An owner’s guide to mineral rights in the KMA Field — the historic Kemp / Munger / Allen field of Wichita County, Texas, undergoing a modern waterflood revival under R2Q Operating since 2009.
Get Your Free Mineral ValuationThe KMA Field is a north Texas oil field in Wichita County, Texas. The name "KMA" stands for the three founders of the original early-20th-century field discovery: Kemp, Munger, and Allen. The field was discovered and developed in the early 1900s, alongside the better-known Burkburnett and Electra discoveries that defined the Wichita County oil legacy.
Field name origin: Kemp + Munger + Allen (the three founders)
Location: Wichita County, Texas (north Texas, Bend Arch / Red River trend)
Pay zone: KMA / KMA Lime — a Pennsylvanian carbonate of variable quality
Era: early 20th century discovery; mid-century stripper decline; modern (2009-2025) waterflood revival
Modern operator: R2Q Operating consolidated KMA Field positions starting around 2009
By the mid-20th century, the KMA Field had largely declined. Primary reservoir pressure had been depleted, individual wells were producing single-digit barrels per day, and the field looked much like dozens of other mature north Texas fields — quietly running off as stripper economics.
That changed when R2Q Operating began consolidating KMA Field positions starting around 2009. R2Q’s modern approach combined:
Optimized injection patterns for the KMA Lime carbonate — modeling sweep efficiency rather than relying on legacy ad-hoc patterns
Modern artificial lift — selective pump-off control, gas lift on lower-rate wells, and rod/tubing programs sized for current rates
Selective re-completions targeting deeper or laterally-displaced KMA / KMA Lime intervals
Unit consolidation — absorbing smaller fragmented positions (Mangold, Sauder, Kempner, Bradley Ranch, Lowry, J&J Waggoner) into one operating umbrella
The result: the Mangold KMA Waterflood is now the #1 producing unit in all of Wichita County (Feb 2026). R2Q’s six KMA Field units occupy 6 of the top 8 spots on the county list.
R2Q-operated KMA Field units in the Wichita County top 25:
1. Mangold KMA Waterflood — the modern revival flagship
3. Sauder "A" — KMA Lime, home of the #1 individual well
4. Kempner
5. Bradley Ranch -A-
6. Lowry, J H -A-
8. J & J Waggoner #1
Additional KMA Lime units operated by Quatro Oil & Gas (Potts Two, #14) and Newport Operating (Waggoner Rough Creek, #15; Waggoner W.T. -A- NCT-3, #16) sit at the field margins. Both Quatro and Newport have spud modern directional KMA Lime wells in 2024-2025.
Modern KMA Field production characteristics under R2Q’s waterflood program:
Per-well rate: 2-15 BOPD typical for KMA / KMA Lime waterflood verticals; higher for the modern directional re-entries
Decline rate: 5-10% annual on actively-managed waterflood
Reserve life: 20-30+ years on R2Q’s actively-managed positions
Recovery method: water injection (secondary recovery) is the dominant mechanism; modern infill drilling for the 2024-2025 directionals
If your mineral interest produces from the KMA Field, Buckhead Energy can provide a free written offer with no obligation. Operator-side risk is low — R2Q’s modern waterflood program is one of the cleanest secondary-recovery operations in north Texas, supporting attractive valuations on KMA Field interests.
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