Top Operators in the Anadarko Basin (Texas)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Anadarko Basin formation in Texas:

#	Operator	Wells in Anadarko Basin
1	Scout Energy Management	2,494
2	Pantera Energy Company	894
3	Snw Operating Company	708
4	Large Operating LLC	396
5	High River Resources Operating LLC	388
6	J W Resources	340
7	Phillips Petroleum Company	332
8	Conocophillips Company	223
9	Mewbourne Oil Company	193
10	D10 Energy LLC	183

Primary Texas Counties for the Anadarko Basin

The Texas counties with the most Anadarko Basin activity:

Moore, Potter, Sherman, Hutchinson, Hansford

Recent Anadarko Basin Drilling Permits in Texas

The most recent 15 drilling permits filed for Anadarko Basin wells in Texas:

Permit Date	Well	API	County	Operator	Lateral (ft)
2026-03-31	Dickenson '307' C002ap	`4235733777`	Ochiltree	Mewbourne Oil Company	4,653
2026-03-09	Davis 146 C002md	`4235733776`	Ochiltree	Mewbourne Oil Company	4,673
2026-02-26	Uwe 10/9 A C001cm	`4221135681`	Hemphill	Mewbourne Oil Company	—
2026-02-26	Jones 11/16 A C001nc	`4221135682`	Hemphill	Mewbourne Oil Company	—
2026-01-14	Nix 73/74 A W001dm	`4221135680`	Hemphill	Mewbourne Oil Company	9,943
2026-01-14	Nix 72/71 A W001md	`4221135679`	Hemphill	Mewbourne Oil Company	10,148
2025-10-20	Kelln 201/152 A C002dm	`4229534426`	Lipscomb	Mewbourne Oil Company	10,025
2025-09-30	Courson Herndon 567/578 A C001ed	`4235733774`	Ochiltree	Mewbourne Oil Company	7,233
2025-08-27	Urschel-Studer 2/1 A C001dm	`4221135678`	Hemphill	Mewbourne Oil Company	9,997
2025-06-23	Urschel 58/2 A C001ip	`4221135676`	Hemphill	Mewbourne Oil Company	7,372
2025-06-18	Dooley 67 3	`4242131266`	Sherman	Pantera Energy Company	128
2025-06-17	Heinrich 2	`4242131267`	Sherman	Pantera Energy Company	131
2025-04-03	Gossett 967 C001cn	`4229534422`	Lipscomb	Mewbourne Oil Company	5,055
2025-04-01	Elmer Sparks-Bussard 63 A C001nc	`4221135675`	Hemphill	Mewbourne Oil Company	5,794
2025-01-16	Courson Shieldknight 101 C001nc	`4235733772`	Ochiltree	Mewbourne Oil Company	5,271

Anadarko Basin DUCs (Drilled, Uncompleted Wells) in Texas

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

Spud Date	Days Waiting	Well	Operator	County	Lateral (ft)
2026-04-17	16	Threemile Creek 8805 1h	Sanguine Gas Exploration	Hemphill	10,474
2026-03-27	37	Dickenson '307' C002ap	Mewbourne Oil Company	Ochiltree	4,653
2026-03-13	51	Jones 11/16 A C001nc	Mewbourne Oil Company	Hemphill	—
2025-11-07	177	Urschel 58/2 A C001ip	Mewbourne Oil Company	Hemphill	7,372
2025-11-01	183	Courson Herndon 567/578 A C001ed	Mewbourne Oil Company	Ochiltree	7,233
2025-10-04	211	Star 1677h	Duncan Oil Properties	Lipscomb	5,740

About the Anadarko Basin Formation in Texas

The Anadarko Basin is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 12,650 wells on file across 865 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 82 drilling permits targeting the Anadarko 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 Moore, Potter, Sherman, Hutchinson, Hansford, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Anadarko 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.