162 wells across 57 recorded operators, with <3 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 Great Basin Province formation in Utah has 162 wells on record across 57 recorded operators, with — drilling permits filed in the 24-month window at source refresh. Its operators with the most wells on record are Amoco Production Company, Utah Petrochemical, Premier Technology, Lab Energy and Orphanno Responsible Operator. 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 Great Basin Province formation in Utah:
| # | Operator | Wells in Great Basin Province |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amoco Production Company | 18 |
| 2 | Utah Petrochemical | 12 |
| 3 | Premier Technology | 10 |
| 4 | Lab Energy | 9 |
| 5 | Orphanno Responsible Operator | 8 |
| 6 | Stoddard Drilling Company | 8 |
| 7 | Pixley Kenneth | 7 |
| 8 | Liberty Pioneer Energy Source | 7 |
| 9 | Southern Community | 5 |
| 10 | Chemical Oil | 5 |
The Utah counties with the most Great Basin Province activity:
Box Elder, Tooele, Uintah
The Great Basin Province is not among the Utah formations tracked separately in the yearly permit mix, so only statewide permit counts are shown.
| Year | State permits | This formation | Share | Median lateral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 692 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 523 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 447 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 801 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 339 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 387 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 389 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 263 | — | — | — |
Share of each year’s Utah drilling permits by target formation, for the formations with the most permits.
| Year | Uinta Basin | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Paradox Basin | Overthrust&Wasatch Uplift | Hermosa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 99.6% | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 100% | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 95.5% | — | 3.1% | 1.3% | — |
| 2023 | 84.4% | 13.2% | 2% | 0.4% | — |
| 2022 | 80.8% | 13.3% | 5% | 0.9% | — |
| 2021 | 12.1% | 84.5% | — | 0.8% | 1% |
| 2020 | — | 97.9% | 1.3% | — | — |
| 2019 | — | 98.9% | — | — | — |
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 Great Basin Province is a formation/play group recorded in Utah, with 162 wells on file across 57 distinct operators of record. Operators have filed <3 drilling permits targeting the Great Basin Province 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.
162 wells target the Great Basin Province in Utah, worked by 57 recorded operators, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
The Great Basin Province operators with the most wells on record in Utah are Amoco Production Company, Utah Petrochemical, Premier Technology, Lab Energy and Orphanno Responsible Operator. The full ranking is in the table on this page. Formation summary date: 2026-11-01.
Operators filed — drilling permits targeting the Great Basin Province 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 — new drilling permits targeting the Great Basin Province in Utah 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.
Great Basin Province activity in Utah includes 162 wells on record and 57 recorded operators, with — 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 Great Basin Province in Utah are Box Elder, Tooele, Uintah. 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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State: Utah
Total wells: 162
Recorded operators: 57
Permits 24mo: <3
Summary date: 2026-11-01
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