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	298
6	Arch Operating	291
7	Mountain Creek Oil Company	256
8	Bridwell Oil Company	178
9	R & R Energy	156
10	Bkv Barnett LLC	110

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 43 drilling permits filed for Fort Worth Syncline wells in Texas:

Permit Date	Well	API	County	Operator	Lateral (ft)
2026-06-10	Davis 'D' 4	`4223740724`	Jack	Pop Operating Company	—
2026-06-03	Larry Mcclure 1	`4223740721`	Jack	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	—
2026-06-02	Sb1-Mp 199.571 1	`4207735425`	Clay	Enterprise Products Operatingllc	—
2026-05-22	Orton B Unit 2h	`4207735351`	Clay	Quail Ridge Operating LLC	101
2026-05-19	Wise Stewart 7s	`4223740722`	Jack	Bold Oil And Gas LLC	—
2026-05-06	Rutherford-Griffeth Deep 3 (Aw) 3h	`4249738156`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	14,294
2026-05-06	Rutherford-Griffeth Deep 2 (Aw) 2h	`4249738155`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	14,834
2026-05-06	Rutherford-Griffeth Deep 1 (Aw) 1h	`4249738154`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	17,572
2026-05-06	Rutherford-Griffeth Deep 4 (Aw) 4h	`4249738157`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	14,630
2026-04-13	South Briscoe 5c	`4223740717`	Jack	Dry Creek Operating LLC	104
2026-04-13	South Briscoe 6p	`4223740716`	Jack	Dry Creek Operating LLC	104
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	17,130
2025-12-11	Haddock, E. L. Gu 21 (Aw) 21h	`4212134662`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	4,079
2025-12-11	Haddock, E. L. Gu 20 (Aw) 20h	`4212134661`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	10,053
2025-11-14	Cathodic Protection 31	`4207735414`	Clay	Atmos Pipeline Texas	102
2025-11-14	Cathodic Protection 33	`4236735453`	Parker	Atmos Pipeline Texas	105
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
2025-11-03	Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 8 (Aw) U 8h	`4212134660`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	7,663
2025-10-22	Wright Unit 1	`4207735413`	Clay	Quail Ridge Operating LLC	101
2025-10-17	Wcco 9-Eg Gasperson Deep 4 (Aw) 4h	`4249738148`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	9,764
2025-10-17	Wcco 9-Eg Gasperson Deep 6 (Aw) 6h	`4249738150`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	11,061
2025-10-09	Wilson, M S 3 (Aw) 3h	`4249738147`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	10,183
2025-09-10	Wilson, M S 5 (Aw) 5h	`4249738146`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	11,207
2025-09-10	Wilson, M S 4 (Aw) 4h	`4249738145`	Wise	Bkv Barnett LLC	13,126
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 8 (Aw) 8h	`4212134653`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	9,082
2025-08-14	Cox 9 (Aw) 9h	`4212134656`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	8,487
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 17 (Aw) 17h	`4212134649`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	8,203
2025-05-29	Sandfield L P 20 (Aw) 20h	`4212134652`	Denton	Bkv Barnett LLC	9,852
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	Kenas 1	`4233735506`	Montague	Esp Energy LLC	—
2024-09-27	Lauderback 2	`4233735507`	Montague	Esp Energy LLC	—
2024-07-16	Jacksboro, S. (1975) Unit 28	`4223740659`	Jack	Pecos Country Operating INC	103

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)
2026-05-25	27	Mesa Briscoe Lucky 7h	G & F Oil	Jack	3,288
2026-05-15	37	Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 6 (Aw) 6h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Denton	12,649
2026-04-28	54	Keeton 38	Muirfield Exploration	Clay	102
2026-04-17	65	Yarbrough B Et Al Gu 5 (Aw) 5h	Bkv Barnett LLC	Denton	17,130
2026-04-09	73	Beall 1	Willowbend Investments	Jack	105
2026-03-06	107	G. E. Nelon Swd 1d	Bkv Barnett LLC	Wise	100

About the Fort Worth Syncline Formation in Texas

The Fort Worth Syncline is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 8,399 wells on file across 874 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 173 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.