Top Operators in the Ouachita Folded Belt (Oklahoma)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Ouachita Folded Belt formation in Oklahoma:

#	Operator	Wells in Ouachita Folded Belt
1	Longfellow Energy	58
2	Chesapeake Energy	56
3	Sanguine Gas Exploration	37
4	The Ghk Company LLC	34
5	Western Oil & Gas Dev Company	28
6	Finley Resources	24
7	Canyon Creek Energy Texas	21
8	Trinity Operating Usg	19
9	Xto Energy	16
10	Antero Resources	12

Primary Oklahoma Counties for the Ouachita Folded Belt

The Oklahoma counties with the most Ouachita Folded Belt activity:

Atoka, Bryan, Mc Curtain, Pushmataha, Choctaw

Ouachita Folded Belt DUCs (Drilled, Uncompleted Wells) in Oklahoma

Wells targeting the Ouachita Folded Belt that have been spudded but are waiting on completion — near-term production upside:

Spud Date	Days Waiting	Well	Operator	County	Lateral (ft)
2026-03-13	51	Rock Pile #1-7h18	Sanguine Gas Exploration	Atoka	—

About the Ouachita Folded Belt Formation in Oklahoma

The Ouachita Folded Belt is one of Oklahoma's active oil and gas plays, with 731 wells on file across 197 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 3 drilling permits targeting the Ouachita Folded Belt 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 Atoka, Bryan, Mc Curtain, Pushmataha, Choctaw, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Ouachita Folded Belt 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.