Top Operators in the Woodford (Oklahoma)

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

#	Operator	Wells in Woodford
1	Citation Oil & Gas	3,581
2	Ovintiv USA INC	1,020
3	Devon Energy Production Company	954
4	Mack Energy Company	819
5	Daylight Petroleum	804
6	Stephens & Johnson Operating Company	786
7	Continental Resources	771
8	Kodiak Oil & Gas	674
9	Xto Energy	670
10	Validus Energy Ii Midcon LLC	567

Primary Oklahoma Counties for the Woodford

The Oklahoma counties with the most Woodford activity:

Carter, Stephens, Grady, Canadian, Blaine

About the Woodford Formation in Oklahoma

The Woodford is one of Oklahoma's active oil and gas plays, with 35,417 wells on file across 1,820 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 12 drilling permits targeting the Woodford 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 Carter, Stephens, Grady, Canadian, Blaine, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Woodford 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.