12,692 wells across 865 recorded operators, with 96 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at summary refresh.
Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Quick answer: The Anadarko Basin formation in Texas has 12,692 wells on record across 865 recorded operators, with 96 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh. Its operators with the most wells on record are Burk Royalty, Pantera Energy Company, Snw Operating Company, Large Operating LLC and High River Resources Operating LLC. Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The operators with the most well counts targeting the Anadarko Basin formation in Texas:
| # | Operator | Wells in Anadarko Basin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burk Royalty | 2,389 |
| 2 | Pantera Energy Company | 895 |
| 3 | Snw Operating Company | 709 |
| 4 | Large Operating LLC | 397 |
| 5 | High River Resources Operating LLC | 388 |
| 6 | J W Resources | 339 |
| 7 | Phillips Petroleum Company | 331 |
| 8 | Conocophillips Company | 223 |
| 9 | Mewbourne Oil Company | 203 |
| 10 | D10 Energy LLC | 183 |
The Texas counties with the most Anadarko Basin activity:
Moore, Potter, Sherman, Hutchinson, Hansford
The Anadarko Basin is not among the Texas formations tracked separately in the yearly permit mix, so only statewide permit counts are shown.
| Year | State permits | This formation | Share | Median lateral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8,004 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 8,037 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 8,916 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 9,280 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 12,110 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 9,907 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 9,447 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 15,566 | — | — | — |
Share of each year’s Texas drilling permits by target formation, for the formations with the most permits.
| Year | Permian Basin | Gulf Coast Basin (La - Tx) | Avalon-Bone Spring | Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert | Austin Chalk | East Texas Basin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58.1% | 17.8% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 5.9% |
| 2025 | 62.9% | 19% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 4.5% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | 20.9% | 0.5% | 2% | 0.7% | 3.8% |
| 2023 | 59.7% | 21.5% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | 16.7% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 2% | 3% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 7.9% | 0.8% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | 3.3% | 11.6% | 9% | 11.2% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | 3.2% | 14% | 9.2% | 12.1% | 0.2% |
Buckhead Energy computes every figure on this page from grouped records in public oil and gas data. The page shows counts, sums, percentiles and indexes only; it does not list individual wells, leases or permits.
Counts under 3 wells and percentiles under 5 wells are withheld; totals are floors.
Share is the formation’s permits as a percent of the state’s permits that year. Median lateral length is published only when at least 5 permits stand behind it.
Last computed: 2026-11-01. These figures are informational only and are not a valuation of any mineral or royalty interest.
The Anadarko Basin is a formation/play group recorded in Texas, with 12,692 wells on file across 865 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 96 drilling permits targeting the Anadarko Basin in the 24-month window at summary refresh. These are stored records, not a live measure of drilling.
Recorded formation activity provides regional context. It does not establish ownership, future production, royalty payments or a value for an individual tract. Consult qualified professionals about your specific interest.
12,692 wells target the Anadarko Basin in Texas, worked by 865 recorded operators, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The Anadarko Basin operators with the most wells on record in Texas are Burk Royalty, Pantera Energy Company, Snw Operating Company, Large Operating LLC and High River Resources Operating LLC. The full ranking is in the table on this page. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 96 drilling permits targeting the Anadarko Basin in the 24-month window at source refresh, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 96 new drilling permits targeting the Anadarko Basin in Texas in the 24-month window at source refresh. New permits and spuds record reported activity stages; they do not establish ongoing drilling, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Anadarko Basin activity in Texas includes 12,692 wells on record and 865 recorded operators, with 96 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh — from Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The primary counties recorded for Anadarko Basin in Texas are Moore, Potter, Sherman, Hutchinson, Hansford. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Value depends on your net mineral acres or royalty decimal, the operator, the remaining drilling locations, and current oil and gas prices. This page is informational only, not a valuation. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
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Get Your Free Written OfferFormation: Anadarko Basin
State: Texas
Total wells: 12,692
Recorded operators: 865
Permits 24mo: 96
Summary date: 2026-11-01
