{
  "name": "Mississippi Oil & Gas Formations and Plays, Ranked by Well Count",
  "publisher": "Buckhead Energy",
  "url": "https://www.buckheadenergy.com/formations-mississippi",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "doi": "https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21442884",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-08-24",
  "count": 4,
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    {
      "state": "MS",
      "formationSlug": "mid-gulf-coast-basin",
      "formationName": "Mid-Gulf Coast Basin",
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      "activeOperators": 1771,
      "totalLateralFt": "881855",
      "recentPermits24Mo": 597,
      "primaryCounties": "JASPER, WAYNE, JEFFERSON DAVIS, CLARKE, JONES",
      "topOperators": [
        {
          "name": "DENBURY ONSHORE",
          "slug": "denbury-onshore-llc",
          "wells": 1689
        },
        {
          "name": "TELLUS OPERATING GROUP",
          "slug": "tellus-operating-group",
          "wells": 667
        },
        {
          "name": "Southern Community",
          "slug": "southern-community",
          "wells": 640
        },
        {
          "name": "HIGHMARK ENERGY OPERATING",
          "slug": "highmark-energy-operating-llc",
          "wells": 401
        },
        {
          "name": "FORMENTERA OPERATIONS LLC",
          "slug": "formentera-operations-llc",
          "wells": 307
        },
        {
          "name": "VENTURE OIL & GAS",
          "slug": "venture-oil-gas",
          "wells": 298
        },
        {
          "name": "HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY",
          "slug": "humble-oil-and-refining-company",
          "wells": 224
        },
        {
          "name": "GULF OIL",
          "slug": "gulf-oil",
          "wells": 177
        },
        {
          "name": "EOG RESOURCES",
          "slug": "eog-resources-inc",
          "wells": 162
        },
        {
          "name": "PETROTX OPERATING LLC",
          "slug": "petrotx-operating-llc",
          "wells": 130
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "state": "MS",
      "formationSlug": "austin-chalk",
      "formationName": "Austin Chalk",
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      "totalLateralFt": "594618",
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      "primaryCounties": "ADAMS, WILKINSON, FRANKLIN, AMITE, PIKE",
      "topOperators": [
        {
          "name": "DENBURY ONSHORE",
          "slug": "denbury-onshore-llc",
          "wells": 429
        },
        {
          "name": "HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY",
          "slug": "humble-oil-and-refining-company",
          "wells": 252
        },
        {
          "name": "CALLON PETROLEUM COMPANY",
          "slug": "callon-petroleum-operating-co",
          "wells": 235
        },
        {
          "name": "SUN OIL COMPANY",
          "slug": "sun-oil-company",
          "wells": 208
        },
        {
          "name": "BLACK JACK OIL",
          "slug": "black-jack-oil",
          "wells": 175
        },
        {
          "name": "HUGHES & NEW OIL COMPANY",
          "slug": "hughes-new-oil-company",
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        },
        {
          "name": "D A BIGLANE OPERATING COMPANY",
          "slug": "d-a-biglane-operating-company",
          "wells": 168
        },
        {
          "name": "PETROTX OPERATING LLC",
          "slug": "petrotx-operating-llc",
          "wells": 161
        },
        {
          "name": "ENCANA OIL & GAS",
          "slug": "encana-oil-gas",
          "wells": 151
        },
        {
          "name": "SERIOPUNCHES OIL COMPANY",
          "slug": "seriopunches-oil-company",
          "wells": 115
        }
      ],
      "dataAsOf": "2026-08-24"
    },
    {
      "state": "MS",
      "formationSlug": "floyd-neal",
      "formationName": "Floyd-Neal",
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      "activeOperators": 139,
      "totalLateralFt": "55793",
      "recentPermits24Mo": 3,
      "primaryCounties": "MONROE, LOWNDES, CHICKASAW, CLAY, CALHOUN",
      "topOperators": [
        {
          "name": "PRUET PRODUCTION COMPANY",
          "slug": "pruet-production-company",
          "wells": 84
        },
        {
          "name": "Southern Community",
          "slug": "southern-community",
          "wells": 77
        },
        {
          "name": "GIBRALTAR ENERGY COMPANY",
          "slug": "gibraltar-energy-company",
          "wells": 71
        },
        {
          "name": "DALLAS PRODUCTION",
          "slug": "dallas-production-company-llc",
          "wells": 63
        },
        {
          "name": "MOON HINES TIGRETT OP COMPANY",
          "slug": "moon-hines-tigrett-op-company",
          "wells": 23
        },
        {
          "name": "NASON HOWARD G",
          "slug": "nason-howard-g",
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        },
        {
          "name": "BROWNING & WELCH",
          "slug": "browning-welch",
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        },
        {
          "name": "SCORPION OIL & GAS",
          "slug": "scorpion-oil-gas",
          "wells": 11
        },
        {
          "name": "SAMSON RESOURCES COMPANY",
          "slug": "samson-resources-company",
          "wells": 10
        },
        {
          "name": "GRACE PETROLEUM",
          "slug": "grace-petroleum",
          "wells": 10
        }
      ],
      "dataAsOf": "2026-08-24"
    },
    {
      "state": "MS",
      "formationSlug": "black-warrior-basin",
      "formationName": "Black Warrior Basin",
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      "activeOperators": 167,
      "totalLateralFt": "17854",
      "recentPermits24Mo": 12,
      "primaryCounties": "MONROE, ITAWAMBA, LEE, OKTIBBEHA, CHICKASAW",
      "topOperators": [
        {
          "name": "GIBRALTAR ENERGY COMPANY",
          "slug": "gibraltar-energy-company",
          "wells": 56
        },
        {
          "name": "TOTAL E AND P",
          "slug": null,
          "wells": 36
        },
        {
          "name": "MONROE GAS STORAGE COMPANY",
          "slug": "monroe-gas-storage-company",
          "wells": 32
        },
        {
          "name": "MOON HINES TIGRETT OP COMPANY",
          "slug": "moon-hines-tigrett-op-company",
          "wells": 30
        },
        {
          "name": "SCORPION OIL & GAS",
          "slug": "scorpion-oil-gas",
          "wells": 29
        },
        {
          "name": "PRUET PRODUCTION COMPANY",
          "slug": "pruet-production-company",
          "wells": 21
        },
        {
          "name": "CENTURION RESOURCES",
          "slug": "centurion-resources",
          "wells": 17
        },
        {
          "name": "CONTINENTAL RESOURCES",
          "slug": "continental-oil-company",
          "wells": 17
        },
        {
          "name": "ATMOS ENERGY CORP MIDTEX DIV",
          "slug": "atmos-energy-corp-midtex-div",
          "wells": 15
        },
        {
          "name": "ITAWAMBA INDUSTRIAL GAS COMPANY",
          "slug": "itawamba-industrial-gas-company",
          "wells": 14
        }
      ],
      "dataAsOf": "2026-08-24"
    }
  ]
}