Potter 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 | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 377 | 377 | 186 | 19 | May 30, 1997 | Nov 1, 2017 |
| 2 | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | 222 | 222 | 0 | 0 | Apr 16, 1980 | Dec 8, 1986 |
| 3 | Pangaea Resource Corporation | 137 | 137 | 0 | 0 | Nov 30, 1982 | Aug 9, 1984 |
| 4 | Gas Producing Enterprises, Inc. | 131 | 131 | 0 | 2 | Sep 6, 1977 | Apr 16, 1980 |
| 5 | Celeron Oil & Gas Co. | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | Aug 23, 1984 | Jan 15, 1988 |
| 6 | Mesa Operating Co. | 73 | 73 | 0 | 11 | Mar 8, 1994 | Jun 18, 1997 |
| 7 | Apache Corporation | 37 | 37 | 31 | 1 | Oct 7, 2013 | Jun 28, 2018 |
| 8 | Scout Energy Management LLC | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | Dec 7, 2018 | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 9 | Fraley Energy Corporation, Inc. | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | May 25, 1983 | Apr 29, 1987 |
| 10 | Optopco*, Inc. | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | Aug 20, 1984 | Dec 30, 1986 |
| 11 | Le Norman Operating LLC | 30 | 30 | 27 | 1 | Dec 27, 2013 | Apr 8, 2019 |
| 12 | Sunlight Exploration, Inc. | 27 | 27 | 1 | 21 | Dec 5, 1997 | Jul 8, 2026 |
| 13 | Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc. | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 | Aug 24, 1989 | Jul 8, 1993 |
| 14 | Baker & Taylor Drilling Co. | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | Jun 12, 1980 | Dec 5, 1989 |
| 15 | Colorado Interstate Gas Co. | 15 | 15 | 0 | 16 | May 15, 1979 | Nov 14, 2001 |
| 16 | Berexco LLC | 14 | 14 | 0 | 45 | Mar 4, 2020 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 17 | Adams Affiliates, Inc. | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Dec 22, 2009 | Nov 3, 2014 |
| 18 | Energetics, Inc. | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Nov 4, 1981 | Nov 30, 1982 |
| 19 | Mesa Operating Ltd Partnership | 13 | 13 | 0 | 1 | Nov 18, 1991 | Aug 12, 1993 |
| 20 | J. W. Resources Inc. | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Sep 21, 1995 | Dec 28, 2000 |
| 21 | Gould Oil Inc. | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Dec 29, 1992 | Jul 30, 2003 |
| 22 | Stallion Energy, Inc. | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | Dec 12, 2003 | Jan 10, 2005 |
| 23 | Beren Corporation | 11 | 11 | 0 | 19 | Jun 21, 2006 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| 24 | Tide West Oil Company | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Apr 4, 1995 | May 22, 1996 |
| 25 | True, Ted Inc. | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Sep 29, 1983 | Oct 19, 1983 |
| 26 | Helo Energy, Inc. | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Oct 17, 1984 | Dec 7, 1992 |
| 27 | Raw Hide Production Co., Inc. | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | Nov 13, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 |
| 28 | Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | May 23, 1991 | Aug 28, 1998 |
| 29 | Linn Operating, Inc. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | Feb 6, 2006 | Nov 29, 2011 |
| 30 | Pogo Panhandle 2004, L.P. | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | Aug 11, 2005 | Jun 27, 2007 |
| 31 | Questar Expl. and Prod. Co. | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Jul 26, 1999 | Aug 2, 2007 |
| 32 | Wadi Exploration&production,llc | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Sep 19, 2013 | Nov 13, 2014 |
| 33 | Energetics Operating Company | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Jul 8, 1983 | Aug 15, 1984 |
| 34 | HNG Oil Company | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11, 1985 | Apr 18, 1985 |
| 35 | Horizon Oil & Gas Co. | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Feb 7, 1991 | Jun 21, 1994 |
| 36 | Makoil, Inc. | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | Aug 6, 2002 | Aug 27, 2004 |
| 37 | Anadarko Production Company | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Dec 9, 1981 | Aug 20, 1982 |
| 38 | King Operating Corporation | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Dec 9, 2024 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| 39 | Seagull Midcon Inc. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Aug 19, 1993 | Mar 6, 1998 |
| 40 | Kuehne Oil Company | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Jul 23, 1993 | Feb 7, 1994 |
| 41 | Laddex, Ltd. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Jun 21, 2010 | Mar 20, 2012 |
| 42 | MJM Oil & Gas, Inc. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Sep 14, 1994 | Nov 21, 1994 |
| 43 | Gruenerwald,william &assoc.,inc. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | Jul 5, 1977 | Oct 15, 1980 |
| 44 | Blake Production Company, Inc. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Nov 20, 2009 | Feb 25, 2013 |
| 45 | GJB Operating Company | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Nov 28, 1983 | Dec 30, 1983 |
| 46 | Arrow Energy, Incorporated | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Dec 5, 1994 | Dec 14, 1994 |
| 47 | El Paso Natural Gas Co. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Jul 20, 1990 | Mar 12, 2004 |
| 48 | Messer Helium Cliffside LLC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 | Sep 30, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| 49 | Cig Exploration, Inc. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | Mar 19, 1980 | Apr 7, 1980 |
| 50 | Mid-Con Energy Operating, Inc. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Oct 26, 2012 | Dec 30, 2013 |
| 51 | Comstock Resources, Inc. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Feb 23, 1989 | Jul 14, 1989 |
| 52 | Fraley Oil Company, Inc. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Nov 4, 1986 | Sep 1, 1987 |
| 53 | Huber, J. M., Corporation | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Aug 15, 2000 | Apr 1, 2004 |
| 54 | Seagull Energy E&P Inc. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jul 14, 1998 | Jul 23, 1998 |
| 55 | Mayfield Oil & Gas Company | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Dec 14, 1981 | Nov 9, 1982 |
| 56 | Sofamco, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Jun 15, 2006 | Jun 15, 2006 |
| 57 | Hufo Production Corporation | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Oct 19, 1983 | Oct 19, 1983 |
| 58 | Mid-Con Energy Operating, LLC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Dec 19, 2013 | Dec 30, 2013 |
| 59 | Southwestern Public Service Co. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Mar 16, 1992 | Dec 30, 1996 |
| 60 | Cluck & Moore Oil Co. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jun 17, 1981 | Jul 1, 1981 |
| 61 | Energas Company | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jun 29, 1989 | Dec 21, 1993 |
| 62 | HS Resources, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Nov 4, 1997 | Nov 4, 1997 |
| 63 | Luxor Oil & Gas, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Aug 2, 1999 | Jul 6, 2004 |
| 64 | Mesa Petroleum Co. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Feb 7, 1994 | Feb 18, 1994 |
| 65 | Pedestal Oil Company, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | May 30, 2013 | Jan 14, 2014 |
| 66 | Plains Resources Inc. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Oct 1, 1984 | Dec 7, 1984 |
| 67 | Raydon Exploration, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Oct 26, 1994 | Oct 7, 1996 |
| 68 | Riata Energy, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Dec 4, 1990 | Mar 8, 1991 |
| 69 | Sand River O & E LLC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1, 2002 | Apr 8, 2004 |
| 70 | Shell Oil Company | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jun 3, 1982 | Sep 8, 1982 |
| 71 | Templar Operating LLC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Nov 30, 2017 | Jun 27, 2018 |
| 72 | Texaco Inc. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Aug 4, 1977 | Aug 4, 1977 |
| 73 | Willard Oil & Gas, Inc. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jul 31, 1978 | Oct 8, 1980 |
| 74 | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 575 | May 11, 2006 | May 11, 2006 |
| 75 | Leejan Oil Company | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | Mar 16, 2006 | Mar 16, 2006 |
| 76 | Pantera Energy Company | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Jun 14, 2005 | Jun 14, 2005 |
| 77 | CR3 Operating Company, L.L.C. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aug 28, 2013 | Aug 28, 2013 |
| 78 | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nov 30, 1977 | Nov 30, 1977 |
| 79 | Valpoint Operating, LLC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Jan 30, 2018 | Jan 30, 2018 |
| 80 | Alibates Operators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 20, 1985 | Feb 20, 1985 |
| 81 | B & B Operating, L.P. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 1, 2008 | Oct 1, 2008 |
| 82 | Bravo Natural Gas, LLC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Sep 29, 2011 | Sep 29, 2011 |
| 83 | Burnett Corp. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 19, 1997 | Jan 19, 1997 |
| 84 | Clark, Paul A. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 5, 1995 | Dec 5, 1995 |
| 85 | Enterprise Products Operatingllc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 26, 2014 | Jun 26, 2014 |
| 86 | Fatheree, Ann C. Operator | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 20, 1981 | Nov 20, 1981 |
| 87 | Gas West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 17, 1979 | Oct 17, 1979 |
| 88 | Gunn Oil Company | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 1, 2010 | Jun 1, 2010 |
| 89 | Hoover & Bracken Energies, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 8, 1980 | Dec 8, 1980 |
| 90 | Leamon Oil Co. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 26, 1987 | Jan 26, 1987 |
| 91 | Maynard Oil Co. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 13, 1982 | Aug 13, 1982 |
| 92 | Nustar Logistics, L.P. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 25, 2021 | Mar 25, 2021 |
| 93 | Panhandle Producing Company | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 8, 1980 | Oct 8, 1980 |
| 94 | Paradox Petroleum Company | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 18, 1980 | Apr 18, 1980 |
| 95 | Permian Brine Sales, Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 6, 1988 | Jan 6, 1988 |
| 96 | Petroleum Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 6, 1984 | Dec 6, 1984 |
| 97 | Ricks Expl Acquisition Corp | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Jul 21, 2000 | Jul 21, 2000 |
| 98 | Ricks Expl Acquisition LLC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Feb 14, 2001 | Feb 14, 2001 |
| 99 | Spitfire Energy Group LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 24, 2014 | Sep 24, 2014 |
| 100 | Stallion Energy LLC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Apr 18, 2007 | Apr 18, 2007 |
| 101 | Strike Operating Company LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 16, 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 102 | True, Ted Inc. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 8, 1984 | May 8, 1984 |
| 103 | Westar Transmission Company | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 1, 1994 | Sep 1, 1994 |
| 104 | Wheeler Energy, LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 16, 2010 | Jul 16, 2010 |
| 105 | SNW Operating Company | — | 0 | 0 | 427 | — | — |
| 106 | Reneau Oil Co. | — | 0 | 0 | 148 | — | — |
| 107 | D10 Energy LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 97 | — | — |
| 108 | High River Res Operating LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 46 | — | — |
| 109 | Presidio Petroleum LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 42 | — | — |
| 110 | Willard Oil & Gas Inc. | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | — | — |
| 111 | Elendil Resources LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | — | — |
| 112 | Crazy Horse Operating LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | — | — |
| 113 | Plumley M. C. & Associates | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 114 | LDX Operating Company LLC. | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 115 | Ipact | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 116 | S & S Operating | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 117 | Bureau of Land Management | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 118 | Amarillo Oil Co. | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 119 | Bivins Interests | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 120 | Panhandle Brine Sales Inc | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 121 | Ponderosa TX Operating LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 122 | Sutton John E. | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 123 | Texaco E & P Inc. | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 124 | Clay Petroleum | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 125 | Conocophillips Company | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 126 | Edh Disposals LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 127 | Megg L.P. | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 128 | O Brien Energy Resources Corp | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 129 | Petro-Smith Operating LLC | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 130 | Richmond Petroleum Inc. | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 131 | Taylor-Clayton-Hawley | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
131 OPERATORS · WINDOW ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE