
114	B & N Petroleum Inc-CNR-Argus	2	2	0	0	May 19, 1981	Sep 17, 1981
115	Canan Operating, Inc.	2	2	0	0	Sep 13, 2001	Dec 10, 2001
116	Cauble Enterprises	2	2	0	0	Aug 9, 1978	May 7, 1980
117	Cox, Robert G. & Associates,inc.	2	2	0	0	May 25, 1979	Apr 13, 1981
118	Derwen Operating Company	2	2	2	0	May 5, 2004	Nov 8, 2004
119	Dte Gas Resources, Inc.	2	2	2	0	Dec 10, 2003	May 3, 2006
120	Lakota Energy	2	2	0	0	Jul 21, 1994	May 26, 1995
121	Liberty Operating Company, Inc.	2	2	0	0	Apr 14, 1994	Jun 16, 1994
122	Planet Pet. Co.	2	2	0	0	Mar 18, 1981	Apr 6, 1981
123	Wyandotte Oil Ventures, Inc.	2	2	0	0	Mar 6, 1985	May 6, 1985
124	Rowland Tank Truck Company	1	1	0	5	Aug 8, 2014	Aug 8, 2014
125	Lone Star Gas Co.	1	1	0	3	Oct 10, 1990	Oct 10, 1990
126	McMurrey, R. J., Production Comp	1	1	0	3	Mar 9, 1990	Mar 9, 1990
127	Allegiance Exploration, LLC	1	1	0	2	Jun 10, 2013	Jun 10, 2013
128	Big E Industries, Inc.	1	1	0	2	Aug 1, 1977	Aug 1, 1977
129	Apex Operating & Equip. Co.	1	1	0	1	May 1, 1981	May 1, 1981
130	Crow Creek Operating Co II LLC	1	1	0	1	May 31, 2006	May 31, 2006
131	Embassy Oil Co.	1	1	0	1	Oct 25, 1977	Oct 25, 1977
132	Hathaway, J. B.	1	1	0	1	Jun 18, 1979	Jun 18, 1979
133	Reynoil Corporation	1	1	0	1	Jun 30, 1993	Jun 30, 1993
134	Aruba Petroleum, Inc.	1	1	1	0	May 29, 2014	May 29, 2014
135	Austex Energy Co, Inc	1	1	0	0	Aug 14, 1985	Aug 14, 1985
136	B A Operators, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Jan 5, 1979	Jan 5, 1979
137	Baron Co., The	1	1	0	0	Dec 16, 1980	Dec 16, 1980
138	Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC	1	1	1	0	Feb 23, 2017	Feb 23, 2017
139	Bob & Ted's Operating	1	1	0	0	Jun 11, 1987	Jun 11, 1987
140	Boliver Drilling Company	1	1	0	0	Mar 12, 1981	Mar 12, 1981
141	Borderline Operating Corp.	1	1	0	0	Feb 21, 2001	Feb 21, 2001
142	Bosque Disposal Systems, LLC	1	1	0	0	Nov 10, 2009	Nov 10, 2009
143	Brammer Supply, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Sep 12, 2001	Sep 12, 2001
144	Brower Oil & Gas Co., Inc.	1	1	0	0	Mar 1, 2004	Mar 1, 2004
145	Caribbean Energy, L.L.C.	1	1	0	0	Sep 8, 2016	Sep 8, 2016
146	Carter Energy Corp.	1	1	0	0	Feb 13, 1984	Feb 13, 1984
147	Casba Oil & Gas Corp.	1	1	0	0	Nov 29, 1977	Nov 29, 1977
148	Ces SWD Texas, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Apr 25, 2008	Apr 25, 2008
149	Couch Oil Company	1	1	0	0	Jan 9, 1978	Jan 9, 1978
150	Denton Exploration, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Jul 21, 1998	Jul 21, 1998
151	Dogwood Operating Company, Inc.	1	1	1	0	Oct 28, 2005	Oct 28, 2005
152	Ebs Oil & Gas Partners Op.co.,lp	1	1	0	0	Apr 12, 2006	Apr 12, 2006
153	El Ran, Inc. & Ponder Petr. Inc.	1	1	0	0	Oct 5, 1981	Oct 5, 1981
154	Estate Oil & Gas Corp.	1	1	0	0	Sep 9, 1992	Sep 9, 1992
155	G & F Oil, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Apr 9, 2012	Apr 9, 2012
156	GM Petroleum Corporation (I)	1	1	0	0	Jul 10, 1986	Jul 10, 1986
157	Hart, Mark D.	1	1	0	0	Jul 1, 1980	Jul 1, 1980
158	Hep Oil GP, LLC	1	1	0	0	Oct 7, 2008	Oct 7, 2008
159	Kenbro, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Sep 14, 1993	Sep 14, 1993
160	Latex Petroleum Corporation	1	1	0	0	Feb 7, 1994	Feb 7, 1994
161	Leo International, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Jun 14, 1979	Jun 14, 1979
162	Lewis, William T.	1	1	0	0	Apr 21, 1981	Apr 21, 1981
163	L & M Oil Co.	1	1	0	0	Mar 17, 1982	Mar 17, 1982
164	Loch Exploration, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Sep 25, 1981	Sep 25, 1981
165	Loch & Tracy Engineering Co	1	1	0	0	Oct 10, 1978	Oct 10, 1978
166	Lone Star Pipeline Company	1	1	1	0	Apr 17, 1997	Apr 17, 1997
167	Mash Oilfield Services, LP	1	1	0	0	Dec 4, 2023	Dec 4, 2023
168	McCutchin, Jerry	1	1	0	0	Nov 9, 2000	Nov 9, 2000
169	Moore Drilling Corp.	1	1	0	0	Sep 5, 1986	Sep 5, 1986
170	Nasa Energy Corp.	1	1	1	0	Sep 29, 2005	Sep 29, 2005
171	Nichols, Carl E.	1	1	0	0	Jun 19, 1992	Jun 19, 1992
172	Palo Petroleum, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Jan 8, 1987	Jan 8, 1987
173	Richman Petroleum Corp.	1	1	1	0	Dec 23, 2004	Dec 23, 2004
174	Roil Mineral & Land Co.	1	1	0	0	Apr 3, 1989	Apr 3, 1989
175	Roil Resources Inc.	1	1	0	0	Feb 20, 1997	Feb 20, 1997
176	Ropa Exploration Corp.	1	1	0	0	Feb 5, 2007	Feb 5, 2007
177	Sandpiper Petroleum Company, The	1	1	0	0	Nov 28, 1977	Nov 28, 1977
178	Sauder, A. L., Jr.	1	1	0	0	Nov 22, 1978	Nov 22, 1978
179	Stephens, Hayseed Oil Inc.	1	1	0	0	Sep 30, 1985	Sep 30, 1985
180	Strata Petroleum Corp.	1	1	0	0	Jul 15, 1981	Jul 15, 1981
181	Sunray Operating Company	1	1	0	0	Dec 23, 1985	Dec 23, 1985
182	Taylor Enterprises	1	1	0	0	Feb 5, 1982	Feb 5, 1982
183	Trio Operating Company, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Aug 31, 2001	Aug 31, 2001
184	Triple G Well Service, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Oct 24, 2007	Oct 24, 2007
185	Ultra Oil & Gas, Inc.	1	1	0	0	Oct 16, 1990	Oct 16, 1990
186	Ventana Minerals, L.L.P.	1	1	0	0	Feb 13, 2003	Feb 13, 2003
187	Vick, William H.	1	1	0	0	Sep 8, 1978	Sep 8, 1978
188	Wehunt Oil Company, Inc.	1	1	0	0	May 15, 1997	May 15, 1997
189	Williams Prod. Gulf Coast L.P.	—	0	0	64	—	—
190	BKV North Texas LLC	—	0	0	46	—	—
191	Hawkbend LLC	—	0	0	32	—	—
192	Briley Operating LLC	—	0	0	29	—	—
193	Texas Independent Oil Co. LLC	—	0	0	21	—	—
194	Fairington Inc.	—	0	0	16	—	—
195	J&H Oil Company	—	0	0	13	—	—
196	Premier Natural Resources II LLC	—	0	0	13	—	—
197	Brammer Petroleum Inc.	—	0	0	10	—	—
198	Arc Energy Inc.	—	0	0	9	—	—
199	League Trading Inc.	—	0	0	9	—	—
200	Hermes & Poole Oil Operator	—	0	0	8	—	—
201	Krocan Energy Corporation	—	0	0	8	—	—
202	Clay D. A.	—	0	0	7	—	—
203	Diversified Production LLC	—	0	0	7	—	—
204	Marshall Samuel Meek Estate Of	—	0	0	7	—	—
205	Riverbirch Resources LLC	—	0	0	7	—	—
206	Galloway Casing Pulling Co.	—	0	0	5	—	—
207	Sage Natural Resources LLC	—	0	0	5	—	—
208	Upp Operating LLC	—	0	0	5	—	—
209	WLH Production LLC	—	0	0	5	—	—
210	WY Woodland Operating LLC	—	0	0	5	—	—
211	El Reno Energy LLC	—	0	0	4	—	—
212	F & a Associates Inc.	—	0	0	4	—	—
213	Seven F Operating Inc.	—	0	0	4	—	—
214	A & M Oil Co.	—	0	0	3	—	—
215	Chaparral Natural Resources Inc.	—	0	0	3	—	—
216	Mitchell James R.	—	0	0	3	—	—
217	Pruitt Tool & Supply Co Inc.	—	0	0	3	—	—
218	WT Fitts Operating	—	0	0	3	—	—
219	4M Oil & Gas LLC	—	0	0	2	—	—
220	Alpha Oil & Gas Inc.	—	0	0	2	—	—
221	Cundiff Operating Company	—	0	0	2	—	—
222	Hacker Brothers Well Service Inc	—	0	0	2	—	—
223	Hunt Petroleum Corporation	—	0	0	2	—	—
224	Legend Natural Gas IV LP	—	0	0	2	—	—
225	Odom Bros.	—	0	0	2	—	—
226	Rowell Mike	—	0	0	2	—	—
227	RWJ Operating LLC	—	0	0	2	—	—
228	Upland Operating LLC	—	0	0	2	—	—
229	Wilton Frank	—	0	0	2	—	—
230	A & D Exploration Company	—	0	0	1	—	—
231	Aeternum Energy LLC	—	0	0	1	—	—
232	Aethon Energy Operating LLC	—	0	0	1	—	—
233	Amrwr LLC	—	0	0	1	—	—
234	Ancho Oil LLC	—	0	0	1	—	—
235	Burk Royalty Company	—	0	0	1	—	—
236	Byrom Linda J.	—	0	0	1	—	—
237	Case Resources LLC	—	0	0	1	—	—
238	Co Energy	—	0	0	1	—	—
239	Connally Oil Co. Inc.	—	0	0	1	—	—
240	Endres Urban J.	—	0	0	1	—	—
241	Excel Oil & Gas Inc.	—	0	0	1	—	—
242	Gilbert W. C.	—	0	0	1	—	—
243	L A Productions	—	0	0	1	—	—
244	Maverick Production	—	0	0	1	—	—
245	Newark E&P Operating LLC	—	0	0	1	—	—
246	Peterson Oil and Gas LLC	—	0	0	1	—	—
247	Petroleum High Tech Corporation	—	0	0	1	—	—
248	Porter Oil Company	—	0	0	1	—	—
249	Power Fuel Producers Inc.	—	0	0	1	—	—
250	Revolution Operating Company LLC	—	0	0	1	—	—
251	Rife Operating Ltd.	—	0	0	1	—	—
252	Shidler Mark L. Inc.	—	0	0	1	—	—
253	Slemp & Iglehart	—	0	0	1	—	—
254	TEP Barnett USA LLC	—	0	0	1	—	—
255	Texxol Operating Company Inc.	—	0	0	1	—	—
256	Tidewater Resources Corporation	—	0	0	1	—	—
257	Winfield Operating Company	—	0	0	1	—	—

257 OPERATORS · WINDOW ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE