Quick answer: Valor's Wise County, Texas rankings show the 24 operators producing the most oil and gas here — Stephens & Johnson Operating Company leads — from Texas Railroad Commission filings over the last six months. If you own minerals in Wise 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 24 oil and gas operators in Wise County, Texas, ranked by monthly oil production. Combined output of all 25 reporting operators: 362,786 BBL oil and 37,203,736 Mcf gas across 3,361 reporting wells/leases.
Momentum blends the year-over-year change in average monthly production (oil + gas at 6 Mcf per BOE, 2025-11 – 2026-05 vs the same months a year earlier, complete reporting months only) with the change in drilling permits (last 12 months vs the prior 12: 31 vs 16). Each input is capped at ±100%.
Benchmark gross value of production: about $58.0M per month — 46,915 bbl of oil and 12,541,543 Mcf of gas a month, priced at the EIA average WTI ($73.03/bbl) and Henry Hub ($4.20/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 | Stephens & Johnson Operating Company | 132,903 | 22,521 | 12 |
| 2 | Great American Royalties | 65,767 | 234,432 | 49 |
| 3 | Bkv Barnett LLC | 47,596 | 24,531,314 | 1,931 |
| 4 | Schalk Oil Company | 28,160 | 244,125 | 6 |
| 5 | Scout Energy Management | 23,137 | 1,327,672 | 292 |
| 6 | Eagleridge Operating | 12,037 | 3,133,339 | 333 |
| 7 | Texxol Operating Company | 9,566 | 709,442 | 114 |
| 8 | Lime Rock Resources Iiia | 8,444 | 1,862,437 | 89 |
| 9 | Bkv Barnett Ii, LLC | 8,125 | 3,279,105 | 193 |
| 10 | Crest Operating Company | 5,565 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Upham Oil & Gas Company | 5,491 | 113,729 | 66 |
| 12 | Pop Operating Company | 3,925 | 380 | 3 |
| 13 | Large Operating LLC | 2,402 | 118,735 | 41 |
| 14 | Atlas Operating | 2,255 | 355,989 | 24 |
| 15 | Lakota Energy | 1,926 | 914,992 | 81 |
| 16 | Ipr Energy Partners | 1,638 | 59,374 | 4 |
| 17 | Extech Operating | 694 | 30,892 | 11 |
| 18 | Trek Resources | 618 | 20,973 | 14 |
| 19 | Upp Operating LLC | 590 | 138,121 | 23 |
| 20 | Felderhoff Production Company | 404 | 38,194 | 23 |
| 22 | Navus Operating | 321 | 15,842 | 6 |
| 23 | A J Myers Production LLC | 304 | 1,143 | 5 |
| 24 | Dwp Oil & Gas | 282 | 12,412 | 12 |
| 25 | Winfield Operating Company | 260 | 38,392 | 24 |
| — | 1 other operator (fewer than 3 producing wells/leases each) | 376 | 181 | 2 |
The largest oil and gas operators in Wise County by reported production are Stephens & Johnson Operating Company, Great American Royalties, and Bkv Barnett LLC. In total, 25 operators reported 362,786 BBL of oil and 37,203,736 Mcf of gas across 3,361 wells and leases over the last six months. If you own minerals in Wise 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 Wise County records and your division orders. Valor's mineral management verifies which operators cover your Wise County tracts and reconciles every royalty check to the right well.
Yes — 25 operators reported active production in Wise County over the last six months, led by Stephens & Johnson Operating Company. Activity shifts as operators drill, complete, and sell interests; Valor monitors production and permits so Wise County owners can see changes near their tracts.
Operators pay Wise 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 Wise 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 Wise County. Valor manages minerals; it never buys them.
Page last reviewed: July 2026. Rankings are refreshed monthly from Texas Railroad Commission filings.