Who are the largest operators in the Anadarko Basin?

The largest operators in the Anadarko Basin by well count are Scout Energy Management (7,741 wells), Chesapeake Energy (5,663 wells), Diversified Production LLC (3,939 wells), Bcemach Iii LLC (3,860 wells), Burk Royalty (3,785 wells), out of 6,167 operators total.

How many oil & gas wells are in the Anadarko Basin?

There are approximately 219,775 oil and gas wells operated across the Anadarko Basin, per state regulator records compiled by Buckhead Energy (as of 2026-06-23).

Can I sell mineral rights in the Anadarko Basin?

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Top Operators in the Anadarko Basin by Well Count

The Anadarko Basin of western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle hosts the SCOOP and STACK plays and a deep, long-lived stack of gas and liquids-rich reservoirs.

The Anadarko Basin has approximately 219,775 wells operated by 6,167 companies. Below are the largest operators by well count. Data as of 2026-06-23.

#	Operator	Wells	Producing
1	Scout Energy Management	7,741	7,157
2	Chesapeake Energy	5,663	1,925
3	Diversified Production LLC	3,939	3,754
4	Bcemach Iii LLC	3,860	3,521
5	Burk Royalty	3,785	3,632
6	Eiger Operating Company, LLC	3,481	3,249
7	Large Operating LLC	3,413	3,112
8	Presidio Petroleum	3,225	3,159
9	Bcemach	2,998	2,852
10	Unbridled Resources LLC	2,906	2,817
11	Mewbourne Oil Company	2,484	1,894
12	Merit Energy Company	2,317	1,640
13	Sandridge Exploration & Production	2,261	1,783
14	Oxy	2,085	987
15	Anadarko Petroleum	1,977	926
16	Devon Energy Production Company	1,954	1,527
17	American Warrior	1,899	1,024
18	Unit Petroleum Company	1,717	1,223
19	Continental Resources	1,658	1,047
20	Eog Resources	1,567	485
21	Pantera Energy Company	1,498	1,357
22	Mmgl Txph LLC	1,483	1,455
23	Latigo Oil & Gas	1,479	1,184
24	Apache	1,458	498
25	Exxon Mobil	1,414	690

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Well counts compiled by Buckhead Energy from state oil & gas regulator records (data as of 2026-06-23); reflect wells where each company is the current operator of record in the Anadarko Basin. Informational only.