Ellis 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.
| # | Operator | Permits | All time | Horizontal | Wells | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dixie Energy Inc | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | Mar 22, 1983 | Sep 7, 1983 |
| 2 | EOG Resources, Inc. | 42 | 42 | 36 | 1 | Apr 11, 2006 | Feb 24, 2010 |
| 3 | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 | Dec 19, 2005 | May 14, 2010 |
| 4 | B. J. Oil Co. Inc. | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | Apr 24, 1978 | Dec 31, 1981 |
| 5 | Cola Petroleum, Inc. | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | Apr 30, 1980 | Jul 22, 1980 |
| 6 | Extor Corporation | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Aug 27, 1984 | Jan 14, 1986 |
| 7 | Edge Oil, Inc. | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Jul 23, 1980 | Sep 18, 1981 |
| 8 | Kiowa Oil & Gas Corporation | 17 | 17 | 0 | 27 | Apr 6, 1979 | Jun 20, 1980 |
| 9 | Idgas Energy Corporation | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Mar 7, 1980 | Jul 30, 1980 |
| 10 | Swade Resources, Incorporated | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Jun 17, 1981 | Sep 14, 1983 |
| 11 | B-M-R Oil Production | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | Nov 10, 1981 | Nov 10, 1981 |
| 12 | Range Production Company | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | Mar 16, 2007 | Oct 18, 2010 |
| 13 | Capital Strategy Corp. | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Oct 5, 1979 | Apr 30, 1980 |
| 14 | Seismic Leasing Service | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Jun 3, 1988 | May 11, 1993 |
| 15 | Southeastern Oil & Gas | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Jun 25, 1980 | Oct 9, 1980 |
| 16 | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | Jan 14, 2004 | Jan 29, 2009 |
| 17 | Best 1 Oil Company | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10, 1980 | Feb 20, 1981 |
| 18 | Skewes Operating Company | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Nov 4, 1987 | Nov 7, 1990 |
| 19 | Triple L Operating Company, Inc. | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Dec 27, 1979 | Aug 22, 1980 |
| 20 | National Land Resources Inc. | 7 | 7 | 0 | 277 | Mar 15, 1983 | Oct 4, 1983 |
| 21 | XTO Energy Inc. | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Aug 5, 2004 | Apr 7, 2009 |
| 22 | Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Div. | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Apr 3, 2008 | Jan 22, 2015 |
| 23 | Grouse Investments Company | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | May 20, 1982 | Oct 25, 1982 |
| 24 | Spartan Oil Corporation | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Aug 6, 1985 | Aug 21, 1986 |
| 25 | Overcash, William G. Trustee | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | Jun 1, 1983 | Apr 22, 1985 |
| 26 | Ergon Exploration, Inc. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Mar 13, 1984 | Aug 3, 1984 |
| 27 | Starcade, Inc. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Oct 23, 1981 | Oct 23, 1981 |
| 28 | Prairie Corp. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | May 18, 1979 | May 18, 1979 |
| 29 | O'Neal, Stuart D. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Dec 31, 1980 | Mar 23, 1982 |
| 30 | Chesapeeke Bay Gas Co., Ltd. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Oct 5, 1979 | Oct 5, 1979 |
| 31 | Colvin, Hayes & Associates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Feb 6, 1981 | Feb 20, 1981 |
| 32 | Deupree, Joe W. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Sep 28, 1978 | May 4, 1979 |
| 33 | Freestone Resources, Inc. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Dec 7, 1982 | Dec 7, 1982 |
| 34 | Smith, J. T. Co. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 9, 1979 | Jan 15, 1979 |
| 35 | Stanley, A. Lee | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 13, 1981 | Dec 15, 1981 |
| 36 | Vannoy & Assoc., Inc. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Sep 4, 1984 | Oct 3, 1984 |
| 37 | Trans-Texas Energy Group LLC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Oct 21, 2008 | Oct 25, 2008 |
| 38 | Barron, C. P. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | May 24, 1983 | May 24, 1983 |
| 39 | Guadalupe Exploration Corp. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2, 1984 | Jul 17, 1985 |
| 40 | Metroplex Barnett Shale LLC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Oct 9, 2006 | May 7, 2007 |
| 41 | Sage Natural Resources LLC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Dec 9, 2021 | Dec 9, 2021 |
| 42 | Titan Operating, LLC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Sep 23, 2009 | Mar 15, 2010 |
| 43 | Sirkel-R-Oil-Co. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Aug 3, 1984 | Aug 3, 1984 |
| 44 | Trinity River Energy Oper, LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jul 17, 2015 | Jul 17, 2015 |
| 45 | Amoco Production Company | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 11, 1981 | Dec 11, 1981 |
| 46 | Blue River Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 18, 2007 | Dec 18, 2007 |
| 47 | Continental Texas Corp., Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 19, 1980 | Dec 19, 1980 |
| 48 | Crabb, M. P. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 9, 1979 | Feb 9, 1979 |
| 49 | Cumming Company, Inc. The | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 16, 1998 | Oct 16, 1998 |
| 50 | Gautreaux, J. C. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 6, 1988 | Jun 6, 1988 |
| 51 | George, Weldon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 31, 1983 | Oct 31, 1983 |
| 52 | Halitech, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 15, 1984 | May 15, 1984 |
| 53 | Harding Company | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Dec 12, 2006 | Dec 12, 2006 |
| 54 | Lampley Oil Company Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 4, 1983 | Feb 4, 1983 |
| 55 | Lewis Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 9, 1980 | Jul 9, 1980 |
| 56 | Mobley, O. B. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 18, 1981 | Sep 18, 1981 |
| 57 | Novak-Hunsucker-Svehlak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 2, 1985 | May 2, 1985 |
| 58 | Paf Exploration L.C. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 28, 1995 | Aug 28, 1995 |
| 59 | Rio-Tex, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 14, 1987 | Sep 14, 1987 |
| 60 | Snyder, John B. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 27, 1982 | Jul 27, 1982 |
| 61 | Svehlak, Lawrence J.&geo a Novak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 22, 1981 | Jul 22, 1981 |
| 62 | Swink, G A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 21, 1981 | Jul 21, 1981 |
| 63 | Triple L Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 27, 1979 | Dec 27, 1979 |
| 64 | Trust Oil Co. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 27, 1985 | Nov 27, 1985 |
| 65 | Txu Lone Star Pipeline | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 8, 2004 | Apr 8, 2004 |
| 66 | Woodruff Energy, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 18, 1987 | Nov 18, 1987 |
| 67 | Thompson-Carlile Ventures | — | 0 | 0 | 72 | — | — |
| 68 | XTO Energy Inc. | — | 0 | 0 | 72 | — | — |
| 69 | Means Oil Company LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | — | — |
| 70 | TEP Barnett USA LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | — | — |
| 71 | Mixon Robert N. | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | — | — |
| 72 | Upp Operating LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | — | — |
| 73 | Deep Creek Operating Co. | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — |
| 74 | Venture Oil & Gas Corporation | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — |
| 75 | Haynie Drilling Co. Inc. | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — |
| 76 | Ascot Oils Inc. | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | — | — |
| 77 | Donbar Oil | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — |
| 78 | Eagleridge Operating LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — |
| 79 | Lichlyter James W. | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | — | — |
| 80 | Liberty Operating Company | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — |
| 81 | Texvac Services | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — |
| 82 | McLean Douglas Keith | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 83 | Duster Production Company Inc. | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 84 | McVic Operating Co. | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 85 | Kathler Oil Interests | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 86 | Saiz Salvador Q. | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 87 | Legend Natural Gas IV LP | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 88 | Wolk I. F. | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 89 | BKV North Texas LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
89 OPERATORS · WINDOW ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE