The East Texas Basin hosts the legendary East Texas Oilfield plus the Cotton Valley, Travis Peak, and Bossier gas trends across Gregg, Rusk, and surrounding counties.
The East Texas Basin has approximately 88,913 wells operated by 4,489 companies. Below are the largest operators by well count. Data as of 2026-09-03.
| # | Operator | Wells | Have produced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASA Resources | 8,500 | 8,344 |
| 2 | Diversified Production LLC | 4,288 | 4,242 |
| 3 | Hilcorp Energy Company | 2,822 | 2,807 |
| 4 | XTO Energy | 2,167 | 1,087 |
| 5 | TGNR East Texas LLC | 1,541 | 1,525 |
| 6 | Linder John Operating | 1,493 | 1,388 |
| 7 | TGNR East Texas Ii LLC | 1,202 | 1,151 |
| 8 | Exxon Mobil | 1,050 | 345 |
| 9 | Faulconer Energy LLC | 1,028 | 1,016 |
| 10 | Mmgl East Texas Ii, LLC | 1,004 | 853 |
| 11 | Hd Operating Co., LLC | 982 | 942 |
| 12 | Valence Operating Company | 946 | 850 |
| 13 | Brookston Energy | 923 | 909 |
| 14 | Eqv Operating LLC | 764 | 759 |
| 15 | 4sight Operating Company | 700 | 642 |
| 16 | Sabine Energy Inc. | 677 | 642 |
| 17 | Chevron | 666 | 400 |
| 18 | Urban Oil & Gas Group | 666 | 655 |
| 19 | TGNR Panola LLC | 633 | 584 |
| 20 | Comstock Oil & Gas | 622 | 508 |
| 21 | J P Oil Company | 580 | 531 |
| 22 | Corsicana Crude Company | 554 | 513 |
| 23 | Buffco Production | 508 | 442 |
| 24 | Rife Oil Properties | 500 | 341 |
| 25 | Sydri Operating | 495 | 492 |
The largest operators in the East Texas Basin by well count in this snapshot are BASA Resources (8,500 wells), Diversified Production LLC (4,288 wells), Hilcorp Energy Company (2,822 wells), XTO Energy (2,167 wells), TGNR East Texas LLC (1,541 wells). The snapshot includes 4,489 operators and is dated 2026-09-03.
No. “Have produced” counts wells with a recorded first-production date. It does not confirm current production or current royalty payments. The “Wells” column counts well records associated with each operator in this basin snapshot.
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Well counts come from Buckhead Energy analysis of public oil and gas data (data as of 2026-09-03); reflect wells where each company is the current operator of record in the East Texas Basin. Informational only.
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