Oil & Gas E&P Producers at the Forefront of U.S. Energy Production
Leading E&P Operators in the U.S. Oil & Gas Industry
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Operator | Location | Founded (year) | Founders | Revenue |
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Pioneer Natural Resources | Irving, Texas | 1997 | Scott Sheffield | <$20B |
ConocoPhillips | Houston, Texas | 2002 | L.E. Phillips & Isaac E. Blake | <$14B |
EOG | Houston, Texas | 1999 | Mark G. Papa | <$6B |
Devon Energy | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1971 | John Nichols & J. Larry Nichols | <$15B |
Exxon Mobil | Houston, Texas | 1999 | John D. Rockefeller | <$89B |
Diamondback | Midland, Texas | 2007 | Travis Stice | <$6B |
Occidental | Houston, Texas | 1920 | Armand Hammer | <$29B |
Chevron | San Ramon, California | 1906 | Abraham Seigel & Israel Cohen | <$51B |
Endeavor Energy | Midland, Texas | 1979 | Autry C. Stephens | <$710M |
Mewbourne Oil | Tyler, Texas | 1965 | Curtis Mewbourne | <$500M |
Coterra Energy | Houston, Texas | 1989 | Godfrey Lowell Cabot | <$1B |
SM Energy | Denver, Colorado | 1908 | Chester Adgate Congdon | <$2B |
Ovintiv | Denver, Colorado | 2020 | Gwyn Morgan | <$2B |
Crownquest | Midland, Texas | 1996 | Timothy Dunn | <$1B |
Callon | Houston, Texas | 1950 | John S. Callon | <$619M |
Apache | Houston, Texas | 1999 | Raymond Plank, Charles Arnao & Truman Anderson | <$8B |
Laredo Petroleum (now Vital Energy) | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2006 | Randy A. Foutch | <$435M |
Tap Rock Operating | Golden, Colorado | 2016 | Ryan London | <$5M |
Birch Resources | Houston, Texas | 2010 | Sally Allen | <$17M |
Centennial | - | - | - | - |
Surge Energy | Houston, Texas | 2015 | - | <$118M |
Continental Resources | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1967 | Harold Hamm | <$9.5B |
BTA | Midland, Texas | 1945 | - | <$17M |
Matador | Dallas, Texas | 2003 | Joseph Wm. Foran & Scott E. King | <$316M |
Colgate | Midland, Texas | 2015 | James Walter & Will Hickey | <$11M |
Earthstone Energy | The Woodlands, Texas | 1969 | Frank Lodzinski | <$1.7B |
Kaiser Francis | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1940 | Herman George Kaiser | <$561M |
Titus Oil & Gas Production | Forth Worth, Texas | 2017 | Marshall Hickey | <$5M |
Summit Petroleum | Twinsburg, Ohio | 1984 | Dennis Johnson & Matt Johnson | <$18M |
PRI Operating | Midland, Texas | 2017 | - | - |
Advance Energy Partners | Houston, Texas | 2014 | - | <$1.8B |
Henry Resources | Midland, Texas | 1969 | Paula and Jim Henry | <$11.8M |
Vencer Energy | Houston, Texas | 2020 | Don Dotson | <$2.5B |
Lario | Wichita, Kansas | 1917 | I.A. O'Shaughnessy | <$13M |
PDC | Denver, Colorado | 1969 | David Aron | <$3.8B |
Steward Energy II | Frisco, Texas | 2012 | Lance Taylor | <$19.6M |
SEM Operating | Houston, Texas | - | - | - |
Highpeak Energy | Forth Worth, Texas | 2020 | Jack Hightower | <$345M |
Hibernia Resources III | Houston, Texas | 2007 | P. Embry Canterbury | <$5M |
Halcón Resources | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2004 | Floyd Wilson | <$54M |
Percussion Petroleum II | Houston, Texas | 2020 | John Campbell III & Brian Zwart | <$6.1M |
Fasken Oil | Midland, Texas | 1913 | David Milne Fasken | <$31M |
Franklin Mountain Energy LLC | Denver, Colorado | 2018 | Audrey Robertson | <$5M |
Lime Rock | Houston, Texas | 2005 | Eric Mullins | <$40.5M |
Ring Energy | The Woodlands, Texas | - | - | - |
Riley Exploration | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1994 | Core Riley | <$99M |
Discovery Natural Resources | Denver, Colorado | 2003 | - | <$38M |
Discovery Operating | Midland, Texas | 1973 | Don Sparks | <$11.8B |
Chord Energy | Houston, Texas | 2007 | Thomas B. Nusz & Taylor L. Reid | <$3.8B |
Hess | New York City, New York | 1993 | Leon Hess | <$11.3B |
Marathon | Houston, Texas | 1887 | John D. Rockefeller | <$6.4B |
Slawson | Denver, Colorado | 1956 | Donald C. Slawson | <$194.7M |
Enerplus | Calgary, Canada | 1986 | Marcel Tremblay & John Brussa | <$400M |
Petro-Hunt | Dallas, Texas | 1920 | H.L. Hunt | <$5B |
Grayson Mill Energy | Houston, Texas | 2016 | Eric Bayes, Blake Sullens & Matt Ultis | <$5M |
Kraken | Houston, Texas | 2012 | Bruce Larsen & Brad Suddarth | <$15.6M |
RimRock | Dallas, Texas | 2015 | Unknown | <$4.3M |
Crescent Point Energy | Calgary, Canada | 2001 | Mr. Colborne | <$1.04B |
Zavanna | Denver, Colorado | 1994 | Unknown | <$29.2M |
Bowline Energy | Denver, Colorado | 2021 | Unknown | Unknown |
Hunt Oil | Dallas, Texas | 1934 | Haroldson Lafayette Hunt | <$3.5B |
Denbury | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Sinclair | Houston, Texas | 1916 | Harry F. Sinclair | <$38.2B |
PetroShale | Denver, Colorado | Unknown | Unknown | <$43.61M |
White Rock Oil & Gas | Plano, Texas | 2012 | Robert Matejek | <$30M |
Liberty Resources | Denver, Colorado | 2013 | Mark Pearson | <$5.2M |
Murex Petroleum | San Antonio, Texas | 1996 | Waldo J. Ackerman | <$22.1M |
Formentera Operations, LLC | Austin, Texas | 2020 | Bryan Sheffield, Blake London and Paul Treadwell | <$5.1M |
EMEP | Houston, Texas | 2020 | Eric Pregler, Shaleen Patel and Michael DeKruif | Unknown |
Abraxas | San Antonio, Texas | Unknown | Unknown | <$74.4M |
Iron Oil | Montana | Unknown | Unknown | <$115B |
White Butte Oil Operations | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Oasis | Salida, Colorado | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Whiting | Denver, Colorado | 1980 | Kenneth R. Whiting and Bert Ladd | <$1.5B |
NP Resources | Bismarck, North Dakota | 2005 | Unknown | <$13M |
Cobra | Wichita Falls, Texas | 1965 | Jeff R. Dillard | <$25.3M |
Petro Harvester | Plano, Texas | 2010 | James H. Sinclair | <$22M |
Koda Resources | Denver, Colorado | 2018 | Osman Apaydin | <$19.1M |
Kaiser Francis | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1940 | Herman George Kaiser | <$561M |
True Oil | Casper, Wyoming | 1957 | Unknown | <$230.1M |
Spotted Hawk Development, LLC | Houston, Texas | 2009 | Unknown | Unknown |
Ballantyne Oil | North Dakota | Unknown | Unknown | <$2.5M |
Prima Exploration | Denver, Colorado | 1980 | Don Law | <$6M |
Samson Oil & Gas | Lakewood, Colorado | 2005 | Unknown | <$15.3M |
Scout Energy Partners | Dallas, Texas | 2014 | Unknown | <$1.1B |
Cornerstone | Denver, Colorado | 2005 | Dave Kornder | <$6.8M |
Valkyrie Operating, LLC | Houston, Texas | 2019 | Unknown | <$6.3M |
Missouri River | Williston, North Dakota | Unknown | Unknown | <$5M |
Petrogulf Corporation | Houston, Texas | 1981 | Unknown | <$8M |
Resonance Exploration (ND) LLC | Williston, North Dakota | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Gadeco | Denver, Colorado | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Chesapeake | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1989 | Aubrey McClendon | <$8.7B |
Verdun | Houston, Texas | 2015 | Tim Nein | <$5M |
Ranger | Houston, Texas | 1882 | John Leisenring, Jr. | <$1.14B |
Sanchez Energy | Houston, Texas | 1992 | Unknown | Unknown |
Magnolia Oil & Gas | Houston, Texas | 1911 | Sealy family | <$1.22B |
Murphy | Houston, Texas | 1919 | C.H. Murphy Sr. | <$21.5B |
Callon | Houston, Texas | 1950 | John S. Callon | <$619M |
Validus Energy | Denver, Colorado | 2014 | Unknown | <$6M |
Ensign | Magnolia, Texas | 1989 | Gordon Aaker | <$7.1M |
INPEX | Tokyo, Japan | 1966 | Unknown | <$17.5B |
SM Energy | Denver, Colorado | 1908 | Chester Adgate Congdon | <$2B |
EXCO Resources | Texas | 1976 | Unknown | <$462.2M |
Trinity Operating | Houston, Texas | 2016 | Unknown | <$169M |
Wildfire Energy | Houston, Texas | Unknown | Anthony Bahr | <$5.1M |
Grit Oil & Gas | Houston, Texas | 2017 | Larry Forney, Greg Robbins, Anthony Sayre & Dennis Venghaus | <$5M |
Silverbow Resources | Houston, Texas | Unknown | Unknown | <$199M |
Repsol | Madrid, Spain | 1987 | National Hydrocarbons Institute (INH) | <$74.54B |
Javelin Energy Partners | Irving, Texas | 2020 | Unknown | >$5M |
SEA Eagle Ford | Texas | Unknown | Unknown | <$23.1M |
Protege Energy III | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2004 | Unknown | <$10M |
Venado | Irving, Texas | 2020 | Unknown | >$5M |
Rosewood Resources | Dallas, Texas | 1983 | Unknown | <$7.4M |
Recoil Resources | Houston, Texas | 2018 | Unknown | <$5.4M |
Crimson Energy Partners IV | Fort Worth, Texas | 2008 | Unknown | <$6.4M |
Ironroc | The Woodlands, Texas | 2018 | Unknown | <$5M |
Cheyenne Petroleum | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1973 | Unknown | <$1.1M |
CML Exploration | Austin, Texas | 2007 | Kenneth C. Nelson | <$22.1M |
U.S. Energy | Arlington, Texas | 1980 | Unknown | <$10.4M |
Warwick-artemis, LLC | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Ageron Energy | San Antonio, Texas | 1994 | Bruce Gates | <$5M |
Buffco Production | Longview, Texas | 1981 | Frank M. Bufkin | <$13M |
Lewis Petro Properties | San Antonio, Texas | 1983 | Rodney Lewis | <$8.1M |
Formentera | Austin, Texas | 2020 | Bryan Sheffield, Blake London & Paul Treadwell | >$500M |
Tidal Petroleum | Schertz, Texas | 1990 | Unknown | <$5.5M |
GeoSouthern II | The Woodlands, Texas | 1981 | George Bishop | <$49.9M |
Cinco | Houston, Texas | 1990 | Randy H. Nichols | <$18.4M |
Atlas Resources | Shaler Township, Pennsylvania | 1982 | Unknown | Unknown |
Occidental | Houston, Texas | 1920 | Armand Hammer | <$29B |
Verdad Resources | Denver, Colorado | 1984 | Unknown | <$6M |
Bayswater | Denver, Colorado | 2004 | Steve Struna | <$12.7M |
Bison Oil & Gas IV | Denver, Colorado | 2022 | John Akers & David Gonzales | <$5M |
North Silo Resources | Houston, Texas | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Samson Energy | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 1971 | Charles Schusterman | <$15.3M |
Bison Oil & Gas III | Denver, Colorado | 2019 | Unknown | Unknown |
Providence | Dallas, Texas | 2015 | Unknown | <$5M |
Fundare Resources | Denver, Colorado | 2010 | Mike Starzer and Pat Graham | <$5M |
Cub Creek | Denver, Colorado | Unknown | Robert A. Gardner & Scott B. Baily | <$25.7M |
Fulcrum Energy | Denver, Colorado | 2016 | Brad Morse | <$6.6M |
Petro Operating | Denver, Colorado | 1989 | Unknown | Unknown |
Confluence Resources | Denver, Colorado | 2016 | Unknown | <$5M |
GMT Exploration | Denver, Colorado | 2005 | Unknown | <$7M |
Longs Peak Resources | Houston, Texas | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Magpie Operating | Broomfield, Colorado | 2004 | Unknown | Unknown |
Southwestern Energy | Spring, Texas | 1929 | Unknown | <$6.522B |
Comstock | Frisco, Texas | 1988 | M. Jay Allison | <$2.1B |
Aethon Energy | Dallas, Texas | 1990 | Albert Huddleston | <$103M |
Rockcliff Energy | Houston, Texas | 2015 | Alan Smith | <$39M |
BP | Houston, Texas | 1969 | William Knox D'Arcy | <$241B |
Sabine | Houston, Texas | 1924 | Unknown | <$337.2M |
Paloma Natural Gas | Houston, Texas | 2021 | Unknown | $19.3M |
Blue Dome | Texas | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Diversified Energy | Birmingham, Alabama | 2001 | Rusty Hutson, Jr | <$1.5B |
R. Lacy Services | Longview, Texas | 1930's | Rogers Lacy | <$19M |
TG Natural Resources | Houston, Texas | 2016 | Unknown | <$12.8M |
Ensight IV | Shreveport, Louisiana | 2015 | Unknown | <$3M |
Tanos Exploration II | Tyler, Texas | 2007 | Unknown | <$8.2M |
Tellurian | Houston, Texas | 2016 | Charif Souki | <$28.77M |
Silver Hill | Dallas, Texas | 2011 | Kyle Miller | <$7M |
Legacy Reserves | Midland, Texas | 2009 | Unknown | $367.5M |
KF Energy | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Amplify Energy | Houston, Texas | 2011 | Martyn Fullerton | <$61.08M |
Sponte Operating, Inc. | Dallas, Texas | 2016 | Unknown | <$5M |
PetroQuest Energy | Lafayette, Louisiana | 1992 | Unknown | <$77.6M |
Merit Energy | Dallas, Texas | 1989 | William Gayden | <$2.1B |
GEP Haynesville II | The Woodlands, Texas | 2015 | George Bishop | <$19.6M |
Valence Operating Company | Kingwood, Texas | 1987 | Unknown | <$12M |
Sheridan Production III | Houston, Texas | 2006 | Lisa Stewart | <$543M |
C6 Operating, L.l.c. | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Empresa Operating, LLC | Houston, Texas | 2004 | Unknown | <$6M |
Slant Operating | Lafayette, Louisiana | 2016 | Stewart Stover, Sean Gill & Thomas Saloom | <$5M |
Shelby Boswell | Dallas, Texas | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Eagle Valley Development LLC | Austin, Texas | 2018 | Unknown | <$5M |
Craton Operating LLC | Houston, Texas | 2002 | Lawrence Brewer | <$5.1M |
Verado Energy | Dallas, Texas | 1947 | Unknown | <$6M |
Rfe Operating, LLC | Tyler, Texas | Unknown | Unknown | <$1M |
New Century | Spring, Texas | 1998 | Unknown | <$5M |
Eagle | Dallas, Texas | 1960s | Bolin family | <$39M |
Tdx Energy, LLC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Egh Operating, LLC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Enpower Resources Inc. | Houston, Texas | 2016 | Dongjun Fu | <$5M |
Pine Wave | Fort Worth, Texas | 2018 | Ben Hunter | <$5.3M |
Ark-la-tex Energy | Shreveport, LA | 2005 | Mike Boudreaux | <$29M |
Arapahoe Spv LLC | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Titan Rock E&p, LLC | Dallas, Texas | 2017 | Robert Martinez & Matthew Hatcher | <$5.1M |
XCL Resources | Houston, Texas | 2018 | Unknown | <$5M |
Uinta Wax | Fort Worth, Texas | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Altamont | Roosevelt, Utah | 2017 | Richard Langdon | <$6.2M |
Middle Fork Energy | Denver, Colorado | 2017 | Christopher Valdez & Jeffrey Wojahn | <$5M |
Finley Resources | Fort Worth, Texas | 1993 | Jim Finley | <$37.8M |
Robert L Bayless Producer | Farmington, New Mexico | 1958 | Robert L. Bayless | <$31.2M |
Kgh Operating | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Wapiti Energy | Houston, Texas | 2000 | Richard E. Agee | <$32M |
LINN | Houston, Texas | 2003 | Michael C. Linn | <$517.8M |
Quinex Energy | Bountiful, Utah | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Caerus | Denver, Colorado | 2009 | David H. Keyte | <$249M |
Utah Gas Op Ltd dda | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Greylock Energy | Charleston, West Virginia | 2017 | Unknown | <$18.3M |
Civitas Resources | Denver, Colorado | 2021 | Unknown | <$1.13B |
Anschutz Exploration | Denver, Colorado | Unknown | Unknown | <$12.4M |
Mewbourne Oil | Tyler, Texas | 1965 | Curtis Mewbourne | <$500M |
BCE-Mach IIII | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 2020 | Unknown | Unknown |
Citizen Energy | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2012 | Joseph P. Kennedy II | <$5.7M |
CPRP Services | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Unknown | Unknown | <$1.2B |
Camino Natural Resources | Denver, Colorado | 2017 | Ward Polzin | <$24.7M |
Canvas Energy | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1988 | Unknown | <$247.4M |
Coterra Energy | Houston, Texas | 1989 | Godfrey Lowell Cabot | <$1B |
Maverick Natural Resources | Houston, Texas | 2018 | Unknown | <$299M |
BCE-Mach | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 2018 | Will McMullen & Mark Stoner | <$166M |
Presidio Petroleum | Fort Worth, Texas | 2018 | Unknown | <$24M |
Encino Energy | Houston, Texas | 2011 | Hardy Murchison | <$36M |
Ascent Resources | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 2018 | John Raymond | <$319.6M |
Antero Resources | Denver, Colorado | 2002 | Paul Rady & Glen Warren | <$4.682B |
EQT | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 1994 | Michael & Obediah Haymaker | <$6.909B |
Range Resources | Fort Worth, Texas | 1976 | Rand Michaels | <$715M |
Utica Resources | Unknown | 2010 | Unknown | <$5M |
EAV Operator | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Infinity Natural Resources | Morgantown, West Virginia | 2017 | Unknown | <$5M |
Jay-Bee Oil & Gas | Ellenboro, West Virginia | 1982 | Unknown | <$5.1M |
PennEnergy Resources | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 2011 | Richard D. Weber & Gregory D. Muse | <$108M |
Gulfport Energy | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1997 | Unknown | <$809M |
CNX Resources | Canonsburg, Pennsylvania | Unknown | Unknown | <$3.47B |
LOLA Energy | Canonsburg, Pennsylvania | 2015 | James "Jim" A. Coleman | <$5.3M |