Top Operators in the Fort Worth Syncline (Texas)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Fort Worth Syncline formation in Texas:

#	Operator	Wells in Fort Worth Syncline
1	Peba Oil & Gas	929
2	R2q Operating	369
3	Hadley Oil Company	361
4	V & H Oil	317
5	Muirfield Exploration	297
6	Arch Operating	291
7	Mountain Creek Oil Company	256
8	Bridwell Oil Company	178
9	R & R Energy	156
10	Bkv Barnett LLC	103

Primary Texas Counties for the Fort Worth Syncline

The Texas counties with the most Fort Worth Syncline activity:

Montague, Clay, Denton, Jack, Wise

Recent Fort Worth Syncline Drilling Permits in Texas

The most recent 40 drilling permits filed for Fort Worth Syncline wells in Texas:

Permit Date	Well	API	County	Operator	Lateral (ft)
2026-04-13	South Briscoe 5c	`4223740717`	Jack	Dry Creek Operating LLC	—
2026-04-13	South Briscoe 6p	`4223740716`	Jack	Dry Creek Operating LLC	—
2026-04-07	Orton B Unit 3h	`4207735421`	Clay	Quail Ridge Operating LLC	—
2026-01-13	Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 5 (Aw) 5h	`4212134657`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	8,525
2025-12-19	Wcco 4 - Miller B 22 (Aw) 22h	`4249738122`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	10,146
2025-12-11	Haddock, E. L. Gu 21 (Aw) 21h	`4212134662`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	11,460
2025-12-11	Haddock, E. L. Gu 20 (Aw) 20h	`4212134661`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	10,053
2025-11-25	Nicholson 17 (Aw) 17h	`4212134648`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	13,198
2025-11-14	Cathodic Protection 33	`4236735453`	Parker	Atmos Pipeline Texas	105
2025-11-14	Cathodic Protection 31	`4207735414`	Clay	Atmos Pipeline Texas	102
2025-11-12	Wcco 9-Eg Gasperson Deep 5 (Aw) 5h	`4249738149`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	12,423
2025-11-05	Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 7 (Aw) 7h	`4212134659`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	12,205
2025-11-05	Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 6 (Aw) 6h	`4212134658`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	12,649
2025-10-22	Wright Unit 1	`4207735413`	Clay	Quail Ridge Operating LLC	101
2025-10-17	Wcco 9-Eg Gasperson Deep 6 (Aw) 6h	`4249738150`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	11,061
2025-10-17	Wcco 9-Eg Gasperson Deep 4 (Aw) 4h	`4249738148`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	9,764
2025-10-09	Wilson, M S 3 (Aw) 3h	`4249738147`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	10,183
2025-09-25	Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 8 (Aw) U 8h	`4212134660`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	7,663
2025-09-10	Wilson, M S 4 (Aw) 4h	`4249738145`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	13,126
2025-09-10	Wilson, M S 5 (Aw) 5h	`4249738146`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	11,207
2025-09-09	Kee, Bobbie B. 5 (Aw) 5h	`4249738144`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	13,365
2025-09-09	Kee, Bobbie B. 3 (Aw) 3h	`4249738142`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	12,828
2025-09-08	Kee, Bobbie B. 4 (Aw) 4h	`4249738143`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	13,220
2025-08-29	Sandfield L P 19 (Aw) 19h	`4212134651`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	8,362
2025-08-14	Cox 9 (Aw) 9h	`4212134656`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	8,487
2025-08-14	Cox 8 (Aw) 8h	`4212134653`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	9,082
2025-08-13	Cox 11 (Aw) 11h	`4212134655`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	7,026
2025-08-13	Cox 10 (Aw) 10h	`4212134654`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	9,555
2025-05-29	Sandfield L P 20 (Aw) 20h	`4212134652`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	9,852
2025-05-29	Sandfield L P 18 (Aw) 18h	`4212134650`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	8,489
2025-05-29	Sandfield L P 17 (Aw) 17h	`4212134649`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	8,203
2025-05-02	Eagle Unit 1h	`4207735392`	Clay	Quail Ridge Operating LLC	4,807
2025-05-02	Eagle Unit 2h	`4207735393`	Clay	Quail Ridge Operating LLC	11,721
2025-03-24	Peavy 1s	`4223740680`	Jack	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	105
2024-12-12	G. E. Nelon Swd 1d	`4249738139`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	100
2024-12-06	Redfearn 3342 Unit 1	`4223740667`	Jack	Best Petroleum Explorationsinc	104
2024-09-27	Lauderback 2	`4233735507`	Montague	Esp Energy LLC	—
2024-09-27	Kenas 1	`4233735506`	Montague	Esp Energy LLC	—
2024-07-16	Jacksboro, S. (1975) Unit 28	`4223740659`	Jack	Pecos Country Operating INC	103
2024-06-20	Cpu 105 1	`4207735387`	Clay	Enterprise Products Operatingllc	102

Fort Worth Syncline DUCs (Drilled, Uncompleted Wells) in Texas

Wells targeting the Fort Worth Syncline 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	Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 5 (Aw) 5h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Denton	8,525
2026-03-13	51	Haddock, E. L. Gu 20 (Aw) 20h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Denton	10,053
2026-03-06	58	G. E. Nelon Swd 1d	Bkv Barnett LLC	Wise	100
2026-02-17	75	R. L. Martin O 9	Oakridge Oil And Gas	Jack	105
2026-02-13	79	Keeton 36	Muirfield Exploration	Clay	102
2026-01-30	93	Wcco 9-Eg Gasperson Deep 4 (Aw) 4h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Wise	9,764
2025-12-20	134	Kee, Bobbie B. 3 (Aw) 3h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Wise	12,828
2025-12-19	135	Kee, Bobbie B. 5 (Aw) 5h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Wise	13,365
2025-12-19	135	Kee, Bobbie B. 4 (Aw) 4h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Wise	13,220
2025-12-06	148	Mcdaniel 1	Extech Operating	Jack	304
2025-11-18	166	R. L. Martin O 5	Oakridge Oil And Gas	Jack	590
2025-11-17	167	Wilson, M S 4 (Aw) 4h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Wise	13,126
2025-11-17	167	Wilson, M S 3 (Aw) 3h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Wise	10,183
2025-11-17	167	Wilson, M S 5 (Aw) 5h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Wise	11,207
2025-11-10	174	R. L. Martin O 4	Oakridge Oil And Gas	Jack	575
2025-11-04	180	Richards Ranch O 7	Oakridge Oil And Gas	Jack	102
2025-10-21	194	Peavy O 1	Oakridge Oil And Gas	Jack	929
2025-10-14	201	Peavy O 14	Oakridge Oil And Gas	Jack	934
2025-10-01	214	Sandfield L P 20 (Aw) 20h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Denton	9,852
2025-09-30	215	Sandfield L P 18 (Aw) 18h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Denton	8,489
2025-09-30	215	Cherryhomes, M.s. O 1	Oakridge Oil And Gas	Jack	374
2025-09-30	215	Sandfield L P 19 (Aw) 19h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Denton	8,362
2025-09-29	216	Noname 1	Muirfield Exploration	Clay	—

About the Fort Worth Syncline Formation in Texas

The Fort Worth Syncline is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 8,378 wells on file across 873 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 162 drilling permits targeting the Fort Worth Syncline 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 Montague, Clay, Denton, Jack, Wise, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Fort Worth Syncline 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.