Top Operators in the Ouachita Folded Belt (Texas)

The operators with the most well counts targeting the Ouachita Folded Belt formation in Texas:

#	Operator	Wells in Ouachita Folded Belt
1	National Land Resources	151
2	1859 Operating LLC	128
3	Thompsoncarlile Ventures	75
4	Dixie Energy	61
5	Wilson Roger B	49
6	Slick	40
7	Mixon Robert N	38
8	Snd Operating	37
9	Bosque Oil Company	33
10	Kiowa Oil & Gas	33

Primary Texas Counties for the Ouachita Folded Belt

The Texas counties with the most Ouachita Folded Belt activity:

Ellis, Red River, Mclennan, Medina, Hill

Recent Ouachita Folded Belt Drilling Permits in Texas

The most recent 11 drilling permits filed for Ouachita Folded Belt wells in Texas:

Permit Date	Well	API	County	Operator	Lateral (ft)
2026-02-19	Erd Unit 15	`4202938405`	Bexar	Jm Calk Operating LLC	127
2026-02-19	Erd Unit 14	`4202938404`	Bexar	Jm Calk Operating LLC	127
2026-02-18	Erd Unit 13	`4202938403`	Bexar	Jm Calk Operating LLC	127
2026-02-13	Erd Unit 12	`4202938402`	Bexar	Jm Calk Operating LLC	127
2025-12-15	Erd Unit 8	`4202938401`	Bexar	Jm Calk Operating LLC	127
2025-12-15	Erd Unit 7	`4202938400`	Bexar	Jm Calk Operating LLC	125
2025-07-15	Pioneer 1	`4232534385`	Medina	1859 Operating LLC	127
2025-06-04	L-32 32	`4221730773`	Hill	Atmos Pipeline Texas	—
2024-07-11	Rieger 10	`4249130504`	Williamson	North Texas Energyinc	109
2024-05-30	Galindo, Y 8431	`4230930442`	Mclennan	Exxonmobil	101
2024-05-06	Keller 9 5	`4232534377`	Medina	1859 Operating LLC	128

About the Ouachita Folded Belt Formation in Texas

The Ouachita Folded Belt is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 2,153 wells on file across 473 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 41 drilling permits targeting the Ouachita Folded Belt 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 Ellis, Red River, Mclennan, Medina, Hill, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Ouachita Folded Belt 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.