Quick answer: Valor's Carter County, Oklahoma rankings show the 23 operators producing the most oil and gas here — Citation Oil & Gas leads — from Oklahoma Corporation Commission filings over the last six months. If you own minerals in Carter County, these operators are your likely check-writers. Valor verifies the operator on your tract, audits every royalty check, and recovers suspended funds. Valor manages minerals; it never buys them.
The top 23 oil and gas operators in Carter County, Oklahoma, ranked by monthly oil production. Combined output of all 25 reporting operators: 1,160,751 BBL oil and 11,353,688 Mcf gas across 1,931 reporting wells/leases.
Momentum blends the year-over-year change in average monthly production (oil + gas at 6 Mcf per BOE, 2025-09 – 2026-02 vs the same months a year earlier, complete reporting months only) with the change in drilling permits (last 12 months vs the prior 12: 54 vs 70). Each input is capped at ±100%.
Benchmark gross value of production: about $71.1M per month — 654,460 bbl of oil and 7,094,692 Mcf of gas a month, priced at the EIA average WTI ($61.19/bbl) and Henry Hub ($4.22/MMBtu) spot prices over the same months.
Benchmark prices before quality and location differentials, transport, taxes and costs; this is a county-level economic indicator, not the value of any mineral or royalty interest.
Source: Valor analysis of public oil and gas data. Statistics are published on this page; no bulk download is offered.
| Rank | Operator | Oil (BBL) | Gas (Mcf) | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citation Oil & Gas | 436,065 | 3,731,651 | 455 |
| 2 | Continental Resources | 194,108 | 3,520,090 | 63 |
| 3 | Scout Energy Management | 127,855 | 2,832 | 258 |
| 4 | Xto Energy | 79,126 | 3,143,743 | 280 |
| 5 | Kodiak Oil & Gas | 41,063 | 0 | 207 |
| 6 | Kolibri Energy Us, Inc | 39,068 | 91,860 | 11 |
| 7 | Mack Energy Company | 38,046 | 65,357 | 64 |
| 8 | Coronado Energy E And P Company | 29,416 | 62,778 | 6 |
| 9 | Unknown | 27,116 | 15,012 | 121 |
| 11 | Black Mesa Energy | 19,090 | 239,422 | 5 |
| 13 | Spring Operating Company | 11,913 | 55,239 | 32 |
| 14 | Phoenix Petrocorp | 10,314 | 2,507 | 83 |
| 15 | Kingery Drilling Company | 9,081 | 38,124 | 86 |
| 16 | Jimmy R Chatham | 8,829 | 2,079 | 25 |
| 17 | Kandletop Operating, LLC | 7,870 | 17,344 | 12 |
| 18 | Le Jones Operating | 7,307 | 5,014 | 79 |
| 19 | Stephens & Johnson Operating Company | 7,070 | 1,286 | 10 |
| 20 | Ardmore Production & Exploration | 7,017 | 3,696 | 36 |
| 21 | C E Harmon Oil | 5,941 | 4,661 | 27 |
| 22 | Johnson Oil | 5,849 | 5,942 | 18 |
| 23 | Charter Oak Production | 5,478 | 62,066 | 26 |
| 24 | Fletcher Oil Company | 4,760 | 1,102 | 10 |
| 25 | Anadarko Minerals | 4,689 | 8,297 | 13 |
| — | 2 other operators (fewer than 3 producing wells/leases each) | 33,680 | 273,586 | 4 |
The largest oil and gas operators in Carter County by reported production are Citation Oil & Gas, Continental Resources, and Scout Energy Management. In total, 25 operators reported 1,160,751 BBL of oil and 11,353,688 Mcf of gas across 1,931 wells and leases over the last six months. If you own minerals in Carter County, these operators are your likely check-writers — Valor tracks production and royalties by tract so you know who owes you.
Start with the operator rankings on this page, then confirm the exact well and operator on your tract through the Carter County records and your division orders. Valor's mineral management verifies which operators cover your Carter County tracts and reconciles every royalty check to the right well.
Yes — 25 operators reported active production in Carter County over the last six months, led by Citation Oil & Gas. Activity shifts as operators drill, complete, and sell interests; Valor monitors production and permits so Carter County owners can see changes near their tracts.
Operators pay Carter County mineral owners a royalty on production, based on a decimal interest set out on a division order. Missed or suspended checks are common after a move, a death, or a title gap. Valor audits Carter County royalty statements, recovers suspended funds, and manages the interest so owners are paid correctly.
Valor manages minerals for owners — confirming which of the operators above cover your tracts, auditing every royalty check, recovering suspended and unclaimed funds, and giving you one clear, tax-ready view of what you own in Carter County. Valor manages minerals; it never buys them.
Page last reviewed: June 2026. Rankings are refreshed monthly from Oklahoma Corporation Commission filings.