Top Operators in the Strawn Basin (Texas)

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	Chesapeake Energy	7
6	Eagleridge Operating	7
7	Upp Operating LLC	5
8	Bkv North Texas LLC	4
9	Morris R Greenhaw Oil&Gas	3
10	Delta Oil & Gas	2

Primary Texas Counties for the Strawn Basin

The Texas counties with the most Strawn Basin activity:

Tarrant, Johnson, Erath, Somervell, Wise

Recent Strawn Basin Drilling Permits in Texas

The most recent 8 drilling permits filed for Strawn Basin wells in Texas:

Permit Date	Well	API	County	Operator	Lateral (ft)
2026-03-17	Indian Creek R 10h	`4249738152`	Wise	Bkv North Texas LLC	9,620
2026-03-17	Indian Creek R 11 (Aw) 11h	`4249738153`	Wise	Bkv North Texas LLC	17,337
2026-03-16	Indian Creek R 9 (Aw) 9h	`4249738151`	Wise	Bkv North Texas LLC	13,413
2026-01-09	Yu Unit 7h	`4243937374`	Tarrant	Upp Operating LLC	4,741
2026-01-09	Yu Unit 5h	`4243937373`	Tarrant	Upp Operating LLC	4,278
2026-01-07	Yu Unit 6h	`4243937375`	Tarrant	Upp Operating LLC	4,661
2024-12-13	Ferguson Foundation Swd 2	`4225134596`	Johnson	Upp Operating LLC	—
2024-12-09	Cotton Cove Ccs 1	`4243937356`	Tarrant	Bkv Dcarbon Ventures LLC	—

About the Strawn Basin Formation in Texas

The Strawn Basin is one of Texas's active oil and gas plays, with 211 wells on file across 23 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed 54 drilling permits targeting the Strawn Basin 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 Tarrant, Johnson, Erath, Somervell, Wise, knowing whether your tract sits within an active Strawn Basin 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.