216 wells across 24 recorded operators, with 53 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 Strawn Basin formation in Texas has 216 wells on record across 24 recorded operators, with 53 drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh. Its operators with the most wells on record are Tep Barnett, Sage Natural Resources, Gha Barnett, Quicksilver Resources and BKV North Texas LLC. 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 Strawn Basin formation in Texas:
| # | Operator | Wells in Strawn Basin |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tep Barnett | 126 |
| 2 | Sage Natural Resources | 19 |
| 3 | Gha Barnett | 16 |
| 4 | Quicksilver Resources | 9 |
| 5 | Bkv North Texas LLC | 7 |
| 6 | Chesapeake Energy | 7 |
| 7 | Eagleridge Operating | 7 |
| 8 | Upp Operating LLC | 5 |
| 9 | Morris R Greenhaw Oil&Gas | 3 |
| 10 | Delta Oil & Gas | — |
The Texas counties with the most Strawn Basin activity:
Tarrant, Johnson, Erath, Somervell, Wise
The Strawn Basin 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 Strawn Basin is a formation/play group recorded in Texas, with 216 wells on file across 24 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 53 drilling permits targeting the Strawn Basin 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.
216 wells target the Strawn Basin in Texas, worked by 24 recorded operators, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The Strawn Basin operators with the most wells on record in Texas are Tep Barnett, Sage Natural Resources, Gha Barnett, Quicksilver Resources and BKV North Texas LLC. The full ranking is in the table on this page. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed 53 drilling permits targeting the Strawn Basin 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 53 new drilling permits targeting the Strawn Basin 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.
Strawn Basin activity in Texas includes 216 wells on record and 24 recorded operators, with 53 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 Strawn Basin in Texas are Tarrant, Johnson, Erath, Somervell, Wise. 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: Strawn Basin
State: Texas
Total wells: 216
Recorded operators: 24
Permits 24mo: 53
Summary date: 2026-11-01
