The largest oil and gas operators active in Utah — ranked by total well count, with recent drilling activity, DUC inventory, and producing-well counts for each. Click any operator to see their full profile and current permits.
Refreshed daily from DOGM well-header records. Data current as of 2026-09-16.
Quick answer: By wells operated, Koda Gnb, LLC is the largest oil and gas operator in Utah with 3,730 wells on record, followed by Scout Energy Management (3,235) and Koda Uinta, LLC (2,321). Ranked from Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining (DOGM) well-header records (as of 2026-09-16). This is an operated-well-count ranking, not a revenue or market-cap ranking.
As of 2026-09-16, the most active operator in Utah is Koda Gnb, LLC with 3,730 wells on record and 194 recent permits, across the top 100 ranked operators, per Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining (DOGM) records.
| # | Operator | Wells | Permits 24mo | DUCs | Producing | Top Formation | Top County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koda Gnb, LLC | 3,730 | 194 | 186 | 3,316 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 2 | Scout Energy Management | 3,235 | 59 | 137 | 3,035 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 3 | Koda Uinta, LLC | 2,321 | 308 | 267 | 1,413 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 4 | Berry Petroleum Company | 2,022 | 29 | 101 | 1,392 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 5 | Kerr Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore | 1,521 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 6 | Greylock Production | 1,474 | 1 | 57 | 1,356 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 7 | Uinta Wax Operating LLC | 1,325 | 126 | 212 | 660 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 8 | Ovintiv USA INC | 1,139 | 0 | 13 | 13 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 9 | Finley Resources | 1,012 | 38 | 74 | 582 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 10 | Fourpoint Resources, LLC | 998 | 155 | 105 | 711 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 11 | Urban Oil & Gas Group | 959 | 0 | 38 | 918 | Manning Canyon | Carbon |
| 12 | Elk Operating Company | 832 | 1 | 28 | 792 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 13 | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 806 | 25 | 66 | 719 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 14 | Utah Gas Op | 666 | 4 | 0 | 653 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 15 | Crescent Point Energy | 610 | 0 | 13 | 0 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 16 | Sm Energy Company | 569 | 121 | 121 | 400 | Uinta Basin | Duchesne |
| 17 | Eog Resources | 563 | 0 | 14 | 3 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 18 | Qep Energy Company | 546 | 0 | 11 | 21 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 19 | High River Resources Operating LLC | 530 | 0 | 1 | 529 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Carbon |
| 20 | Enduring Resources | 501 | 0 | 29 | 19 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 21 | Xto Energy | 449 | 0 | 29 | 85 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 22 | Xcl Assetco LLC | 428 | 10 | 43 | 17 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 23 | Orphanno Responsible Operator | 242 | 0 | 77 | 129 | Paradox Basin | Grand |
| 24 | Questar Exploration & Production Company | 222 | 0 | 20 | 61 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 25 | Vaquero Uinta LLC | 220 | 3 | 16 | 161 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 26 | Anschutz Exploration | 211 | 76 | 12 | 101 | Uinta Basin | Uintah |
| 27 | Bill Barrett | 210 | 0 | 11 | 15 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 28 | Chevron | 194 | 0 | 48 | 106 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 29 | Wesgra | 191 | 0 | 42 | 126 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 30 | Conocophillips Company | 184 | 0 | 19 | 4 | Manning Canyon | Carbon |
| 31 | Wexpro Company | 176 | 6 | 16 | 101 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 32 | Gulf Oil | 168 | 0 | 83 | 39 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 33 | Enervest Operating | 168 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Carbon |
| 34 | Ep Energy E And P Company | 162 | 0 | 13 | 60 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 35 | Amoco Production Company | 157 | 0 | 103 | 12 | Central Western Overthrust | Summit |
| 36 | Star Oil Operating Company LLC | 136 | 2 | 3 | 131 | Paradox Basin | Grand |
| 37 | Shell Oil Company | 133 | 0 | 101 | 5 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 38 | Belco Energy | 132 | 0 | 41 | 22 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 39 | Shenandoah Energy | 126 | 0 | 27 | 73 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 40 | Forest Oil | 126 | 0 | 11 | 0 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 41 | Gasco Production Company | 125 | 0 | 4 | 5 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 42 | Arb Energy Utah LLC | 124 | 0 | 0 | 120 | Mancos-Dakota | Grand |
| 43 | Harken Energy | 121 | 0 | 42 | 13 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 44 | Coastal Oil & Gas | 116 | 0 | 3 | 20 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 45 | Lomax Exploration Company | 114 | 0 | 27 | 5 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 46 | Texaco | 111 | 0 | 40 | 38 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 47 | Superior Oil Company | 111 | 0 | 65 | 9 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 48 | Westport Oil & Gas Company | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 49 | Mobil Oil | 108 | 0 | 25 | 77 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 50 | Dominion Exploration & Production | 106 | 0 | 23 | 17 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 51 | Bainbridge Uinta | 106 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 52 | Ultra Resources | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 53 | Fiml Natural Resources | 99 | 0 | 12 | 1 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 54 | Citation Oil & Gas | 99 | 0 | 15 | 82 | Paradox Basin | Garfield |
| 55 | Wem Operating LLC | 97 | 57 | 22 | 24 | Uinta Basin | Duchesne |
| 56 | Weststar Exploration Company | 95 | 0 | 6 | 88 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 57 | Tenneco Oil Company | 94 | 0 | 58 | 15 | Paradox Basin | Grand |
| 58 | Humble Oil And Refining Company | 90 | 0 | 72 | 12 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 59 | Petroglyph Operating Company | 88 | 0 | 10 | 13 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 60 | Diamond Shamrock Exploration Company | 88 | 0 | 45 | 22 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 61 | Phillips Petroleum Company | 84 | 0 | 43 | 24 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 62 | Running Foxes Petroleum | 82 | 0 | 26 | 42 | Paradox Basin | Grand |
| 63 | US Oil & Gas | 80 | 0 | 2 | 78 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 64 | Txo Production | 71 | 0 | 32 | 5 | Mancos-Dakota | Grand |
| 65 | Wesco Operating | 71 | 1 | 7 | 38 | Hermosa | Grand |
| 66 | Union Oil CO Of California | 70 | 0 | 43 | 17 | Hermosa | San Juan |
| 67 | Rosewood Resources | 69 | 0 | 15 | 18 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 68 | Robert L Bayless Producer | 69 | 3 | 4 | 47 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 69 | Pan American Petroleum | 68 | 0 | 60 | 6 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 70 | Davis Oil Company | 66 | 0 | 37 | 5 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 71 | Inland Producers | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 72 | Mountain West Oil Company | 66 | 0 | 58 | 8 | Uinta Basin | Daggett |
| 73 | Continental Oil Company | 65 | 0 | 35 | 6 | Paradox Basin | Uintah |
| 74 | Broadhead Walter | 65 | 0 | 44 | 0 | Paradox Basin | Grand |
| 75 | American Helium Operating LLC | 64 | 0 | 1 | 62 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 76 | Nnogc Exploration & Production | 63 | 0 | 1 | 34 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 77 | Anschutz | 63 | 0 | 32 | 9 | Paradox Basin | Grand |
| 78 | Exxon Mobil | 62 | 0 | 26 | 8 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 79 | Axia Energy Ii | 62 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 80 | Mountain Fuel Supply Company | 60 | 0 | 50 | 6 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 81 | Wolverine Gas & Oil Company Of Utah | 59 | 0 | 14 | 37 | Overthrust&Wasatch Uplift | Sevier |
| 82 | Enron Oil & Gas Company | 58 | 0 | 18 | 17 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 83 | Natural Gas CORP Of Calif | 58 | 0 | 14 | 4 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 84 | North Shore Exploration & Production | 56 | 0 | 3 | 53 | Central Western Overthrust | Summit |
| 85 | Koch Exploration Company | 55 | 0 | 1 | 20 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 86 | Pioneer Natural Resources | 54 | 0 | 5 | 6 | Mancos | Uintah |
| 87 | Anr Production Company | 54 | 0 | 1 | 39 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Duchesne |
| 88 | Arco Oil & Gas Company | 53 | 0 | 38 | 7 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 89 | Coastal Plains Energy | 50 | 0 | 4 | 41 | Manning Canyon | Emery |
| 90 | National Fuel Gas Supply | 49 | 0 | 3 | 40 | Mancos-Dakota | Grand |
| 91 | Beartooth Oil & Gas Company | 49 | 0 | 8 | 30 | Mancos-Dakota | Grand |
| 92 | Snyder Oil Company | 48 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Uintah |
| 93 | Wapiti Operating | 48 | 0 | 21 | 3 | Mesaverde-Wasatch | Carbon |
| 94 | Pease Oil & Gas Company | 48 | 0 | 32 | 7 | Paradox Basin | Grand |
| 95 | Tribar Resources LLC | 47 | 0 | 18 | 13 | Uinta Basin | Uintah |
| 96 | Ambra Oil & Gas Company | 47 | 0 | 29 | 7 | Paradox Basin | Grand |
| 97 | San Juan Minerals Explor | 47 | 0 | 3 | 7 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 98 | Anadarko Petroleum | 47 | 0 | 9 | 20 | Mancos | Carbon |
| 99 | Hf Sinclair Corporation | 45 | 0 | 38 | 3 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
| 100 | Marathon Oil Company | 45 | 0 | 34 | 0 | Paradox Basin | San Juan |
Source: Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining well-header records.
Ranking: Operators ranked by total well count under their current operator-of-record. Recent permits cover the last 24 months; DUC count is wells spudded but not yet producing; producing-well count is wells with a first-production date on file.
Why it matters: Knowing who operates the most wells in Utah — and who's drilling the most NOW — helps mineral owners understand who they're dealing with at the lease level.
Refresh cadence: Daily. Data current as of 2026-09-16.
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By wells operated, Koda Gnb, LLC is the largest oil and gas operator in Utah, with 3,730 wells on record per Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining (DOGM) data. Note that "biggest" by revenue or market capitalization can rank differently — this measures operated well count.
The top 10 operators by operated well count are: Koda Gnb, LLC, Scout Energy Management, Koda Uinta, LLC, Berry Petroleum Company, Kerr McGee Oil & Gas Onshore, Greylock Production, Uinta Wax Operating LLC, Ovintiv USA Inc., Finley Resources, Fourpoint Resources, LLC. The full top-100 ranking with permits, DUC inventory, and producing-well counts is in the leaderboard below.
Koda Gnb, LLC operates the most wells in Utah at 3,730, with 194 permits filed in the last 24 months, per DOGM well-header records.
This leaderboard ranks the top 100 operators active in Utah by total well count. Many more file with the regulator; these are the largest by operated wells.
By wells operated — the count of wells under each company's current operator-of-record designation in Utah Division of Oil, Gas & Mining (DOGM) records. It is not a revenue, production-volume, or market-capitalization ranking.
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State: Utah
Operators ranked: 100
Total wells: 33,881
Permits (24mo): 1,219
Last refresh: 2026-09-16