Top Operators in the Palo Duro Basin (Oklahoma)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Palo Duro Basin formation in Oklahoma:

#	Operator	Wells in Palo Duro Basin
1	Red River Petroleum	136
2	Fulcrum Exploration	121
3	Oxy	63
4	Weinkauf Petroleum	57
5	Eog Resources	49
6	Ac Operating Company	43
7	Keith F Walker Oil & Gas	42
8	Glb Exploration	41
9	Burk Royalty	41
10	Buck Creek Energy	35

Primary Oklahoma Counties for the Palo Duro Basin

The Oklahoma counties with the most Palo Duro Basin activity:

Tillman, Cimarron, Jackson, Harmon, Greer

Palo Duro Basin DUCs (Drilled, Uncompleted Wells) in Oklahoma

Wells targeting the Palo Duro Basin that have been spudded but are waiting on completion — near-term production upside:

Spud Date	Days Waiting	Well	Operator	County	Lateral (ft)
2026-04-13	20	Edna Mcgarraugh #4	Kenneth W Cory	Cimarron	—
2025-11-07	177	Simo ##1	Montgomery Operating LLC	Jackson	2,635

About the Palo Duro Basin Formation in Oklahoma

The Palo Duro Basin is one of Oklahoma's active oil and gas plays, with 2,553 wells on file across 512 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 7 drilling permits targeting the Palo Duro Basin 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 Tillman, Cimarron, Jackson, Harmon, Greer, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Palo Duro Basin 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.