Quick answer: Valor's Payne County, Oklahoma rankings show the 16 operators producing the most oil and gas here — Great Horned Owls, LLC leads — from Oklahoma Corporation Commission filings over the last six months. If you own minerals in Payne 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 16 oil and gas operators in Payne County, Oklahoma, ranked by monthly oil production. Combined output of all 25 reporting operators: 99,385 BBL oil and 577,769 Mcf gas across 312 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: 15 vs 6). Each input is capped at ±100%.
Benchmark gross value of production: about $4.3M per month — 47,844 bbl of oil and 318,264 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Great Horned Owls, LLC | 34,094 | 404,344 | 157 |
| 3 | Cbo Oil & Gas | 7,017 | 32,799 | 30 |
| 4 | Roberson Oil Company | 3,850 | 30,295 | 32 |
| 5 | Crown Energy Company | 1,991 | 6,253 | 6 |
| 7 | Unknown | 1,367 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | White Star Petroleum | 1,332 | 16,101 | 10 |
| 10 | Legacy Energy | 1,152 | 2,454 | 5 |
| 11 | Circle 9 Resources | 1,090 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Rck Oil And Gas | 923 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | Hightower Energy | 914 | 0 | 10 |
| 18 | Ruh Oil Company | 708 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Fha Operating | 669 | 33,166 | 11 |
| 20 | Little Oil Company | 626 | 0 | 5 |
| 21 | Colpitt Brothers Oil | 529 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Stacy Operating | 526 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Flint Equipment LLC | 510 | 0 | 3 |
| — | 9 other operators (fewer than 3 producing wells/leases each) | 42,087 | 52,357 | 13 |
The largest oil and gas operators in Payne County by reported production are Great Horned Owls, LLC, Cbo Oil & Gas, and Roberson Oil Company. In total, 25 operators reported 99,385 BBL of oil and 577,769 Mcf of gas across 312 wells and leases over the last six months. If you own minerals in Payne 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 Payne County records and your division orders. Valor's mineral management verifies which operators cover your Payne County tracts and reconciles every royalty check to the right well.
Yes — 25 operators reported active production in Payne County over the last six months, led by Great Horned Owls, LLC. Activity shifts as operators drill, complete, and sell interests; Valor monitors production and permits so Payne County owners can see changes near their tracts.
Operators pay Payne 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 Payne 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 Payne County. Valor manages minerals; it never buys them.
Page last reviewed: May 2026. Rankings are refreshed monthly from Oklahoma Corporation Commission filings.