Top Operators in the Barnett-Woodford (Texas)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Barnett-Woodford formation in Texas:

#	Operator	Wells in Barnett-Woodford
1	Apache	244
2	Diamondback Energy	217
3	Durango Resources	211
4	Double Barrel Oil Company	147
5	Longfellow Energy	136
6	Xto Energy	104
7	Eog Resources	87
8	Stablerock Energy	75
9	Gordy Oil Company	73
10	Petrohunt Permian LLC	70

Primary Texas Counties for the Barnett-Woodford

The Texas counties with the most Barnett-Woodford activity:

Pecos, Reeves, Culberson, Ward, Val Verde

About the Barnett-Woodford Formation in Texas

The Barnett-Woodford is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 3,992 wells on file across 546 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 4 drilling permits targeting the Barnett-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 Pecos, Reeves, Culberson, Ward, Val Verde, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Barnett-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.