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 88,823 wells operated by 4,485 companies. Below are the largest operators by well count. Data as of 2026-06-23.
| # | Operator | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basa Resources | 8,521 | 8,059 |
| 2 | Diversified Production LLC | 3,229 | 3,198 |
| 3 | Hilcorp Energy Company | 2,826 | 2,811 |
| 4 | Xto Energy | 2,163 | 1,087 |
| 5 | Tgnr East Texas LLC | 1,541 | 1,525 |
| 6 | Linder John Operating | 1,493 | 1,375 |
| 7 | Sheridan Production Company | 1,259 | 1,241 |
| 8 | Tgnr East Texas Ii LLC | 1,197 | 1,145 |
| 9 | 84 Energy LLC | 1,078 | 1,044 |
| 10 | Exxon Mobil | 1,050 | 345 |
| 11 | Faulconer Energy LLC | 1,030 | 1,018 |
| 12 | Mmgl East Texas Ii, LLC | 1,004 | 830 |
| 13 | Valence Operating Company | 946 | 850 |
| 14 | Brookston Energy | 919 | 907 |
| 15 | Eqv Operating LLC | 764 | 759 |
| 16 | 4sight Operating Company | 695 | 622 |
| 17 | Sabine Energy INC | 670 | 645 |
| 18 | Chevron | 666 | 400 |
| 19 | Urban Oil & Gas Group | 666 | 655 |
| 20 | Tgnr Panola LLC | 623 | 581 |
| 21 | Comstock Oil & Gas | 616 | 504 |
| 22 | J P Oil Company | 581 | 532 |
| 23 | Corsicana Crude Company | 554 | 480 |
| 24 | Buffco Production | 504 | 438 |
| 25 | Rife Oil Properties | 500 | 341 |
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