Top Operators in the Granite Wash (Texas)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Granite Wash formation in Texas:

#	Operator	Wells in Granite Wash
1	Large Operating LLC	3,025
2	Bcemach Iii LLC	1,894
3	Presidio Petroleum	1,539
4	Mmgl Txph LLC	1,451
5	Unbridled Resources LLC	1,206
6	Scout Energy Management	1,161
7	Ponderosa TX Operating	1,054
8	D10 Energy LLC	621
9	Petco Energy CORP	556
10	Pantera Energy Company	508

Primary Texas Counties for the Granite Wash

The Texas counties with the most Granite Wash activity:

Hutchinson, Gray, Hemphill, Wheeler, Carson

Recent Granite Wash Drilling Permits in Texas

The most recent 1 drilling permits filed for Granite Wash wells in Texas:

Permit Date	Well	API	County	Operator	Lateral (ft)
2025-02-21	Agatha Locke 1	`4239331277`	Roberts	Pantera Energy Company	121

About the Granite Wash Formation in Texas

The Granite Wash is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 33,337 wells on file across 1,351 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 21 drilling permits targeting the Granite Wash 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 Hutchinson, Gray, Hemphill, Wheeler, Carson, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Granite Wash 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.