Two-Operator Dominance — A Cleaner Profile Than Most North Texas Counties

Unlike Eastland County (where the operator base is fragmented across many small private operators), Wichita County is dominated by two operators that together account for 18 of the top 25 units: R2Q Operating (the modern KMA Field consolidator) and DARA Operating Company (the legacy Electra-Burkburnett trend specialist).

For mineral owners, this means: there’s a high probability the operator-of-record on your interest is one of these two. Both are stable, well-tenured, and operationally active. Together they form one of the cleanest operator profiles of any north Texas / Bend Arch county Buckhead Energy tracks.

R2Q Operating — The Modern KMA Field Consolidator (6 of top 8 units)

R2Q Operating holds 6 of the top 8 units, all targeting the KMA / KMA Lime pay zone:

Mangold KMA Waterflood (#1) — the modern revival flagship

Sauder "A" (#3) — home of the #1 individual well in Wichita County

Kempner (#4) — KMA Field

Bradley Ranch -A- (#5) — KMA Field

Lowry, J H -A- (#6) — KMA Field

J & J Waggoner #1 (#8) — KMA Field

R2Q’s operating philosophy emphasizes optimized injection patterns, modern artificial lift, and selective well-by-well economic management. Operator-side risk is low. R2Q is a positive factor in mineral valuation for KMA Field interests.

DARA Operating Company — Legacy Electra-Burkburnett Specialist (7 of top 13 units)

DARA Operating Company holds 7 of the top 13 units, all under the Wichita County Regular field designation (the RRC catch-all for legacy Electra-Burkburnett trend production):

S.M.A. Unit -B- (#2) — the largest DARA position

Second Bywaters (#7) — 1912 lease, still producing 113+ years later

Stringer, J. W. (#9) — 1918 lease

Allen (#10) — legacy Electra-Burkburnett

Bywaters (#11) — Gunsight pay; original Burkburnett family-name lease

Honaker (#12) — legacy Electra-Burkburnett

Reilly (#13) — 1939 lease

Reilly NCT-2 (#18) — satellite Reilly position

DARA represents one of the deepest operator-tenure positions in all of north Texas. Some of these family-name leases (Bywaters from 1912, Stringer from 1918) have been continuously operated for over a century — an extraordinary track record that supports long valuation runways for mineral interests under the DARA umbrella.

Next-Tier Private Operators

Beyond R2Q and DARA, four next-tier privates account for the rest of the top 25:

Quatro Oil & Gas — Potts Two (#14, modern 2024 directional KMA Lime), Goen Unit (#20, Goen Lime), Gunsight Sand Unit (#24)

Newport Operating — Waggoner Rough Creek (#15, 2024-2025 directional), Waggoner W.T. -A- NCT-3 (#16, 2024-2025 directional), Milham (#22). Newport is the most active modern infill operator in the county.

S&G Oil — First National (#17, 1938 lease), Saddle Creek Unit (#21), Iowa Park Unit (#25)

Mountain Creek Oil Company — Mountain Creek (#19, Strawn), Thomas (#23, Thomas formation)

The presence of Quatro and Newport modern directional wells (Potts Two, Waggoner Rough Creek, Waggoner W.T. -A- NCT-3) is a quiet signal that operator interest in Wichita County is shifting back toward the area after years of dormancy on the non-KMA portion of the county.

Selling Wichita County Mineral Rights Operated by Any of These Companies

Whether your mineral interest is operated by R2Q, DARA, Quatro, Newport, S&G, Mountain Creek, or one of the smaller operators, Buckhead Energy can provide a free written offer with no obligation. We’ll research the operator-of-record, verify your decimal interest, and value the future cash flow stream — with operator-quality adjustments specific to Wichita County’s two-operator-dominated landscape.

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