27,855 wells across 1,686 recorded operators, with 29 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at summary refresh.
Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Quick answer: The Ozona Canyon formation in Texas has 27,855 wells on record across 1,686 recorded operators, with 29 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh. Its operators with the most wells on record are Upp Operating LLC, Scout Energy Management, Zarvona Energy, Red Stag Operating LLC and Hilcorp Energy Company. Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The operators with the most well counts targeting the Ozona Canyon formation in Texas:
| # | Operator | Wells in Ozona Canyon |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upp Operating LLC | 6,298 |
| 2 | Scout Energy Management | 2,625 |
| 3 | Zarvona Energy | 808 |
| 4 | Red Stag Operating LLC | 619 |
| 5 | Hilcorp Energy Company | 515 |
| 6 | Discovery Natural Resources | 500 |
| 7 | Robert C Brower | 459 |
| 8 | R2q Operating | 409 |
| 9 | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E And P | 396 |
| 10 | Henry Petroleum | 318 |
The Texas counties with the most Ozona Canyon activity:
Crockett, Sutton, Schleicher, Edwards, Terrell
The Ozona Canyon is not among the Texas formations tracked separately in the yearly permit mix, so only statewide permit counts are shown.
| Year | State permits | This formation | Share | Median lateral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8,004 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 8,037 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 8,916 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 9,280 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 12,110 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 9,907 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 9,447 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 15,566 | — | — | — |
Share of each year’s Texas drilling permits by target formation, for the formations with the most permits.
| Year | Permian Basin | Gulf Coast Basin (La - Tx) | Avalon-Bone Spring | Thirty-One Carbonate-Chert | Austin Chalk | East Texas Basin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58.1% | 17.8% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 5.9% |
| 2025 | 62.9% | 19% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 4.5% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | 20.9% | 0.5% | 2% | 0.7% | 3.8% |
| 2023 | 59.7% | 21.5% | 1.8% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 3.7% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | 16.7% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 2% | 3% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | 6.2% | 8.4% | 10.3% | 7.9% | 0.8% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | 3.3% | 11.6% | 9% | 11.2% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | 3.2% | 14% | 9.2% | 12.1% | 0.2% |
Buckhead Energy computes every figure on this page from grouped records in public oil and gas data. The page shows counts, sums, percentiles and indexes only; it does not list individual wells, leases or permits.
Counts under 3 wells and percentiles under 5 wells are withheld; totals are floors.
Share is the formation’s permits as a percent of the state’s permits that year. Median lateral length is published only when at least 5 permits stand behind it.
Last computed: 2026-11-01. These figures are informational only and are not a valuation of any mineral or royalty interest.
The Ozona Canyon is a formation/play group recorded in Texas, with 27,855 wells on file across 1,686 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 29 drilling permits targeting the Ozona Canyon in the 24-month window at summary refresh. These are stored records, not a live measure of drilling.
Recorded formation activity provides regional context. It does not establish ownership, future production, royalty payments or a value for an individual tract. Consult qualified professionals about your specific interest.
27,855 wells target the Ozona Canyon in Texas, worked by 1,686 recorded operators, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The Ozona Canyon operators with the most wells on record in Texas are Upp Operating LLC, Scout Energy Management, Zarvona Energy, Red Stag Operating LLC and Hilcorp Energy Company. The full ranking is in the table on this page. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 29 drilling permits targeting the Ozona Canyon in the 24-month window at source refresh, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 29 new drilling permits targeting the Ozona Canyon in Texas in the 24-month window at source refresh. New permits and spuds record reported activity stages; they do not establish ongoing drilling, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Ozona Canyon activity in Texas includes 27,855 wells on record and 1,686 recorded operators, with 29 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh — from Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The primary counties recorded for Ozona Canyon in Texas are Crockett, Sutton, Schleicher, Edwards, Terrell. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Value depends on your net mineral acres or royalty decimal, the operator, the remaining drilling locations, and current oil and gas prices. This page is informational only, not a valuation. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
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Get Your Free Written OfferFormation: Ozona Canyon
State: Texas
Total wells: 27,855
Recorded operators: 1,686
Permits 24mo: 29
Summary date: 2026-11-01
