Stored formation/play groups ranked by recorded well count, with recorded operators and primary counties. Coverage is limited to the groups included below.
Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Daily refresh scheduled. Stored source refresh: 2026-11-01.
Stored source refresh: 2026-11-01. Formation/play groups require at least 25 recorded wells and a known operator; the directory shows at most 50 groups ranked by well count. Operator counts reflect distinct recorded operator names, not verified current operations. Permit counts use the preceding 24 months at summary refresh. Grouping can represent a formation, play or basin; it is not an inventory of every geological formation. Figures are Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data; counts under 3 wells are withheld.
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Quick answer: The highest well-count groups listed for Utah are the Mesaverde-Wasatch, Paradox Basin, Uinta Basin, Manning Canyon and Hermosa, led by the Mesaverde-Wasatch with 26,656 wells on record. Ranked by well count across 12 tracked formations from Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Stored source refresh: 2026-11-01. These are limited stored records; reporting windows are evaluated at source refresh.
The highest well-count groups listed for Utah are the Mesaverde-Wasatch, Paradox Basin, Uinta Basin, Manning Canyon and Hermosa, led by the Mesaverde-Wasatch with 26,656 wells on record. Ranked by well count across 12 tracked formations from Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Stored source refresh: 2026-11-01. These are limited stored records; reporting windows are evaluated at source refresh.
Top Operators:
Koda Gnb, LLC (3,473), Scout Energy Management (3,072), Berry Petroleum Company (1,925), Koda Uinta, LLC (1,539), Kerr Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore (1,495), Greylock Production (1,467), Ovintiv USA INC (1,121), Uinta Wax Operating LLC (1,049), Finley Resources (877), Crescent Energy Operating, LLC (705)
Primary counties: Uintah, Duchesne, Carbon, Wasatch, Grand
Top Operators:
Elk Operating Company (832), Wesgra (191), Star Oil Operating Company LLC (136), Harken Energy (121), Orphanno Responsible Operator (109), Superior Oil Company (104), Mobil Oil (97), Texaco (86), Running Foxes Petroleum (82), US Oil & Gas (80)
Primary counties: San Juan, Grand, Emery, Garfield, Wayne
Top Operators:
Koda Uinta, LLC (781), Fourpoint Resources, LLC (341), Sm Energy Company (336), Koda Gnb, LLC (271), Uinta Wax Operating LLC (265), Scout Energy Management (162), Finley Resources (129), Anschutz Exploration (108), Crescent Energy Operating, LLC (101), Wem Operating LLC (89)
Primary counties: Uintah, Duchesne, Daggett, Carbon, Wasatch
Top Operators:
Urban Oil & Gas Group (905), Conocophillips Company (142), Xto Energy (85), Coastal Plains Energy (40), Kerr Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore (24), Orphanno Responsible Operator (23), Texas Eastern Transmission (20), River Gas (17), Whitmar Exploration Company (16), Bill Barrett (14)
Primary counties: Carbon, Emery, Uintah
Top Operators:
Wesco Operating (69), Union Oil CO Of California (31), American Helium Operating LLC (25), Delta Petroleum (22), Crownquest Operating (19), Fidelity E And P Company (17), Orphanno Responsible Operator (17), Wexpro Company (15), Paradox Upstream (13), Megadon Enterprises (13)
Primary counties: San Juan, Grand, Emery
Top Operators:
Urban Oil & Gas Group (43), Enduring Resources (37), Pioneer Natural Resources (36), Orphanno Responsible Operator (34), Xto Energy (30), Leif Exploration, LLC (30), Anadarko Petroleum (26), Price River Energy LLC (20), J W Operating Company (18), Marion Energy (17)
Primary counties: Uintah, Carbon, Grand, Emery, Sanpete
Top Operators:
Arb Energy Utah LLC (119), Utah Gas Op (58), National Fuel Gas Supply (37), Txo Production (34), Beartooth Oil & Gas Company (31), Medallion Exploration (28), Enduring Resources (25), Retamco Operating (21), Hancock Burton W (21), Coseka Resources (21)
Primary counties: Grand, Uintah
Top Operators:
Amoco Production Company (88), North Shore Exploration & Production (56), American Quasar Petroleum Company (38), Citation Oil & Gas (33), Rme Petroleum Company (29), Mountain West Oil Company (21), Anschutz (17), Quaneco (16), Exxon Mobil (12), Champlin Petroleum Company (11)
Primary counties: Summit, Rich, Morgan
Top Operators:
Utacal Oil Company (27), Diamond Oil Company (21), Utah Parks Petroleum Company (13), Chevron (12), 5m Incorporated (11), Placid Oil Company (10), Bardwell E R (10), Burnham Oil Company (8), Toney W W (7), Zion Crude Oil Company (7)
Primary counties: Washington, Millard, Utah, Juab, Iron
Top Operators:
Wolverine Gas & Oil Company Of Utah (59), Wolverine Operations (9), Uinta Wax Operating LLC (7), Mountain Fuel Supply Company (6), Phillips Petroleum Company (6), Amoco Production Company (4), Wem Petroleum (4), Chandler & Associates (4), Dosecc (4), Mobil Oil (3)
Primary counties: Sevier, Sanpete, Cache, Salt Lake, Davis
Top Operators:
Amoco Production Company (18), Utah Petrochemical (12), Premier Technology (10), Lab Energy (9), Orphanno Responsible Operator (8), Stoddard Drilling Company (8), Pixley Kenneth (7), Liberty Pioneer Energy Source (7), Southern Community (5), Chemical Oil (5)
Primary counties: Box Elder, Tooele, Uintah
Top Operators:
Legend Energy (7), Houston Oil & Gas (3), Mcdermott J R (3), Conocophillips Company (—), Tenneco Oil Company (—), Pan American Petroleum (—), Burnett Oil (—), G C Bingham (—), Cleary Funds (—), Byrdfrost (—)
Primary counties: Kane
Source: Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data, aggregated by primary play / interpreted formation / basin.
Threshold: Groups require at least 25 recorded wells and a known operator. The directory shows up to 50 groups by well count; omitted groups are not evidence of no activity.
Owner context: These formation summaries describe reported activity. They do not establish ownership, payment entitlement or a value for an individual tract.
Refresh cadence: Daily refresh scheduled. Stored source refresh: 2026-11-01.
The highest well-count formation/play groups listed for Utah are the Mesaverde-Wasatch, Paradox Basin, Uinta Basin, Manning Canyon and Hermosa, among others. This directory tracks 12 recorded formation/play groups ranked by well count, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. Stored source refresh: 2026-11-01. These are limited stored records; reporting windows are evaluated at source refresh.
The Mesaverde-Wasatch has the most wells among the listed Utah groups — 26,656 wells, worked by 376 recorded operators, per Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data. This is a well-count ranking, not a reserves or value ranking. Stored source refresh: 2026-11-01. These are limited stored records; reporting windows are evaluated at source refresh.
The operators with the most wells on record in the Mesaverde-Wasatch are Koda Gnb, LLC, Scout Energy Management, Berry Petroleum Company, Koda Uinta, LLC, Kerr McGee Oil & Gas Onshore. Each formation card below lists its top operators by well count. Stored source refresh: 2026-11-01. These are limited stored records; reporting windows are evaluated at source refresh.
A complete permit total is unavailable because one or more listed formation groups has an unknown permit count. Stored source refresh: 2026-11-01. These are limited stored records; reporting windows are evaluated at source refresh.
Your deed and county records determine which formations your mineral rights cover; a tract can own multiple stacked formations. This directory is informational only, not a valuation. Stored source refresh: 2026-11-01. These are limited stored records; reporting windows are evaluated at source refresh.
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