Top Operators in the Bend Arch (Texas)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Bend Arch formation in Texas:

#	Operator	Wells in Bend Arch
1	Rigged Up, LLC	202
2	Waggoner Operating,LLC	94
3	Daylight Petroleum	77
4	Stasney Well Service	65
5	Stephens & Johnson Operating Company	48
6	Texian Operating Company LLC	46
7	Basa Resources	44
8	Wt Waggoner Estate	43
9	Scott Operating	41
10	Schkade Production Company	41

Primary Texas Counties for the Bend Arch

The Texas counties with the most Bend Arch activity:

Shackelford, Archer, Baylor, Young, Stephens

Recent Bend Arch Drilling Permits in Texas

The most recent 40 drilling permits filed for Bend Arch wells in Texas:

Permit Date	Well	API	County	Operator	Lateral (ft)
2026-05-29	Cowan Mckinney -Y- 3	`4200943430`	Archer	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	—
2026-05-29	Cowan Mckinney -Y- 2	`4200943429`	Archer	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	—
2026-05-29	Cowan Mckinney -Y- 1	`4200943428`	Archer	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	—
2026-05-20	Sloan Unit 1	`4244736869`	Throckmorton	Ruthson Energy INC	—
2026-05-12	Campbell 400 1	`4200943421`	Archer	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	—
2026-05-04	Steven Atchley Lease 5a	`4200943423`	Archer	Guidance Oil Developersinc1	—
2026-04-28	Campbell 400 2	`4200943422`	Archer	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	—
2026-04-27	Duke 1	`4250342585`	Young	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	—
2026-04-21	Mp 330.42 1	`4213338305`	Eastland	Energy Transfer Company	—
2026-04-20	Mp 68 1	`4241739831`	Shackelford	Energy Transfer Company	—
2026-04-07	Benson 180 3	`4200943420`	Archer	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	106
2026-03-23	Walker Buckler 2	`4241739828`	Shackelford	Ruthson Energy INC	110
2026-03-17	Etc Mp154.3 1	`4205937208`	Callahan	Energy Transfer Company	116
2026-02-24	Gladden, M.o. 'A' 2	`4241739829`	Shackelford	Oaktree Oil Company	113
2026-02-24	S Hughes Unit 6	`4250342584`	Young	Ruthson Energy INC	107
2025-12-05	Stacy, F.w. 10	`4205937206`	Callahan	Clausen A G	116
2025-11-14	Cathodic Protection 34	`4236336365`	Palo Pinto	Atmos Pipeline Texas	105
2025-11-10	Hudson Fish Unit 1g	`4200943406`	Archer	Guidance Oil Developersinc1	107
2025-10-28	Hughes 5	`4250342581`	Young	Ruthson Energy INC	109
2025-10-21	D.w. Fish 37	`4200943404`	Archer	Guidance Oil Developersinc1	129
2025-09-23	Matthews Qa 11qa	`4244736867`	Throckmorton	Petex	114
2025-09-11	Benson 70 Unit 1	`4200943402`	Archer	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	106
2025-08-15	Stacy, F.w. 9	`4205937205`	Callahan	Clausen A G	116
2025-08-11	Richardson, Jt 'Abc' 38a	`4200943395`	Archer	Guidance Oil Developersinc1	108
2025-07-10	Richardson, Jt 'Abc' 37a	`4200943392`	Archer	Guidance Oil Developersinc1	108
2025-06-23	Wa-19 1	`4205937203`	Callahan	Atmos Pipeline Texas	114
2025-06-19	Ch65 2	`4205937202`	Callahan	Energy Transfer Company	114
2025-03-26	Bullock 280 1s	`4250342578`	Young	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	106
2025-03-19	Cathodic Protection 22	`4241739818`	Shackelford	Atmos Pipeline Texas	113
2025-03-03	Sweet 11	`4250342576`	Young	Running Wp Oil LLC	106
2025-02-27	Sweet 10	`4250342575`	Young	Running Wp Oil LLC	104
2025-02-12	Emm Aldridge 2	`4244736858`	Throckmorton	Ruthson Energy INC	762
2025-02-07	Richardson, J. T. "Abc" 36a	`4200943380`	Archer	Guidance Oil Developersinc1	—
2025-02-05	Cowan-Mckinney 'B' 11	`4200943379`	Archer	Lmh Energy	107
2025-01-10	Wylie L K 8	`4205937199`	Callahan	Haskit Kendall	114
2024-12-18	Perkins, J. J. 18	`4200987996`	Archer	Martis Valley Energy LLC	374
2024-12-18	Perkins, J. J. 35	`4200987995`	Archer	Martis Valley Energy LLC	335
2024-11-21	Perkins, J. J. 9a	`4200943373`	Archer	Martis Valley Energy LLC	293
2024-11-04	Williams, R. D. 10	`4205937198`	Callahan	Haskit Kendall	115
2024-10-21	Mlv 19 10	`4213338302`	Eastland	Targa Ngl Pipeline Company LLC	113

Bend Arch DUCs (Drilled, Uncompleted Wells) in Texas

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

Spud Date	Days Waiting	Well	Operator	County	Lateral (ft)
2026-06-15	6	Simpson 2	Stasney Well Service	Shackelford	—
2026-06-10	11	Wbrr 233 113	Okie Operating Company	Throckmorton	—
2026-05-20	32	Campbell 400 1	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	Archer	—
2026-05-18	34	Steven Atchley Lease 5a	Guidance Oil Developersinc1	Archer	—
2026-04-27	55	Wbrr 233 112	Okie Operating Company	Throckmorton	—
2026-04-24	58	Andrews 'A' 10	Borderline Operating	Archer	106
2026-04-24	58	Westfork 3	Bridwell Oil Company	Archer	106
2026-04-18	64	Waggoner Dnti 76dn	Waggoner Operating,LLC	Baylor	109
2026-03-24	89	Andrews 'A' 13	Borderline Operating	Archer	106
2026-03-24	89	Simpson 1	Stasney Well Service	Shackelford	113

About the Bend Arch Formation in Texas

The Bend Arch is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 3,446 wells on file across 857 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 257 drilling permits targeting the Bend Arch 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 Shackelford, Archer, Baylor, Young, Stephens, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Bend Arch 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.