Top Operators in the Cleveland (Oklahoma)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Cleveland formation in Oklahoma:

#	Operator	Wells in Cleveland
1	Mewbourne Oil Company	92
2	Unbridled Resources LLC	89
3	Be Anadarko Ii LLC	58
4	Unit Petroleum Company	33
5	Diversified Production LLC	24
6	Jones Energy	22
7	Presidio Petroleum	12
8	Strat Land Exploration Company	12
9	Chesapeake Energy	9
10	Samson Resources Company	6

Primary Oklahoma Counties for the Cleveland

The Oklahoma counties with the most Cleveland activity:

Ellis, Beaver

About the Cleveland Formation in Oklahoma

The Cleveland is one of Oklahoma's active oil and gas plays, with 498 wells on file across 90 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 0 drilling permits targeting the Cleveland in the last 24 months — a measure of how active the play is right now versus its historical baseline.

For mineral owners with interests in Ellis, Beaver, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Cleveland footprint is a foundational valuation question. Active formations with consistent permit flow command premium pricing; legacy formations with steady but declining production are valued differently.