Hill 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 | EOG Resources, Inc. | 116 | 116 | 107 | 7 | Jul 20, 2006 | Apr 8, 2009 |
| 2 | Quicksilver Resources Inc. | 78 | 78 | 78 | 0 | Mar 10, 2006 | Oct 26, 2010 |
| 3 | Range Production Company | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | May 21, 2007 | Feb 3, 2009 |
| 4 | Cornerstone E & P Company, LP | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | Aug 28, 2007 | Apr 20, 2009 |
| 5 | Forest Oil Corporation | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | Aug 10, 2007 | Jul 23, 2008 |
| 6 | M & L Oil & Gas Exploration, Inc | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | Mar 27, 1984 | Jul 10, 1985 |
| 7 | Dte Gas Resources, Inc. | 18 | 18 | 16 | 0 | Apr 25, 2006 | Jun 13, 2007 |
| 8 | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | Apr 25, 2005 | May 30, 2006 |
| 9 | Frost, Jack | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | Mar 4, 1982 | Mar 25, 1986 |
| 10 | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | Nov 2, 2005 | Mar 26, 2010 |
| 11 | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | Jul 5, 2005 | May 16, 2006 |
| 12 | Elite Gas & Oil, Inc. | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Aug 16, 1982 | Oct 6, 1983 |
| 13 | Geoland, Inc. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | Sep 8, 1983 | Jan 29, 1987 |
| 14 | Sha'bau Oil | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Oct 16, 1981 | Dec 31, 1982 |
| 15 | D Oil | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | Sep 27, 1985 | May 29, 1991 |
| 16 | J-W Operating Co. | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | Apr 13, 2004 | Oct 20, 2006 |
| 17 | American Southwest Land & Pet. | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Jul 21, 1981 | Dec 20, 1982 |
| 18 | Pass Production Company | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Jul 13, 1983 | Sep 8, 1983 |
| 19 | Ashland Exploration, Inc. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Jan 13, 1978 | Mar 16, 1978 |
| 20 | Carco Energy, Inc. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Sep 21, 1987 | Oct 19, 1987 |
| 21 | Conoco Inc. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Feb 12, 1982 | Mar 4, 1983 |
| 22 | Gill, James R., Jr. O.D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | May 17, 1979 | Mar 11, 1986 |
| 23 | Westside Energy Op. Co., LP | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Jun 29, 2006 | Apr 26, 2007 |
| 24 | Black Jack Oil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Oct 7, 1999 | Nov 22, 1999 |
| 25 | Aspect Energy, LLC | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | May 16, 2006 | May 7, 2008 |
| 26 | Aspect Abundant Shale LP | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | May 22, 2008 | Sep 4, 2008 |
| 27 | Atmos Pipeline - Texas | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Feb 12, 2007 | May 19, 2025 |
| 28 | Brazos Production Company Inc. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 31, 1985 | Apr 3, 1985 |
| 29 | Cawthon, Kelly S. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Aug 8, 1977 | Aug 27, 1986 |
| 30 | Hombre Oil Co., Ltd. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Nov 3, 1982 | Nov 3, 1982 |
| 31 | Lancer Petroleum Corporation | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Apr 6, 1984 | Apr 27, 1984 |
| 32 | Matthews, Jim & Carolyn | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Oct 21, 1980 | Oct 23, 1980 |
| 33 | Onshore Oil & Gas Inv., Inc. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Sep 29, 1983 | Sep 29, 1983 |
| 34 | Reichmann Petroleum Corp. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Dec 16, 2005 | Dec 16, 2005 |
| 35 | Royalon Petroleum Inc. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jun 18, 1980 | Jun 22, 1981 |
| 36 | Txu Lone Star Pipeline | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Mar 28, 2001 | Apr 4, 2001 |
| 37 | Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | Apr 12, 2007 | Aug 7, 2007 |
| 38 | XTO Energy Inc. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Oct 11, 2008 | Sep 14, 2009 |
| 39 | Atmos Energy Corp., Mid-Tex Div. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 8, 2009 | Jun 9, 2010 |
| 40 | Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Sep 23, 2014 | Sep 23, 2014 |
| 41 | Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Jun 6, 2006 | Jul 11, 2006 |
| 42 | Cheatham Company, The | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jul 30, 1984 | Jul 30, 1984 |
| 43 | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | May 4, 2006 | Jan 4, 2007 |
| 44 | Empire Exploration Corporation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Apr 4, 1983 | May 3, 1983 |
| 45 | Energy Transfer Company | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Nov 16, 2017 | Jul 27, 2018 |
| 46 | Investors Energy Group, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Dec 31, 1980 | Jan 29, 1981 |
| 47 | Meadows & Meadows | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aug 8, 1983 | Aug 8, 1983 |
| 48 | R.D. Oil Company | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | May 23, 1983 | May 25, 1983 |
| 49 | Rich Exploration, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jun 17, 1983 | Jun 17, 1983 |
| 50 | Thomas, J. D. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Dec 11, 1980 | Dec 31, 1981 |
| 51 | Walker Operating Company | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Apr 1, 2022 | Apr 1, 2022 |
| 52 | Williamson, Don B. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Feb 22, 1993 | May 14, 1993 |
| 53 | Wommack, H.H. III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Dec 9, 1982 | Dec 31, 1982 |
| 54 | Hill County Production Co. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Jan 5, 1981 | Jan 5, 1981 |
| 55 | Basic Energy Services, L.P. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sep 30, 2010 | Sep 30, 2010 |
| 56 | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Dec 11, 2007 | Dec 11, 2007 |
| 57 | Finley Resources, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Nov 22, 2005 | Nov 22, 2005 |
| 58 | Meadorbrooks Oil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Jun 4, 1984 | Jun 4, 1984 |
| 59 | Adexco Operating Company | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | May 16, 2005 | May 16, 2005 |
| 60 | Bitmarks, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 27, 1984 | Apr 27, 1984 |
| 61 | C.B.G. Energy Co. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 10, 1983 | Jun 10, 1983 |
| 62 | C. C. H. Oil Co. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 14, 1977 | Oct 14, 1977 |
| 63 | Christopher Oil & Gas Inc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 26, 1985 | Aug 26, 1985 |
| 64 | Citrus Energy Corporation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Sep 13, 2007 | Sep 13, 2007 |
| 65 | Doan Oil Company | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 7, 1983 | Oct 7, 1983 |
| 66 | Eason, John | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 28, 1983 | Jun 28, 1983 |
| 67 | Ephraim Trust | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 29, 2020 | Jul 29, 2020 |
| 68 | Harr, Marvin H., Trustee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 18, 1985 | Mar 18, 1985 |
| 69 | Iso Production Management, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 10, 1985 | Jul 10, 1985 |
| 70 | Johnson Minerals Company, Ltd. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 31, 1990 | Oct 31, 1990 |
| 71 | Jumper, Arlen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 7, 1983 | Nov 7, 1983 |
| 72 | Lewis Oil Corporation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 9, 1981 | Jul 9, 1981 |
| 73 | Lueck, Ernest G | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 27, 1982 | Apr 27, 1982 |
| 74 | Mark IV Energy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 17, 1986 | Jan 17, 1986 |
| 75 | McPherson, H. M. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 3, 1984 | Aug 3, 1984 |
| 76 | Navasota River Water Corporation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Jan 26, 1999 | Jan 26, 1999 |
| 77 | Nichols, Edwin S. Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 13, 1981 | Apr 13, 1981 |
| 78 | Placid Oil Company | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 10, 1982 | Aug 10, 1982 |
| 79 | Quanico Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 18, 1986 | Feb 18, 1986 |
| 80 | Russell, Mike | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 28, 1983 | Jan 28, 1983 |
| 81 | Salty's Disposal Wells, LP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 23, 2007 | Feb 23, 2007 |
| 82 | Scott, C. L. & Scott, C. H. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11, 1978 | Jan 11, 1978 |
| 83 | Star of Texas Energy Srvs, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Apr 14, 2007 | Apr 14, 2007 |
| 84 | Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Aug 9, 2007 | Aug 9, 2007 |
| 85 | Tex-Sun Oil Company | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 7, 1980 | Oct 7, 1980 |
| 86 | Thurman, Billy Jack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2, 1986 | Sep 2, 1986 |
| 87 | Triple L Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 13, 1980 | Aug 13, 1980 |
| 88 | Tuleta Energy Partners, LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 8, 2006 | Dec 8, 2006 |
| 89 | Ultra Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 20, 1994 | Jun 20, 1994 |
| 90 | Wallace, Roy Sr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 8, 1982 | Nov 8, 1982 |
| 91 | Whitehead Prod. Co., Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 21, 2006 | Sep 21, 2006 |
| 92 | Williamson, Robert | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 12, 1983 | Jul 12, 1983 |
| 93 | Woodall Geophysical Exploration | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 25, 2006 | Jul 25, 2006 |
| 94 | Eagleridge Operating LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 193 | — | — |
| 95 | Woodall Geophysical Exploration | — | 0 | 0 | 49 | — | — |
| 96 | Formentera Operations LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | — | — |
| 97 | Trinity River Energy Oper LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| 98 | Adair Transport Company | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 99 | BKV Barnett II LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 100 | Faulconer Energy LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 101 | McDay Energy Corp. | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 102 | LGL Energy Inc. | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 103 | Zone Ridge Operating LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 104 | Rhyne J.V. | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 105 | TEP Barnett USA LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 106 | Adair Resources Inc. | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 107 | Best 1 Oil Company | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 108 | Blackbeard Operating LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 109 | Challenger Operating LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 110 | El Reno Energy LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 111 | Gas Tap Corp. | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 112 | Jones Energy Ltd. | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 113 | Legend Natural Gas IV LP | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 114 | Sha Bau Oil Company | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 115 | Upp Operating LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
115 OPERATORS · WINDOW ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE